12/10/2025
Isnt it funny how a place can become an emotion?
I've hauled to this facility multiple times over the years to compete... and although it is a lovely place, for me it has always been one of frustration and despair.
My first realization of how far we were from the "next level"...Tears, heartache and anger back at the trailer...the overwhelming urge to give up...and the blow of thinking you're ready for something only to get a hard reality check that you're not, yet worse, not understanding why or what to do better.
This "place" - but in reality the painful emotions while I'm here - has been one of the hardest for me.
But we came back. And this time we came, we saw, and we conquered.
This time we accomplished goals, hit our achievments, and excelled in the only race that ever matters...the one against ourselves.
There were no tears. Only gratitude and pride.
For years this place use to be a place of darkness and defeat. But this weekend.... it is a place that symbolizes perserverence, growth, and understanding how to learn lessons through failures.
It is a reminder of how far we have come, how much more we know now, and the promise of continued betterment.
We have come full circle, and those previous days of darkness are in the rear view mirror never to be revisited.
Embrace your struggles. They are indeed painful in the moment, but on the other side awaits wonderful new emotions. Ones where you know you didnt give up. Where you know how to use failures to better your future. And a moment where you can tell yourself "I did it".
I hope you find your rear view mirror very soon.