Being Defeated Is Often Temporary, Giving Up Makes It Permanent

Being defeated is often temporary, giving up makes it permanent. -Marilyn von Savant

At times, have you ever felt that you were utterly defeated? It's much easier, and extremely tempting, when you're feeling defeated and overwhelmed, to see what's wrong with yourself and your life than it is to take advantage of what's right. The problem with that is too much focus on the negative can affect your attitude, your opinion of yourself, and how you choose to live life. Lately I've been feeling defeated and wondering what the point of it all is. I dig myself out of that hole just to have it cave in again. But, then I read the above quote and decided that all of the junk I'm going through is temporary and only if I let it will it become permanent.

My blogs are never profound or worldly. I blog because it makes me take the time to think about all that is going on in my life or what's happening around me. I'm choosing not to focus on all of my negatives (my personal negatives), but focus on the good and try to pay attention to the things I have the control to change and improve. I can try to maximize the things I'm already good at and use those strengths to help me boost my weak spots. I believe those strengths will help me through the situations I can't control or change, but I can look at differently.

Like I said, nothing profound in this blog, just me putting pen to paper and letting go of the negative junk in life. As some good friends have said, and I need to keep remembering, is everything that comes to me has come through God's hands first.