There is always something to overcome.

Sometimes, days are plagued with exasperation

Intermingled with nights  of exhaustion

Greeting the day is a nightmare

in hours of daylight you don’t know if you are here or there

Or If you are really going anywhere

You feel lost.

You feel  Alone.

You feel Defeated.

Your un-uttered  cries for help fall on deaf ears.

And you can’t wipe away the sting of tears.

Slowly rising,

threatening to drown you beneath

the briny downpour

You have grown weary in you well-doing.

Yet,

You don’t give up.

To give up is to give in.

You throw back your shoulders, shove down the pain

And you muster forth and do  all you can to get back in the race again

That’s called grit.

When all the world is jeering

And the fires of life are searing

Everything is calling for you to quit

You Keep on going despite of it

Even still, often it seems,

Just when you get a second wind

pick up speed

gain momentum

seeming that you just might win

There it is,  your “Achilles heel”.

“The wall”.

A strong and towering wall.

Here lies the ultimate test of your endurance, your faith, and your will.

After you have given your all, and everything in-between, you come face to face with just one more thing.

 You are not alone

Everyone must one day face “the wall”.

Some will face several.

Many come across it in the most unlikely of places and the most uncertain of times.

Some run into it when everything seems sublime.

For  others when it seems they’ve reached the end of the line.

No matter the time, the place, or your state, you will have a decision to make.

You will have to determine whether to scale the wall, break through the wall, or turn around.

What do you do?

At first glance the wall seems impenetrable; its height insurmountable. The width unsurpassable.

For some the encounter will lead them to believe that life is a cruel joke of which,  somehow he or she has become the punch line.

But,

When this happens

When  you start to feel the strain and pull of life.

When encountering  the wall or any other insurmountable walls.

Don’t give up.

Stop

Sit down

Rest a while.

Clear your mind and breathe

Then

open your eyes and look around

Look at where you are

Look at where you’ve been

Remember how you got here

from where you used to be

Let it Remind you of who you are and what  you can do when you believe

Then,

Remember those who are stuck behind their walls trying to get to where you have achieved.

For them, to get where you are is more than a dream.

Gather all the resolve you have left and get up off your knees

With the will that got you this far

Push even harder to succeed.

It will take every bit of energy you have within and just a bit more to push through, climb over, or make a path around.

It is possible.

That wall,  it’s just a test.

What lies on the other side of that wall is worth everything you got.

“The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.”
― Molière

• What does not break you, will only  make you stronger.

• It is in our weakest moments that we find our greatest strengths.
• When our backs are against the wall that we become the most resourceful.

• There can be no solutions without problems.
• We have to go through to get to our breakthrough

• Walking through walls, or through fire, test our mettle.
• Sometimes we  must be  purged from the dross  within us so that we are capable of handling the award waiting on the other side of that wall.

When facing “the wall,” Always remember

Refinement requires fire.

These test are necessary.

“The Wall’s,” they are not for your detriment but to prepare you for excellence.