Never Give Up!

I have always heard people encourage and motivate each other not to give up. Most of the time, we see life in a way that makes it impossible to tell what others are going through. You might just judge a book by its cover. You might underestimate someone and not get to know them better.

But sometimes it takes a lot of courage to become who we want to be. It's not always easy. I think this is why sometimes a little piece of encouragement might go a long way in changing one's life.

This year has been a roller coaster. It has been a year filled with ups and downs. I have met new people and also lost older ones too. I can retain contact and communicate with some and some changes for real which were beyond my control. That's just life.

Facts about my business is that at some point I really felt like giving up from the beginning of the year. I never faced any challenge but I just couldn’t hold out on the great loss that hugged me at the beginning of the year. I was so down and felt demotivated to even get things done.

But at some point when I was still in my resting stage. I knew if I could keep resting I might find it difficult to get up again. I summoned the courage to start all over again and that became one of the best decisions I ever took this year. I learned my own lesson and took it as an experience and stepping stone. And today I am good to go.

I look forward to many more challenges along the line. But with a rigid mindset, I have decided not to allow the circumstances to define me. But rather I will be the one defining the circumstances.

Another experience that got me down this year was my dedication and ambition on Hive. I kickstarted the year with the mindset of acquiring the yearly badge by the end of the year. I have the strength to keep up with things and not give up until I accomplish them. But I guess fate has already been written no matter what.

We can't change what has happened no matter how much we cry. I didn’t give up until it was almost the end of the 9th month of the year. The 9th month got me so down one every night when I was so weak and stressed. Then I decided to take a few hour's nap and then wake up to publish my post. I never knew it would be a sleep that would be my tiebreaker. When I woke up it was just a few minutes past 1 am UTC and that was how I lost the streak to my yearly badge mission.

I was so pained and felt bitter about my decision. I regretted my actions and blamed myself so badly. The few months ahead of my celebration were breached by just a few hours' nap. But despite how much it got me down. I really felt the need to be strong and rise again. I took the courage to keep writing but not on a streak anymore.

This time around I got so determined and prepared for the year ahead of me. I have to go for what I want. And this time around I would be fully dedicated and determined to hit my target.

So This year got me down both online and offline. But I took all the experience as a push forward and I am ready to do better. Next year, I will make greater testimonies about my success.

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This is my response to the HIVE LEARNERS weekly prompt in hive learners community for the Week 145 Edition 3 and the topic to be discussed is UNFORGETTABLE

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