Perseverance – Day 9 – Victory Formula

Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.

— Unknown —

Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.

Perseverance – Day 8 – Want & Right

Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want. It is the belief that God will do what is right.

— Max Lucado —

Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want. It is the belief that God will do what is right…

Perseverance – Day 7 – Scars

God will not look you over for medals, degrees or diplomas but for scars.

— Elbert Hubbard —

God will not look you over for medals, degrees or diplomas but for scars…

Perseverance – Day 6 – Weak to Strong

The weakest part of my life can become the strongest part of my faith.

— Unknown —

The opening quote certainly rings true for me. The weakest part of my life is my addiction problem.  Although I haven’t put a mind altering substance in my body since August 9, 1987, I know I’m one drink or fix away from bringing my addiction back to life. I can remember asking an old-timer when…

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Perseverance – Day 3 – Carvings

Should you shield the canyons from the windstorms you would never see the true beauty of their carvings.

— Elisabeth Kubler-Ross —

Should you shield the canyons from the windstorms you would never see the true beauty of their carvings.

Perseverance – Day 2 – Defeats

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.

— Maya Angelou —

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.

Perseverance – Day 1 – Walls

The brick walls are there for a reason...to show how badly we want something.

— Randy Pausch —

The brick walls are there for a reason–to see how badly we want something…

Great Humility

We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility.

— Rabindranath Tagore —

We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility…