Perseverance In Life

When situations arise in life when we are forced to make important decisions, persevere in a given activity, or make the best out of a difficult situation, how we mentally tackle our problems are a major factor in the quality of the outcome and how we measure our success. For some people, decisions are made through viewing everything in a positive light. Seeing only the fullness of the glass, positive thinkers see the world full of potential for success. On the other hand, many view the world as a constant uphill battle of mistakes and misfortunes, and to which I find myself a struggling member.
I never actually considered myself a pessimist, but I have always lived the life of one. Throughout my early schooling, my high school years, and even the beginnings of my first semester of college, I am surprised I had never realized this before. My overall outlook on life and my attitude towards perseverance in hard situations are all indications of someone …show more content…
Every year we purchased plants, seeds, and saplings while clearing and tilling several large garden plots. With the help of my family, we prepared, planted, weeded, and harvested our gardens. To my mother and sisters, planting the garden was a special event in which our family looked forward to our garden’s future production and harvest. While taking joy in the harvesting, this was never the way I viewed the planting. I spent most of my time worried that future droughts and storms would ruin our work before our new plants had sufficient time to grow. For the most part I was proven wrong, but still continued to think this way.
Another example was during my participation in our church choir. Wanting to become one of the top tenor voices, I tackled my study of music enthusiastically but fighting negativity along the way. I studied hard, but was never fully satisfied with my progress, and always believed no matter how much I practiced I would still be inadequately