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<div class="text-justify">After deciding to start living independently a few years ago, one of my resolutions was to live healthier. I have been adhering to that since then. One of my resolutions was to take the stairs at my workplace instead of the lift. My office is on the 8th floor, so it is not a walk in the park. Today I was a bit fatigued, so I was skeptical about following through, but I was dogged enough to convince myself. When I got to the fourth floor, my mind kept telling me to have a rest, or go in and use the lift as it was really close, but something, well not something actually; It was my mind also that made me unfazed and focused. The interesting part about this whole exercise was that I went past my floor before I realized I had gone past my floor and I wasn't even knackered yet. It dawned on me. My mind was only playing tricks on me.</div><br>

<div class="text-justify">Often times, we are the ones limiting ourselves, not allowing ourselves to reach our own full potential. I was listening to a podcast the other day and the speaker said "There is nothing stronger than a human's will". The universe always seems to step aside when you get to it. Our mind can be a propeller or an impediment. We get to decide that ourselves.</div>