Category Archives: persevere

Practice, Practice, Practice!

Posted on October 25, 2021 by Beth W.

Practice puts brains in your muscles. Sam Snead I have been neglecting my watercolor practice lately, so it was nice to get a little time with it this weekend. While these pictures still aren’t close to those of the YouTube … Continue reading →

Posted in accomplishment, creativity, persevere, watercolor practice | Tagged practice, Publilius Syrus, Sam Snead, watercolor flowers, watercolor practice | 26 Comments

The Lost Has Been Found!!! 🎉😁🎉

Posted on August 31, 2021 by Beth W.

The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost. Gilbert K. Chesterton Friday was a red letter day in our happy household! Mara’s bag had been lost since she arrived on the 17th, but finally on … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrate, happiness, patience, persevere, thankfulness | Tagged adversity, celebrate, challenges, exchange year problems, lost luggage | 12 Comments

Would I Like a Spotless Mind? I think so.

Posted on August 9, 2021 by Beth W.

Stepping off the positive path for a purgative post……and then right back to positive, I promise 🙂 Continue reading →

Posted in independence, Let it go, Love Yourself, moving on, persevere, relationships | Tagged ex-husband, forgetting, moving on, toxic relationship, wiping the mind | 15 Comments

Patience Pays Off!

Posted on July 19, 2021 by Beth W.

You cannot expect miracles to happen overnight. Be patient, be loving, and little by little the change you seek will come. Leon Brown I was absolutely delighted this morning when I went outside to find that my eyeliner lilies were … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature, patience, persevere | Tagged blooming, eyeliner lilies, gardening, patience, persistence, wait for it | 13 Comments

Spreading My Wings

Posted on June 23, 2021 by Beth W.

What the caterpillar calls the end of the world the master calls a butterfly. Richard Bach Today was a milestone day for me. It marks my last day of therapy. When I first started last February, I was a much … Continue reading →

Posted in anticipating good, feelings, Love Yourself, persevere, watercolor practice | Tagged accomplishment, Butterfly, caterpillar, chrysalis, spreading my wings, therapy, watercolor | 27 Comments

Bloom

Posted on June 12, 2021 by Beth W.

As long as we are persistent in our pursuit of our deepest destiny, we will continue to grow. We cannot choose the day or time when we will fully bloom. It happens in its own time. Denis Waitley

Posted in Beautiful, gardening, persevere | Tagged bloom, fuchsia, Garden | 2 Comments

The race is on…

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Beth W.

Perseverance is not a long race, it is many short races one after the next. Walter Eliot This was last night’s practice with watercolors. I have a long way to go until it comes naturally, but I’ve come a long … Continue reading →

Posted in accomplishment, completing tasks, Learning, persevere | Tagged accomplishing tasks, accomplishment, accountability, perseverance, practice, watercolor | 9 Comments

What a Day!!

Posted on June 5, 2021 by Beth W.

This morning I woke up much earlier than I normally do on Saturday. No sleeping in when you have a mountain to climb! Well, maybe not quite a mountain, but a very significant hill out here in the beautiful Black … Continue reading →

Posted in accomplishment, Carpe Diem, happiness, living life to the fullest, Love Yourself, Nature, persevere | Tagged accomplishment, Black Hills, challenges, Crazy Horse Monument, Custer, enjoy life, friendship, hiking, love yourself, Volksmarch | 6 Comments

Getting Back to Positivity

Posted on May 23, 2021 by Beth W.

To move forward, one sometimes needs to let go of the past. That is easier said than done. My divorce was final March 30th, but I think somewhere in the back of my mind I truly hoped that maybe someday … Continue reading →

Posted in gardening, Just Me, Let it go, Love Yourself, moving on, persevere | Tagged do what brings you joy, Let it go, life goes on, moving on | 9 Comments

How can you be positive with “haters”?

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Beth W.

Yesterday was a tough day for me. I woke up in great spirits, went to church and was looking forward to meeting up with a friend for a walk/hike. I opened my email and saw I had a blog comment … Continue reading →

Posted in gardening, Just Me, Learning, Let it go, Love Yourself, persevere | 8 Comments

Be Happy….even when you don’t feel like it 😄

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Beth W.

2020 will go down in history (mine at least) as the year I lost more than I thought I could without crumbling. The fun things in life were over for the foreseeable future due to Coronavirus. No more movie dates, … Continue reading →

Posted in happiness, independence, Just Me, Love Yourself, persevere | Tagged accept circumstances, choose my attitude, endings, loss, moving on, new beginnings, surviving, therapy | 8 Comments

Slow and Steady…

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Beth W.

January 14th, 2019 I began a journey toward becoming a more fit and fabulous version of myself. This is a road I’ve traveled in the past, sometimes successfully and sometimes not so much. After seeing the ads for the “Noom” … Continue reading →