Today I walked for more than 3 hours around the Upper East
Side of Manhattan alone. I wasn’t playing music in my ears, in fact, I didn’t
even have my headphones in. You know what I’m talking about, we’ve all done it
before, walked around with our headphones in without playing music so nobody
would talk to us. GUILTY. However, today wasn’t an ordinary day. I walked
around Manhattan for that long because I had a single goal in mind, that goal
was to find a job. But, that’s not the point of this blog. Along my journey I
kept thinking to myself if I was going to find a place of employment. Amongst
those thoughts I kept encouraging myself, telling myself to keep going. That
was win I discovered something that a lot of people might overlook.
In life we encounter a lot of enemies. We learn that the
enemies that hurt us the most are the ones who use to be our friends. We’ve
also learned to determine the amount of one’s strength by simply examining a
fallen enemy we’ve encountered. These enemies could very well mark the chapters
of our lives. However, there is one enemy that would always remain and that’s
yourself; oneself.
I KNOW THIS IS CRAZY. RIGHT? How could you be your own
greatest enemy? Like, really… think about it…
I will tell you how!
It is through fear, self doubt, and lack of knowledge that
we create our own greatest enemies locked away in our selves. I know I’ve met
my greatest enemy, multiple times, but for a second I never backed down. Today,
as I was walking down the streets of Manhattan in 80 degree weather I kept
telling myself to go home and try again. This was my self doubt fighting me,
telling me I wasn’t good enough. But you know what? I fought him off, showing
myself how much I’ve grown and how bad I wanted to be stronger. Knowing your
enemy is always half the battle. It has always came down to preparing yourself
for the worst and expecting the best possible results.
Today readers I inform you that no matter what enemy you
encounter in your lifetime the greatest enemy of them all will be yourself.
Think of him like your shadow, they will always be there every step of the way
but it is up to you to remain on top. It is up to you to remain in control. You
are your greatest enemy my readers. Now go prepare yourself for this war we
call life because nobody else could stop you but yourself.
Peace readers
-Stylish Ev
-Stylish Ev
