Power Visions: Magenta

PERHAPS THE GREATEST POWER ONE CAN POSSIBLY HAVE IS PERSEVERANCE.

I didn’t really have any posts planned for today, but I was awake early and felt the need to try doing something creative.

Power can come in many different forms, and we all have our own unique powers. Some may be physically stronger than others, while another may be more “book smart” than others. And yet another may be more “street smart” than those around them.

We all have our strengths and weaknesses. Our pros and cons, as it were.

But one power we should all attempt to activate and curate? Resilience.

Some people are more resilient than others. Whether they’re born with it, it’s thrust upon us or some mixture of many things, it’s just what it is.

Some days I don’t feel very resilient. Yesterday was one of those days.

It gets tiresome falling, or getting knocked down what feels like endlessly. Sometimes staying down just feels a hell of a lot easier.

What makes me get back up? Ego? Pride? Habit? Stupidity? Likely “all of the above” to some degree or another.

As I look at it through a more logical and detached lens this morning, I almost feel like resilience is something like a muscle. It needs to be trained to get bigger and stronger.

Weight training, at it’s core, is breaking down the muscle so it grows back stronger. Is life not similar? Is resilience the result of getting torn down and us growing back stronger?

I don’t know if that’s true or accurate, but for today, it makes sense to me, so I am rolling with it and trying my best to build that muscle back up.

Stay powerful, and stay resilient.

ยฉThe Beginning At Last


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95 responses to “Power Visions: Magenta”

  1. Great post with the greatest of colors as well. I love magenta. And I loved your words. Very inspiring indeed.

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    1. Thank you very much, AM. I am very glad it spoke to you. ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š

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      1. Of course! Sending you some love.

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      2. Thank you, AM. I am extremely grateful. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™

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  2. The witch image ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿ”ฅ โค๏ธ
    Hold on, going back to read the words lol ๐Ÿคช

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    1. No worries. Take your time lol

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      1. Always drawn in by your fiery images ๐Ÿ”ฅ

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      2. Thank you a always ๐Ÿค—๐Ÿค—

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      3. Youโ€™re always welcome! ๐Ÿฅฐ ๐Ÿค— ๐Ÿ˜˜

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      4. Here’s to hoping for a decent day for us both. It’s been rocky lately…

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      5. Indeed it has. Bring in the calm vibes, please!

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      6. I actually am at the moment. Hopefully it flows your way soon too ๐Ÿค—

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      7. Thanks for sending it my way ๐Ÿค— ๐Ÿฅฐ despite the few mishaps this morning I actually do feel pretty calm and good right nowโ€ฆIโ€™m sure not working for a bit helps ๐Ÿ˜œ

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      8. It definitely doesn’t hurt I am sure! ๐Ÿ˜„

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  3. Love the message here and I agree. I love how you related it to building up muscle. It takes time. And at times, our muscles need rest and are fatigued. Ever run a marathon? Participated in some strenuous exercise for lengthy periods of time and itโ€™s just at that point where muscles are pushed to failure? Well, thatโ€™s similar. You get hit with so much, that resilience feels like it can give no more. Thatโ€™s when we need to shut down, and rest. Recuperate. Evaluate. But never stagnate. ๐Ÿ˜œ

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    1. And yes, I know youโ€™ve done some harsh exercises for prolonged periods of time, speaking of โ€œyouโ€ as all of us ๐Ÿ˜‰

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      1. Yes, I think a lot of us have for sure. We all have periods of strenuous exercise, as it were. To the point where it really hurts

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      2. Sometimes itโ€™s a party pack of โ€œwhatโ€™s next?โ€ Canโ€™t I get a break, universe? Lol ๐Ÿ˜†

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      3. It gets to be a lot when the punches seem to be raining down non-stop, I know. After awhile it starts to sting lol

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      4. Mental fortitude is something that takes a while, and it can crack very easily given the right formula at times. Thatโ€™s why you see lots of people who โ€œhave it all togetherโ€ finally breakdown. Itโ€™s so much of holding.it.all.in.

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      5. There is that. And there’s also other aspects of course. The physical. If we’re feeling unwell, overtired, fatigued, etc.
        The right (or wrong) mix can definitely set off a cascade.

