Saturday, May 10, 2014

WHITE KNIGHT

Sometimes our heroes fall.

And sometimes that white horse they ride isn't anything greater than an ASS!

We all fall - fail.  The greatest among us find themselves in places where they just can't stay upright in the saddle and they fall into the mud.  But I'm really talking about me.

I know who I am.  I know very well my short-comings and weak areas.  I struggle still with the balance that I've had etched into the skin of my arm.  That marking remains even when I fall on my face.

I'm not trying to dwell.  Just admit that my heart isn't always in tune with my head - or at least my heart.  My words come out sometimes and they sting.  They burn and char.  And in those moments I find the 'champion' that I want to be is nothing more than a scared child who still doesn't have a full understanding on how to do life.

So if the greatest of us have failed, what makes me any better?

Luke Skywalker
Ted (from How I Met Your Mother)
Doctor Who

Yes, they're fictional characters, but what about the REAL heores...

Abraham Lincoln
Mandela
St. Paul

I know I fell off the horse.  I felt the trembling and shakes that come from that realization.  I looked deep inside my heart and apologized.

I'm not trying to live up to a level that I'm not.  Just want to better express myself and no matter what - - - 
PICK MYSELF UP OUT OF THE MUD.

Then ride on!

Always!!


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