# @aldrinocsing on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C_acBRhP0E7
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/79532846-aldrinocsing-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-09-02T11:40:21.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Aldrin Buzz Ocsing (@aldrinocsing) — https://gondola.cc/aldrinocsing

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Last month I got done for using my phone whilst driving. It wasn’t my proudest moment and I deserved every penalty that came with it.

But I wasn’t sure how many demerit points I had left? So I checked the app and my 🥜 dropped as I saw I’ve only got 1! I couldn’t believe that this one mistake was going to cost me my license.

Not being able to drive was inconceivable. Normally I’m bouncing around from place to place and on a tight schedule. Can’t do that anymore. 

So I prepped for the worst. I got my EA to change my schedule, map out bike routes, and even contemplated selling my car! 

That was until I went to pay the fine last week when it occurred to me: you don’t actually lose demerits .. you gain them 🤦‍♂️. It wasn’t that i had one demerit point left, but that I’ve only used one demerit. 

Hallelujah.

But I’m not going to lie - Now that I don’t have to give up driving, Im kind of bummed? The challenge of being intentional with my time, sharing an Uber, getting my kms in on the bike and work done in transit (my best ideas come to me on planes and trains) was exciting.

And now that I don’t have to, makes me want to even more! 

So I’m probably still going to do it.

Moral of the story: joy doesn’t always come from living in luxury, it also comes from wrestling with discomfort. Whether that’s training, fasting or temporarily sacrificing something you really enjoy - I think there’s wisdom to it. Intentionally micro-dosing on things that make you uncomfortable will build your resilience to prepare you for what you most fear. And that process of being better alone can give you that dopamine hit to make you happy.

Unfortunately (or fortunately) It took me almost losing my license to learn this. But I’m grateful for it and the fact I can still drive!

Learnt a valuable lesson lately? Comment below 

#ironman #license #ttbike #training #resilience

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training, license, ironman, resilience, ttbike

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