The Real Finish

TODAY'S QUOTE:
"A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits.".... Richard Nixon

The attempt is everything in this awesome game of life. Win, lose, or draw... giving it our best shot is always the wisest way to travel. The momentum it takes to struggle against the odds can carry us on through the next battle if we coast on its gathered speed.

Accepting losses as if they mean the end of the line gives much more to any single defeat than it will ever take on its own merit. We are only truly defeated if we do not rise up just one more time than we are knocked down.

Let the thought of it being that simple irritate you upright. I have found this to be a simple, yet effective remedy to playing the helpless victim. Surly somewhere inside of you there is enough moxie to manage just one more rising, especially with the alternative being such a bleak pointless journey.

The real finish happens when we go belly-up, and death is the only thing that is ever going to make me lay where I fall. What use is it to waste such a precious thing as a one time only ticket to ride this beautiful train on a journey we each get to pilot. Spending it on your back in the dirt is criminal.

Getting knocked down is mandatory, everyone falls... staying prone is voluntary. Get up just one more time, even if you have to do it again and again and again. I refuse to count my knock-downs as knock-outs, and you should too. And as always.... think about it.... let it ride.... then you decide!!!!