Getting Kicked in the Nuts

Paul Carter is one of my favorite bloggers to read. Now, certainly it helps that he's a big, strong dude, doles out great training and nutrition info, clearly walks the walk, and shares many of the same political views as me. All that definitely endears him to me. But he's also a fantastic writer. He clearly puts a lot of passion and sincerity into what he writes. He has also remarked on several occasions that much of what he writes, he writes as a reminder to himself. These two points, I think, cannot be separated. Because he clearly is passionate about what he's writing, it comes through in what he writes. It also doesn't come across as overly "preachy." He truly doesn't care if anyone reads it.
All this is to say, that's my goal with this here blog. I don't necessarily even intend for anyone to read it. If they do - great. If they can glean some sort of beneficial insight from it - even better. But if I can send myself daily reminders to not be a bleeding vagina and become a better, stronger person both physically and mentally, then I'm achieving my goal.
I'm also using this excursion into daily writing to find my "voice," if you will. I think writing from the heart, but almost talking to one's self might be the easiest way to do that. Because you talk in the way you understand. You're not worried about watering it down so others can read it. If they need clarification, they can ask for it.
To bring it all full circle, today's post is definitely written as a reminder to myself.
Life is going to hit you in the nuts every once in a while. Sometimes you'll see it coming. Sometimes it will completely blindside you. Sometimes it's more like a peter-tap, something seemingly insignificant, and yet it hurts possibly worse than getting hit straight on. Sometimes, because you see it coming, you're able to brace for it and it doesn't affect you as badly.
But what matters is knowing that it's going to happen. Whether you know it immediately beforehand or just know in general, the important thing is that you do something about it. Not sitting there whining like a bitch about what a "meanie" life is. About how you're "always" it's target of anger. Fuck that. People get kicked in the nuts every damn day. And probably a lot harder than you. And most of them probably man the fuck up and get over it. So the next time it happens, realize that it happens, acknowledge it, then look for life so you can punch it in the balls and let it know that you're not gonna lay in the fetal position crying about it.