Down 7, Up 8

I have been seeing a lot of people down on themselves for relapsing. It’s only a big deal if you don’t get back up. Get knocked down, get up. Can’t lift what you used to lift, train more. Can’t run as fast as you could, run more. Can’t play as well as you used to, play more. Get bucked off, get back in the saddle. Can’t solve it, think harder. You can’t eat an elephant in one sitting. You cant grow without pruning. The chiseled stone clangs in pain and sparks its tears. The frayed rope has to break before it can be re-tied. You are as strong as your weakest link. But if your weakest link breaks you have a choice, re-forge the link stronger or moan about the broken chain. Anyone who has done anything of value has learned the hard way in more ways than one. Failure is the common theme in success. Get up, try again, failure isn’t really failure, only quitting is.