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Never giving up on ourselves
“When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.”
-Franklin D. Roosevelt
It would be nice if life was always filled with sunshine and roses, and everything always turned out the way we planned it. The reality is that life happens, and it can sometimes get in the way of us seeing our plans all the way through. Whether it involves making improvements in our personal or professional lives, life’s twists and turns can test our faith and resolve of accomplishing whatever it is we set out to do. Partnerships. Finances. Health. Even outside influences like a global pandemic can cause some of the most strong willed people to lose hope in achieving whatever it is they are pursuing.
Life might not seem fair at times, but life doesn’t care. Life keeps unfolding in front of us every day. It’s up to us to choose how we are going to respond to the setbacks and roadblocks that present themselves, sometimes at the worst times. We can’t hit pause, fast forward or rewind, though. Time keeps ticking by. We can choose to ignore the extensive to-do list or the flashing warning lights, but that can only make matters worse. That’s when plans get abandoned or our bodies and brains can break down on us because we end up giving up.
There is that old saying that life never gives us more than we can handle, but sometimes we…
