18/02/2021
Rider: Sometimes I wonder if I want to even ride anymore.
Mind: You should probably just quit.
Rider: But i've come so far.
Mind: This is a lot of heartache and emotional and financial stress.
Rider: But sometimes it's ok to not be ok. Sometimes if you want to ride the pendulum of success, you will hit some lows before swinging up even higher.
Mind: But this slump is taking forever. You'll never get out of it.
Rider: Just like when you are training horses, sometimes in order for the horse to learn, you just have to wait it out. Patience is powerful.
Mind: But this is too painful.
Rider: Pain means you have passion. That you care. And you should never give up on something that you care this deeply about.
Mind: Lets keep everything comfortable and stop pushing ourselves. Comfort is easy. Pushing is more pain.
Rider: I'm sorry.
Mind: No need to apologize, lets just ease off for a while.
Rider: No, I'm not apologizing. I'm telling you I'm sorry so you can prepare yourself for more pain. I'm going to keep on pushing harder than ever.
Mind: No, you can't!
Rider: Maybe I can't. But I would rather can't than won't.
Mind: Noooo!
Rider: Yes, so get ready to roll.
Mind: Alright then. Lets go for this.
Rider: Seriously? You gave up that easy?
Mind: Yes.
Rider: But all those years, all that self doubt, all those times you told me I couldn't. All the pity, the frustration when you said I'd never succeed. You are giving up just like that? All it took was one time to fight back?
Mind: We will do whatever you want to do. You do realize you've just been talking to yourself this whole time.
โDoubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.โ Keep on keeping on, cowgirl. ๐