Persevering Through The Dark
I can’t remember a more glorious spring. Sitting on my patio I see the daffodils that have pushed through the rich, dark dirt to the light of day. Listening to a chorus of bird songs, I feel I am an audience of one to as fine a concert as I have ever heard. The sky is so solidly blue it looks as though it was painted by a giant brush. A cool breeze carries with it the perfume of a nearby lilac tree.
Perhaps I am especially enjoying this spring because of the long, hard winter we have all endured. Just a little over a year ago, who could have imagined our everyday lives being interrupted in such far reaching ways? Normal is a thing of the past and we have yet to establish a “new normal”. Even the strongest among us have struggled and many are still struggling. Whether it is strained relationships due to being housebound with loved one’s for so long or financial worries because one has lost his or her job or the challenge of regaining one’s health after being ill, few if any of us have been exempt from the wrath of the virus in some way, not to mention the stress caused by the polarizing political climate in which we are living.
Times like these require Perseverance if we are to stay afloat. We have to dig down deep to find ways to adapt to the discomfort we find ourselves in when we are faced with such major change. Perseverance fuels the energy to keep on keeping on when times get really tough, when despair takes up residence within you, and you can’t see an end in sight. It can feel that we are lost in a wilderness without a clue of how to get out. So how do we keep on keeping on when it feels like all is lost? Here are a few quotes about Perseverance that may help you during this difficult time.
“Perseverance, during a particularly long struggle, changes and transforms a person in ways he or she cannot appreciate until they are on the other side of the difficulty.”
“Perseverance recognizes that life is a mystery to be lived, regardless of how hard the story line.”
“To Persevere is to believe there is something larger at play in your life than the seemingly impossible situation in which you find yourself.”
“There are countless unsung heroes who have persevered through unimaginable hardships.”
“Perseverance has the quality of a mother’s love. Nothing can stand in its way.”
“Perseverance requires resilience. Sometimes you have to fall and get back up hundreds of times before you get to the other side.”
“Perseverance prevails even when the doubting mind says all is lost.”
“To Persevere is to refuse to remain a victim.”
“Perseverance is the essence of the indomitable human spirit.”
“Perseverance does not consider history or the odds of something happening or not. It is like a racehorse with blinders.”