SPARTAN SERIES #126: “THERE IS NOTHING STRONGER THAN A BROKEN MAN WHO HAS REBUILT HIMSELF”

THE LANDSCAPE OF THE EARTH AND HEAVEN IS LITTERED WITH THE BROKEN BODIES, MINDS, SPIRITS, AND LIVES OF MEN WHO HAVE STUMBLED OR HAVE BEEN BROKEN. The crucible that we live in, that refines us, that makes us better is often more than we can bear—-and we quit and we become part of the littered landscape. We see it all the time. But, what we don’t see is the hearts and individual struggles of each broken man. We only have the capacity to observe, make notes, and try to avoid the calamities we witness. Sure we can stop to try and understand but life has a curious way of ushering us along our way and the lessons potentially learned are quickly forgotten.

In the midst of defeat and self loathing and the ultimate destruction there are spirits that attain a foot hold. They cling to the rocks around them for dear life. They gather themselves and take stock of where they are and what is required to stop the bleeding and move in a different direction. To say the least, the “rebuilding” process has begun.

The man who is under “reconstruction” is doing it with an eye toward never making the same mistakes again.

After a major bodybuilding defeat we can either sulk and surrender or we can get back to our offices, lay out a plan to win, get back to the gym and change all that’s wrong into all that is good. Nobody wants to face a man who has been broken and is now being rebuilt. For he knows where all the mistakes were made. These do not exist any longer. His arms are bigger, more defined, and stronger. His core and his core values have been galvanized and there is only strength and a will to win in this new man’s heart.

What I’ve described above is the “epitome” of failing, gaining redemption, resetting your direction with a “Holy” commitment to excellence and to win. There is no stronger man in the world than the broken man who has rebuilt himself. This potential foe will not ever be defeated again.

Final thought: To win means you have to be willing to fail. To win means you have to be able to see a way to win where none is obvious. To come back from the brink of Hell is a testament to the character of the broken man who will rebuild himself. Always reject quitting and always search for the way forward.

Always be on the “REBUILD” there is no greater activity.