If we can offer solutions that might benefit others it is a win-win for all. The former pastor of my church was Dr. Norman Vincent Peale who wrote a famous book called "The Power of Positive Thinking." He wrote many other best-sellers as well. I highly recommend it to all. He talks about the very real power of love, forgiveness, and positive thinking. I hope no one is offended by, and that all will comment on this topic. Here is an excerpt:
--Austere perseverance, harsh and continuous, may be employed by the smallest of us and rarely fails of its purpose, for its silent power grows irresistibly greater with time." That is to say, just keep on trying -- that will do it. This refusal to quit is called the persistence principle. Sadly enough, we hear little about persistence in this soft, permissive era. But as America historically produced strong men, the importance of persistence was constantly driven into the consciousness of youth. They were told to fight the good fight and never let anything throw them, and if it did, get right back up and attack the difficulty, hit it hard and then some, and keep on no matter what. Perseverance -- that was the key word then, and it still remains the basic principle for anyone who wants to achieve their goal.