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Have you ever wondered about the incredible strength you unknowingly possess? The strength that allows you to carry heavy worries day after day without collapsing under their weight?
Life presents itself as messy and unnerving—not the neat, nicely packaged experience we might wish for. As we navigate this muddy terrain, we often feel a sense of helplessness and paralysis when facing harsh realities. But this bonus track challenges that very notion. What if the paralysis is false? What if we're already demonstrating superhuman strength by hoisting up our anxieties and carrying them with us—sometimes for hours, sometimes for days, sometimes making them a permanent part of our identity?
The profound insight offered here is deceptively simple yet revolutionary: it takes exactly the same amount of power to lift a bucket of manure as it does to lift a bucket of gold. Both weigh the same. The question becomes not whether you have the strength—you clearly do—but what you choose to carry with that strength. Some people use their money because they suffer poverty of soul. Others use their brains because they suffer from who they are. But what if we redirected the immense energy we expend on worry toward something precious and valuable instead? This perspective flips our understanding of personal power on its head, revealing that we're not helpless at all—we're actually demonstrating remarkable strength, just in service of carrying burdens rather than treasures. Listen now and discover how to transform what you carry in life's journey. What will you choose to lift today?
Dr. Ruben Lambert can be found at wisdomspring.com
Ven. MyongAhn Sunim can be found at soshimsa.org
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