Life is a battle! It defines and refines us. It causes us to be better and more than we ever imagined just to stay alive. When we get up in the morning life is waiting for us. Our feet hit the floor and we are in the midst of survival and winning.
Someone said that “in order to wage war, you have to become war.” You have to understand what is at stake and what is required to be “still standing when the smoke clears.” When we fail to understand and we shy away from the fight we will find ourselves as the vanquished. We might hesitate too long and our opportunity to win will have blown right by us or the adversary will hurt us because we were not ready or because we hesitated before engaging.
Not every battle or skirmish is immediate. Most times we see what needs to be done and it requires us to settle in for now. the goal is out there but it has to be sought after using a couple gifts that not every person posses. Two of the mightiest warriors that we have at our disposal if we will apply them are: 1.) Patience. and 2.) Time. Very few people (myself included) ever take the opportunity to develop these warriors in our lives. We see a challenge and we attack instantly as a rule. But, when you want something or need something that is going to take a long term look and a plan we have to plug into a couple of realities 1.) Patience and 2.) Time
When my son had cancer. I had no immediate answers nor did I control the outcome. It’s here that the mightiest soldiers in my arsenal had to take over. The treatment and the course was going to take time. Because time was needed I had to develop patience as my buddy. I have/had no patience so getting to know this warrior was awkward, frustrating, and painful but in the end it has become my calling card for these terrible situations. I believe, because of my son and his Leukemia that I have patience and a clear understanding of what time means to win. None of this makes me special but it did define me and refine me enough to be a much different man.
In closing, nobody likes being introduced to situations and new skills to address new challenges. But, I can say that my favorite and most powerful warriors that keep me focused in times of real darkness are. 1.) Patience and 2.) Time.
Final parting thought! In bodybuilding there is no shortcuts. First focus is to be patient as the results of our labors become manifest. Time is the tincture that all bodybuilders and simple human beings must spend judiciously. We don’t miss workouts. We do not side step challenges. Learning to love patience and allowing time to do its magic is the sign of a person with self mastery.
Always know that the warriors of patience and time will never fail you if you give them the chance to be applied and understood. Until next time! Doug
Six Pack and Senior 