Reflection for the week (January 2, 2024)
Tuesdays with Morrie
Life is a constant STRUGGLE.
In 2019, I made a formal post on this topic.
https://rojoson.wordpress.com/2019/07/03/struggle-rojoson/
Every second,
Every minute,
Every hour,
Every day,
I struggle to:
stay alive and not be crippled
be productive
be contented
enjoy
be happy
I struggle to maintain:
mindfulness
vigilance against errors
I struggle to resist:
temptations
complacencies
laziness
I struggle to:
solve life problems
balance between accepting and avoiding life challenges
I struggle to maintain:
self-discipline
perseverance
positive attitude
good mood
At the end of each day, I assess the outcomes of my struggle for the day:
victorious in all fronts
non-victorious in some fronts
Then I make resolutions for the next day:
maintain my struggling efforts
intensity my struggling efforts with reset-refocus
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At that time, I was hesitant to make this life reality a precept for everybody to follow and accept as it carries a pessimistic tone. But I know it a reality in life and has to be accepted.
December 2023 – January 2024, I am happy to learn through social media that Saint Jose Maria Escriva of Opus Dei has made “New Year, New Struggle” a personal motto in 1971. Thus, I won’t be alone now in pursuing this motto – life is a struggle. I have the background support of Saint Escriva. Life is really a struggle.
In the past, my mottos have been at the ending of a year and start of a new year:
“New Year, New Life.”
“New Year, New Start.”
“New Year, New Chapter.”
“New Year, New Beginning.”
On Easter Sunday, I usually have this post: “Happy Easter, Happy Renewed, Brand-New Life.”
Now, I will now include St. Josemaria Escriva: “New Year, New Struggle” in my mottos.
ROJoson Notes on Life 