# @lifesadiscoball on Instagram - **Type:** Image - **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CgiRprDMUQ1 - **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/8939802-lifesadiscoball-instagram - **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/d1027ff025.jpg - **Posted:** 2022-07-28T00:18:30.000+00:00 - **Account Owner:** Heather Petri (@heatherpetri) — https://gondola.cc/heatherpetri ## Caption Day 29 - Mental Toughness This is a re-post (with small edits) from exactly one year ago. I’m too tired and anxious to write a whole new post today AND I feel like the message of this post is necessary, and important, and one many may need to hear (INCLUDING ME). - - Nobody: Me: Let me tell you my thoughts on mental toughness and how we usually get it all wrong. We are told to push, and push, and push ourselves - in order to reach greatness. To hustle. Keep going. Don’t give up. Push harder. We are told to shush the doubting voice in our heads telling us we can’t. BUT WHAT IF… What if the voice in our head telling us we can’t is because if we do, it may not be the best choice for us? What if the voice in our head is telling us to pause, because it’s weary, and tired, and overwhelmed? What if that voice in our head is also signaling from our gut? Whispering from our heart? Shouting from the rest of our body - for a pause, a break, a moment of stillness and breath, to. just. be. To survive. To preserve. To have faith. We must listen to ourselves, more than to the expectations of others. When pushing through is what’s valued most, it’s easy to set aside all of the rest of the messages we are receiving. We must trust the signals of our body telling us when the pause is needed. We must remember that mental toughness isn’t always and only the hustle of ‘doing it anyway’. Mental toughness is also, and often most importantly, listening and recognizing when the pause is most needed for your mind, body, and spirit. Mental toughness is stepping away, when stepping in, is more detrimental to the inherent greatness of who you are, no matter what you do. The preservation of one’s spirit, and the graceful warrior within, is paramount. Choose the pause button if your gut and your instinct is telling you that’s what you need. You have nothing to prove, beautiful one✨⚡️💫 #Day29 #mentaltoughness #50toFifty #gracefulwarrior #lifesadiscoball ## Stats - **Views:** 0 - **Likes:** 14 - **Shares:** 0 - **Comments:** 0 ## Tags lifesadiscoball, gracefulwarrior, day29, mentaltoughness, 50tofifty --- Copyright (c) Gondola