NEVER GIVE UP

Never Give Up. It's just three simple words, yet for some reason in our daily lives, we seem to struggle to remember this. If one gives up, they are essentially quitting. Later on in our lives, we don't want to look back and regret that we gave up. One should always strive to do their best. As a runner I can easily relate this to...(what's Megan going to say next? You guessed it.) Running! Specifically during races. This past week I ran in a race and I'll admit I gave up on myself. Let me tell you, that does not help your situation. On the course I ran at, I hit the longest most terrible hill. First error. I should believe that it is the best hill ever created! Then, I was passed and slowly but surely, things went down from there. This course also happened to be our home course. So today when I had practice there, I pushed myself past my breaking point. In order to prove to myself that if I simply hadn't given up, I would have ran even better! You have to challenge yourself to do great things. As Rocky Balboa said, "Every champion was once a contender that refused to give up." This is one of my favorite motto's because it's so very true!

If one gives up, they stop trying, they say "forget it" and don't worry anymore about what they can do to get back up. It's true that everyone does have their good and bad days. How are you supposed to have a GREAT day when everyday is good? However there's a difference in having a bad day and not trying. Sometimes the cards simply won't lay right, but if you don't try to win the deck, then you probably will lose that hand (I don't gamble). One of the most important things to remember is to never give up. Your luck may turn around! 

Sometimes it's hard to see that life will go on at the moment. Although it always will. We have to have perseverance to keep trying. The determination that we can do anything! You have to be the one to believe you can do anything, that you are a champion. We also must remember that we owe everything we do to the good Lord, Our God! Without him, you would not be reading this right now. He gave us all the gift of life! We are given the ability to do all kinds of things! Everyone has a talent! God knows that we can do great things. We must also believe in ourselves. God has given us the strength and ability to do what ever task we may put forth. Isn't that amazing! He wants us to live a happy and successful life. However we can't give up, no matter what path we take in our crazy lives. 

Never give up on reaching for your dreams. We must keep striving to conquer whatever task that may lay before us. On of my favorite sayings is from Walt Disney.
              
                  "We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because                             we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths."

If we keep moving forward, we will see that there are so many doors to open. We can't give up simply because we feel something is to hard. We must keep pushing forward. It is the only way we can get better. To strive for the stars and don't let anything get in our way. In one of Disney's movies, "Meet the Robinsons" they emphasize the quote above. It's a kid movie but the theme behind it is very good. Just because something goes wrong, doesn't mean we should give up. That will get us no where in life. We must keep pursuing our dreams and opening new doors that lie ahead. The most awesome part, God will be with us through our entire journey through life! 

This is kind of random, however one of my favorite songs is from "Meet the Robinsons". It's called "Little Wonders", by Rob Thomas. The song reminds us that we must treasure the small moments in life that really mold you to what you are, and not to take them for granted. For the horrible things that happened, to let go of it, and move on, but at the same time holding on to precious moments in life. All in all, I think this song is about the little things that make us who we are. It's not the ordinary, everyday things that define us, but the more significant events like love, loss, etc. Everything else is just filler.

At the end of everyday I hope you can look back and say "I did not give up today. I have conquered the task, and I praise God for giving me this ability!" All you need to do is give it your best effort in all that you do. and NEVER GIVE UP! There will always be hard times in our lives. But we can't quit. God has an answer to every challenge set before us. Keep pushing yourself because at the end of the road, Greatness Awaits!

Never Give Up, 
Megan

"But whatever I am now, it is all because God poured out his special favor on me—and not without results. For I have worked harder than any of the other apostles; yet it was not I but God who was working through me by his grace."

~1 Corinthians 15:10