Keep Trying

By Daniel Belcher

What does it mean to keep trying? It means to not give up even in the face of challenges. Those challenges could be work, home, finances, friends, foes, physical limitation. The main thing in life is to keep trying or as one of my fellow church brothers would say "keep moving forward". This is what it means to keep trying.

We must develop a habit of staying on the track. I remember many years ago with i ran track, the focus was to stay in the race and stay on track. You may not start out as fast as the others in the race of life, but you must just keep trying, don't quit. We need to develop a habit of perseverance or as others have said "staying the course". Keeping those minds active will keep those legs moving along the course of life.

We can find our own satisfaction in trying, there is joy in the process. When we try, we feel good weather we succeed or not because we have given our best. The satisfaction is deep felt and personal in the heart of the man who has let it all on the track. He has no regrets because he gave it all. He sleeps well at night and looks forward to trying again tomorrow.

One of my fellow toastmaster member stated "this is it". When you look at life with that attitude you know there are no do overs. We must get all we can out of life each day and that means we keep trying. For example, if you are learning math keep trying, foreign language keep trying, studying with the children keep trying, marriage keep trying, exercise keep trying, I think we get the picture. The bottom line is, this is it, keep trying.

Finally, when it looks like you can't go on, look deep within yourself. You will be surprise to see that you can find the strength to keep on trying. Take lesson from the marines, their mental attitude is never stop trying and never give up. Remember in this life there are no do over. Keep trying, Keep trying, Keep trying.

I retired from United States Navy in 2003, after serving over 21 years of enlisted active duty onboard several different ships and a few shore assignments. I am married. My wife and i have two daughters. We have two dogs, Chow Chow's, to be exact. I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Liberal Arts (Focus area Psychology) from Excelsior College class 2004.

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