Don't give up on yourself!
Date: 3rd January 2022
Hello everyone! It is a beautiful new day, and I hope everyone is having a great time this new year and staying hydrated. The past few days have been lovely, especially celebrating my Mom's birthday.
It was the first time I bought her a gift, and I felt happy because she liked the present I bought for her. There are some beautiful moments in life, one of them for me.
I am sure all of us have those beautiful moments in our life, and even if they may be small fragments in our life, we should still try our best to reminisce on them because those memories genuinely keep us going.
The problem we sometimes find ourselves in is we fail to focus on these beautiful moments. Instead, we focus on those memories and experiences that make us feel depressed and worthless.
When you focus so much on the bad memories/experiences you have had in your life, you will never see a way out in any situation you find yourself in, and you will find yourself giving up often.
No matter how dire the situation is, always remember that you can overcome it and move forward because giving up should never be your first option; it should be your last resort.
What do you gain from giving up? Sure it may make things easier for you, but giving up when you know you can do more is only making things worse.
Even if the year has only started, I see many people who have given up on their situation because they believe there is nothing they can do anymore, and they have given up on themselves.
Previous years have been highly rough on people, and some have not recovered from the problems they have faced, which may cause them to feel like there is no longer hope anymore.
But if you have read my previous article, you would understand that no matter what situation you are in now, God would always be there for you, and when you trust in him, giving up would never be an option for you.
Giving up on yourself may lead you to commit things you don't want to do, and you may end up committing suicide due to losing hope in all future aspirations/goals.
2022 may be filled with many struggles, and sometimes you may find yourself stuck between so many problems that would make you think giving up is the only way to escape them, but you shouldn't think that way.
Instead of giving up, look for a better way out of those problems, and even if it takes time to find a way, you should still not give up till the last minute.
You would always have problems in this world, and sometimes we don't choose the degree of problems we have, but the only thing you can do with your problems is struggling until you have overcome them.
As I did in the previous article, I want to put in some quotes to help you understand why giving up is not the only option you have, and I hope you can understand these verses and use them in your life.
i. Your most challenging times often lead to the most significant moments of your life. Keep going. Challenging situations build strong people in the end."
ii. "When the going gets tough, put a foot in front of the other one and just keep going. Don't give up."
― Roy T. Bennett.
iii. "It doesn't matter how many times you get knocked down. The only thing that matters is you getting up one more time than you were knocked down."
― Roy T. Bennett
iv. "No. Don't give up hope.
It's the last thing to go. Even when you have lost hope and everything you have.
When you think all is lost, there will still be hope when all is dire and bleak.
― Pittacus Lore
"Seven times down
Eight times up like the Daruma doll."
― Chris Bradford
"Never give up hope. All things are working for your good. One day, you'll look back on all you've been through and thank God for it."
― Germany Kent
Thank you for reading!
Thanks for the beautiful quotes and Happy birthday to your mum. I believe readcash made the gift possible.