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Div, or: Ce

A Sijo

beneath late spring snowbanks
runoff hollows channels unseen;
children romp across snowfields still
where meltwater tunnels widen;
by twilight the dark pressure
strains against the softening crust

Sijo?

A Korean verse form related to haiku and tanka and comprised of three lines of 14-16 syllables each, for a total of 44-46 syllables. Each line contains a pause near the middle, similar to a caesura, though the break need not be metrical. The first half of the line contains six to nine syllables; the second half should contain no fewer than five. Originally intended as songs, sijo can treat romantic, metaphysical, or spiritual themes. Whatever the subject, the first line introduces an idea or story, the second supplies a “turn,” and the third provides closure. Modern sijo are sometimes printed in six lines.

Let’s write poetry together!

When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.

–Ben Harper (b. 1969)

Would you like to create poetry with me and have a completed poem of yours featured here at the Skeptic’s Kaddish? I am very excited to have launched the ‘Poetry Partners’ initiative and am looking forward to meeting and creating with you… Check it out!

MIDD-638-UNCENSORED-EDIT: Elena Takimoto’s Bold Play in MOODYZ’s 4‑Player Fantasy

Stream MIDD-638-UNCENSORED-EDIT, starring Elena Takimoto, in MOODYZ’s daring 4‑player and 3‑player restraint scene. Experience the bold, uncensored thrill now.

https://jav.do/videos/midd-638-uncensored-edit-midd-638-uncensored-edit-elena-takimotos-bold-play-in-moodyzs-4player-fantasy

#Solowork #3P #4P #Restraint #DigitalMosaic

MIDD-638-UNCENSORED-EDIT: Elena Takimoto’s Bold Play in MOODYZ’s 4‑Player Fantasy

Stream MIDD-638-UNCENSORED-EDIT, starring Elena Takimoto, in MOODYZ’s daring 4‑player and 3‑player restraint scene. Experience the bold, uncensored thrill now.

https://jav.do/videos/midd-638-uncensored-edit-midd-638-uncensored-edit-elena-takimotos-bold-play-in-moodyzs-4player-fantasy

#Solowork #3P #4P #Restraint #DigitalMosaic

IPTD-527-UNCENSORED-EDIT: Kaori Iiyama in IDEA POCKET’s 3P Drama

Explore IPTD-527-UNCENSORED-EDIT, a daring 3P adventure starring Kaori Iiyama. Dive into IDEA POCKET’s bold storytelling—watch now.

https://jav.do/videos/iptd-527-uncensored-edit-iptd-527-uncensored-edit-kaori-iiyama-in-idea-pockets-3p-drama

#Slut #BeautifulGirl #3P #4P #Restraint

New open-access: "The Ethical Justifiability of Patient Restraint in Hospitals: Moving to a Public Health Ethics Approach" by Courtney Coyne and Rosalind McDougall. It defines #restraint as a concept and suggests an approach grounded in public health ethics. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

نائب الرئيس الأمريكي، #جي_دي #فانس، أكد أن #إسرائيل عرضت على #أمريكا ضبط نفسها في #لبنان لضمان #نجاح المحادثات مع #إيران. هذه الخطوة تهدف إلى #تحقيق #استقرار أكبر في #المنطقة وتعزيز #الجهود الدبلوماسية مع #طهران.

US Vice President #JD #Vance stated that #Israel offered to #exercise #restraint in #Lebanon to ensure the #success of negotiations with #Iran. This move aims to #achieve #stability in the #region and boost #diplomatic #efforts with Tehran.

نائب الرئيس الأمريكي، #جي_دي #فانس، أكد أن #إسرائيل عرضت على #أمريكا ضبط نفسها في #لبنان لضمان #نجاح المحادثات مع #إيران. هذه الخطوة تهدف إلى #تحقيق #استقرار أكبر في #المنطقة وتعزيز #الجهود الدبلوماسية مع #طهران.

US Vice President #JD #Vance stated that #Israel offered to #exercise #restraint in #Lebanon to ensure the #success of negotiations with #Iran. This move aims to #achieve #stability in the #region and boost #diplomatic #efforts with Tehran.

