But it is these days that require the most strength. It is these days when you want to punch back, but often the effort it requires seems a bit more than you can muster. But you have to. You have to get up. You have to feel better. You have to endure. Because the bad is nothing compared to the good. And the good is worth pushing for. Your best isn't easy, but it's possible. And possibility is all that matters when a winner is searching for a win.
Sometimes we lose sight of our potential capabilities because they don't define where we are right now. Right now we have a stained face from all the Cheetos and ice cream and the mirror is telling us that our current lack of beauty is the best it will ever be. But the truth is that behind all of the stains, behind all the tatters, behind all the tears, there is real unbridled potential waiting to get out; just waiting to be released. But the bad days are a test. The bad days are a question of how badly you want it. Do you want it? Do you want to be strong? Do you want to be proud of you? Because being proud of you takes work. Not because you aren't worthy of pride, but because there are lies swarming you, day in and day out. There are reasons to quit, all you have to do is pay attention. But if you focus on that shimmer streaking through the trees, if you focus on the truth, it is there you will find your beauty. Only there will you understand the meaning of all the trouble. Because only through trouble will greatness be found. Diamonds are made by squeezing them under 725,000 pounds of pressure per square inch. Can you withstand the pressure? Can you overcome the bad days? Can you overcome the mistakes? Humans need to withstand pressure in order to become great. Only with conquering pressure without breaking will we shine.
"There is gold, and an abundance of jewels; But the lips of knowledge are a more precious thing." -Proverbs 20:15
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