Category: perseverance

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

Make up Your Mind to do Well

October 22, 2014 | 8 comments

My wife and I played on a Mixed 18+ tennis team in a USTA tournament a couple of weeks ago, and had grand fun! Our team won 11 out of 12 matches, which was quite fun. And Kathy and I