There have been times in my life when I'd been down.

I've been out, I've been afraid, I've looked up at the road ahead and been completely unsure.

And I can say firsthand when you're going through a situation like this,

that it essentially consumed you.

Right? It's all you see. It's all you think about.

To the point where the good stuff, the opportunity all around you, it becomes transparent.

You see right through it.

It's the negative, it's misfortune for a period of time that becomes your narrative, becomes the story.

What if this is forever? What if I'm not as good as I want to be or as they are?

What if things don't work out?

Never mind the fact that you've been here before and you've battled back.

Never mind how far you've come.

No, that takes a backseat to the discomfort that we feel right now,

and that's the irrationality of the human mind.

We forget.

We forget that the lows create the highs. That temporary isn't forever that you can't stand

with any type of authority if you've never before fallen.

Accomplishing anything is never just walking up and reaching a goal.

It's about getting back up over and over again.

Taking the bad breaks in stride and seeing the losses for what they are necessary.

What if I told you that the difficult times weren't just manageable, they were what you needed? Those moments when you felt helpless were abridged to something better,

a demonstration of just how capable you are and how strong you can be.

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