Good Morning,
This evening I spent some time watching some TV with my family. We generally watch Science and History channels and the occasional episode of Spongebob. This evening we watched the adventures of the Greek Hero, Odysseus. This is the character depicted in ‘The Odyssey’ by Homer.
What was telling about Odysseus was his perseverance.
Through all of the twenty years he spent away from home, the first ten at the Trojan War and the second ten on the incredible journey home, Odysseus never gave up his focus of getting home to his wife Penelope and his son, Telemachus.
While he does get waylaid for some time with Circe and Calypso, he does keep moving toward home. He faces trial after trial and must use brains and brawn to get through each of his challenges. Several times, Odysseus does what no man has ever done before in the ancient Greek world. He goes to Hades and back, he survives the island of the Sirens, and more.
Odysseus’ drive and perseverance can be an example for each of us who, in our own lives, no matter how mundane compared to the adventures in The Odyssey. That we can make it through what we are doing if we use our brains, and keep focused.
Of course this does not mean having to ponder through each of our challenges alone.
It means that using all that is available to us, that we should not give up. That we should keep pushing forward.
In my life, I am looking to get my second book written, and it has been a challenge with greater responsibility in multiple organizations as well as at my day job. I have never thought about giving up, and I have taken long hiatuses from my writing as you have no doubt noticed.
But, I do take hints and tips and advice from others to help me stay on track for my goal. Friends support me, and urge me forward. And when I hear how my writing has helped others, it gives me even more desire to get the next project completed.
I push forward, but I have to also understand that while I should never give up, that there may not be a straight path between where I am and where my goal is.
Maybe, like the ancient Greeks, when I come to the inevitable barrier or obstacle, and it can happen daily, I will remind myself of Odysseus who never gave up on his quest to return home.
I hope you will too.
Enjoy!
Sanford Berenberg
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