Hello fellow Steemians!
My husband and I were watching the “Rocky Balboa” movie last night on Netflix. He had not seen it before , and was really excited to sit down and watch it.
One of my favorite scenes in the movie was when Rocky was basically telling his son that he needed to “man up” because he was blaming other people (including his own father) for the life in the shadows that he had chosen to live. Rocky wasn’t having it from his boy because Rocky himself was chasing after his dream to go one more round in the boxing ring.
The next day, he met his father at his mother’s grave, and told him that he had quit his job. He would have to figure out what he wanted to do, but he was going to be there for his dad.
How does this apply to YOU?
Well, first of all, you cannot blame other people for the life that you are living. Like it or not, as an adult, you choose what you want to be and what you want to have. I understand that you may have had a terrible childhood and you have not healed from that yet...but my question is WHEN are you planning to start the healing process??
Second, like Rocky said in the movie, this world isn’t sunshine and rainbows all the time, and it will hit you harder than anyone else will. So how are you going to go through? Are you going to allow life to grind into you until you have nothing and no one, or are you going to push and fight your way back?
And third, don’t let the lack of people believing in you cause you to not believe in yourself. You may have to stand in the mirror and be your own encouragement. You may have to even kick yourself in your behind to start making forward moves toward your dreams. You are your best competition - never forget that.
If you want something, then go and get it.
No excuses.
No playing the blame game.
No hiding.
Let’s do this, Steemians!!