When we choose the THPL journey it comes with the acknowledgment that there will be hard times, tough patches, big challenges. And, truth be told, it is because of these elements that we want to be on this journey. We want to find out what we will do when it gets hard. How do we go at it? Do we push harder? Do we reach deep? Will we put ourselves emotionally and physically on the line by putting all of our effort towards the goal – diving over the proverbial finish line. Our answer, ultimately has to be yes. We cannot quit before we are done, we cannot take a shortcut, we cannot avoid the expected pain and suffering. We just have to be ready for it. Practice for it. Find ways to stand up to it and then push through it. We do this because it defines who we are. Determined, full of grit, committed and resolved we take the challenge and dispatch it as we would expect we could. The “pain” that we experience is just part of our journey. And we will meet it head on. Nothing less would suffice.

Loving life when I push past tough…..