Spoiler alert!  The above video is inspiring.  It is is about a race.  A woman runs, falls, rises and goes on to win the race.

As I watched this, all kinds of life lessons raced around my head.  I admit.  I teared up.  This video is such an encouraging reminder of a number of things:

• It is not the fall that defines us, it is the rising up.
• We are made in the image and likeness of God, not of some fallen man.
• The fall only has the power we give it, for it has no power of its own.  You'll note that the woman didn't accept that the fall had the last word.  She knew who she was.  She was a runner, and nothing could change that.
• Everyone cheered.  Everyone was inspired.  We have within us the same conviction that
  rises up in recognition of all that is good and triumphant.

In the Bible in Genesis, the simple idea that we were made in the image and likeness of God carries with it a powerful punch.  God is good.  God is Love.  And that goodness and Love constitutes our fundamental being.  We can draw on this whenever some obstacle tries to trip us up.  Whether this fall or obstacle is fear, disease, a difficult past, or lack of eduation or oportunity, the obstacle only has the power we give it.  We can rise up each time and claim the power and goodness and Love that defines us, victorious every time!

You can go to the resources page to find countless stories of healing triumphs.  And, below, are some posts from others who have risen up after a fall: