I could, and might, write a book about all the mountains I've climbed. Chapters of hardships, hurdles, and haunting happenings that have infected portions of my life. I could write for days about broken hearts and tainted trusts. I could pour myself into pages of powerful paralytic periods. They all happened. They all hurt. They all were devastating.
But . . .
I am no longer there. A person could spend eternity looking back, forlornly at their past. In doing so, they miss the present and the opportunity to enhance their future. I cannot change my past. I cannot alter things that have already occurred.
I can, however, choose to learn lessons from those awful times. I can take the tattered remains of what happened and build a better tomorrow.
Tenacity is defined as: holding or grasping firmly; retentive; stubborn or persistent; holding together firmly; tough or cohesive.
I am all those things. I hold on to the promise of better things, the general good in most folks, the notion that I can accomplish what I put my mind to; and the idea that I deserve all of those things!
Today, I hope you lay down your baggage from the past. Move ahead toward dreams and goals. The future is yours. Set a course and stick to it . . . with the tenaciousness that exists in each of us!
You can do it!
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