Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Determination

What is determination?  According to Webster's dictionary it is defined as: a quality that makes you continue trying to do or achieve something that is difficult.  We all have had and will have difficult things happen to us in this life.  There's no escaping that.  Some of those challenges and difficulties are of our own making.  Still others will be out of our control.  For me personally,  a challenge that I face that is (and always will be) out of my control to a certain extent is the fact that I have cerebral palsy, which makes it very difficult for me to walk.  The determination part, is itself, not always easy to come by.  I do not always want to do the things that are necessary for me to get my walking to a functional level.  Why? Because it's extremely difficult.  And sometimes it feels like a mountain that is impossible to climb.  But the truth is, if I have enough desire and determination to put forth the work, then one day I will walk. 
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