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Perseverance often means steady faithfulness, not dramatic acts of courage.

Forward motion—no matter how slow—is vital when facing crushing obstacles.

Studies show perseverance and optimism can help reduce anxiety, depression, and panic.

“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.” — Martin Luther King, 1960

“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.” — Martin Luther King, 1960

I’ve been crawling a lot of late.

I’m not alone in this. Life, at times, offers all of us a haversack of trials—crushing burdens in the moment and beyond.

And we think of giving up.

I’m not saying my challenges are any tougher than others, but just sayin’: in my case, fighting off advancing and bruising Alzheimer’s, cancer, black hole depression, and the death of a son in 2022. No parent should ever have to bury a child.

Some days, the urge just to give up is overwhelming, as the body feels frozen in the moment and the........

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