The difficulty of giving up

Often, the feeling of giving up overwhelms us and sometimes I can't help but think it's so easy to give up. Just put down the pen and walk away because to succeed it takes a lot of effort and effort means hard work and hard work is difficult.

Tongo Field Diamond Miners

But interestingly enough, as difficult as it may seem to succeed, realise that it is more difficult to give up and fail without effort. And it is that realisation that makes us strive harder.

Realise that when you fail and you know you've done nothing within your capability to avoid that failure...it truly is the end of the line. No turning back.

So, even when you want to give up, don't! DON'T QUIT! Have the determination, work hard, and NEVER GIVE UP!

My dad told me a about a cache called Hard Times in Australia and the story behind the cache is about the hardship of the pioneers and the difficult times they went through but they endured and because of their endurance, Australia is what it is today. ENDURE!

A few years back my sister bought for me a poster with this poem on it. I've loved it ever since! I'd like to share it with the world:

When things go wrong as they sometimes will,

When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,

When the funds are low and the debts are high,

And you want to smile but you have to sigh,

When care is pressing you down a bit,

Rest, if you must

But don't you quit.

Success is failure turned inside out,

The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,

And you never can tell how close you are,

It may be near when it seems afar,

So, stick to the flight when your hardest hit

It's when things go wrong that you mustn't quit!