Let Me Forgive Myself

Determination is not about achieving something beyond our capability but it is an attempt to break fetters that hold us back. There are only two things that hold us back – lack of persistence and forgotten gratitude. Persistence and gratitude sum up determination. Persistence reflects a strong will to make things great whereas gratitude is the desire not to fail anyone who has contributed to our life. It could be our family, friends or society at large. Because we were moulded and spirited by the people around us. Every time we do something it can have ripple effect on them too. Hence, gratitude is a lovely quality of being thankful to all the people around us.

As I said earlier, determination cannot exist without pondering the capability one has. Ralph Waldo Emerson puts light on this idea, “A man is a hero not because he is braver than others but because he is brave for ten minutes longer.” We lose our determination at times when we remember our own mistakes and flaws. It’s time we forgive ourselves. Gratitude can help us there. It is the same like giving ourselves an opportunity to prove. To prove that ‘I can do better today than yesterday’. Gratitude helps us keep the wheel rolling forward. And building that strong will to ride along conceives persistence. Gratitude lays the foundation and persistence becomes the building blocks of determination.