Still Standing

I didn't expect to be writing again so soon but here I am, good evening everyone. I'm feeling a little like a punch drunk boxer having gone 12 rounds with someone well out of my league and that is where today's ramble comes from. Life at times is very much akin to being a prizefighter – take on the fight, win or lose pick yourself up and continue to face the next opponent.

I really should have been made from rubber making it much easier to bounce back when knocked down, but I wasn't, I was made from skin, bones and was given a whole array of emotions like you. Take a good look at yourself, notice each and every scar that you carry – physical or metaphorical, what do they prove? To me what they prove is that we face a challenge each day, we don't always win but our hearts still beat and the blood still pumps throughout our bodies.

It is human nature to fight for survival. It is human nature to withdraw and get emotional when facing a personal defeat. The questions are, how many times can one person repair themselves? Is a failure a negative or can it be used to improve ourselves? When I'm in my usual positive state I'd look at my 'scars' and draw strength from them as they show me what I have come through before and how I became stronger as a result.

I am a nightmare as I bring myself back to my feet, as people that know me will testify to, but I do stagger back to them and build myself again. We all know that it feels harder with each setback but as we step back and review the path we have trodden it is evident that a light can be just around the corner. I'm not going to say that feeling dejected is wrong, I honestly believe we need to hit the bottom so we can look back at it to stop ourselves getting there again.

Look at your environment, we all are surrounded by those that wish us well, those that will kick us when we aren't capable of kicking ourselves. The metaphorical kick is one of the most powerful things we can ever receive, it isn't a knock out punch it is an incentive and to remember who we are and just what we can achieve.

The scar will fade, the experience of it will spur us on. Remember each person goes through the same as much as in that moment you feel like the loneliest person on the planet. In the words of one of my favourite bands “Everybody gets knocked down, how quick are you gonna' get up?”.


Take care my friends.


Enjoy today, look forward to tomorrow.