IrnMind Mettle Monday | Wellspring Season | May 4/2020

(IrnMind Mettle Monday) (Wellspring Season ~ May 4/2020)

/// Tawnshi fair Townspeople, Ladies & Djentlemen ~ To IrnMind Mettle Monday🤘🏿 The most #Brutiful way to Engage /w the start of your week!

(I) *Brutiful Quality Quotation:

“Pass on what you have learned. Strength, mastery. But weakness, folly, failure also.

Yes, failure most of all. The greatest teacher, failure is.

We are what they grow beyond. That is the true burden of all masters.” ~Jedi Master Yoda

When we look to harness failure as fuel for the forge of an IrnMind, we create an infinite frame of mind where all failure ceases to dictate self-worth, & is instead re-framed as worthwhile learning. We may then look at failure as payment for seeds of future prosperity ~ planted in the garden of one’s heart & amplified through the organic relentless refinement of one’s spirit. In this way, we cultivate transcendence ~ moving beyond the veil of distortion ~ & looking towards what progress ennobles our spirit, & therefore engenders the world. We let failure serve as the wind in our sails, acknowledging that failure & thus learning is an inevitable part of the voyage for those who seek to further their craft & themselves. /W courage, unfurling the vast open canvas that is our days, we may sail through the ocean, the vast unknown expanse of the sea /w higher purpose, /w an anchor of faith as we search for the lighthouse of learning.

Along that voyage, we may have the opportunity to pass on our learning to those minds who seek to grapple /w significant challenge, & through our past failure & experience, we may act as a catalyst. That they may surpass our efforts & give their genuine gifts to the world. The greatest masters are those who first master themselves, & then seek to to draw out mastery in others. Thorugh this virtuous cycle, genius may manifest itself fully in the world.

To give an account of how I have seen this applied in life, I want to share a brief yet profound case of how learning from failure can impact those around us through the perspective gained in the heart of brutiful struggle. One of my closest friends had his first paradigm-shattering heartbreak almost a year ago. Through happenstance, he found out his girlfriend had been cheating on him /w one of his “perceived” friends, & rightly so was devastated. Betrayed by someone he had invested over three years of his life /w left him in shambles /w no discernible direction. Today, he has made radical transformation, progress & healing in his life, in large part due to a lighthouse, or “Master” ~ & the wisdom gained from his past failures. It took six years for the master to work through their first significant heartbreak, & after finally conquering that mountain… only a short time later they experienced their second. However, it only took them one year following that heartbreak to heal, & subsequently, those seasons of heartbreak & healing led to the most profound paradigm-shifting moments in the master’s life. In short form, healing childhood PTSD & generational trauma by seeking counseling. Making a profound shift in maturity, character & purpose in life. & understanding /w far more intimate comprehension ~ what cultivating a relationship /w one’s genuine self ~ & a romantic partner entails.

The master was able to distill & impart over seven years of their journey to “struggle through beauty” onto my friend, & in doing so, helped to facilitate my friends healing in an exponential fashion. However, there is also a key that unlocked his transformation. Firstly, he actively sought & accepeted wise perspective beyond the threshold of his current perceptions. Second, he chose to take the wisdom of the master’s many failures & /w diligent implementation put in the hard work. He did not play the victim, nor did he succumb to suffering, he chose to embrace his struggle /w clear eyes & full heart ~ undergoing post-traumatic growth in grand fashion.

Let this short case study serve as an insight into the nature of how we might become a beacon of light in another’s life. When the student is ready, the master will appear, if you have experienced any form of hardship or tribulation /w which you have gained mastery over, know that you may serve a willing student, no matter how small the contribution 🙏

(II) Modern Renaissance Lyrical Dissertation:

There Is Nothing Left | (All Shall Perish) | (OFFICIAL VIDEO) & Full (Genius Lyrics)

As I am currently woodshedding whilst building a website & banishing the last of my inhibitions of genuine self through the exploration of my inner child. I thought I would put forth an interpretation of the song that accompanied me through so many seasons of brutiful struggle, & in essence, is the song that forms the basis of the philosophy. I see this song as an internal dialogue, depicting the means by which one may choose to embrace the meaning & responsibility that comes /w engaging life’s challenges. That to live a life of purpose in which one makes a contribution of significance is not the path of least resistance, rather a walk fraught /w burden. Life then does not become more manageable, we become better, we forge a mind of mettle, such that the load becomes lighter. We forge a faith such that we may hold fast as our anchor steady’s us through the storm.

When we experience separation from our genuine spirit, we take on a mantle of languish & lament /w a profound lack of purpose, ambition, or meaningful challenge, & therefore look to fill the void /w delusional aversions to a path of progress, an amalgamation of anguish reaching to the absolute depths of despair.

The Plight of the Victim

“I can’t hear another word

The world is screaming out for me

I am no hero

Just let me sleep to end the day

I can’t keep on living this way”

As one descends into the depths of despair,

they lose connection to the ultimate sense

of human purpose which Joseph Campbell

describes as “The Heroes Journey,” or

~ “The Monomyth.” The exact same journey

that Luke Skywalker embarks upon at the

behest of the sagacious Obi Wan Kenobi.

Tortured by any lack or light of meaning to carry

forward, we choose to drift into the security

of slumber, shutting our eyes to the demands of

reality that calls upon us.

“Reset the watch and start again without the hardest parts

I’m so fed up with the complaints

Pouring salt on the deepest of cuts

The worst has come and gone

What else is left to fall on me?”

