The best of me.......

Hercules was quoted to say: "A true hero isn't measured by the size of his strength, but by the strength of his heart"......and I know that the best of me lies within the beating of my own heart...


I have heard so many times over the past few years of how "he/she got the best of me"...Did they, the best of you, really????? I truly doubt it. I mean, maybe they got the best of your moments, the best of your time you were in, the best of your then effort, but the best of you, I am afraid not my friend.... See in my opinion, your best is always deep within you, hidden only for those that give you their all, as you do them. Not many can do this, or will ever do this. We are so full of hidden reserve. Think about it, the moment you feel you just can't get up, you do. The moment you feel like you can't go another day, you do. Your best is truly YOU!!. No one gets the best of you, they get a part of you. A small piece of you, not your whole being. If they did, you couldn't get up and go to work, get up and go to the gym, for that walk down the hall for a cup of coffee. You wouldn't or couldn't give another second to this world. The average person, whose psyche is intact, doesn't give in. We may have moments where we feel I need a break, I can't get out of bed today, the pain is so heavy. It may last for a few days to even months, but you do heal, you do carry on. The best was not given or lost to someone else, just the idea of it was. Your light still shines, you still carry the drive to go on. Your best is still in YOU. The best is that glimmer of hope, that there has got to be more, the thought that I'll show you, is enormous. Which means not just one person can take it from you. You alone own it. Now I am not saying someone can not have a small part of it, they can. They can drive you insane for a time, but you find that you carry on. Oh hell we miss them, we may crave them, desire their being, but we continue to breathe in and out. We find diversions even, and before you know it you move on. The thought that you can say that he/she got the best of you, only is that. You say that to stop someone else from maybe replacing that person, maybe healing that small part that you gave of your best, or maybe they take a bit more of you. You will not empty out of who you are, ever. Unless you lose your soul, but that's another chapter of hell in itself, endless nightmare, and we never get there unless you live in the unreal. The reality of it all is that you are your worth, you are the essence of your being, like I said your best. Every time you wake, every time you wash your face, comb out your hair, get dressed and walk out that door, you have shown that you have bested the past and are moving on. Your future, your story of the day. You get it done, even on days that you feel you can't, you do. Many times even when you want to pull the covers up, or bury your head in the sand, you don't. See the best pushes you forward, and that's an awesome side of us all. So if you can, see yourself as I do, you are fucking awesome, just like your fingerprints prove, are totally unique and worth this life journey, all the challenges from the past, today and yet to come. Love the person in front of you and most of all don't be afraid to venture forward. The one you thought that got the "best" of you, didn't, and know that the "best" is truly yet to come, and when it does, he/she won't walk away but hold onto you, for the amazing person you are, brings the best out of them as well. The best is shared equally, never lost, just valued... Chin up love, I believe in you, now and always. You got this...…….