Life is a never ending challenge. To be happy, we got to live upto our dreams, our hopes, our expectations and we got to do justice by ourselves by not giving up. Yes there comes lot of such moments that are the weak moments or moments where you feel like this is it! But that is when you need to stay composed and keep your calm. That moment my friend, is your life testing you and how strong you come out of it, that is you giving it back to the hard time.

No one ever said that life was going to be easy, no one ever will. And if anyone tells you that it is going to be easy, they’re either being dishonest with you or they’ve been dishonest to themselves their whole life! Life is a beautiful journey indeed, but what makes it beautiful is how you go along with whatever it throws your way and how you never give up.

Life is a journey which must be travelled no matter how bad the roads and accomodations.

OLIVER GOLDSMITH

We often complain that life is unfair but is it really unfair or we are the ones who are actually unfair with life? The life we are living is the biggest blessing one can have. If you woke up this morning, you are blessed and you should thank life. No one told that this would be easy but no one ever told that it is not worth trying!

May be there are a lot of failures right now, may be there are lots of heartbreaks going on one after another, may be there are lot of rejections going on, may be everything you see or touch screams out loud a big NO to you; but this doesn’t mean you should just stop trying. What if the success lies just after one more try? What if the dream you are chasing is just one step away from you and you decide to not even try climbing that step?

How will you ever answer the question that will keep haunting you , “What would have happened if I would have tried just once more?”… Imagine yourself taking that one teeny-tiny step and then living the dream you’ve always wanted to! You will be so so proud of yourself that you never gave up!

Never give up on something you can't stop thinking about!

I didn’t give up!

I myself have gone throught a very rough patch in my life, quite a several times if I may say! I am going through a difficult time right now, in some or the other ways we all are. But I survived till now, we all have and we can do this! There was a time in my life where I decided to give up, I lost my hopes but I thought of giving it one more try and that was the best thing I ever did! And I am glad today that I didn’t give up on myself!

I have not failed.

I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.

THOMAS EDISON

 I still wonder what would it have been like if I decided to quit that day? How would my life be right now if I stepped down that day and if I would have decided to give up? I cannot even imagine! 

I used to cry, I used to have sleepless nights, I was becoming someone I was not. But I kept going, I always had this one thing in my head that if I don’t help myself, no one else is going to help me! Believe me when I say that YOU are the only constant supporter and motivator you’ve got. No one will ever have your back as long as you will, you need to become your own backbone. Nothing can stop you as long as you don’t give up on yourself.

And to be honest, I am a little proud that I didn’t give up inspite of all the noise around me that were screaming in my ears and somehow made it to my head to give up! And I choose not to give up now as well and never in future. I might fall countless times, I might take time to get back on my feet but I will get back and I will keep moving because I know somewhere around the corner lies the answer to all my struggles.

You may see me struggle but you will never see me quit.

We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us.

A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM

Life will always have its own ups and downs but that is what means that you are living. How will we learn to appreciate the happy moments if we do not accept a few bad ones? How will we ever know the importance of hard work and success if we do not see a few failures? If achieving something was so easy, wouldn’t everyone be achieving something the moment they get out of their bed?

It is just like our heartbeats. Even our heartbeats have ups and downs, the moment it becomes flat it is THE END! That is how life is, it is going to be filled with lots of ups and downs but we have to stand up against all the odds and keep trying to move towards the brighter side.

We all know that life goes on but what we don't know is the HOW! And it's better this way, life unfolding its  hidden treasures and adventures with it's own pace!

What to do when you feel like giving up?

The first step is ACCEPTANCE! Accept that you are not at your best, accept that this was not your time. This will not be easy, not at all! At times you might feel like crying, you might feel like you are not good enough. And when you feel so, let it out, share with someone, cry out loud, write it down or even take a break and take your own time to accept it and try to think what you learnt from your failure. As long as you keep learning from your setbacks, you will keep moving one step ahead! Try to figure out how can you improve and what can you improve.

Acceptance is not easy, it is very difficult but then again without accepting what we have, we cannot achieve what we want.

Acceptance makes an incredible fertile soil for the seeds of change.

STEVE MARABOLI

Become your own competitor and moreover become your own critic. Your inner critic is your best friend, question yourself the moment you think of quitting. Ask yourself-

Is this all you've got?
Is this what you aways dreamed about?
Is this the person you imagined yourself to be?

Question yourself, learn from your setbacks, do better than the previous time but NEVER EVER DOUBT YOURSELF. Trust the timing of life and let it unfold. All you need to do is give your best shot each time and if you fail, say -“NEVER MIND! I’LL DO BETTER!” Life is not and will never be a dreamy, happy place. You will have to make it a happy place of your dreams.

Work for your dreams, no matter how hard it becomes. Have the courage to take the path towards your dreams and enjoy the journey through the thick and thin. Keep moving at your own speed, take as much time as you need but DO NOT EVER GIVE UP! You deserve the life you want and do not let anyone or anything believe you anything less!

Dreams are like plants, you need to water them with your hard work, dedication and belief. If you give up on them, they will give up on you!

You may be the only person left who believes in you, but it’s enough. It takes just one star to pierce a universe of darkness.

Never Give Up!

RICHELLE E. GOODRICH