“A river cuts through rock not because of its strength but its persistence.” – Jim Watkins
Jim Watkins, American journalist: Makes me wonder if he lived this like the rest of us… Too many decisions to be made or too much hanging on for dear life… Perhaps it was endless unemployment, or trying to finish one’s education, or trying to just live!
We have to find our courage, yes. But we also have to understand that keeping on with that good effort every day is a given. So I get out of bed and smile and breath, thanking God for it. I push myself through the bed making, the shower, the toiletries, the breakfast. I make myself SMILE. (Actually, when I smile, it makes others smile. It’s kinda fun!) And then, whatever challenge is in front of me, I GO! It can stink, but I go.
We’re not alone in this predicament… Even the people whose lives seem to be perfect, know that they are most certainly not. We all have things to learn, things to experience, things to “get through.” That persistent effort and looking up. And, believe me when I say, I’ve had my own moments when I’ve looked up to God and said, “Really? Again?” In truth? That does no good, because God expects