Quicksand

Lately I've been really evaluating my life. I've already had my first emotional break down of the semester. It's only day two. I know that this semester is going to be hard. I know that I'm really going to have to work for it. I am going to face challenges and I am going to want to give up. I won't give up.

The other day in one of my classes I watched a clip from the movie The Replacements that really stuck with me. The coach of this team of replacement football players asks the team what they are afraid of. At first some of the guys say spiders and bees and the coach tries to tell them that is not what he means. And then the main character in the movie answers quicksand. When asked by another player what he means this is what he says:

"You're playing and you think everything is going fine. Then one thing goes wrong. And then another. And another. You try to fight back, but the harder you fight, the deeper you sink. Until you can't move... You can't breathe... Because you're in over your head. Like quicksand."

I also am terrified of quicksand. I want to be successful. I want to achieve greatness. I want to make this work for me. I don't want to be pulled under by the quicksand.