MAY 2008
DISCIPLINE
Current mood:
contemplative
contemplativeI have been thinking a lot lately about what discpline really means. Here are some thoughts of my own.
Discpline of the body - depriving the body of what it wants
Discpline of the mind- depriving the mind AND body of what the mind wants.
Discpline - to deprive yourself of WANTS and allow your body what it NEEDS.
Here are definitions from the dictionary:
–noun
..> ..>| 1. | training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline. |
| 2. | activity, exercise, or a regimen that develops or improves a skill; training: A daily stint at the typewriter is excellent discipline for a writer. |
| 3. | punishment inflicted by way of correction and training. |
| 4. | the rigor or training effect of experience, adversity, etc.: the harsh discipline of poverty. |
| 6. | a set or system of rules and regulations. |
| 7. | Ecclesiastical. the system of government regulating the practice of a church as distinguished from its doctrine. |
| 8. | an instrument of punishment, esp. a whip or scourge, used in the practice of self-mortification or as an instrument of chastisement in certain religious communities. |
| 9. | a branch of instruction or learning: the disciplines of history and economics. |
| 10. | to train by instruction and exercise; drill. |
| 11. | to bring to a state of order and obedience by training and control. |
| 12. | to punish or penalize in order to train and control; correct; chastise. |
I have conluded, that no matter what, you cannot separate the body and mind. Although many people try, how can you separate the body from the mind when you need your mind to make your body do things. I.E. Mind-Muscle connection, Mind-Body Connection. It's like, you can't separate your mind from your body without first calming the body.
Discpline is training your mind to get past mental blocks and barriers. Discpline in physical fitness is just the same. So, its not about what your limitations are, but how far past can you exceed your limitations.
I think about the 120 pound girl who lifted a truck off of a guy that weighed a couple tons. They say it's adrenaline. So how pumped up to you have to get to lift a 200 pound object, or hell, even a 100 pound dumbell! It's all in how the mind thinks about things and processes them that in turn, gives a response from the body.
So here's to DISCIPLINE - depriving oneself of wants and sticking to the necessities.
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