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      6. I was going to use the word โ€œcascadeโ€ last night in my poem but couldnโ€™t figure out where to put it ๐Ÿ˜œ
        I see you. Mind-reading slips

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      7. Just lucky timing…๐Ÿ˜‰

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      8. Luck, schmuck

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      9. I’m no schmuck…๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

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      10. Iโ€™m glad we agree on that ๐Ÿ˜œ but putting everything down to luck? Nahhโ€ฆschmuckyโ€ฆhahah jkjk

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      11. Some call it luck, some call it…๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

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      12. Mind reading! ๐Ÿคช

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      13. If you say so…๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ˜‹

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      14. โ€ฆOctober 15th, 2024โ€ฆ.10:34AMโ€ฆโœ๏ธ
        Ooh sorry, was writing down the date and time to remember this by! ๐Ÿคช

        Iโ€™ll dismiss the little bit of snarky eyeroll, too ๐Ÿ™ƒ๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿคญ

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      15. Yes, yes, add it to your calendar if it makes you feel better…๐Ÿ˜‹

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      16. Iโ€™ve got one and youโ€™ve got one now! Iโ€™d say weโ€™re pretty even ๐Ÿคช

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      17. I didn’t know I was supposed to be keeping score here. ๐Ÿค” Hmmm…

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    2. Sometimes I think we get a “tear” in our resilience muscle and it needs to rehab too. Which would dovetail nicely off “recuperate” as you put it.
      The trick, and it’s definitely not easy, is keeping it from atrophying further. That can be tough sometimes.

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      1. Ahh atrophying! Love how you said this. I actually was just watching something on โ€œmuscle memoryโ€ and how if you take a break from exercise or โ€œliftingโ€ so to speak, you may feel like you lose muscle, but if you start up again, youโ€™ll put it back on faster. So while it feels like it may be in a decline, it can come back even faster if thatโ€™s what we put our effort into.

        I once had an episode a few years ago where I went to work out too hard, too fast. Addicted to the endorphins and the rush, really pushing my body. I was so, so sore. And it was actually counterproductive because I was over fatigued and stressing my adrenals, actually building up cortisol instead of releasing it. I couldnโ€™t figure out why I looked so swore, swollen, and bloated when I was working out like a maniac everyday.

        I think we all need those recuperation periods.

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      2. Muscle memory is potent indeed. It can be useful. But, yeah, when we push too hard it can be counterproductive. Much like when our mental energy is low because we’re getting too taxed.
        Our resilience needs that break sometimes too. Nothing is infinite.

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      3. My cat has his face planted in the couch. ๐Ÿ˜† That reminds me of โ€œshut the world out, and leave me beโ€ sometimes we need just that too, to build up back our strength

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      4. Yeah, to be a cat or an ostrich. Some days that seems like a fair deal lol
        But it is sound advice, and it’s coming from nature, as it were.

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      5. Listen to nature, I always say. Especially if the inner voice is telling us crap at the time

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      6. Did my original reply to this go through?

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      7. Doesnโ€™t appear so. I was surprised you didnโ€™t reply to that one too, thought you just โ€œlikedโ€ it lolโ€ฆIโ€™m spamming you a bit too much today heh

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      8. I said something to the effect of, Nature is an unfiltered opinion, for sure. It has no real bias. It just “is”.

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      9. Thatโ€™s very true. She doesnโ€™t care if the storm was 500 hours ago, sheโ€™ll throw a tree into a powerline when she has a tantrum and knock out your power, causing havoc.
        But it worked in my favor, since I was even just telling you this morning how I havenโ€™t had a chance to take a break at all from anything ๐Ÿคช
        Nature, always lookin out for me ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŒน๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒบ๐Ÿฆ‹๐ŸŒ™ ๐Ÿพ

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      10. Look at that. Everything works out just fine in the end ๐Ÿ˜‰
        And no, she does not care one iota LOL

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      11. She be triflin just a bit ๐Ÿคช

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      12. More than a bit sometimes ๐Ÿ˜„

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      13. Is my comment going through to you??

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      14. Which one? I’m not seeing anything atm. Let me refresh.

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      15. Wellโ€ฆI see it. Idk wtf is going on ugh ๐Ÿ˜ซ

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      16. Nothing in my spam either ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

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      17. Disappearing and evaporating comments now

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      18. I checked it twice. I got zip. Sorry ๐Ÿ˜ž

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  4. Love your words like many here. I agree with you with regards to resilience.

    I love your images too
    Especially the tiger. I have really been admiring that one.

