I want to talk about the experience of walking into the headwinds vs. walking with a tailwind. One is clearly easier than the other. Would you choose to walk into the headwind, or would you choose to walk with the tailwinds?

I noticed my physical demeanor on my walk earlier this week when it was pouring rain, strong winds, and raw and cold outside. I left my apartment, took a left, and said to myself, "This isn't that bad; it's just raining." Then I turned the corner, straight into the wind. 30 – 40 mph gusts with rain pounding me in the face. Easy was over. My head and eyes were down to the ground. My back hunched and my chest collapsed. My pace slowed and my thoughts went negative.

It didn't last.

Another two turns and I was walking with the tailwind. My head and eyes came up, and I was standing tall with my chest up, shoulders back, and moving with confidence.

It came to me: if this isn't life, I don't know what is. Choosing to walk into the headwind, enduring for a period of time, knowing that within a couple turns, everything can change.