#11: Get Back Up

In the spirit of spring break in Texas, I wanted to take this week’s post in a different (and lighter) direction. After sending Kelly reflective notes on the topic of life knocking you down, she felt inspired by those words to craft a poem. I hope you find motivation and inspiration in the couplets, and remember that regardless of the struggles, stresses, or stagnation you might feel in life: you can choose to rise again, begin again, and stand tall again. 
 
Until Next Monday… 

Stand Tall

The many trials of life can knock you down
​Especially when you aren’t born with a silver spoon or a crown.

It’s complex, challenging, and obstacle filled,
When events feel forced and rarely willed. 

Choose to keep trying, keep seeing the light 
Pain, sorrow, and difficulty put up a good fight.

But resist as you can, and always do your best.
Do not quit fully, but rather learn how to rest. 

Sometimes your progress will slow down or stall. 
A helping hand you can find, if you call. 

Baby steps on tiptoes, sometimes are all you can take, 
But movement eventually leaves momentum in its wake.

Tools like nature, exercise, and prayer help you get by 
When live events smother you and make you cry. 

Being knocked down doesn’t mean you are weak.
Even failure holds lessons, if that’s the mindset you seek. 

Life can be rough, but you’ve got this I know, 
Because life ebbs and flows and won’t always feel low.

Keep breathing and moving and asking for a hand, 
Even in the stormiest of waters, you’ll eventually find land. 

I have fallen a bunch and this I want you to know: 
Just get back up, learn from your fall, and grow. 

It isn’t the number of times that you fall, but
It’s living a life that is real and raw while standing tall.