Don't Give Up

If there is one thing in life that I have learned thus far, that is the fact that you should never give up.  Many times throughout our lives we are faced with uncertainty, whether that uncertainty is how you are going to pay your bills, put food on the table, have a roof over your hear or even when you will feel like yourself again.  I feel like it is important for everyone who reads this to know that you should never give up.  Do not let your situation get the best of you.  Let's take that statement and branch off of it for a second- The best of you.  What does that mean?  For me, it means that you are giving everything that you have, you are going the extra mile to make sure that something gets done the way that it needs to.  So why would you let whatever situation that is coming against you take away the best of you?  That tough spot that you are going through may just want to make you lay down and let go, but that would mean that you miss out on the growth that will happen because of that situation.  How many of you growing up saw your parents or loved ones struggle, struggle to provide for you the life that you needed?  How many of you saw the pain and the sleepless nights that were endured.  But if you look back on those memories now, how are you doing?  Have you fallen into that same cycle?  Or have you learned from it and have risen above that circumstance and have made something of yourself?  We can use the things that come against us like a crutch that gets the best of us or we can push back that circumstance and give the best of ourselves to what we desire or what will make you happy.

For today, don't give up.  Don't ever give up!  You are stronger than you could ever imagine.  You have the gifts inside of you that others are looking for.  We look at ourselves sometimes and wonder how we have gotten to where we are or we take for granted what we have.  However if you see a homeless person on the side of the road, they would absolutely do anything to get what you have.  Do not let the circumstance or thoughts of negativity defeat you.  You are who you are and that is OK, embrace yourself and grow.  I know that many times we will struggle with different aspects of life, but we can become great, we can become anything that you set your mind to.  I know that where you are now, may not where you want to be forever.  So don't let that spot be your forever, rise above it and never quit.  Never stop until you achieve your dreams and your pursuit of happiness.  You can do this, I know you can.  Inside each and every one of us there is a strength that cannot be matched.  Only you have the key to unlock that strength.  So look deep inside and never give up on who you want to be in life.

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