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This is an admonition that all of us can relate to. Our coaches, parents, grandparents, and close friends never want us to quit when the going gets tough. Our best friends, our spouses, and especially our parents want to be inspired by our toughness and our grit. Believe me when I say that they need our win even more than we do. Whenever life goes off the rails and we are crushed, side tracked, and totally discouraged is the time we have to: 1.) Think of personal survival 2.) Make a plan to return to safety 3.) Thank God for the strength to survive and go on. Lastly, just know that scads of people who know and love us are cheering us on. Our response to the bad thing will be taught to an entire generation. Soooo! This is the time we “DON’T GIVE US JUST BECAUSE THINGS GOT HARD.”
Some kid out there needs to know how to handle rough times with all the helpings of discouragement, pain, and sorrow that accompany the crummy stuff. A Little variation on a famous quote would look like this “IF YOU ENDURE THIS, THOSE WHO LOVE YOU WILL COME.” Now you have a twofer…..You win by not giving up and the people who are watching you also win because they are encouraged to push on through their own personal storms.
In bodybuilding all of us muscle heads have had contests where we, quite literally, got our egos and our pride thrown to the ground and walked on. These are BAD TIMES. We have to decide to hang up our “SPEEDOS” and quit or we disappear to a quiet place and think. We have to look in the mirror and recommit ourselves to “TRY AGAIN!” This is the ‘EVERY MAN’S STORY.” We go into life with a mission to fly fight and win and return home victorious. However, along the way we will be defeated and counted out. This is the place where we decide to ‘NEVER QUIT!” This is our time to rise and meet the forces that threaten our very existence. When we do, we automatically win. If we accept the ass kicking then we surrender and we lose. DON’T DO IT!
Lastly, there is a saying that I love, “THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I WANT TO QUIT….BUT! THEN I REMEMBER WHO IS WATCHING!!” We are not alone no matter how we feel.
Get up! Make your bed! Take a Shower! Fresh clothes please! Pray! Kick the door down to get out there and win….Feelings will just have to move to the end of the train……and behave themselves! Quitting is not on the table….Your wife will love you for being the Warrior you were meant to be!
Six Pack and Senior 