Perseverance
“Should
you shield the canyons from the windstorms, you would never see the
true beauty of their carvings.”
Elizabeth
Kubler-Ross
Nelson
Mandela said, “It always seems impossible until it's done.” He
knew a thing or two about perseverance. Sometimes in life, we run
into things that seem overwhelming. We feel as though there is no
possibility of getting through them, much less achieving something in
the process. Often, we give up before knowing just how close we were
to success. Many of us suffer from apathy; we throw up our hands and
say, “Forget it! It's not worth it!” I am guilty of that
myself—of seeing a hill so steep, I just turn around and go home,
back to the safety of sameness.
But
perseverance has a way of paying off. If we adjust our view, narrow
the scope, and see only a first step, and then a second, then a
third, we very well may cover the distance. If a task, or a cause,
seems more than any one person can accomplish in a lifetime, then take
one step, and hand off the baton to someone else who can take one
step. Monumental change has occurred in this way—not because of the
efforts of a single human being, but because of a long line of individuals
taking one critical step at a time.
So
many great souls have emphasized that we must not let defeat stop us,
but use it as an opportunity to find out what we are made of, to get
in touch with the steel in our bones. Perseverance will
teach you how to rise from defeat, and show you the wind-carved
beauty of your own soul.
In
the Spirit,
Jane
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