We do not Overcome without Nurturing

You must nurture your positive drives, allowing them to become strong enough to overcome the negative impulses and habits.

It is not enough to decide; you must develop the inner fortitude to perform the outward action.

(This supposes we live inward-to-outward instead of external-to-internal.)

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