نائب الرئيس الأمريكي، #جي_دي #فانس، أكد أن #إسرائيل عرضت على #أمريكا ضبط نفسها في #لبنان لضمان #نجاح المحادثات مع #إيران. هذه الخطوة تهدف إلى #تحقيق #استقرار أكبر في #المنطقة وتعزيز #الجهود الدبلوماسية مع #طهران.

US Vice President #JD #Vance stated that #Israel offered to #exercise #restraint in #Lebanon to ensure the #success of negotiations with #Iran. This move aims to #achieve #stability in the #region and boost #diplomatic #efforts with Tehran.

نائب الرئيس الأمريكي، #جي_دي #فانس، أكد أن #إسرائيل عرضت على #أمريكا ضبط نفسها في #لبنان لضمان #نجاح المحادثات مع #إيران. هذه الخطوة تهدف إلى #تحقيق #استقرار أكبر في #المنطقة وتعزيز #الجهود الدبلوماسية مع #طهران.

US Vice President #JD #Vance stated that #Israel offered to #exercise #restraint in #Lebanon to ensure the #success of negotiations with #Iran. This move aims to #achieve #stability in the #region and boost #diplomatic #efforts with Tehran.

https://www.europesays.com/africa/160405/ AU, UN urge dialogue and restraint as federal–Southwest tensions escalate #and #as #au #dialogue #escalate #FederalSouthwest #restraint #Somalia #tensions #UN #urge

https://www.europesays.com/uk/836646/ Tehran vows ‘zero restraint’ if oil infrastructure hit again #again #Headlines #hit #If #infrastructure #Iran #live #News #Oil #restraint’ #Tehran #TopStories #vows #War #Zero

McNeese Speech and Debate team wins international title in Greece https://www.byteseu.com/1862952/ #Arrest #arresting #binding #blue #Brown #chain #CloseUp #confinement #Crime #criminal #dark #detention #Enforcement #equipment #evidence #forensic #Greece #Grey #grunge #handcuffs #illuminated #imprisonment #incapacitation #justice #LAW #LEGAL #Life #light #lock #Metal #object #pair #police #Prison #red #restraining #restraint #Security #shadow #still #surface #system #textured #toned #tools

A quotation from Euripides

CHORUS: May I know the blessing of a heart that is not passion’s slave; no fairer gift can the gods bestow. But may the dread Cyprian never inflict upon me quarrelsome moods and insatiable strife, firing my heart with love for a stranger; may she rather show respect for marriages where peace reigns and judge with a shrewd eye the loves of women.
   
ΚΥΚΛΩΨ: στέργοι δέ με σωφροσύνα, δώρημα κάλλιστον θεῶν:
 μηδέ ποτ᾽ ἀμφιλόγους ὀργὰς ἀκόρεστά τε νείκη
 θυμὸν ἐκπλήξασ᾽ ἑτέροις ἐπὶ λέκτροις
 προσβάλοι δεινὰ Κύπρις, ἀπτολέμους δ᾽
 εὐνὰς σεβίζουσ᾽ ὀξύφρων
 κρίνοι λέχη γυναικῶν.

Euripides (485?-406? BC) Greek tragic dramatist
Medea [Μήδεια], l. 636ff, Second Stasimon, Antistrophe 1 (431 BC) [tr. Davie (1996)]

More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/euripides/82632/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #euripides #medea #adultery #calm #faithfulness #marriage #moderation #passion #restraint #temperance

A quotation from Euripides

CHORUS: May I know the blessing of a heart that is not passion’s slave; no fairer gift can the gods bestow. But may the dread Cyprian never inflict upon me quarrelsome moods and insatiable strife, firing my heart with love for a stranger; may she rather show respect for marriages where peace reigns and judge with a shrewd eye the loves of women.
   
ΚΥΚΛΩΨ: στέργοι δέ με σωφροσύνα, δώρημα κάλλιστον θεῶν:
 μηδέ ποτ᾽ ἀμφιλόγους ὀργὰς ἀκόρεστά τε νείκη
 θυμὸν ἐκπλήξασ᾽ ἑτέροις ἐπὶ λέκτροις
 προσβάλοι δεινὰ Κύπρις, ἀπτολέμους δ᾽
 εὐνὰς σεβίζουσ᾽ ὀξύφρων
 κρίνοι λέχη γυναικῶν.

