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Stable withdrawals

The Muscle of Self-Reliance

By Marcus HillPublished 5 months ago 1 min read
Stable withdrawals
Photo by Majestic Lukas on Unsplash

Dependency,

built from repetition

of harmful behaviors,

stains the mind—

shattering the need

for self-reliance.

We slowly lose

the muscle it takes

to carry responsibility

without eyes

searching for help.

Denial grows louder

each time we reject the truth.

A true warrior is shaped

by their own battles,

their own belief

rising through struggle.

But how can we grow

if every hardship

makes us look

for someone else

to lift the weight?

Treating lessons like burdens

turns gold into coal.

Just surviving obstacles

won’t teach us

how to move through them.

Facing the same issues

over and over

won’t bring breakthroughs.

It only breeds fatigue—

the kind that feeds complacency.

So dig deeper.

Into the soil

you’ve never touched—

rooted in your heart—

to unlock the hunger

for wisdom

and expand

your belief in

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