11-23-2017, 11:30 AM
For what it's worth, Lana, Charles Eisenstein's book "The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible" talks about this use of "iron will" a lot, how we apply the same force to ourselves through guilt, lack of compassion, and strain that the society applies to the people and the planet. He points towards a way of being able to act and execute on one's desires that, instead of being something that you force out of yourself, arises naturally through simply knowing, appreciating, and having compassion for yourself.