Maintaining your fire despite defeat.

In life we travel through peaks and valleys. On Friday I found myself in the deepest dark and I'm ashamed, disappointed and heart broken. Parts of me wants to stay in the dark, but the empty feeling in my gut keeps me hungry. I accept that i lost my belt, but i will never accept defeat. The sun will always rise, and with each day i will feed my hunger and come back more complete. This is just the beginning of my journey. I just want to thank everybody for the kind words and the continued support. Love you all.

Una foto publicada por *Michelle Waterson* (@karatehottiemma) el Dic 12, 2014 at 11:35 PST

Character is revealed not in victory but how one comes back after defeat.