With Life Comes Life

This morning I was listening to The Best of Steve Harvey, and they were discussing “quit” moments. These were powerful and motivating stories where they described a moment where they were at the brink of quitting and giving up on their dreams. Although this is so cliché, it truly reminded me how important it is to never give.

This thing called life is truly a scary, yet motivating experience. We all have aspired to be something amazing. Whether it was as a child, as a teenager, or as an adult, at some point in our lives we dream and dream big. However, the harsh reality is that with life comes life. With the good, there’s the bad, and often the bad is so overwhelming and so much more realistic than the good, that we believe that’s all it’s ever going to be. Our faith is compromised, our beliefs are tainted, and our dreams are just that – a dream that continues to live in our minds and as we sleep, but never become a part of our lives.

As women we often make other things and people a priority, which makes it that much easier to give up on our own aspirations and dreams. That’s who we are. We are nurturing individuals and we’ll give 200% to someone else if we had to, and all the while not even investing 2% in ourselves.

We have all experienced that quit moment, and some of us, including myself, have surrendered to that moment. We believe that it’s just too hard, or just too much for us to handle. That it’s so much easier to give in – to give up. Or is it?

Girlfriends! giving up is probably harder than succeeding. When you give up, it’s admitting to yourself that you are not capable of doing something, and that in itself weighs heavy on your mind and spirit. It doesn’t help when you come from an environment where everyone around you has given up. Again you began to believe that this is the true reality. That giving up and being less than what you are capable of being is all that there is. But with life comes life. With the bad, there is also the good. Realizing your true potential and working your way through to seeing your dream become a reality is one of the most rewarding parts of life. Yes their will be boulders, broken bridges, and brick walls in your path, but always continue to move forward and never stop trying to turn your dream into a reality. Take a break, step back, but never give up.

Here are a few songs under my iTune “Inspiration” folder that always help me when I’m feeling a little defeated. Hope they can do the same for my Girlfriends!