Euripides (485?-406? BC) Greek tragic dramatist
Medea [Μήδεια], l. 636ff, Second Stasimon, Antistrophe 1 (431 BC) [tr. Davie (1996)]

More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/euripides/82632/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #euripides #medea #adultery #calm #faithfulness #marriage #moderation #passion #restraint #temperance

A quotation from Euripides

CHORUS: May I know the blessing of a heart that is not passion’s slave; no fairer gift can the gods bestow. But may the dread Cyprian never inflict upon me quarrelsome moods and insatiable strife, firing my heart with love for a stranger; may she rather show respect for marriages where peace reigns and judge with a shrewd eye the loves of women.
   
ΚΥΚΛΩΨ: στέργοι δέ με σωφροσύνα, δώρημα κάλλιστον θεῶν:
 μηδέ ποτ᾽ ἀμφιλόγους ὀργὰς ἀκόρεστά τε νείκη
 θυμὸν ἐκπλήξασ᾽ ἑτέροις ἐπὶ λέκτροις
 προσβάλοι δεινὰ Κύπρις, ἀπτολέμους δ᾽
 εὐνὰς σεβίζουσ᾽ ὀξύφρων
 κρίνοι λέχη γυναικῶν.

Euripides (485?-406? BC) Greek tragic dramatist
Medea [Μήδεια], l. 636ff, Second Stasimon, Antistrophe 1 (431 BC) [tr. Davie (1996)]

More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/euripides/82632/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #euripides #medea #adultery #calm #faithfulness #marriage #moderation #passion #restraint #temperance

A quotation from Euripides

CHORUS: May I know the blessing of a heart that is not passion’s slave; no fairer gift can the gods bestow. But may the dread Cyprian never inflict upon me quarrelsome moods and insatiable strife, firing my heart with love for a stranger; may she rather show respect for marriages where peace reigns and judge with a shrewd eye the loves of women.
   
ΚΥΚΛΩΨ: στέργοι δέ με σωφροσύνα, δώρημα κάλλιστον θεῶν:
 μηδέ ποτ᾽ ἀμφιλόγους ὀργὰς ἀκόρεστά τε νείκη
 θυμὸν ἐκπλήξασ᾽ ἑτέροις ἐπὶ λέκτροις
 προσβάλοι δεινὰ Κύπρις, ἀπτολέμους δ᾽
 εὐνὰς σεβίζουσ᾽ ὀξύφρων
 κρίνοι λέχη γυναικῶν.

Euripides (485?-406? BC) Greek tragic dramatist
Medea [Μήδεια], l. 636ff, Second Stasimon, Antistrophe 1 (431 BC) [tr. Davie (1996)]

More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/euripides/82632/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #euripides #medea #adultery #calm #faithfulness #marriage #moderation #passion #restraint #temperance

A quotation from John Adams

Our Passions, Ambition, Avarice, Love, Resentment &c possess so much metaphysical Subtilty and so much overpowering Eloquence, that they insinuate themselves into the Understanding and the Conscience and convert both to their Party. And I may be deceived as much as any of them, when I Say, that Power must never be trusted without a Check.

John Adams (1735–1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797–1801)
Letter (1816-02-02) to Thomas Jefferson

More about this quote: wist.info/adams-john/34664/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #johnadams #checksandbalances #conscience #emotion #intellect #power #regulation #restraint #selfdeception #selfdelusion #trust #abuseofpower #powercorrupts #bestintentions #selftrust #selfawareness

A quotation from John Adams

Our Passions, Ambition, Avarice, Love, Resentment &c possess so much metaphysical Subtilty and so much overpowering Eloquence, that they insinuate themselves into the Understanding and the Conscience and convert both to their Party. And I may be deceived as much as any of them, when I Say, that Power must never be trusted without a Check.

John Adams (1735–1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797–1801)
Letter (1816-02-02) to Thomas Jefferson

More about this quote: wist.info/adams-john/34664/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #johnadams #checksandbalances #conscience #emotion #intellect #power #regulation #restraint #selfdeception #selfdelusion #trust #abuseofpower #powercorrupts #bestintentions #selftrust #selfawareness

A quotation from John Adams

Our Passions, Ambition, Avarice, Love, Resentment &c possess so much metaphysical Subtilty and so much overpowering Eloquence, that they insinuate themselves into the Understanding and the Conscience and convert both to their Party. And I may be deceived as much as any of them, when I Say, that Power must never be trusted without a Check.

