As legend has it...

If anything, this year has made up in the quantity of lessons the previous few have lacked. What it means to be a good partner, brother, son, and friend. Things I severely took for granted have come crashing down on me relentlessly these past few months. And perhaps the reason I needed this wake up call is because I was too lenient with my deadly enemy. My fear. Instead of fighting my battles, I chose to retreat from them. Avoiding conflict and not allowing myself the opportunity to grow. But all too obviously, my inability to bend, has caused me to break. My failure to let fear pass over me and through me has sent shockwaves through my body. Ones I'm not sure I can fully recover from. Fear is the mind killer. And mine is almost too fractured to ever repair.