Armor Up!
THE PRACTICE
Key Takeaways
● The inner war shows up through doubt, distraction, discouragement, dependence on self, and disconnection (the 5 Ds).
● You can meet these forces by practicing daily internal resourcing rather than externally fighting harder.
● A simple daily “inner armor” helps you move through the week with clarity and grounding.
Theme
When life pulls you off center, the pull is quiet. It’s subtle doubt, scattered attention, or the feeling that you must hold everything alone.
Mini Teaching
These patterns drain your resilience because they separate you from your inner resources. Strength comes from the qualities that anchor you, not from pushing past them. When safety and trust are present, truth tightens your center, integrity steadies your choices, and stillness softens reactivity. Perspective protects the mind from spiraling by connecting it to your heart and intuition. Contemplative practices–prayer and meditation–cut through the noise of the 5 Ds. This is about choosing what helps you stand grounded, confident, and regulated in your life.
Practice
Notice this…
Where the 5 Ds are tugging at you this week.
Reflect on this…
Which quality you’ve been least connected to: truth, integrity, peace, faith, perspective, or grounding.
Try this…
Choose one quality as your “armor” for the day. Name it each morning. Let it guide the way you meet what arises.
Integration
Return to your chosen quality at the end of the day and ask how it helped you stay centered.
CTA
If you want the sharper idea behind this practice, revisit last week’s The Flash on the inner war.
With love & light,
John Moos, MD
Soul Surgeon