John Adams (1735–1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797–1801)
Letter (1816-02-02) to Thomas Jefferson

More about this quote: wist.info/adams-john/34664/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #johnadams #checksandbalances #conscience #emotion #intellect #power #regulation #restraint #selfdeception #selfdelusion #trust #abuseofpower #powercorrupts #bestintentions #selftrust #selfawareness

A quotation from John Adams

Our Passions, Ambition, Avarice, Love, Resentment &c possess so much metaphysical Subtilty and so much overpowering Eloquence, that they insinuate themselves into the Understanding and the Conscience and convert both to their Party. And I may be deceived as much as any of them, when I Say, that Power must never be trusted without a Check.

John Adams (1735–1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797–1801)
Letter (1816-02-02) to Thomas Jefferson

More about this quote: wist.info/adams-john/34664/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #johnadams #checksandbalances #conscience #emotion #intellect #power #regulation #restraint #selfdeception #selfdelusion #trust #abuseofpower #powercorrupts #bestintentions #selftrust #selfawareness

A quotation from John Adams

Our Passions, Ambition, Avarice, Love, Resentment &c possess so much metaphysical Subtilty and so much overpowering Eloquence, that they insinuate themselves into the Understanding and the Conscience and convert both to their Party. And I may be deceived as much as any of them, when I Say, that Power must never be trusted without a Check.

John Adams (1735–1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797–1801)
Letter (1816-02-02) to Thomas Jefferson

More about this quote: wist.info/adams-john/34664/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #johnadams #checksandbalances #conscience #emotion #intellect #power #regulation #restraint #selfdeception #selfdelusion #trust #abuseofpower #powercorrupts #bestintentions #selftrust #selfawareness

#restraint : hindrance of the will, or of any action, physical or mental

- French: contrainte

- German: die Beschränkung

- Italian: restrizione

- Portuguese: restrinção

- Spanish: restricción

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#restraint : hindrance of the will, or of any action, physical or mental

- French: contrainte

- German: die Beschränkung

- Italian: restrizione

- Portuguese: restrinção

- Spanish: restricción

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Try our new word guessing game @ https://24hippos.com

#restraint : hindrance of the will, or of any action, physical or mental

- French: contrainte

- German: die Beschränkung

- Italian: restrizione

- Portuguese: restrinção

- Spanish: restricción

------------

Try our new word guessing game @ https://24hippos.com

#restraint : hindrance of the will, or of any action, physical or mental

- French: contrainte

- German: die Beschränkung

- Italian: restrizione

- Portuguese: restrinção

- Spanish: restricción

------------

Try our new word guessing game @ https://24hippos.com

#restraint : hindrance of the will, or of any action, physical or mental

- French: contrainte

- German: die Beschränkung

- Italian: restrizione

- Portuguese: restrinção

- Spanish: restricción

------------

Try our new word guessing game @ https://24hippos.com

-- Introduction toot - pt 1 --

Hi and welcome... I'm Mark, a 50-something kink loving pansexual guy from the UK. Very open-minded, generally bottom with guys, switch with girls.

Love toy play and have a large collection including several Lovense remote control toys - DM me if you want to play.

I particularly enjoy #bondage & #restraint , #gags , #nippleplay, #ballstretching , #fuckingmachines & #cockworship amongst many others

Addicted to #cum , love #oral and absolutely adore #transfems

-- Introduction toot - pt 1 --

Hi and welcome... I'm Mark, a 50-something kink loving pansexual guy from the UK. Very open-minded, generally bottom with guys, switch with girls.

Love toy play and have a large collection including several Lovense remote control toys - DM me if you want to play.

I particularly enjoy #bondage & #restraint , #gags , #nippleplay, #ballstretching , #fuckingmachines & #cockworship amongst many others

Addicted to #cum , love #oral and absolutely adore #transfems

-- Introduction toot - pt 1 --

Hi and welcome... I'm Mark, a 50-something kink loving pansexual guy from the UK. Very open-minded, generally bottom with guys, switch with girls.

Love toy play and have a large collection including several Lovense remote control toys - DM me if you want to play.

I particularly enjoy #bondage & #restraint , #gags , #nippleplay, #ballstretching , #fuckingmachines & #cockworship amongst many others

Addicted to #cum , love #oral and absolutely adore #transfems

-- Introduction toot - pt 1 --

Hi and welcome... I'm Mark, a 50-something kink loving pansexual guy from the UK. Very open-minded, generally bottom with guys, switch with girls.

