Eddie Pinero

See, each footstep

is far more than a point on the earth.

It's a declaration, a commitment to give more than most would give so that you can feel what only a few will feel.

So remember that when things seem trivial, when it's easier to call it a day or turn it around, that the simple act of continuing forward puts you in the minority.

It's positioning you to experience life as it should be lived.

You're here to both cherish the now and cash it in.

Let the value of your courage compound.

Let your resilience remind you just how much control you have and how much is waiting for you.

If only you say yes when it hurts.

Move forward when the path is unclear.

Believe when the possibility only exists in your head.

You're here because while it may be easier to watch life go by from the cheap seats, the risk, the sacrifice is worth being able to look back someday down the road and know that at least you had the courage to play the game.

It's how our minds interpret our experiences that create our realities.

And the reason this reminder is so important to me, the reason I don't believe we could ever hear it enough, is because keeping that understanding front and center in our lives tells us how powerful we are.

Sure, we often can't control the situation.

We all know that.

But we can always control what the situation means.

Every event is open to interpretation.

Yeah, sometimes it takes a while to get to the value, especially when our minds want to default to the negative or what's missing or what's lost.

But if you're willing to look, underneath every occurrence is exactly what you need.