I’ve been listening to the Rich Roll podcast a lot lately. Each conversation has provided invaluable insights and left me feeling inspired in one way or another. I was extremely moved by Rich’s conversation with Tommy Rivs, an ultra-endurance athlete and lung cancer survivor. I highly recommend listening to this episode (648). Tommy’s story illuminates the fragility of life and the importance of living a life of service. Here are a few quotes from Tommy that deeply resonated with me: 

“Frustration and struggle isn’t so much rooted in the effort or discomfort, but more the emotional and mental stress that grows from the fact that my reality doesn’t match my expectations.” 

“Suffering is never the problem. It’s the anticipation that things will be different that drives us to either blow up or give up.” 

“Progress is hard to see if you don’t record it and motivation is hard to come by if you can’t see progress.”