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There is an adage that says, "when the going gets tough, the tough gets going".  I know that I am guilty of repeating this saying.  I have said it plenty of times.  What exactly does it mean?  I am still unsure of what it means but I have been putting some thought into it.  I have come up with what I think the meaning of this saying is.

We all have been faced with situations in our life that has beat us down. There have been times that we may feel like we just can't see our way out of.  We are not sure what we are going to do to get to the other side.  This is when everything seems to be so tough.  We may even tell people, 'I am having a tough time right now".  This is what the beginning part of the saying is for.  When the going gets tough means that when you are faced with tough times.  The second half is about what you do after.

Now, the amount of times that you fall off the horse isn't the judge of your character, it is how many times you brush the dirt off and get back on the horse.  How you handle the tough times is what tells others what type of person you are.  So, for the second half it tells of the type of person you are.  Are you going to let this beat you all the way down?  If so, then you aren't very tough.  You are being soft which means that you are letting your situation control your life.  Now those that are tough will fight the situation and keep moving.  There is nothing that will keep the tough person from fighting to get what they want.

I have discovered that there are so many sayings that we say and we may not know what the mean but we will still keep saying them.  That may not always be the best thing since the power of life and death is in the tongue.  This saying however, is one worth continuing to say.  I am having a tough time right now but, "When the going gets tough, the tough (ie...me) gets going.

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