At 19, I climbed Reaper Mountain in Marine Corps boot camp with hairline fractures in both feet. At 42, I'm trying to get back in shape after three years of failure. This episode is about what it means to keep showing up when you know you might fail.I tell three stories about broken feet:Story 1: The Crucible, 2003. Sleep-deprived, starving, both metatarsal bones fractured. Looking up at an impossibly steep mountain. A drill instructor offering me an out: "Get in the truck." My choice, and what happened next.Story 2: Three years ago, I felt invincible from meditation and committed to "90 Days of Perfect Discipline for God." I failed within weeks. The shame crushed me. I've been carrying that weight ever since.Story 3: Now. I'm trying again. Not because I'm confident this time, but because showing up when you're broken is the only practice that matters.Along the way, we explore:- Why darkness has to have its day (and what happens when you stop resisting)- Lao Tzu's teaching that your enemy is the shadow you cast- What Neo's surrender to Agent Smith reveals about unwinnable battles- King Théoden's transformation from "How did it come to this?" to "Ride to ruin!"- Sam Gamgee's words about why we keep going when everything seems lostThis isn't toxic positivity. It's the gritty realism of continuing anyway.Featuring wisdom from: Isaiah 45:7, Tao Te Ching (Lao Tzu), Shunryu Suzuki, The Matrix, The Lord of the Rings, and Foxy Shazam's "Oh Lord."For anyone who's failed and is trying again: this one's for you.Want to share a thought?Support the show🔗 All links: https://linktr.ee/standingnowhere🎧 Listen on your favorite app💬 Join our community on Discord📩 Email: [email protected](Tap “Support the show” above to become a Patron — thank you!)

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