{"id":126,"date":"2013-04-29T06:45:00","date_gmt":"2013-04-29T06:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/knowing-your-limits\/"},"modified":"2013-04-29T06:45:00","modified_gmt":"2013-04-29T06:45:00","slug":"knowing-your-limits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/knowing-your-limits\/","title":{"rendered":"Knowing Your Limits"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post is from back in 2008. We'll need this in the future to come.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Navy<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

The above insignia is for the U.S. Navy Seals<\/a>.  I didn't realize how significant the symbol was until I talked to Erik, whose brother is a Navy Seal. <\/p>\n

Erik and I didn't talk much about war or fighting, but we did talk about knowing your limits.<\/p>\n

The Seals go through very difficult training in the pursuit of becoming elite.  A part of that training is discovering<\/a> your limits.  My understanding is when a Seal discovers their limits they are better prepared for the extreme situations inevitable in their job.  Some say enlightenment arrives as well with a discovery of one's limits.  I would agree.<\/p>\n

So how about you? Have you discovered, and do you know your limits?  <\/p>\n

In years past I didn't want to know.  I thought knowing my limits would bring me too close to the "brink."  So many times I chose the expedient and practical  The brink is good for you though.  I say this, knowing how painful it can be.  No one signs up for it (except maybe the Navy Seals) and many times we just want a break.<\/p>\n

Here are some ideas around discovering and knowing your limits:<\/p>\n