Never Give Up

No matter what task you are faced with, you should always remember never to give up. There is always someone out there who has less or is faced with something worse. If you are to give up after your own obstacle gets in the way, then what are they to do when their's is much harder than yours to face.

I've encountered many obstacles throughout my life, some bigger than others. But I've always stood firm in my beliefs of never giving up. It's the hardest thing to do in some situations, but it's always the right thing to do. You never know what you will miss out on if you don't even try.

I like to tell people that anything is possible. They always look at me funny when I say things like that but just think about it as I explain to you like I always end of doing with them. If you really want something, anything, you have nothing to do but to just try. When you're a child and you want something, what do you do? You persist, you keep on, you NEVER give up and what happens when you do that? You in the end succeed in getting what you want. The few times that you might not, you learn another lesson from that as well. How to be patient because even then, in the end, you ultimately get what you wanted. Just think about it. How many times do we tell our children to quiet down or they wont get it?

So tell me, if you want something bad enough, you will try hard enough and the end result though it may be later, is that you get what you wanted. 

Sometimes in life we are faced with difficult challenges. I face those challenges as well. For some time now I have been dealing with quite a difficult situation. Some days are harder than others but ultimately in the end I stay strong and stand firm and never give up. I know that while times may be tough now and that it may seem like for every one step forward I'm taking two steps back, but in the end I know my time is coming. I've worked hard for everything I have and will continue to push forward. I know that ultimately God has a plan for my family and I. He's placed some good and bad people in my life along the way but each one makes me stronger in a different way. Teaches me different things that help shape me into who I am and who I teach my children to be. 

I've loved some in my life and even lost some. Everyone who has ever crossed my path has held a place in my heart in different ways. I choose not to hate anyone as hate is a very strong word. But I know that there are people who have hurt me so badly that I sometimes think it would have been better not to meet them but in the end I'm lucky to have met them regardless because God put them here for a reason and maybe I held onto them for just a bit too long, or rather longer than was the plan. People change each other. People sometimes bring out the best in you and sometimes the worst in you. I can honestly say that my current situation is not in the least bit fun. But I'm very thankful for having met this individual in July 2007. He really  changed my life. I thank him for my son being here and blame myself for my sons heart defect. I thank him for giving me a beautiful little girl and I thank him for making me twice as strong and more aware of what I don't want when I finally find that person I'll spend my life with.  Until then I must face each day with a smile on my face. I choose joy and happiness on a daily basis regardless of my situation. I choose to stay strong and continue to work hard towards every goal that I wish to reach. If anyone every needs the extra strength to get through a difficult time, come see me. I'm happy to help you.

-Amanda Kay