Try again and again and again...

Life is hard.  That is not a revelation but sometimes it's important to remember, it is not meant to be easy.  Easy is for sissy's.  When we feel like there is no where to turn, no one on our side, that we are fighting invisible demons all alone, that is the moment to remember, life is hard.  Don't hate yourself if you stumble, if you let go for a moment, if you need to take a breath.  

And even though life is hard, don't imagine that you are not meant to be happy, fulfilled, loved and filled with joy.  Life wants you to succeed, but you need to understand that life is more meaningful when you overcome the challenges.  So these hurdles, whether they be personal, romantic, physical, professional are not meant to break us but to build us up.  We better understand who we are when we rise, when we overcome, when we succeed in the face of enormous odds.   It's not about the challenges, not about the people and obstacles that are placed before us - rather it is always about our response to them.  So don't hesitate to re-invent, recreate or renew yourself.

When you are feeling alone, when you can imagine quitting and it seems better than fighting, when you start to forget all of your blessings, when you feel like the other side just has to be a better place, dig deep, reach inside your secret soul, the place only you know exists inside of yourself -  look into the abyss, and kick its ass!