Perseverance – Day 31 – Better

I'm not where I want to be, but thank God I'm not where I used to be.

— Joyce Meyer —

I’m not where I want to be, but thank God I’m not where I used to be…

Perseverance – Day 29- Heroes

It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.

— General Norman Schwarkopf —

It doesn’t take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle…

Perseverance – Day 28 – Shout

Pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our consciences, but shouts in our pains. It is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world.

— C.S.Lewis —

“Pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our consciences, but shouts in our pains. It is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world.” ~C.S. Lewis

Perseverance – Day 27 – Purpose

A difficult time can be more readily endured if we retain the conviction that our existence holds a purpose – a cause to pursue, a person to love, a goal to achieve.

— John Maxwell —

Maxwell’s quote is so true. Having a purpose is so powerful and creates so much energy. We all have a purpose. What’s yours? What are your roles, responsibilities and passions? What makes your heart smile? What makes your heart sad? Somewhere in the middle of those three questions lies your purpose. 1 Corinthians 9:26, “So…

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Perseverance – Day 26 – Stubborn

Stubbornly persist, and you will find that the limits of your stubbornness go well beyond the stubbornness of your limits.

— Robert Brault —

Stubbornly persist, and you will find that the limits of your stubbornness go well beyond the stubbornness of your limits…

Perseverance – Day 25 – The Other Room

Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there's a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see.

— Helen Keller —

Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see…

Perseverance – Day 24 – Press On

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence.

— Calvin Coolidge —

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent…

Perseverance – Day 22 – Self-Pity Antidote

Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything good in the world.

— Helen Keller —

Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything good in the world. ~Helen Keller