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    1. Thank you very much, Liz. I’m glad it resonated with you. Deeply appreciated. ๐Ÿ™

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  5. Love the images and your thoughts Kevin.
    I agrre ๐Ÿ’ฏ

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    1. Thank you very much, Maggie. I wrote it partly as a reminder to myself, but am glad it resonates with others too. ๐Ÿ™

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      1. My pleasure Kevin.

        Yes absolutely ๐Ÿ™

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  6. Great Day, Kevin! And thanks for keeping sharing your thoughts๐Ÿ˜Š. I know one house who would love this post, as I passed closed not long time ago and had lots of Halloween decoration stuff with that colorโ€ฆeven a skeleton!!!! ๐Ÿ’€ ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ‘ป

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    1. Thanks, Javi!
      That’s a pretty cool color scheme for Halloween. Bucking tradition a bit. Nice! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

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  7. A calloused mind. built through constant application. Maybe it’s survival instinct.

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    1. It very well could be. It is in our nature going all the way back to prehistoric man; the constant fight to survive one day to the next.

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      1. Every single bloody day. A line from the movie Ben Hur has always stuck with me.. “We keep you alive to serve this ship…row well and live.”
        And that’s been life for me. Row well or die. ๐Ÿ˜‚

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      2. That is certainly one way to look at it! ๐Ÿ˜„
        Kind of like how a shark has to keep swimming.

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      3. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ that’s even worse.. but yes. ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

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      4. Worse, maybe, but likely not by much! lol

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      5. It is relentless. But I often wonder if I know how to just relax. I struggle with down time.

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      6. Relatable 100%, It, too, is an art form it seems. Or at least a muscle that needs to get flexed more to be able to let go easier.

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      7. Hmm.. interesting spin. All muscles need time to recover. ๐Ÿ‘Œ

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      8. I try to simplify it for my own gorilla brain, so a lot of things get a weightlifting parallel ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜„

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      9. Ah yes.. when I did Power lifting back in the day, I appreciated the gaps between sets. It’s like I had more patience while training. I need to apply that to life in general.

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      10. That’s where I sometimes trip up too. I forget to bring the lesson over to other aspects of my day.

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      11. Yip… I’m learning though..albeit because of injuries and, well life has finally caught up to me lol. I gotta pace myself. Enjoy the moments. Appreciate life a little ๐Ÿ™

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      12. Take a ride up the lazy river from time to time instead of the rapids. Good recipe to stay semi-sane lol

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      13. Sanity flew past on a jet ski ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚.. but I like the sail boy on last river. Maybe I can sail it a few times. ๐Ÿคช

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      14. I think it’s a journey worth trying. Just floating along…
        Oh yeah ๐Ÿ‘

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      15. ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ’ช one day mate, one day

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      16. Aye, we’ll get there eventually ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

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  8. Hereโ€™s to resilience, Kevin! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป๐Ÿป๐Ÿป

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    1. Amen to that, KC! A-freaking-men. ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ’ช

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  9. I quite liked that wizard picture!

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    1. Thank you very much! I thought he came out kind of cool too. ๐Ÿ˜Š

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    1. Awesome! โš”โš”โš”

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    I’ve been feeling the magenta color lately. And I’m in agreement with you about resilience being like a muscle that needs exercised. Adversity and challenge aren’t always bad things…but that doesn’t make them any easier to get through at the time!

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    1. No, it certainly does not. The “reward” I guess, is coming out a bit tougher and stronger at the end of it all. Thank you, my friend! ๐Ÿ™

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  12. Is staying down an option!? All this time I thought it wasn’t an option! Nah, when life knocks you down and tries to kick you while you’re down there, it’s best to come back with one of those fingers on each hand up

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    1. That’s the ideal state, but let’s be honest – it’s not always as simple a it sounds. It takes a lot of work and often some pain.
      And unfortunately, for some, staying down seems like a viable option to them.

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      1. Well, you know… we do the best we can, when we can. Sometimes it takes a while to get back up, but staying down… has just never felt like an option. I think I told you one other time I could appreciate the drive or ambition from the eff you’s and told you so’s. LOL!

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      2. That is a good motivator indeed, but regardless, there are times when the urge to lay down and take the count is strong. Not saying we should, but it is a valid feeling state for sure.

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      3. The feeling is certainly valid…

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      4. No doubt. And usually an uphill battle.

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  13. It does make sense.

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    1. Thank you, Pennie. Sometimes I wonder if I actually do or not LOL

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