For all the self-deprecation in the post, I think we can all empathise, at the very least with:
> and so here I am: still standing in the arena, in hand-to-hand combat with demons mostly of my own
> making, aiming to make a small dent in the universe. nowhere near a great success story, yet
> fighting the good fight and perhaps helping others to achieve greatness as I attempt a bit of my
> own.
> and so here I am: still standing in the arena, in hand-to-hand combat with demons mostly of my own > making, aiming to make a small dent in the universe. nowhere near a great success story, yet > fighting the good fight and perhaps helping others to achieve greatness as I attempt a bit of my > own.