Sunday Story…Choose

Stuff happens. It is the way of our people. Stuff is going to happen. A lot of it will be good stuff. Some of it will be bad stuff. Most of the stuff, good or bad, you won’t be expecting. The real challenge is how you deal with the stuff that happens. This is where we see your character reveal itself.

The good stuff is pretty easy to deal with. You are happy. You feel fulfilled and satisfied. Good stuff is, well, good. No worries.

The bad stuff, on the other hand, is a different story. The bad stuff can go from ruining your day to ruining your life.
The question is what are you going to do with the bad stuff happening to you? How will you react? What kind of attitude are you going to adopt?
Will you be defeated? Will you give up? Will you try to ignore it and hope it goes away?
Will you look at it as a blessing in disguise? Will you search for the lesson in it? Will you dig down inside and dig in? Will you be indomitable? Will you be courageous? Will you be unbroken, indefatigable, and undefeatable?

The choice is yours. It has always been your choice. Whatever happens to you, you get to choose how you will react, who you will be in the battle. Noble or ignoble? Friend or foe? Happy or mad? Filled with hope and love or bitterness and despair? You decide which is best.

You never know how strong you are until strong is the only choice you have.

Stay in the fight!


John Mariotti
www.crossfit-odyssey.com
www.sunday-stories.blogspot.com
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