Eddie Pinero

It's not like I'm going to be running.

And then there goes some very important alone time, thinking time, and you can see how easily the wheels sort of fall off the wagon.

Not because you're a bad person or don't want the result, but because the second things stop being perfect or working the way I wanted them to, I found a parking space.

There will be few stretches of time in life when everything's perfect.

things going exactly how you want them to, it will simply be the exception, not the rule.

And then the question becomes, can you put your head down and continue forward knowing that life will call for adaptation and adjustment?

But that those tempting exit signs are not for you.

They are weakness.

They are for those who forget their strength and their courage.

I mentioned a little while ago that growth is fighting two demons, saying yes to the mountain ahead and no to the off-ramps.

But when you step back and look at things different, you change the dynamic, you put the odds in your favor.

When the off-ramps become reminders of your strength as you pass them one by one, indicators of your commitment to move forward,

And when the mountain ahead becomes merely the way, not some giant sacrifice or monster, but merely a path, things simplify in a way that empowers you on your mission.

There is no perfect or imperfect.

There is adjusting when necessary and taking the next little step along the way.

And using the previous example, it's like, I'm injured, okay?

This will definitely be a time for adjustment.

Maybe it's yoga, stretching, practicing being more patient, maybe greater emphasis on meditation, mental strength, whatever it is, but we don't stop.

We continue stepping forward.

The next step will look a little different, but that's all.