I don’t want to be the best.
I don’t want to be better than you
If I seek to be better than you,
Then, I have lowered myself to be measured by you.
Then you are the standard that I aspire to
What I want to be,
Is to be Authentic to who I am.
That makes me irreplaceable.
Because there will never be another me!
– Pope
Training ground
Hardship is an avenue to train your stamina. The subtle approach the devil uses is to make you cut down on your ambition and settle for less. Hardship, delayed gratification, discipline builds resilience in us. Builds total dependence on God. Consider it pure joy, my...