Thinking about perseverance: "continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure, or opposition."
Exactly. Right.
I mean, a life is filled with difficulties, failure, opposition. Have to stick with it. Hang on. Hang in. Keep plugging. I think it helps to approach anything with "beginner's mind," the art and practice of Shoshin: "having an attitude of openness, eagerness, and lack of preconceptions when studying, even at an advanced level, just as a beginner would."
Maybe you don't want to reinvent the wheel every time, but it helps to clear your head, drop any preconceived ideas and meet the moment, alive and open. Damn the torpedos, damn the slings and arrows too. You have to live with heart and soul. Jump into the pool and see what happens. Sink or swim. Maybe just float?!
