Fools and Horses

Fools and horses is an hilarious British comedy. It's also the reference du jour for the Robinson Boys. Ok with a little Sea Biscuit thrown in for good measure. See there's a Sea Biscuit in all of us. It's how we're trained that can determine if we are put out pasture or are the champion thoroughbred we know we can be.

Adversity can tear you down or build you up. Life is rife with pitfalls and pot holes that crop up naturally. They are easy to avoid an navigate around. That's just life. The road to success is paved with failures. What is more bothersome are artificially created obstacles placed in the path through ignorance and incompetence of others.

Self made hinderances are easily learnable moments with natural consequences being the teacher. Oh nerts that didn't work, better adjust my sails. Oh cool beans that worked, better remember that next time. Artificial barriers are moments to learn as well. It's the opportunity to remember not to hold onto expectations, to learn how to forgive those who consciously and unconsciously retard our growth and progress through ignorance and pride. A lesson on how humility and self reflection increase growth but pride and self denial retard growth.

All choices and decisions have consequences and ramifications. This post will inspire some and infuriate others. So go on live in self denial while we fortify ourselves .Some will rally around us others will shun us and flee. But at this moment in time this is the post I need and choose to make. We are the Robinson Boys , we learn from our failures and successes. We hold ourselves to a higher level of accountability than most folk. We are made stronger everyday. We live, we love and we laugh.