Second post of the day....on persistence

Today was one of those blah days....a day where I was having trouble not wallowing and feeling discouraged. Thank you, Matthew for sending such inspiring quotes about persistence (which I need to do in many areas of my life right now). Here are a few of the ones I found particularly provocative:

1. Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them - every day begin the task anew. Saint Francis de Sales

2. That which we persist in doing becomes easier, not that the task itself has become easier, but that our ability to perform it has improved. Ralph Waldo Emerson

3. We are made to persist. That's how we find out who we are. Tobias Wolff, 'In Pharaoh's Army'

4. If you can solve your problem, then what is the need of worrying? If you cannot solve it, then what is the use of worrying? Shantideva

5. Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight. Benjamin Franklin

6. There are admirable potentialities in every human being. Believe in your strength and your youth. Learn to repeat endlessly to yourself, 'It all depends on me.' Andre Gide

Without persistence, I could not have made this adorable baby booty for my friend Stephanie's baby, Issac (born yesterday):

or this elliptical machine, which I haven't used yet, but I swear I plan to (I have to give Matt a nod for helping with this torturous task as well):

**And a special thank you to Kathleen for knowing to play the New Order song that never fails to cheer me up at work, and to Monique for her brilliant brainstorming of short-term goals**

On a completely different tangent...Saturday, Matt and I went to the DeYoung Museum, and here are some photos from our trip....