The fun is in the mud ...

We develop our immune system, playing in the dump. We develop our instincts after we have taken a few blows and bumps. 

It’s in the mud, where we learn to develop our character, our determination, our dogged sense of purpose, our fortitude and grit.

We don’t develop these, and other wonderful traits, on the sunny days and when things are travelling swimmingly. It’s in the mud - where we build that core of our being that resides beneath the shinier and better-manicured layers of our selves.