Most of us have a plan for when life gets hard.

Some of us plan to out-think it. We read the right book, we find the right strategy, and we manage the problem.

Some of us plan to out-behave it. We keep our vows, pay our taxes, and trust our good name to hold.

And some of us plan to out-feel it. We wait for a strong enough song, a warm enough Sunday, a surge of determination to carry us through the week.

And for a while, it works.

Until it doesn't. Until you are on your back in the dirt, wondering why nothing you brought is working.