Never Giving Up; in Honor of Our Veterans

We all tend to get "comfortable"  where we are at in life... until we find a challenge. What do we do? We give up. We feel hopeless. Why do we we Americans feel hopeless? Have we seen what the rest of the world is going through- things they can not change so easily like famine, disease, poverty, dictatorships, no education system and on and on. THESE ARE REASONS to feel hopeless.

We all go through these feelings of hopelessness and helplessness more often than we would admit to each other. The Problem lies behind what we do from there. Do we give up? or do we decide no way, no how, I will find a way! Maybe it looks grim now but I will do something instead of allowing my fears to paralyze me from taking action. Action cures fear I once heard. Everyone great or small deals with fears daily. The productive person must decide to go through the 'fires' even if it means getting burned. Push through it, even if you are shaking and scared you may never see the end. If we chose to be brave in the face of fear, like our VETERANS, hope to succeed is born and an answer will inevitably present itself IF the person has the GUTS to accept it.

Strategies to help face fears:

1) When worried, write each worry/fear down like a check list and over time, work to fix each issue if it is in your power, if not scratch it off

2) Hang out with people who are positive and who care about you

3) Do something productive or to better yourself everyday, even if it is only for 5 minutes

4) Pray

5) Change negative thoughts in your mind to positive thoughts... just takes practice and never giving up

Whether it is losing weight or getting a college degree... chosing to NOT give up and believing there is an answer will give you better results than complaining or throwing in your 'towel'.