Schooling Struggle

30: A Relationship Pete Struggles With

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Peter leans into a challenge he experiences personally, well quite a few come up in this episode.  Family reunions, lobster dinners, COVID, pet deaths, self-image, parenting.  The show is a continuation of a previous show where we lost time (surprise) and here we follow through to the end.


Mental habit / action / tool examples:

  • Hitting the gym can help exercise and build self-confidence.
  • Feeding one's ego can be tricky if attaching self-worth to egoic aspects.
  • Competition can help shift perspectives from extrinsic to intrinsic.
  • Eventually one's age will catch up in several ways.  Anticipate and accept that our abilities slow as age increases.
  • What leads to a healthy and fulfilled physical and mental life?  What leads to vitality later in life?  If we can find things which move us in these directions we will flourish.
  • Consider using choice while raising children, allowing them to choose and understand the options while doing so.
  • Choose words wisely around children, words carry a lot of hidden connotation and signal.  (⬅️Todd is terrible at this.)
  • Surround yourself with people who make you feel valued and loved.


    • Related points:

    • Pete was the fittest he has ever been in 2018.
    • Sometimes when challenges occur, they appear to compound 
    • Emma the cat, was seventeen.  Rest in peace, Emma.
    • Every human has a relationship with their body.
    • If anyone has "The Parenting Handbook", please let us know.
    • A special star tops Peters parents' tree at Christmastime.
    • Singing and dancing are not skills Peter currently possesses.


      • Quotes / quips:

      • "The only guarentee in life is that Struggle is going to come our way."
      • "Without difficulty, there is no progress."
      • "You can create cardio in months, but for strength it takes years."


        • Rando Mentions:

        • Reactive Airways Disease
        • The Rescue - Nat Geo
        • Jimmy Chin
        • Napoleon Complex
        • The Body Keeps the Score
        • Low trajectory, distant horizon.
          • ...more
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