Daily Chiselled Choices on Ordinary Days

This inner craft is not about acquiring more possessions or earning new titles, but it focuses on the way I conduct myself during the quiet moments that remain unseen by others,
This inner craft is not a show for the clever or the rich, it is the work I do alone when I ask, “how do I want to live and how do I want to die?”,
But this inner voice prompts me to question why I wouldn’t utilize every piece of insight I receive to smooth out my rough edges, especially doing this challenging task called living,
And this inner craft tells me, I can treat my own life as a worthy material, something I am allowed to reshape slowly into something that feels more honest and true…

Sometimes my days feel like a rough raw material, these are like messy conversations, broken habits, emotional overreactions piled together, all yearning to be transformed into better ways,
Sometimes my days feel like a rough raw material, the anger I regret, the fears I hide, the patterns I repeat even when I know they lead me toward the same kind of pain,
But sometimes my days feel like rough questions, what if nothing about my past disqualifies me, and instead all of it is exactly the bread and butter I need for this life-living work,
And sometimes my days feel like rough raw material that tells me, I can bring every flaw and failure to the table as usable pieces, not as proof that I’m too damaged to change…

These quiet exercises are not merely words I emphasize and then forget about but they serve as invitations to practice a new kind of response whenever life challenges my vulnerable areas,
These quiet exercises are like drills for my soul, small thought experiments that train me to stand a little steadier when the same old or new storms come along,
But these quiet exercises also prompt me to question whether I’m truly learning or merely just collecting quotes, if I nod and agree with wisdom but never let it influence my reactions,
And these quiet exercises tell me that I can let even one simple idea sink deep today and guide my next choice, instead of hoarding inspiration I easily forget to even use…

Daily cut choices are how I shape my character, not through grand declarations, but through the subtle choices I make in moments of solitude, when no one is watching or judging,
Daily cut choices are how I transform understanding into a muscle, where I will choose patience, courage, and honesty again and again, even when it would be easier to stay asleep,
But these daily cut choices also make me question myself, when the day ends, will I realize that I’ve treated my life like a workshop or just a waiting room where I paced and complained,
And now these daily cut choices tell me, I can turn even an ordinary Tuesday into another careful day toward the person I keep saying I want to become…

Watchwords:
• My life itself is the canvas and the clay
• Every mistake can be reused as material
• Insight without practice stays hollow
• Small choices carve deep shapes over time
• I am allowed to treat my growth as real work

Here is Tikatarot, who dares you to answer the question, “Who am I?”..

As and will always be reminding you to dream:
“As you are still the Master of your destiny and the maker of your dreams…”

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