Living on a Prayer

“One hot summer day a Fox was strolling through an orchard. He saw a bunch of Grapes ripening high on a grape vine. “Just the thing to quench my thirst,” he said. Backing up a few paces, he took a run and jumped at the grapes just missing. Turning around again he ran faster and jumped again. Still a miss. Again and again he jumped, until at last he gave up out of exhaustion. Walking away with is nose in the air, he said: “I am sure they are sour.” It is easy to despise what you can’t get.”**

Can I just say Aesop was a genius! It's always crazy to read a story about a milkmaid and a pail, or a fox and a grape and know exactly what this little old guy was writing about!

I hear ya Aesop!

Boy do I hear ya!

Some days I feel like I am running and jumping after those grapes and I can't seem to get em. And sadly- most days end up with me thinking of every excuse about why it's okay that I didn't keep trying to get them. I make excuses for giving up, or excuses for not even trying in the first place.

Honestly- I'm just proud of the wolf for trying. Some days I don't even seem to do that. 

But some days I do try- and that deserves some credit right? I mean, that wolf didn't just see how high up those grapes are and walk away thinking he was inadequate. He TRIED. I say good on ya wolfie...

So i'm going to take a hint from my dear friend Aesop and not despise the thing I can't get. Instead I want that to motivate me all the more. And on those days when motivation is the last thing I want- well, I hope to at least try. 

Because trying is sometimes all we can do.

And that is good enough.

Because at this point, this dear marathon seems FAR above my reach. And I have a feeling that simply "trying" won't get my body to go 26.2 miles...

So then I guess I'll just "pray" myself 26.2 miles HA!

**and pretty sure I want to make Fable Friday a thing. Because I can. And it has alliteration. And all cool blogs have alliteration days.