Perserverence

"Our greatest glory lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
So, that's my motto. For anyone who has read my poem, The Struggle Within, you can guess that the two are related. Writing a novel has been a real struggle with blood, sweat, and tears. At one point, I had lost everything. Many people are familiar with the story. I was probably about 50 pages into my book. Well, that changed during Memorial weekend 2011.
My story-which was in a compostition notebook-was in our truck. Well, that monday, our truck caught fire and exploded. All that I have left of that notebook is ashes-if I even have that much.
And so I had to start from scratch. No outlines. No character profiles. Nothing was left.
And that's why perserverence is my greatest quality. I fell a great distance that day. But, with more enthusiasm than ever before, I stood again, taller than ever before.
And that's really what it comes down to. Each fall we take, every blow, takes us to new heights. I find myself standing a little higher than I did before. And I keep rising.