Know Thy Self

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