Never Give Up - Life is About Learning and Growing

Are you at the point of giving up?  Frustrated because nothing seems to fit in.  

We all have our share of challenging situations that leave us feeling tired or discouraged. Here is something neat to ponder during those times. Take a look at this report and reflect on this man's record of failure. It is a testament to how humans can learn, grow, and win despite the losses and defeats.

Failed in business--------------1831

Defeated for legislature---------1832

Failed in business again---------1833

Elected to legislature-----------1834

Sweetheart died---------------1835

Nervous breakdown-------------1836

Defeated for speaker-----------1838

Defeated for land officer---------1843

Defeated for congress-----------1843

Elected to congress-------------1846

Defeated for re-election---------1848

Defeated for senate-------------1855

Defeated for vice president-------1856

Defeated for senate-------------1858

Elected President---------------1860

Who was this person? Abraham Lincoln.

He picked himself up no matter what and kept on going after his dream. He educated himself and did whatever it took to keep moving in the direction of his passions.

If you reflect back on your life, you can find patterns of the times you grew the most. Many of those times were probably a result of some kind of previous 'failure,' maybe even a series of them. Each failure is a learning experience. 

Sometimes, God lead us into a storm.  Because storms are good.  Storms shake us.  Shaking is good because it takes away our pride.  Shaking takes away our complacency.  Shaking forces us to grow...and that is what we need to do continuously - GROW!    

With this in mind, choose the one thing that may not be going exactly as you wish right now and do one thing to move you closer to achieving the result you want. And remember, life is about learning and growing. 

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