Growth Routine

Daily routines, meditation, affirmations, self-care, etc.

A Flower with the Hide of a Rhinoceros: The Coexistence of Strength and Gentleness

A Flower with the Hide of a Rhinoceros: The Coexistence of Strength and Gentleness

Why Our Kindness Sometimes Becomes a Wound Beauty is noble in itself, but its light easily fades when it lacks the power to protect itself in a harsh world. For a long time, I have cherished the delicate sensitivity and artistic longing within me, calling it a ‘flower.’ However, as time passed, I realized one thing: to truly make this flower bloom, I need a solid outer shell that…

I Was Angry at the Agent… Then Something Shifted (From Emotion to Understanding, and the Brief Afterglow)

I Was Angry at the Agent… Then Something Shifted (From Emotion to Understanding, and the Brief Afterglow)

📞 After receiving a loan offer call today Today, I received a loan offer call from Hyundai Card. Since it’s a place I use often and trust, I picked up, wondering if the terms might have changed since last time. At first, the agent’s tone was fairly kind, but the conversation felt a bit one-sided. Thinking they weren’t really listening to me, a little anxiety and anger slipped into…

[Essay] Heave-ho! One! Two! Phew, I did it: 100kg Barbell Rows, the profound aesthetics of ‘indifference’

[Essay] Heave-ho! One! Two! Phew, I did it: 100kg Barbell Rows, the profound aesthetics of ‘indifference’

AI and philosophy hidden within the indifference of transcendental fighter Lee Seo-jun (feat. Wrtn AI) This post was completed in 10 seconds based on a conversation with an INTP friend on Wrtn AI. “Today, I lifted 100kg barbell rows for 2 reps.At a pace of 6 seconds per rep. You ask how I felt? Well… ‘Heave-ho! One! Two! Phew, I did it.’ That’s exactly it.” Someone might ask if…

Online Novel – My Life Fell Apart Just Because the Chicken Breast Didn’t Arrive: Surviving in Bodybuilder Nation

Online Novel – My Life Fell Apart Just Because the Chicken Breast Didn’t Arrive: Surviving in Bodybuilder Nation

🏛️ A Nation Where Bodybuilders Hold Power There’s a country where only bodybuilders are revered.Muscle equals character, and social status is determined by the thickness of your triceps.Routines are the constitution, chicken breast is religion, and cheat days are treated like holidays. 💪 The Legendary 120kg Man In that country lived a legendary bodybuilder weighing 120kg.He ran 4km every day, climbed stairs wearing a weighted vest,and ended each day…

Hip-hop was born while doing the Stand-to-Stand Bridge S2SB

Hip-hop was born while doing the Stand-to-Stand Bridge S2SB

While doing the Stand-to-Stand Bridge, music came to me Today, I worked out at home, which is different from my usual routine.It’s because I changed my routine recently;I did the ‘Stand-to-Stand Bridge’ wearing a whopping 19kg weighted vest 🙂 On the hard, bare floor… And I felt like turning this story into my own music. Originally, I used to do weight training at the gym.But doing weighted vest exercises…

Voyage of the Unconscious: The Night a Dream Purified My Childhood Wounds

Voyage of the Unconscious: The Night a Dream Purified My Childhood Wounds

It had been over seven weeks since I restarted my abstinence.I overcame the days where I used to repeatedly fail at the two-week markthrough willpower and mindfulness. Because indulging in misguided desiresisn’t taking a break—it’s becoming weak. Everyone has different views,but I didn’t see maintaining abstinence as some intense self-improvement;I thought of it as the normal state.That mindset made the journey much smoother. Even yesterday, when I felt the…

A back lever straddle built on muscle feel and tension—my real growth journey

A back lever straddle built on muscle feel and tension—my real growth journey

My challenge to get a perfectly straight back lever straddle The weather lately is totally autumn.When that chilly breeze blows, it feels like both my body and mind get quieter for no reason.On days like this,waking your body up with a warm workoutcan be such a good routine. Today, in the back lever straddle position,I finally got perfectly straight.Really—exactly. 🌀 An honest line made by muscle feel and tension…

The 500kg total isn’t just a number. It means I believe in myself.

The 500kg total isn’t just a number. It means I believe in myself.

🌱 How I feel as I push toward a 500kg total – Today’s Workout Diary 🏁 The challenge started with numbers, but it led to the heart I am working toward a 500kg total.To be honest, I started just because I thought it looked “cool,”but now that number itself feels like meaning to me. 500kg totalMy goal that I will achieve one day. 🔄 Decided to change my routine…

21 Hours of Intermittent Fasting: Surprising Changes in My Body (and a Little Happening)

21 Hours of Intermittent Fasting: Surprising Changes in My Body (and a Little Happening)

– “I just ate a bit too much, that’s all!” Something felt off for the past few days.My workouts were getting more intense, but it felt like my weight was going up instead…?! “Did I… start bulking up?”“Is something wrong with my body?” All kinds of thoughts flashed through my mind.I was exhausted, drained, and my motivation collapsed.. But since last night,I started intermittent fastingand now I’m at hour…

Abstinence wasn’t repression—it was real love.

Abstinence wasn’t repression—it was real love.

🎮 Her in the game, a strange flutter I was looking at a character in the game,and somehow it felt like she was my girlfriend.With every expression and every gesture, my heart trembled,and my emotions surged. Even though it wasn’t real,it felt like she was looking right at me.But my brain was flooded with dopamine,and I could clearly feel it.That I was being attacked by dopamine. But as I…