Scott Sonnon
06-05-2004, 11:18 AM
Like many of you, I was always the last to be picked for sports, and the first to be eliminated all through grade school and junior high. Very intimidating, frustrating and embarrassing. But our childhood experiences give us the opportunity to learn what those who dash ahead may not - pace, consistency, technique, persistence, determination and most of all... perspective.
If you've only ever been in front, you never know what the world REALLY looks like. Most often, only someone who's been in the back - like us - can appreciate overcoming challenges to the fullest degree. For successful, full lives, it's not about always winning but being able to recover from when things go awry, when you're at your worst, when situations are most difficult. We have an extensive job history with this, don't we?
And because of that history, we are the proverbial under-dogs which ignite such impassioned come-backs. Poets write great epics about the victories of our simple lives, because what we accomplish takes so much courage and patience. And greater still are the times when we move enthusiastically from failure to failure without breaking stride. We've learned to endure, which is why...
Warriors are made, not born. And it's in the "back" where warriors are made, because only one who can recover from perceived failures, surprises and the unexpected has the strength and stamina to overcome the only real obstacles in life - our self-imposed limitations on our potential. You're already a warrior... Embrace it, and you'll discover that there is no back - only inward.
If you resonate with the notion of being a warrior, it's because your "sugar sensitivity" predisposes you to revel in great challenges. So, in a way I'm saying that you are indeed BORN with all of the disadvantages requisite to warriorhood. That you are hear, reading this forum, should be stark proof to you of your courage, drive and heart. This is what I mean by warriors being "made in the back."
Whenever you pick yourself up and temporarily become overwhelmed by the illusion of lost ground, remember that there's no pack to catch, and no one to beat. Remember... we are the "Warriors in the Back." Enjoy the scenery. Experience the internal event of movement. Explore and find your chains of tension... and be consistent, patient and compassionate, so that you may release them... and heal the warrior within.
If you've only ever been in front, you never know what the world REALLY looks like. Most often, only someone who's been in the back - like us - can appreciate overcoming challenges to the fullest degree. For successful, full lives, it's not about always winning but being able to recover from when things go awry, when you're at your worst, when situations are most difficult. We have an extensive job history with this, don't we?
And because of that history, we are the proverbial under-dogs which ignite such impassioned come-backs. Poets write great epics about the victories of our simple lives, because what we accomplish takes so much courage and patience. And greater still are the times when we move enthusiastically from failure to failure without breaking stride. We've learned to endure, which is why...
Warriors are made, not born. And it's in the "back" where warriors are made, because only one who can recover from perceived failures, surprises and the unexpected has the strength and stamina to overcome the only real obstacles in life - our self-imposed limitations on our potential. You're already a warrior... Embrace it, and you'll discover that there is no back - only inward.
If you resonate with the notion of being a warrior, it's because your "sugar sensitivity" predisposes you to revel in great challenges. So, in a way I'm saying that you are indeed BORN with all of the disadvantages requisite to warriorhood. That you are hear, reading this forum, should be stark proof to you of your courage, drive and heart. This is what I mean by warriors being "made in the back."
Whenever you pick yourself up and temporarily become overwhelmed by the illusion of lost ground, remember that there's no pack to catch, and no one to beat. Remember... we are the "Warriors in the Back." Enjoy the scenery. Experience the internal event of movement. Explore and find your chains of tension... and be consistent, patient and compassionate, so that you may release them... and heal the warrior within.