Love toy play and have a large collection including several Lovense remote control toys - DM me if you want to play.

I particularly enjoy #bondage & #restraint , #gags , #nippleplay, #ballstretching , #fuckingmachines & #cockworship amongst many others

Addicted to #cum , love #oral and absolutely adore #transfems

-- Introduction toot - pt 1 --

Hi and welcome... I'm Mark, a 50-something kink loving pansexual guy from the UK. Very open-minded, generally bottom with guys, switch with girls.

Love toy play and have a large collection including several Lovense remote control toys - DM me if you want to play.

I particularly enjoy #bondage & #restraint , #gags , #nippleplay, #ballstretching , #fuckingmachines & #cockworship amongst many others

Addicted to #cum , love #oral and absolutely adore #transfems

It wasn’t always elegant, or dignified, but the policy of strategic acquiescence seemed to be working, *sort of*. #US arms kept flowing to #Ukraine, an all-out #trade war was averted & #Trump deigned to say some nice things about #NATO.

Then came the strikes on #Caracas, explosions that echoed in capitals around the world. Governments that spent years preaching #restraint, legality & #multilateralism found themselves scrambling for words to express unease without triggering #Trump’s fury.

It wasn’t always elegant, or dignified, but the policy of strategic acquiescence seemed to be working, *sort of*. #US arms kept flowing to #Ukraine, an all-out #trade war was averted & #Trump deigned to say some nice things about #NATO.

Then came the strikes on #Caracas, explosions that echoed in capitals around the world. Governments that spent years preaching #restraint, legality & #multilateralism found themselves scrambling for words to express unease without triggering #Trump’s fury.

It wasn’t always elegant, or dignified, but the policy of strategic acquiescence seemed to be working, *sort of*. #US arms kept flowing to #Ukraine, an all-out #trade war was averted & #Trump deigned to say some nice things about #NATO.

Then came the strikes on #Caracas, explosions that echoed in capitals around the world. Governments that spent years preaching #restraint, legality & #multilateralism found themselves scrambling for words to express unease without triggering #Trump’s fury.

It wasn’t always elegant, or dignified, but the policy of strategic acquiescence seemed to be working, *sort of*. #US arms kept flowing to #Ukraine, an all-out #trade war was averted & #Trump deigned to say some nice things about #NATO.

Then came the strikes on #Caracas, explosions that echoed in capitals around the world. Governments that spent years preaching #restraint, legality & #multilateralism found themselves scrambling for words to express unease without triggering #Trump’s fury.

It wasn’t always elegant, or dignified, but the policy of strategic acquiescence seemed to be working, *sort of*. #US arms kept flowing to #Ukraine, an all-out #trade war was averted & #Trump deigned to say some nice things about #NATO.

Then came the strikes on #Caracas, explosions that echoed in capitals around the world. Governments that spent years preaching #restraint, legality & #multilateralism found themselves scrambling for words to express unease without triggering #Trump’s fury.

“Sometimes, the hardest brake to press is the one on your own ambition.” – Futurist Jim Carroll

In the world of leadership and innovation, we are wired for speed.

We obsess over acceleration, growth, and breaking barriers. But I am learning, in a very personal way, that the true test of discipline isn't how fast you can go—it's whether you have the discipline to go slow when every cell in your body screams "faster."

Because this is what you need to do when you have 'minor fractures' of the transverse processes on your spine, as can be seen in my CT scan after my incident in November.

Which means I am currently living with a bit of a physiological paradox.

I'm a guy who, at my age, is in pretty decent physical shape and always VERY active - and now the most important thing I can do is to be intelligently inactive.

Let's start here. I use all the modern tools on my phone to track my fitness and health. And I must admit, I'm in pretty good shape. My resting heart rate averages about 52 beats per minute. That's athlete territory. My heart rate recovery is at the high end of the scale, dropping 38 beats in the first minute after exercise. That's really good! Not only that, but according to Strava, I was in the top 0.4% of all users for hours active last year.

And get this - I lifted a cumulative 884,000 pounds and built a back strong enough to land in the top 20% of all users. Google Gemini tells me that it was probably the fact that the back extensions I do were my **#1** exercise that prevented my fall from being much worse, because I've built up so much muscle back there!

