On Sunday, I spent a few minutes watching this small group of people practicing tightrope walking. They were having a lot of fun, and just watching them made me smile.
The girl in the foreground was doing really well until I stopped to watch; I probably distracted her focus. Nevertheless, she persisted. She repeatedly fell off and got back on until, ultimately, she was able to walk the thin line with remarkable balance.
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“What matters is not how many times you fall, but how many times you get up again.” There are a million versions of that quote, but it’s still inspiring to see someone put it into action, isn’t it? Hats off to the young woman; may she never lose that persistence.
I agree. It was a pleasure to watch.
Thanks for the story. I love that phrase “Nevertheless, she persisted”.
I remembered it from a time when Mitch McConnell tried to silence Elizabeth Warren. It was adopted by the Women’s March in 2017. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/02/08/nevertheless-she-persisted-becomes-new-battle-cry-after-mcconnell-silences-elizabeth-warren/?utm_term=.9df07b3cd7c0
Thanks for the specific reference. Reflecting on how relevant to remains, two years later.