Last night, I was watching the 20/20 special on Gabby Giffords and it got me thinking… a lot. I sat there watching in amazement at the immense positive energy and high spirits this woman exuded – even after all that has happened and what she had to go through. She literally had to start over – learning how to talk, how to walk and even how to smile. One word comes to mind when I think of her – perseverance.
No one plans for things like this to happen; we can only pray that they never do. It’s remarkable how she took this tragedy and turned it into triumph. Her incredibly high spirits and her relentless determination to be strong and overcome such obstacles makes you wonder – are my troubles really any troubles at all? It also got me thinking about how quickly and easily we forget about what matters in life. How we take certain things – even our life – for granted because we expect them to always be there like; family, friendships, our jobs and even our health. The problem with this ignorance is that when something does strike, we’re not prepared or we live in hindsight wishing we could have done things differently.
Stuff like this happens so that we can put things into perspective. Life is too short to “sweat the small stuff” because when it really comes down to it, “it’s all small stuff.” Tell your family you love them, show your friends they are important to you and treat your body right because it’s with you for the long haul and it deserves your respect!
Like Gabby Giffords, if we want to accomplish our goals, it requires perseverance, persistence, determination and high spirits! Oh, and positive energy – it evidently performs miracles!
“Energy and persistence conquer all things” — Benjamin Franklin
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