Our willpower is an exhaustible resource. Every now and then, we need to recharge and today we’ve got the perfect thing for you. After working in the corporate graphic design industry for 8 years, Gavin Aung Than quit his unfulfilling job at the end of 2011 to focus on his true passion, cartoon drawings. Since then, he has produced a lot of great comic strips, but one of them really stands out.
Titled “It couldn’t be done,” the relatable comics were actually based on a poem by Edgar Albert Guest (1881-1959). “I love taking old poems and adapting them for modern readers, so I thought using fitness and running was a good idea,” he told Bored Panda. “Plus, the character in the comic was used in one of my earlier Zen Pencils comics where he first decided to embark on a weight loss journey. So I wanted to bring him back and continue his story.”
Some readers have even emailed Gavin, telling him they were motivated to lead a healthy life after reading the comic. “I guess the combination of the poem and my pictures really packs a punch. That’s the power of comics paired with motivational quotes!” he said. “The poem is pretty motivational itself but I thought that by adding a new original story I could make the message even stronger and I think I achieved that. Well, I hope I did.”
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Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most. - Ozzy Osbourne
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Pretty inspirational. I love the illustrations that went along with it.
It is a book, though not a children's one. It has famous quotes and illistrations like this one, very good book called "Zen Comics." Highly suggest you by it!
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of course I had to discover this AFTER I ordered a f*****g massive pizza
I picked up Zen Pencils (by this artist) a couple of years ago and had to get the sequel this year. Highly recommended for the BP crowd if you liked the above. It really does develop short quotes into a relatable narrative in a way that turns them all the more inspiring. They are great for coffee table keepers or sharing with friends. I don't plug unless it's something I genuinely appreciate and think others would, as well. See more on their site: https://zenpencils.com/
That part where he drinks the smoothie cracked me up. But they can be made so they are not too disgusting you know? But overall nice one. I like how it is emphasized here how you have to shrug off all the mocking and stupid remarks and focus on the target, that is so true.
You're so right about the smoothie part. I know the way to make my broccoli + celery juice tasty for my husband and me, while keeping it all healthy. ♥
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What kind of stud has 4 boxes of Krispy Kreme donuts on hand any given day? This guy was my hero before he even whipped himself into shape
This comic is amazing and inspirational. Now, looking forward to another one where the protagonist doesn't fit within the "eating lots of junk" cliché, has a 9-hour working day and commutes 1+1 hour back and forth every day.
Why don't people act like this on the whole Jennifer Lopez thing, like of course you can get a body like if you had dedication its not just all about the money....
Jennifer is almost 50. I'll eat my hat if she hasn't had some lipo or butt lift or some surgical assistance to erase the loss of muscle and metabolism that hits at middle age.
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It is of my life, the same experience, but it's different that after this , i was sent to the hospital.
This is really nice. It reminds me of how I started training for survival runs three years ago. In the beginning I was unable to run even 2 km in one go. This weekend I ran a military obstacle course of 15 km with 50 obstacles, including swimming in water that was 5 or 7 °C. I'm anemic and have always preformed poorly at sports, but turns out I just needed to learn to run at my own pace. Even if it's slower that almost everyone else, trying and getting to the finish is much more important than actually winning.
Woahh!! Amazing😀 Did anyone else here sing that song 'ROAR'(katy perry) reading that line " Eye of the tiger " in the comic? Or is it just me?
Hm.. I was singing that song "Eye of the tiger" reading that line.. ;)
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It's from a series called Zen Comics, and the author would choose a famous quote and make a comic about it. I'm a fan!
Be careful if you have ANY health issues, especially chronic or serious. Working out is not for everyone. I learned it the hard way. It always seems so easy when other people do this.
Thank you! I will never finish a marathon, and I will never try. Got so many more important (to me) things to do. But to those who do it: "Whoa dude..."!
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I don't know why, but I thought he had a heart attack right at the finish line.
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Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most. - Ozzy Osbourne
Load More Replies... Pretty inspirational. I love the illustrations that went along with it.
It is a book, though not a children's one. It has famous quotes and illistrations like this one, very good book called "Zen Comics." Highly suggest you by it!
Load More Replies... of course I had to discover this AFTER I ordered a f*****g massive pizza
I picked up Zen Pencils (by this artist) a couple of years ago and had to get the sequel this year. Highly recommended for the BP crowd if you liked the above. It really does develop short quotes into a relatable narrative in a way that turns them all the more inspiring. They are great for coffee table keepers or sharing with friends. I don't plug unless it's something I genuinely appreciate and think others would, as well. See more on their site: https://zenpencils.com/
That part where he drinks the smoothie cracked me up. But they can be made so they are not too disgusting you know? But overall nice one. I like how it is emphasized here how you have to shrug off all the mocking and stupid remarks and focus on the target, that is so true.
You're so right about the smoothie part. I know the way to make my broccoli + celery juice tasty for my husband and me, while keeping it all healthy. ♥
Load More Replies... What kind of stud has 4 boxes of Krispy Kreme donuts on hand any given day? This guy was my hero before he even whipped himself into shape
This comic is amazing and inspirational. Now, looking forward to another one where the protagonist doesn't fit within the "eating lots of junk" cliché, has a 9-hour working day and commutes 1+1 hour back and forth every day.
Why don't people act like this on the whole Jennifer Lopez thing, like of course you can get a body like if you had dedication its not just all about the money....
Jennifer is almost 50. I'll eat my hat if she hasn't had some lipo or butt lift or some surgical assistance to erase the loss of muscle and metabolism that hits at middle age.
Load More Replies... Thanks for sharing this great information. I really appreciate your work in this and looking for more good posts in the future. Thank you http://www.packersandmoversmadhapur.in
It is of my life, the same experience, but it's different that after this , i was sent to the hospital.
This is really nice. It reminds me of how I started training for survival runs three years ago. In the beginning I was unable to run even 2 km in one go. This weekend I ran a military obstacle course of 15 km with 50 obstacles, including swimming in water that was 5 or 7 °C. I'm anemic and have always preformed poorly at sports, but turns out I just needed to learn to run at my own pace. Even if it's slower that almost everyone else, trying and getting to the finish is much more important than actually winning.
Woahh!! Amazing😀 Did anyone else here sing that song 'ROAR'(katy perry) reading that line " Eye of the tiger " in the comic? Or is it just me?
Hm.. I was singing that song "Eye of the tiger" reading that line.. ;)
Load More Replies... It's from a series called Zen Comics, and the author would choose a famous quote and make a comic about it. I'm a fan!
Be careful if you have ANY health issues, especially chronic or serious. Working out is not for everyone. I learned it the hard way. It always seems so easy when other people do this.
Thank you! I will never finish a marathon, and I will never try. Got so many more important (to me) things to do. But to those who do it: "Whoa dude..."!
Load More Replies... I don't know why, but I thought he had a heart attack right at the finish line.
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