Engaging /w those thankless souls who cast

their commiseration onto us. We play the victim

as we shirk all responsibility to set standards that

separate us from those who would drag us down

to their level.

We look to fast-forward through any adversity

which as of late has become the mundanity

of our everyday lives. However, as we approach the ending

of the tape of our lives, it is only then

we recognize, & far too late for that matter,

that we have squandered in suffering & fear

the one precious life we were given to live.

The Call of the Hero

“I will never feel sorry for you

I am your hero

Pick up your head and join with me

Leave that bed and deal with the shit”

Why do you wallow in a pool of apathetic self-pity?

Are you looking for sympathy apart of

the pathetic shell of a being you have become?

No, subdue your suffering & stand proud

you are destined for greatness.

Pick up your pen, your sword, your

lightsaber & walk /w me towards your

path of purpose. Accept the calling

on your life, fuck mediocrity, fuck average

& fuck what they think. You have genuine

gifts that the world needs, heed your

intuition, let your heart, your hero, be the

compass that guides you from the darkness

& delusion of the blanket veil. Let me be the

lighthouse as your vessel departs the doldrums

of spiritual depravity & sets a course to navigate

through uncharted waters.

“Reset the watch and start again

Remember the hardest parts

I’m so fed up with your complaints

Suicidal and tormented

The worst has come and gone

Use me to stand

On your feet again”

Time is our most precious commodity.

Wake up, start over ~ “a little death each day” ~

baptism, immersion, death to self & split asunder those old

stories that no longer serve you. Recall what you

once held in mind as insurmountable & accept

no excuses. Transcend your tormentation ~

the tempest has passed on ~ take my

hand, look towards my light, jump from

the sinking ship & swim towards the shore.

Step forth from the veil to be grounded on the shores of

clarity & virtue once again.

“You could just end it all to never feel again

Are you needing my approval?

That’s something that you will never get

So leave those useless self-loathing thoughts

Your heart is meant to deal with the pain”

Do you seek to give up? Will you take your own

life & subsequently take the easy way, the cowards

way out? No, I will not permit it, you shall not pass

into the never-ending night. Instead, you must

endeavor to devour your demons /w righteous

fury, that your spirit may be filled /w

the rapture of enlightenment. Surrender those tracts of infertile thought

that plague the fields of your mind, sow deeper

those redolent seeds of virtue that ascribe you to plow on &

cultivate a paradigm of mental paradise. You

were born to struggle through beauty rather than fade

into obsolescence.

“You could just end it all

Such an attention whore

To never feel again

Weakened and inept

Are you needing my approval?

That’s something that you will never get”

You play the victim, seeking others sympathies.

Devoid of the maturity to make the quality

sacrifice of your own spirits self imposed imprisonment.

I will not let you carry on this way, together we will

break these bonds of oppression. Through this tempestuous time,

trust in me ~ trust in your hero.

In summary, here are a few poetic prognosis in accompaniment for this brutiful poignant progressive ballad.

“Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong throguh conflict.”

~William Ellery Channing (Theologian)

“The world breaks everyone, & afterward, some are strong at the broken places.”

~Ernest Hemingway

“Character cannot be developed in ease & quiet. Only through experience of trial & struggle can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.”

~Helen Keller

(III) Documentary of Delight:

Abstract | The Art of Design | (Tinker Hatfield) | Footwear Design

Tinker Hatfield is the genius, mad scientist, prodigal Albert Einstein & savior of the air Jordan shoe series. He discovered his nascent talent for drawing initially as a student of architecture, exploring the limits of form & function. As a collegiate track athlete under the legendary coach Bill Bowerman, who was pivotal in the founding of Nike, Tinker began to tinker /w an endless stream of track shoe designs under the tutelage of Bowerman’s persistent quest for increased performance through footwear. Through this apprenticeship, Tinker began pushing the paradigm of shoe design, landing him the role of lead designer at Nike. /W creations such as the air max, the first-ever cross trainer of its kind, Tinker was installed in the pantheon of footwear gods. A prodigious innovator, shirking social convention in pursuit of infinite horizons, Tinker’s latest creation of shoe alchemy is “Electro Adaptive Reactive Lacing,” or (E.A.R.L). The first-ever self-lacing shoe system, the concept of which was derived from “Back to the Future II,” in which Tinker designed Marty McFly’s futuristic Nike’s. An inspiring maestro of design, I take away something new every time I re-watch the documentary. A provocateur of the common culturescape, & broadening the boundaries of possibility, Tinker is a Modern Renaissance man like no other.

(IV) Brutiful Learning Opportunity:

Vlog #21 (The Birth of Brutiful Struggle)

“The world can be brutal

& much wisdom

can be gained through catastrophe” ~Polymath Proverb

(V) Profound Passage to Ponder/Journal Upon:

“My anchor holds /w-in the veil

Delusions of desire keep the spirit in chains

We must embrace this struggle

Through infinite intention

/W noble truth & courage

That we may sail wisely

Through the waves of oppression”

What is your anchor? How do you hold fast through the waves of oppression? Where could you look to further develop a vessel of fortitude through the storms of life?

As an addendum to help summarize this passage, I leave you with the immortal Lt Dan, who embodies “facing the storms of life in a most Brutiful fashion” ~ a being who genuinely possess an IrnMind of pure mettle & infinite antifragile character.

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/// Marsee & Ardua per Bellus 🙏🏾🤘🏿

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