Blood And Sweat

The champion in me says "wait".
The fighter in me says "why?".
These exact same roads have been crossed time and time again.
My soul is searching for purpose, but I have lost part of my sight.
In the circle, there are no friends or enemies; just obstacles.
There are no lost loves, nor is there treason.
I am my own army, I am my own reason.
These iron thoughts have turned my fists into hammers,
My mind into stone.
I awoke today feeling empty, yet full of fuel.
The road to gold, is one walked alone.
My life is as rocky as the pavement,
My emotions run wild like the racing stallions.
No heart has earned more valor,
No eyes have seen this much failure.
My idea of sanity is pain.
Without pain, I am unreal.
One in the same,
A fiend to this game.

For Real For Real

Time is too short these days. Getting older, especially if boredom is a key factor to your downfall in the wake up trying to get back to a lifestyle or back on your workout routine or even back on your grind at work. There's always something pulling you back. When you let it, chaos and fast times.

If you haven't realized in your life that when you are doing good, things go wrong. Why? Why not is the real question. We need balance. You can't appreciate the good if you don't receive some bad. Call it math, karma, balance, whatever.

The key to success, whether it be business or pleasure, is to maintain your purpose.
Keep you eyes on the prize, and when the little things get in the way; Just Deal With Them.

You cannot postpone mundane activities if they are essential to your becoming.
Be wide open, and especially in tune with what is going on around you.
As much as you want to block out any haters, they are there for support whether you think so or not.

We are driven by challenge. A hater in this case, is a small challenge to throw you down when you are coming up. Notice, these people always have something bad to say, usually no positives either. Eat the comments, eat the hatred, and especially eat the negative vibes.
What doesn't kill you only makes you crazy enough to keep going. If you keep going, that craziness will pay off big time.

Anything worth while is long term. There is no such thing as a short term come-up that is big enough to impact. Even lottery players, spent over thousands of dollars in their lifetime tyo hit the mega millions. Some people only got their money back.

In essense, we as people need to drop what the fab is and do what the neccesarry requires us to do.
We are living short lives, and only cutting them shorter by wasting time on others who have no use in our journey's as humans to become better.
In all reality, you waste more time being bored and finding the next trend, than starting your own.

Take the movie, "Anger Management" (starring Adam Sandler and Jack Nicholson), the one question you hear in this movie that sets off the entire mood is "Who are you?"
The way Adam Sandler answers is always incorrect. The right answer, is "me".

There are no rights or wrong, however. I can never preach what I cannot do myself.
Doing dirt, creates dirt. I too have done my share.
Believe what you need to believe, do what you feel you have to do. Just remember you are NOT alone. Think carefully, and be mindful of others when it comes to your doings. Consequences will take surface if it is necessary.

And that's Real.

Rivalries: The Common Itch

Have you ever sat in on loud yelling, snotty attitudes, corny comebacks, and worst of all-- out of spite revenge attacks?

If you haven't, these common occurrences often happen between who? Siblings.
If you don't have these relationships that you cannot help but love, or not-- the best way to describe the highest level of revenge usually happens here. Attention is usually the case. Headaches, too.
However, sometimes it happens between good friends. For some people that's a BFF.
In this case you have the same issue, except you have more of a somewhat familiar competition. Usually a opposite gender is the target of the problem, sometimes an unwillingness to talk about something bothering one or the other.

In either case the relationship, as strong as you may think it is, can go hay-wire and things could get worse and worse. Until you have found some ground with the situation, these things could go on forever.
Sometimes closure or an explanation to something you don't understand will clear the way.
For instance, actions.

A solution I propose is to really talk to yourself about what you are having a tough time dealing with, and then move from there. Talking it out helps. Just don't keep talking so people will feel bad for you. Show yourself you want a change, and then change it. The effects may not be to yo expectations, but they could be. Better to know for sure, than never know at all. Especially, if the other person being talked to is the problem and you don't want to end things on a bad note.

Best friends and/or siblings is hard to come by in these days. Everyone has their own agenda, but in all reality, the fun is where it started in the beginning. For others, the fun is to come when you have someone with the same interests who can also challenge your opinion and make you want to learn more from one another and share experiences.

No one likes having their foot stepped on, so account for your actions.
Sometimes a victory, is actually a loss. And vice-versa.

This weekend and on should be a great time with the people who REALLY have your backs, and those who, though might not tell you what you want to hear, will give you an idea of where you know where you are, where you'd like to go, and where you might want to end up.

Remember, life is a thrill as well as an adventure. Nothing goes as planned ever, but having your tools in front of you will most likely finish the job versus trying to make a cheeseburger with no cheese.

We want to build a house, not a shed. Unless you have a house and happen to need a shed. Which in turn will find storage for your tools.

And that's REAL.