You are a Winner!

“Losers make promises they often break, winners make commitments they always keep.” Denis Waitly

A worthy quote but for someone going through a hard time especially of not feeling like they belong on the winner’s platform, this is a hard one to swallow.

Today, I got a message from someone very close to me. It said, “I’m doing what I need to do but it’s hard.” He’s come a long ways from doing nothing, of pulling the covers over his head and wishing the world away. Today, there seems to be a light at the end of the deep, dark tunnel. He still has a long way to go and that is the hard part.

Moving on and doing what is expected of you sometimes takes superhuman effort. Been there and done that. Taking that first step after life has pushed you down and trusting that wherever you’re headed is much better than the here and now is going to require placing your energy, effort and trust in the unseen or rather the unknown. It is going to require strength, tremendous strength. The problem is we keep looking at that closed door and we refuse to look at the one that is open. Even if we do see that open door, we refuse to budge because change is frightening and here is where we want to stay no matter how bad it is. There is no other option but to keep moving.

I know he will stay in bed for a little while longer until he realizes that winning requires movement, it requires hard work and it requires motivation and dedication. He has all those things within him so I know that when the time is right, he will stand back up and push himself to the finish line. He is not a loser, he has worked too hard to give up now, just needs a little nudge to get him there. 

“Winners always find the way to win.” Unknown