We're always in a state of "Improvement". As SunTzuWarmaster put it, this is an Infinite Game.
Success, Flourishing - Is a by-product of our systems. It's a symptom of our processes.
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Sometimes, everything is serene. The pond is still - We're in the state we want to be in. A change is introduced, and we're thrown into disarray. We course-correct till we're at the optimal state.
Hard times forge Strong Men. Sometimes we don't do as much as want to do, we're not in a state of Flourishing. And that's absolutely okay. The same way ill-health is a signal that we must strive to be Healthy, the same way a low score signifies that we must study in a different manner. This too, is just a signal that we need to rethink, reapproach, reevaluate. It, by no means, is cause for disheartenment.
Believing in our Discipline, sometimes we allow ourselves the pleasures of Life. When it causes us to lose Discipline, as promptly as we were to reward ourselves, with the same promptness must we acknowledge our misgivings and be forthcoming.
Everything which happens is that necessary for your success. Observe Successes and Falterings in this manner, as signals that we must be quick on our feet and iterate.
Amor Fati, God Bless
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These two images were taken from The Big Life Journal.
Growth, and Maintenance are Continuous Processes.