Moi is three quarters through the ‘Joy Jar’ project. She began the project when the Mayan end of the world thingie went up in smoke. The goal was to find something every day to be grateful for. Some days were easier than others. Today’s deposit into the ‘Joy Jar’ is perseverance.
“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.”
Maya Angelou
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”
Confucius
“It is not enough that we do our best; sometimes we must do what is required.”
Winston Churchill
“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”
Thomas A. Edison
“I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.”
Abraham Lincoln
“Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.”
Abraham Lincoln
“When you get to the end of your rope. Tie a knot and hang on.”
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.
Marie Curie
Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautiful. Furtherance is the agreement of all that is just. Perseverance is the foundation of all actions.
Lao Tzu
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.”
Nelson Mandela
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