By every metric, my "engine" is primed, tuned, and ready to dominate.

But my "chassis" is currently broken.

Those three small fractures in my L1-L3 vertebrae don't care about my great VO2 Max. They don't care that I lifted a quarter-million pounds with my back muscles last year. They don't care that I spent a whopping 729 workouts last year, a combination of actual fitness routines, walking, and skiing.

They are fragile, healing, and demanding silence.

That means the most important thing I can do at this very moment is not to do much at all.

And for a guy who walks 7k to 15km a day, goes to the gym at least 5 times and week, skis for hours on a day during the winter - this is pretty overwhelming to try to do!
And this is where the leadership lesson hits home.
Keep reading the full post.

---

Futurist Jim Carroll is carefully learning that, in some situations, the future belongs to those who are slow.

**#Restraint** **#Discipline** **#Patience** **#Recovery** **#Leadership** **#Resilience** **#Healing** **#Fitness** **#Wisdom** **#SlowDown** **#SmartChoices** **#Mindset** **#SelfControl** **#Strength** **#Balance** **#Perspective** **#Strategy** **#Health** **#Perseverance** **#Growth** **#Awareness** **#Adaptation** **#Focus** **#Endurance** **#Courage**

Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2026/01/daily-inspiration-sometimes-the-hardest-brake-to-press-is-the-one-on-your-own-ambition/

“Sometimes, the hardest brake to press is the one on your own ambition.” – Futurist Jim Carroll

In the world of leadership and innovation, we are wired for speed.

We obsess over acceleration, growth, and breaking barriers. But I am learning, in a very personal way, that the true test of discipline isn't how fast you can go—it's whether you have the discipline to go slow when every cell in your body screams "faster."

Because this is what you need to do when you have 'minor fractures' of the transverse processes on your spine, as can be seen in my CT scan after my incident in November.

Which means I am currently living with a bit of a physiological paradox.

I'm a guy who, at my age, is in pretty decent physical shape and always VERY active - and now the most important thing I can do is to be intelligently inactive.

Let's start here. I use all the modern tools on my phone to track my fitness and health. And I must admit, I'm in pretty good shape. My resting heart rate averages about 52 beats per minute. That's athlete territory. My heart rate recovery is at the high end of the scale, dropping 38 beats in the first minute after exercise. That's really good! Not only that, but according to Strava, I was in the top 0.4% of all users for hours active last year.

And get this - I lifted a cumulative 884,000 pounds and built a back strong enough to land in the top 20% of all users. Google Gemini tells me that it was probably the fact that the back extensions I do were my **#1** exercise that prevented my fall from being much worse, because I've built up so much muscle back there!

By every metric, my "engine" is primed, tuned, and ready to dominate.

But my "chassis" is currently broken.

Those three small fractures in my L1-L3 vertebrae don't care about my great VO2 Max. They don't care that I lifted a quarter-million pounds with my back muscles last year. They don't care that I spent a whopping 729 workouts last year, a combination of actual fitness routines, walking, and skiing.

They are fragile, healing, and demanding silence.

That means the most important thing I can do at this very moment is not to do much at all.

And for a guy who walks 7k to 15km a day, goes to the gym at least 5 times and week, skis for hours on a day during the winter - this is pretty overwhelming to try to do!
And this is where the leadership lesson hits home.
Keep reading the full post.

---

Futurist Jim Carroll is carefully learning that, in some situations, the future belongs to those who are slow.

**#Restraint** **#Discipline** **#Patience** **#Recovery** **#Leadership** **#Resilience** **#Healing** **#Fitness** **#Wisdom** **#SlowDown** **#SmartChoices** **#Mindset** **#SelfControl** **#Strength** **#Balance** **#Perspective** **#Strategy** **#Health** **#Perseverance** **#Growth** **#Awareness** **#Adaptation** **#Focus** **#Endurance** **#Courage**

Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2026/01/daily-inspiration-sometimes-the-hardest-brake-to-press-is-the-one-on-your-own-ambition/

“Sometimes, the hardest brake to press is the one on your own ambition.” – Futurist Jim Carroll

In the world of leadership and innovation, we are wired for speed.

We obsess over acceleration, growth, and breaking barriers. But I am learning, in a very personal way, that the true test of discipline isn't how fast you can go—it's whether you have the discipline to go slow when every cell in your body screams "faster."

