#mental strength

[beccawise7]

Food for thought.

Life is about balance.

~beccawise7 💜🖤

📷: mentalstrengthproject

[selfhealingmoments]

[twinnflowrr]

the strength it took to still be soft after all i’ve gone through is inconceivable

[ecrireverie]

Jock Clear on Charles Leclerc's Mental Strength (F1 Beyond The Grid, 2021)

... great drivers, let's talk about some of them now. And we'll start with the present. Let's start with Charles, Charles Leclerc. What impresses you about him?

JC: Mental strength, if you say, okay, put it in a nutshell, you know, these are the drivers I've worked with, put your finger on the one element of this driver that really shines through. Mental strength, certainly with Charles, quite astoundingly strong mentally.

Are you referring back to Spa 2019, everything that went on there with Antoine Hubert and still coming through? Is that what you're referring to? Is it much broader than that?

JC: No, no, not particularly. No, no. Pretty much everything he's done, you know, I mean, it's easy to forget simply because he is who he is and he has done what he's done in the last two, three years. It's easy to forget that coming into Ferrari as a Ferrari—official Ferrari driver at that age, that's got to be intimidating, isn't it? My word, that's got to be intimidating. You know, it's intimidating for Sebastian Vettel when he comes here with four world championships. That is intimidating stuff...

[vampyrahhh]

Take a deep breath and remember who the fuck you are.

[asmallorthodoxblog]

[hopeful-engineer]

You know, what is definetely not going to help you build long-lasting, healthy relationships? Assuming the worst intentions. Believing, that people are doing something to hurt you on purpose (unless it's obvious, that they're doing so). Expecting, that someone reads your mind, instead of communicating openly. Wanting your every feeling, decision and every part of your lifestyle to be validated without question. Not willing to compromise absolutely anything in a false belief, that the other person accepting you as you are means, you'll never have to change anything in your life, even if that would be a change for the better. Not explaining, why you're angry at someone. Ghosting people without saying anything, often for minor reasons. This behavior may look tempting at first, because who doesn't want a perfect partner/friend, who likes everything in you, but, in the long run, it's toxic. The "perfect person" you're looking for doesn't exist. No one is an ideal incarnation of someone else's dreams and fantasies. Acting like this is selfish and immature, and only leads to one-sided relationships, unrealistic expectations, loneliness, frustration, objectification and emotional abuse. Sure, there are situations, when someone just isn't compatible with you and it's better to end the relationship, or when someone is really abusive and ghosting them is the best idea for your own safety, but these are much rarer than many people think. Most of the time, the problem is just failed communication. Be open and honest about your emotions, expectations, complaints, leave no place for doubts, second-guessing and understatements. Don't be afraid to say, why you're happy, why you're angry, what you want and what you don't want. Expect the same openness from the other person. Respect their opinions and feelings, while also expecting them to respect yours. If they do something wrong, don't assume, they're doing it on purpose, unless you actually know, they're doing it on purpose. Be willing to forgive their mistakes and to admit yours (while expecting the same from them, of course). Only then will you know, if this is the right person. Open, honest communication, having high, but realistic and achievable standards and holding yourself to the same standards you expect from others, will help you build a healthy relationship. The "I only live for myself and don't owe anyone anything, just accept me as I am or go away" mindset won't.

[libraryinthehut]

I love brave people. The kind who keep showing up with quiet courage. Who wake up with a heavy heart but still open the curtains. Who wash their coffee mug, fold their blanket, sit through the silence without turning away. Who untangle their hair, water the dying plant, paint their nails, charge their phone, put on clean clothes even when it all feels pointless. They light a candle, change the bedsheet, wipe the mirror.

They might change their playlist Or haircut Or just tie their shoelaces with trembling hands. They take small steps as if the world isn’t falling apart inside them. They make plans they’re not sure they’ll follow, write lists they might never complete, but they try anyway. They think in solutions, not complaints. They don’t settle before standing, don’t bow out before one last breath of effort. They’re not loud about their strength, but it’s there, in how they keep going, keep trying, keep believing in better. They’re a different breed. Not winners in the usual sense, but quiet, steady fighters.