God is not cruel, but He is not lenient. He is true; He is not safe. He is unchanging; therefore we must change. We must learn in order to succeed. Our failures do not influence our grades, but our unwillingness to learn from them does. I knew I had to get outside help for this journey that I was about to embark on. But for now, I had to motor on, even though I knew I was . . . Leading on empty.

