Discipline As Devotion
In “Discipline as Devotion,” Hiram explores the deeper side of discipline .... not as control, but as alignment and surrender. Through self-reflection and honest insight, he shares how true discipline becomes devotion when it flows from purpose, peace, and faith rather than fear or perfectionism.
Yo YO Yooooooooo! What up H3:33 Fam Bam! Guess who BBiiizzaacckkk hahaha nah, it’s Wednesday so you already know what time it is. A new….Note from the Journey. Hot off the presses 😁How ya’ll doing? Holiday season is RAPIDLY approaching and that can bring stress and/or other negative feelings(but hopefully also feelings of joy). Try to stay grounded, PRESENT and find ways to pour back into YOU!
Last week I mentioned that I started a YouTube channel and that the “Power in Presence” entry was inspired by my first YouTube short. Well, I’m keeping the same theme this week and that means that this post is/was inspired by my second short that I also posted last week.
Reflecting back on my journey……and DISCIPLINE…..I can readily think of examples in which I severely lacked discipline and times in which my discipline has been militant like.
So let’s get VULNERABLE…….
Back in 2019-2022…..I am pretty sure that I believed I was a HIGHLY disciplined man. That would not have been an accurate or inaccurate reflection of me at the time. Let’s call it a half truth haha …..So….I was extremely disciplined in three aspects of my life. Fatherhood, physical fitness, and my career. The good thing is that all of those three items fall under the “physical” domain in the H3:33 equation of wholeness. The bad thing is that there are three other domains a man must master in order to achieve BALANCE.
Another big thing about only having discipline in the aforementioned areas is that there was a MAJOR area that lacked discipline in the physical arena……and that is the flesh. Not being disciplined enough to control LUST……was and had been a huge hurdle in my life….causing chaos and turmoil.
Discipline isn’t about perfection….its about alignment…..
I believe that most men will see discipline as CONTROL, but real discipline is devotion….
Devotion to your PEACE…
Devotion to your GROWTH…
Devotion to the man you’re BECOMING…
Discipline isn’t about perfection….its about alignment…..
Alignment between the MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, SPIRITUAL, and physical domains of the self. Finding the balance necessary to become your most authentic self. Creating DAILY routines that help cultivate, grow, enrich, and maintain your alignment within.
True discipline isn’t about control……it’s about SURRENDER.
Surrender to the process. Surrender to the vision God placed within you.
Discipline becomes devotion when you stop forcing outcomes and start flowing in alignment.
Healing builds strength. Rising builds legacy.
Check me out next week for another glimpse into the Journey! If this post sparked questions, comments, or reflections. Feel free to comment below, hit me up on YouTube, IG, or TikTok. I’m always down for a thought-provoking discussion or feedback for growth.
Holla at MMmeeeeeee
Hiram
H3:33
“not my sink. not my dishes.”
Control is an illusion...but growth is real. In this week's Note from the Journey, Hiram shares a raw story about facing his own triggers, releasing control, and trusting God's plan. From dream to reality, he breaks down what it means to truly "control the controllable" and let peace do the work.
YOOOO!! What up H3:33 Fam Bam! Back again with ya’ll for another note from the journey 😁. I hope that as you are reading this you are sitting in a space of peace, love, happiness, and gratitude. If not…just know that things WILL get better. Life is about balance and there is no dark without LIGHT.
Last week when I was writing my entry for ya’ll…I actually determined what my next two topics were going to be. Which is not how the first two topics came to fruition because I like to write whatever it is I feel in my soul at the time. Lowkey I am happy I did it differently this week because this post will be dropping in a few hours and if I did not know what I wanted to write about…..it’s likely I’d be SCRAMBLING right now trying to figure out a topic hahaha but everything works out exactly how it is supposed to….EVERY…time.
So…..I got a story to tell…well…a LOT of em but this one is about a situation that happened two weeks ago. And it just so happens that a few days prior to this event I had a dream about an interaction that hadn’t happened….now the old me would have just assumed it was “odd”(I have more feels about dreams but that’s a different topic for a different day) but in the space I currently reside….I knew this was a message. I shared the details of this dream with one person before said event. Her and I discussed this dream, why I had it, what it meant and my plan going forward….
After that conversation I was feeling GOOD, prepared and ready for life’s next test. Or so I thought….because….the EXACT….and I mean EXACT situation from the dream showed up on my doorstep. Here was the chance to ignore old triggers, rise above, and build the reality that I want to live. INSTEAD the story has a twist because…….I had ish to GET OFF MY CHEST! I didn’t go 0-100 like I would have in the past…it was more like 0-60… unnecessary nonetheless. I almost typed “out of character” instead of “unnecessary” but it happened so it was obviously still a PART of me. What this incident did was shine a light on an issue I thought I had truly worked on……CONTROL…..
“Sometimes you just gotta shut the F*!$ up”
A great, honest, direct, corrective and NECESSARY….statement that was presented to me shortly after my dream became my reality. Why did I deviate from the plan I had already created? Why did I let something trigger me that I was divinely prepared for?
The answer is/was simple….I still had control issues that I had not yet fully released. I often try to fix problems that have NOTHING to do with/are outside of me 🤦🏿♂️. “Not my sink not my dishes” “Control the controllable” …two quotes I like and would use if/when I felt myself slipping into the fear of losing control…..yet…when I had the chance to prove to myself and others who are convinced that I am still the version of me they knew YEARS ago…..I returned to what was comfortable for me….while making things uncomfortable for others.
“Sometimes you just have to shut the F!$# Up”
Control issues are often rooted in trauma that was created by an incident that made us feel victimized/embarrassed/hurt etc..and we vow to never let it happen again. Set the expectation within thyself to control everything we can in hopes to protect ourselves. Not allowing people to help us…..EVEN when it is obvious that we need help….because we want it done a certain way or have a lack of trust in an external energy.
How do we learn to release control? For me, control has always felt like protection….a way to keep chaos away. But the truth is, control is often fear in disguise. Fear that things won’t go right unless I’m steering every move. Fear that if I don’t handle it, it won’t get handled. But healing taught me something new: sometimes the lesson isn’t in the steering, it’s in surrendering.
Being a father made that lesson hit harder. I can guide my sons, but I can’t control their journey. I can show them love, but I can’t choose their lessons. What I can control is my response, my peace, and my presence.
So this week, I remind myself….and EVERYONE reading this….to control the controllable and release the rest. Trust that God already has the plan in motion.
Healing builds strength, rising builds legacy.
Check me out next week for another glimpse into the Journey. If this post sparked something in you, or you’ve struggled with control yourself, leave a comment below, on IG or TikTok. Let’s grow together!
Holla at mmmmeeeeee!
Hiram
H3:33