It’s tough being you, isn’t it? Can’t we just be something easy or simple, someone or something that doesn’t need all this effort to achieve greatness? Can’t we just be great without any effort? Okay, so you don’t want to be great after all. How about you shoot for good then, or above average … well, maybe average. No? Okay, how about just getting by then? You cry, “Help me! This is just all too much!” Okay, first stop all the self-talk, and then realize that you are not here. You are not in the moment. You are someplace else. You are sometime else. That is the reason you are able to pile this baggage up so high on your shoulders. Go ahead, pile it really high while you’re at it. Get it all piled up right now … so that you can decide how much of this garbage you want to continue hauling around with you day in and day out. God, or your higher power, is in all the moments of your life, not in the baggage of your own creation(s). Let it go.

The true warrior doesn’t shoot for greatness. The true warrior doesn’t seek material gain. True warriors strive to be here, now. True warriors live in the moment and pay attention to the things they do in each moment, as it happens. It is these decisions that will result in outcomes, pleasant or otherwise; it is all up to you, in this here and now. True warriors accept greatness when it comes their way as a result of the stitching together of the right moments. The stitching happens all by itself. It is not something you need to do. Just accept the mantle of greatness when it comes your way; accept it with humility and recognize that it is not what you worked for—it is just something that happens to those who do the right work. The same is true of material success, athletic success, social recognition, peer acknowledgement, and so on. It is surprisingly easy to do the right thing, right now, in this moment—if you so choose. And if you do, it’s all cake!

You are warriors. Living in the moment is all there is, and as you practice acquiring the habit of doing the right thing—right now—you will achieve more than you could ever imagine.