Vs.

It's no secret why we as humans avoid going against the grain. Quite simply, it's easier.

While moving with the current doesn't always lead us in the right direction, it allows us to avoid ruffling any feathers, risking failure and making things complicated. It allows us to blend in.

I spent the first 20 years of my life doing just that. Blending in. Don't get me wrong, life wasn't half bad. It allowed me to take the decision out of my life and allowed me to follow the paths of those that I thought had it all together. I had convinced myself I was brought into the world to be a follower and a failure. Why change fate?

At some point when I wasn't looking, others saw something in me I hadn't yet recognized in myself. From that moment on, I began to rotate. I began swimming up stream.

It didn't take long for me to realize the harder the leap, the more incredible the landing. Unfortunately, I assumed what God had planned for me vs. asking Him.

My plight for 13.1 is no different. Unfortunately most of the opposition I face comes from within myself.

Staying late at work drafting rate sheets and handling follow ups vs. Leaving for the gym to get closer to the finish line.

Rolling through the drive-thru for an easy lunch vs. Staying up late to cook and prepare all of my meals for the following day

But I smile at the vs. For that weight we so often face is the true catapult we are given. The true chance for us to rotate and keep swimming up stream.

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