Category: perseverance

Knowledge does not equal understanding

June 29, 2015 | 8 comments

Now here’s a fascinating video that a reader sent me a link to illustrating that just because you know something doesn’t mean you understand it. There’s a difference between knowledge and understanding. You’ve heard the saying, “One never forgets how

Overcoming the odds

May 28, 2015 | 4 comments

When I watch this short video about Noe Rueda growing up poor in Little Village, a neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side, I can’t help but feel hope for all of humanity. The social, environmental and economic odds were all stacked

Keep on praying

February 25, 2015 | 3 comments

Here’s a healthy reminder from Keith Wommack, CSB, in Texas, USA, on sticking with your prayers. As Winston Churchill decreed, “Never give up!” “You quit, you lose—we do too.”

Never give up

January 27, 2015 | 18 comments

I love this short video. It reminds us that when things turn out poorly and against all we’d hoped for, we don’t have to give up. We can still keep going and cross the finish line with dignity.

Always a way Forward

October 23, 2014 | 2 comments

If you’re trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I’ve had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb