You see there are very few things that truly test you in this life, and through those trials and hardships you meet yourself. Martial arts will test you, endurance events like running a marathon or iron man will test you, going through the navy seals recruitment process will test you and countless other pursuits will test you but all of us here found that similar test in pickup. And through it we learned to meet ourselves. That feeling of figuring out who you truly are is addicting... I chase that feeling in all areas of life And some would call it the pursuit of self mastery. But I do have moments where everything slows down, until time isn’t present anymore at all, and I’m just there, not happy or sad... I’m not chasing anything, I’m just at peace. Content and fulfilled with who I am and grateful to be apart of this universe. I inhale a little deeper in those moments and exhale a little slower. Then like that it’s gone and I’m back to the pursuit, the never ending race to become better.