Reflecting today on how my fortitude and mental toughness have increased along my strength training journey. (Apologies for posting a  Tuesday Slice of Life on a Wednesday!) Drops began to fly against the windows as I rose out of bed early this morning. “Thank goodness for rain,” I thought as I peered out a window to see the wet street glistening in the light of the street lamp across the street.. As I drank my first cup of tea and prepared to drive to the gym across town, the rain continued, sometimes harder but then lessening to spattering drops. Hmmm…31 degrees…but the rain would keep ice from forming on the roadways (I hoped). Just as I reached for the doorknob, the heavens opened and…