Perseverance: “steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state; especially in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.” I spent time last night with about 100 men at the Atlanta Union Mission who personify perseverance. Through many trials and hardships, they keep getting back up and coming BACK (and because of that, they keep getting stronger, tougher, and better prepared to handle life’s storms). It works that way for all of us: the longer we hang in, following our dream, learning from our mistakes, rebounding from failure, rising from defeat— we get more resilient, and become the seasoned, mature, complete people we were intended to be. The tough times make us into the Champions we long to be. (That’s why “Rocky” is the greatest movie of all time, right?)
Catch it, come alive, pass it on.
