By David Tepera, August 17, 2022
In combat sports such as mixed martial arts, to tap the floor is to show that you’ve accepted that your competitor has beaten you. This typically happens when you’ve been put in a submissive hold and the pain is too intense to continue. At this point of tapping out, your competitor will release you and claim victory.
Now, if it hasn’t happened already, believe me, at some point it will: Life will put you in some type of a choke hold. It will be hard to breathe and difficult to think sanely, plus you’ll want to give up to reach out and tap the floor.
Listen, life is not a straight path to victory. When you’re fighting an opponent, they will land some punches and kicks, but you just keep swinging because you’re going to connect better shots.
In know it’s hard to stay focused when you think you’re losing the battle, but stay in the fight. Remember, every aspect of your life is choices. You can give up or keep going. It’s still your choice.
Don’t let setbacks of health issues take you down. The loss of a close loved one can be devastating. This is the same with divorce, lack of income, or you fill in the blank.
This past weekend, Tina and I were leaving a restaurant and noticed something small and furry laying in a parking spot. Because we own rescue animals, it’s in our nature to take a look.
To our surprise, it was a baby kitten that was less than 10 days old. We looked around for others, but none were to be found. So, Tina scooped it up and away we went. Tina contacted her kitten rescue friends Karen and Vicky, and they supplied us with all resources necessary.
Bottom line, this kitten’s natural instinct is to live and not tap out. We are bottle feeding, caring, nurturing and showering it with love as it fights for another day. Of course, there’s more to this story, but there will be a happy ending when one day it’s loved by an adopted family.
Now, today, your life is going to make a change. You’re the one that will take control. It’s you that has the opponent in a submissive hold and will win this battle. Just remember, know matter how tough life can get, don’t tap out.
