Tag Archives: Perseverance

Is Your Postage Stamp Coming Unstuck?

Consider the postage stamp. Its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to something until it gets there.–Josh Billings

As you know by now if you regularly read my blog, I absolutely love quotes. This particular quote is definitely a thought provoker.

Posted in Focus, Perseverance, Quotes | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Failure – Get Over It!

You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call failure is not the falling down, but the staying down.

Mary Pickford
1893-1979, Actress and Producer

Posted in Perseverance, Quotes | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Do What You Can With What You Have

I had a computer crisis this past week and it messed up my schedule for getting all sort of things done, including posting on my blog. It was frustrating because my computer was the victim of a very nasty virus. The virus took over all sorts of things so it was hard to figure out exactly what was wrong. As I write this post, my son-in-law is still trying to see if he can save my computer from an early demise.

Posted in Perseverance | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Success is a Choice

This week I read the novel, The Choice, by Nicholas Sparks. Although it is a love story, it is so much more. Without giving away the plot or the ending, let me just say that the hero of the story has to make a very serious decision involving whether to keep a promise he made or to break it because of his love for the heroine. I found it extremely hard to put down the book once I started reading it because I wanted to know what he decided to do.

Posted in Book Reviews, Perseverance | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Defeat Is Not the End

This week we had primary elections in our state. Unfortunately, the candidate that I supported for governor lost by a very narrow margin. To say I am disappointed is a bit of an understatement. She represented real change and would have been a great asset to our state. So, does this defeat mean the end for her?

Posted in Perseverance | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment