Pep talk

I think every once in a while you need to give yourself a good pep talk.  Kind of like they do in football when you are down by one touchdown and it's the last 30 seconds of the 4th quarter, you need a we can do this, no problem
I need that today.  I feel like I am in the 4th quarter of a losing game today.  The day started out normal and actually ended on high note.  My darling husband picks me up to work and takes me on a surprise dinner and a movie sans kids.  What a great ending to my day, so why would I need a pep talk.
The answer is simple.  MS is like a big tease.  It lets you feel like you are this close to normal and then your dog knocks you down when you come in the house.  Just wanting some attention, one of the dogs jumps on the back of my knees and boom, fall to the floor.  Then reality sits in, my legs are end of the day wobbly and shakey and definitely, obviously not stable.
So now for my pep talk.  Hmmm....the only thing that comes to mind is the movie "Big Daddy" with Adam Sandler.  He's in the courtroom and one of his friends (the supposed east Indian character) stands up and shouts "You can do it"  BTW, Adam if you are reading this, like you don't have bigger better things to do, I am your number one fan.
So, my pep talk means when you are knocked down (physically and metaphorically), you just gotta get back up and keep going.   You can't let one little set back keep you from making that touchdown.  Tonight my touchdown was making it into my warm cozy bed next to my lovely husband, relatively in one piece and getting ready for a long nice rest to start a new in the morning.
"Defeat is not defeat unless accepted as a reality-in your own mind."    - Bruce Lee