We owe ourselves (IM#153)

We owe ourselves the life we have always dreamed of. We owe ourselves the decisions we have always wanted to make.

Every setback, struggle, failure, and criticism can move us closer to that life if we respond to them well.

That is why persistence matters. We must become steady, responsible, and unwilling to walk away from what we know is ours to build. What we owe ourselves is not only the dream, but the endurance to stay loyal to it.