What if the difference between failure and fulfillment lies in 2 quiet words we often overlook? -- relentless and resilience?
We all face storms. But not all of us ride through them the same way. Some drift. A few--those who understand the power of these two words... rise.
I've seen four lives unfold before me:
One give up the moment resistance showed up. He said "maybe it's not meant for me." His dreams stayed buried under shallow excuses. He never knew what he could've become.
Another hid behind passivity, waiting for things "to work out." She called it surrender. But deep down, it was fear dressed in faith. She mistook silence for peace, and delay for destiny.
A third chased goals with burst of energy--but collapsed at every no, every door that didn't open.He was passionate, yes--but only when the path was easy. He confused momentum with commitment.
Then, there was the fourth.
Quiet. Consistent. He wasn't the loudest in the room, but he was relentless.
He fell often. But he stood again--and again. And again. Life didn't make it easy for him, but resilience was stitched into his spirit.
He Understood:
- Being relentless means never stopping when you still beleive.
- Being resilience means bending without breaking--because the goal is bigger than the pain.
Relentless is not loud. Resilience is not dramatic.
But together, they form the steel of those who endure, build, and become. We often envy success, but rarely study its scars.
The truth? Greatness isn' about talent or luck. It's not about quitting--especially when you have every reason to.
So I ask you today, as I ask myself:
Will you drift... or will you endure? Will you just wish... or will you be relentless and resilient until your calling is fulfilled.
--✒️ The Listening Pen
Reflecting grace, one word at a time
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💠 Resilient - from the Latin word "resilire", meaning "to leap back" or "to rebound." It speaks of inner strength--the ability to bounce back from adversity, to recover and rise.
💠 Relentless - From Latin "relentare" (re- "back" + lentus, "slow, flexible), originally meaning "to soften" or "melt." But in the modern usage, it evolved into the opposite, "unyileding, refusing to soften or to stop." It now describes a fierce, unwavering pursuit--especially when the path is hard.
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thanks #Franz26 & #Geralt @pixabay for the photo
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