{"id":178672,"date":"2019-10-11T08:12:20","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T15:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=178672"},"modified":"2019-10-11T08:20:12","modified_gmt":"2019-10-11T15:20:12","slug":"what-do-you-desire-to-become","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/11\/what-do-you-desire-to-become\/","title":{"rendered":"Become What You Desire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A realization:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>We must think deeply on what we desire to become, in terms of our character, our personality, our body, and our mind.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More focus on self development of our body and mind, less concern for externals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery alignfull is-style-rectangular\"><div 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900w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/8FB4ECD6-474A-4059-A766-A544AB662B0E.jpeg?strip=info&#038;w=960&#038;ssl=1 960w\" alt=\"Face abstract\" data-height=\"1280\" data-id=\"178046\" data-link=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/8fb4ecd6-474a-4059-a766-a544ab662b0e\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/8FB4ECD6-474A-4059-A766-A544AB662B0E.jpeg\" data-width=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/8FB4ECD6-474A-4059-A766-A544AB662B0E.jpeg?ssl=1\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This means:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Focus on your character, your <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/09\/physique-is-health\/\">physique<\/a>, your mindset above your riches, your possessions, lifestyle, etc.<\/li><li>What personality traits do you desire to cultivate? For me, it is having chutzpah, brazenness, love of risk and adventure, great hopes, great tasks, focus, zen strength, and insouciance.<\/li><li>Possessions are fleeting, your body and character is eternal.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We desire certain personality traits, not things.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want the Lamborghini for the Lamborghini sake. We want the <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/09\/transform-your-body-into-a-lamborghini\/\">Lamborghini for what it symbolizes<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Non conformity <\/li><li>Risk loving <\/li><li>Adventure<\/li><li>Adrenaline <\/li><li>Speed, recklessness<\/li><li>Aggressive, bold, and audaciousness <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which makes me think:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Better to transform our body and mind into what we desire, instead of just buying the power totems or symbols of it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"788\" data-attachment-id=\"178625\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/0-amelia-garden-grove-adventures-2019-48\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/0-amelia-garden-grove-adventures-2019-48.jpg?fit=2000%2C1336&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1336\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.4&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DC-G9&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1570749996&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;12&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0 amelia garden grove adventures 2019 -48\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/0-amelia-garden-grove-adventures-2019-48.jpg?fit=2000%2C1336&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/0-amelia-garden-grove-adventures-2019-48.jpg?resize=1180%2C788&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-178625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/0-amelia-garden-grove-adventures-2019-48.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/0-amelia-garden-grove-adventures-2019-48.jpg?resize=1000%2C668&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/0-amelia-garden-grove-adventures-2019-48.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/0-amelia-garden-grove-adventures-2019-48.jpg?resize=920%2C615&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Transform yourself.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your body and mind is the most exquisite thing which exists. Build yourself and develop yourself to the apex before anything else!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GO HARD!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ERIC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A realization: We must think deeply on what we desire to become, in terms of our character, our personality, our body, and our mind. 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