Perseverance

I took a fall yesterday. I had decided to go out to Starbucks for a late afternoon coffee. $7 coffee in hand, walking down the street – my phone in my pocket, I was enjoying a beautiful day. I was wearing flat shoes – due to my broken toe, and the next thing I knew, I was on the ground. What coffee hadn’t splashed all over me, was now gone in the wind. My knee(s) scraped through my jeans and my palms cut up.

Although I was on a crowded street, no one stopped to help. They all saw what happened to me. Some people just didn’t care. Some people may have cared, but did nothing anyway. I even saw some laughing. I’m sure there were some that even thought I deserved what happened…still, no one helped.

I did what I always do. I got up on my own. I was embarrassed. I was a mess. I had coffee all over me. I was bleeding and I was in pain (a lot!). I hobbled back to the office. I cried. My friend and co-worker Kate bandaged me up. I called it a day and went home.

My morning routine is to wake at 4am and work out on my Total Gym. My hand and knee are still incredibly painful - not to mention the stupid toe! Bending my knee hurts and is difficult. It was incredibly difficult to grip the weights. Surely I could take today off and not work out? I mean, broken toe and cuts and bruises should get me something. But I didn’t. I got up and worked out. It took a little longer…because it really does hurt. Typing this right now hurts…but if there’s one thing you should know about me…I don’t give up. I keep going. Even if I don’t want to.

When life knocks you down, get yourself back up. Those that watched you fall and did nothing, can watch you rise. Perseverance.

It’s easy to get up and keep going when things are good. It takes perseverance to get up and keep going when things are difficult…

They say bad things happen in threes…two weeks ago I crashed my car into a pole. Last week, I broke my toe. This week, I took a fall. Okay, Universe…let’s see some good things start to happen. I think I'm due...

I’m looking and feeling a little like Mayhem from the Allstate commercials, and just like Mayhem…I live another day.

Perseverance.

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