It is easy to fall into slump when life hits you with one thing after another. Therefore, we need daily reminders of our potential and why we are here. Sometimes we give less than our best because we feel as though life has given us thorns instead of roses. Perhaps we so often live beneath our privilege because we cannot see the value of the thorns or because we don’t have the patience to wait for the roses. Well, if you only settle for the thorns and the humdrum patterns of mediocrity, you may never see the roses that were intended for you. It has been said that patience is a virtue, but diligence is also.
There may be times in your life when you can only put one foot in front of the other because you are weary or tired. If that is the case, don’t settle down where you are, but keep pressing forward, however slowly. If you can sense the greatness in you, push and press forward, even if it seems as though you will never bring it out. Settling for less than our best efforts, our best dreams, our best achievements, is living a life short of our best. We were made to soar! The discipline of steady forward progress, with a spirit of excellence in everything we do will finding us soaring when we least expect it. Spread your wings today and take flight, even if you must start with skips and hops.