The fact is that even if your body doesn't work the way it used to, the heart and the mind and the spirit are not diminished.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Physical limitations do not reduce the value or capacity of one's inner self.
- In plain terms
- Your body may change but your spirit stays strong.
- What can you take from it?
- Focus on inner strengths when physical abilities change.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What parts of yourself remain unchanged?
- How do you measure worth beyond the body?
Another view
Physical pain can still overshadow mental resilience temporarily.
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