Because this is what you need to do when you have 'minor fractures' of the transverse processes on your spine, as can be seen in my CT scan after my incident in November.

Which means I am currently living with a bit of a physiological paradox.

I'm a guy who, at my age, is in pretty decent physical shape and always VERY active - and now the most important thing I can do is to be intelligently inactive.

Let's start here. I use all the modern tools on my phone to track my fitness and health. And I must admit, I'm in pretty good shape. My resting heart rate averages about 52 beats per minute. That's athlete territory. My heart rate recovery is at the high end of the scale, dropping 38 beats in the first minute after exercise. That's really good! Not only that, but according to Strava, I was in the top 0.4% of all users for hours active last year.

And get this - I lifted a cumulative 884,000 pounds and built a back strong enough to land in the top 20% of all users. Google Gemini tells me that it was probably the fact that the back extensions I do were my **#1** exercise that prevented my fall from being much worse, because I've built up so much muscle back there!

By every metric, my "engine" is primed, tuned, and ready to dominate.

But my "chassis" is currently broken.

Those three small fractures in my L1-L3 vertebrae don't care about my great VO2 Max. They don't care that I lifted a quarter-million pounds with my back muscles last year. They don't care that I spent a whopping 729 workouts last year, a combination of actual fitness routines, walking, and skiing.

They are fragile, healing, and demanding silence.

That means the most important thing I can do at this very moment is not to do much at all.

And for a guy who walks 7k to 15km a day, goes to the gym at least 5 times and week, skis for hours on a day during the winter - this is pretty overwhelming to try to do!
And this is where the leadership lesson hits home.
Keep reading the full post.

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Futurist Jim Carroll is carefully learning that, in some situations, the future belongs to those who are slow.

**#Restraint** **#Discipline** **#Patience** **#Recovery** **#Leadership** **#Resilience** **#Healing** **#Fitness** **#Wisdom** **#SlowDown** **#SmartChoices** **#Mindset** **#SelfControl** **#Strength** **#Balance** **#Perspective** **#Strategy** **#Health** **#Perseverance** **#Growth** **#Awareness** **#Adaptation** **#Focus** **#Endurance** **#Courage**

Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2026/01/daily-inspiration-sometimes-the-hardest-brake-to-press-is-the-one-on-your-own-ambition/

“Sometimes, the hardest brake to press is the one on your own ambition.” – Futurist Jim Carroll

In the world of leadership and innovation, we are wired for speed.

We obsess over acceleration, growth, and breaking barriers. But I am learning, in a very personal way, that the true test of discipline isn't how fast you can go—it's whether you have the discipline to go slow when every cell in your body screams "faster."

Because this is what you need to do when you have 'minor fractures' of the transverse processes on your spine, as can be seen in my CT scan after my incident in November.

Which means I am currently living with a bit of a physiological paradox.

I'm a guy who, at my age, is in pretty decent physical shape and always VERY active - and now the most important thing I can do is to be intelligently inactive.

Let's start here. I use all the modern tools on my phone to track my fitness and health. And I must admit, I'm in pretty good shape. My resting heart rate averages about 52 beats per minute. That's athlete territory. My heart rate recovery is at the high end of the scale, dropping 38 beats in the first minute after exercise. That's really good! Not only that, but according to Strava, I was in the top 0.4% of all users for hours active last year.

And get this - I lifted a cumulative 884,000 pounds and built a back strong enough to land in the top 20% of all users. Google Gemini tells me that it was probably the fact that the back extensions I do were my **#1** exercise that prevented my fall from being much worse, because I've built up so much muscle back there!

By every metric, my "engine" is primed, tuned, and ready to dominate.

But my "chassis" is currently broken.

Those three small fractures in my L1-L3 vertebrae don't care about my great VO2 Max. They don't care that I lifted a quarter-million pounds with my back muscles last year. They don't care that I spent a whopping 729 workouts last year, a combination of actual fitness routines, walking, and skiing.

They are fragile, healing, and demanding silence.

That means the most important thing I can do at this very moment is not to do much at all.

And for a guy who walks 7k to 15km a day, goes to the gym at least 5 times and week, skis for hours on a day during the winter - this is pretty overwhelming to try to do!
And this is where the leadership lesson hits home.
Keep reading the full post.

