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Mel(l)o(w)dic™ x FloEBSist

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FALLING

You know…
love is one of the most confusing things ever. We vie for each others attention in the hope that someone notices us enough to care. Then we fall, stumble, collapse into this mile wide, seemingly neverending abyss of feeling and at first we’re blissfully unaware of the drop but then we realise and fall…happily so almost in euphoria.
Cheshire Cat smiles illuminating our faces, blind to the fact that at the bottom of this pit is spikes and pillows and only time will tell which one we land on and even when you land safely you have to work out if they landed too. Knowing that if they didn’t then you would have to mastermind your way up these walls with no footholds, ankle weights in the form of emotional baggage pulling you down and you struggle to climb but climb you must. Finally reaching a plateau that you tell yourself is the peak but it isn’t and then you lose your footing when you envisage someone similar to you helping them up and out.
But we keep climbing.
The confusion lies in why do we do this? The probability of us landing on pillows is minute. And if we do escape then where do we go from there?
do we let ourselves experience the euphoric fall again?
Do we cement over all the holes? Questions questions,
seemingly unanswerable questions.

– Piece written by FloEBSist.
(@FloEBSist)

Road Blocks v. Mind Blocks

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Road Blocks v. Mind Blocks

This week has taught me a lot about the difference between these two concepts…

If I drove my car into a road that was blocked, this is a road block. If I turn the car around and forget that I have the ability to get out of the car and walk past the sign, that’s an issue with my mind. I think mind blocks are the most dangerous.

Road blocks are everywhere, problem is you only see them when you try to make progress. This process of progress takes strength in itself, so any form of roadblock has the power to deplete your motivation. They also give you an “opt-out” – a justification to stop moving.

I guess a couple times this week i’ve felt like this. But i’ve recently just realised that the strength needed to break through needs to be unjustified, especially when your aspiration is statistically improbable. The people at the peak of mountains look like they’re chilling, but really they’re just resting they’re feet.

Jumping over blocks ain’t easy. I think that’s the essence of success – no sleep but the best dreams. Road blocks don’t stop you from sleeping on the road.

…Get out the car.