Contest Entry Top 10: I witnessed an incredible comeback
Getting up and going to work can be so repetitive. For some people there’s comfort in knowing what their day is going to be like. The great John Wooden once said, “Failing to prepare is preparing to fail”. I am one who likes to be prepared for as much as possible to start one’s day, especially a work day.
Contest Entry Top 10: I learned perseverance from my dad
To the world,
This is my story about perseverance, a perseverance I didn’t know I had in me. But as with many things in life, sometimes you find things out the hard way.
As I got older, and my parents got older, I knew that there would be a day when the roles would be reversed, and I’d be the one taking care of them. When my mom passed in 2004, I…