---

Futurist Jim Carroll is carefully learning that, in some situations, the future belongs to those who are slow.

**#Restraint** **#Discipline** **#Patience** **#Recovery** **#Leadership** **#Resilience** **#Healing** **#Fitness** **#Wisdom** **#SlowDown** **#SmartChoices** **#Mindset** **#SelfControl** **#Strength** **#Balance** **#Perspective** **#Strategy** **#Health** **#Perseverance** **#Growth** **#Awareness** **#Adaptation** **#Focus** **#Endurance** **#Courage**

Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2026/01/daily-inspiration-sometimes-the-hardest-brake-to-press-is-the-one-on-your-own-ambition/

“Sometimes, the hardest brake to press is the one on your own ambition.” – Futurist Jim Carroll

In the world of leadership and innovation, we are wired for speed.

We obsess over acceleration, growth, and breaking barriers. But I am learning, in a very personal way, that the true test of discipline isn't how fast you can go—it's whether you have the discipline to go slow when every cell in your body screams "faster."

Because this is what you need to do when you have 'minor fractures' of the transverse processes on your spine, as can be seen in my CT scan after my incident in November.

Which means I am currently living with a bit of a physiological paradox.

I'm a guy who, at my age, is in pretty decent physical shape and always VERY active - and now the most important thing I can do is to be intelligently inactive.

Let's start here. I use all the modern tools on my phone to track my fitness and health. And I must admit, I'm in pretty good shape. My resting heart rate averages about 52 beats per minute. That's athlete territory. My heart rate recovery is at the high end of the scale, dropping 38 beats in the first minute after exercise. That's really good! Not only that, but according to Strava, I was in the top 0.4% of all users for hours active last year.

And get this - I lifted a cumulative 884,000 pounds and built a back strong enough to land in the top 20% of all users. Google Gemini tells me that it was probably the fact that the back extensions I do were my **#1** exercise that prevented my fall from being much worse, because I've built up so much muscle back there!

By every metric, my "engine" is primed, tuned, and ready to dominate.

But my "chassis" is currently broken.

Those three small fractures in my L1-L3 vertebrae don't care about my great VO2 Max. They don't care that I lifted a quarter-million pounds with my back muscles last year. They don't care that I spent a whopping 729 workouts last year, a combination of actual fitness routines, walking, and skiing.

They are fragile, healing, and demanding silence.

That means the most important thing I can do at this very moment is not to do much at all.

And for a guy who walks 7k to 15km a day, goes to the gym at least 5 times and week, skis for hours on a day during the winter - this is pretty overwhelming to try to do!
And this is where the leadership lesson hits home.
Keep reading the full post.

---

Futurist Jim Carroll is carefully learning that, in some situations, the future belongs to those who are slow.

**#Restraint** **#Discipline** **#Patience** **#Recovery** **#Leadership** **#Resilience** **#Healing** **#Fitness** **#Wisdom** **#SlowDown** **#SmartChoices** **#Mindset** **#SelfControl** **#Strength** **#Balance** **#Perspective** **#Strategy** **#Health** **#Perseverance** **#Growth** **#Awareness** **#Adaptation** **#Focus** **#Endurance** **#Courage**

Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2026/01/daily-inspiration-sometimes-the-hardest-brake-to-press-is-the-one-on-your-own-ambition/

🌱 Today’s #DailySutta:

SN 1.24 Manonivāraṇasutta: Shielding the Mind

“You needn’t shield the mind from everything.…”

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🌱 Today’s #DailySutta:

SN 1.24 Manonivāraṇasutta: Shielding the Mind

“You needn’t shield the mind from everything.…”

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🌱 Today’s #DailySutta:

SN 1.24 Manonivāraṇasutta: Shielding the Mind

“You needn’t shield the mind from everything.…”

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🌱 Today’s #DailySutta:

SN 1.24 Manonivāraṇasutta: Shielding the Mind

“You needn’t shield the mind from everything.…”

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🌱 Today’s #DailySutta:

SN 1.24 Manonivāraṇasutta: Shielding the Mind

“You needn’t shield the mind from everything.…”

Read the sutta
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#restraint : hindrance of the will, or of any action, physical or mental

- French: contrainte

- German: die Beschränkung

- Italian: restrizione

- Portuguese: restrinção

- Spanish: restricción

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