Bring it

I spent this morning with a friend that is understanding beyond expectations. It was a thoroughly pleasant time. Someone with that kind of patience and capacity to look past some of the nonsense I bring upon myself deserves all sorts of medals.

I spent the rest of the day with my family in one last gathering before work/school/college commitments separates us for a while. A sister whose acumen for pretty much anything puts my intelligence to shame, a brother whose attitude and outlook is incredibly healthy for someone so successful and a little sister who hasn't even begun to understand her potential. My parents will never understand how much they have given me in creating a life for all of us that fostered a co-operatively competitive atmosphere that allows us to keep achieving.

I am thankful to be surrounded by incredible people. Their kindness and support has driven me to keep plugging away. I have inherited a work ethic that I only come to appreciate the older I get. 

I took quite a personal whack in the weeks coming up to Christmas due to some career set backs and an eye watering tax bill that wiped out my savings (apparently I am due a rebate on a portion of it but right now life is less comfortable financially than it has been) has mercilessly impacted 

Through this period support & advice have been available and offered freely. This extends to close friends as well without who I would be in a different place. I am thankful beyond measure to a close few who have bet on my future, who have believed in me and have accepted the decisions that led me here. Be it a simple word,a conversation and even financial support there is a reason I am still plugging away. 

I've had this saved on my favourites for a while. 

Hard Work from Naeem Callaway on Vimeo.

Yes, the treadmill is a metaphor (those who know me know that I'm not an athlete) but the truth stands. I will not be outworked. I will not be out-thought. I will outlast this. I will not give up. I will still be here, screaming into the winds of the world.  Dear world, bring it!