“Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete? Proving nature’s laws wrong, it learned to walk without having feet. Funny, it seems to by keeping it’s dreams; it learned to breathe fresh air. Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else even cared.”
― Tupac Shakur
What example of persistence inspires you?
The classic philosophy question asks what happens when an immovable object meets an irresistible force? The evidence of rock and water suggests that the irresistible force will win, but not on any time scale that you can comprehend. Sheer determination may lose in the end, but it should hold you for a couple of million years.
What are you determined to stick out, even if you will lose in the end?
“Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.”
― Winston S. Churchill
What are you enthusiastic about in spite of obstacles or failure?
Which is more beautiful: the flower that dares to reach above the others and bloom, or those that remain tightly in bud? The answer, of course, is neither. They are all doing exactly what is right for themselves at this particular moment, and the ones in bud now will be flowering when the petals on the first one are wilting and falling away. Flowers don’t compete.
In what aspect of your life do you need reminding that you are right on time?
“Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.”
― Maya Angelou
What helps you to find your courage?
