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few days ago my son and his family came to visit. The day before making the
journey he adopted a Great Dane. Of course this newest addition to the family could
not be left at home by itself so he brought it along. If you know anything
about dogs you know Great Dane’s are huge and can be rather intimidating. Two
of our pets, Cassie and Tiny were terrified of the beast but not Coy. Although
much smaller in size, he refused to allow our guest to make him feel inferior
so he dug in and stood his ground. As far as he was concerned this brute had
invaded his territory but would not be granted the privilege of becoming King
of the Hill. That was his position and it would not be relinquished regardless
the cost. Needless to say it developed into an interesting visit. But most of
all the experience helped bring me to a state of reality—being an underdog is a
state of the mind. It has to do with our thinking as much as anything else. For
example Israel saw themselves as grasshoppers when seeing the giants of Anak so
they were defeated before ever going to battle.
On the other hand, David saw himself as a champion before ever stepping
towards the giant. All of us will face insurmountable
odds in life but just remember being an underdog is nothing more than a state
of the mind.
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