My buddy who does composite repair says his hands still ache after hours of mold work.

Nah, honestly that whole "fixing your headspace" thing is kinda oversold. It's not some magic switch that just flips and makes everything perfect. Real life is messy, and sometimes chasing that perfect mental state just sets you up to feel worse when things aren't sunshine all the time. Like, you can't just rely on one thing to do all the work for you.

Man, been there. I had to turn down a 15k lb load for a 10k lb capacity trailer once, cost me a whole day's pay. But watching another guy blow his axle on the same route later? Made me sure. Better to eat the short loss than wreck your gear or get slapped with a DOT fine you can't talk your way out of.