Staying the course

When we set our eyes on a new, exciting course, we never seem to fully apprehend the consequences that the nasty bite of adversity may have on our best-laid-out plans. If in the process of working towards a goal we take enough slaps in the face and have to swim counter-current everyday, chances are that our best resolve will quickly weaken, show cracks in its armor and sometimes purely evaporate. Sure, taking some time off a key goal might give us a chance to restore our energies before we can get going again. But as much as we want to resume our efforts, the fear of getting constantly beat-up still resonates strongly and may make us steer away from re-entry. Then things clear up, we slowly start to raise our head, we don’t seem to fear much future pain anymore, it’s now time to get back to our endeavor…