Send the following Big Idea to a friend:
“Iron rusts from disuse; stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind.”
~ Leonardo da Vinci, The Archetype of Human Potential
How’s your mind doing? You pushing it?
And your body?
And your soul?
Good.
Rust just doesn’t look good on you. :)
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"When a thought appears such as “Do the dishes” and you don’t do them, notice how an internal war breaks out… The stress and weariness you feel are really mental combat fatigue." ~ Byron Katie
