per⋅se⋅ver⋅ance

–noun

1.
steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., esp. in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.

Just yesterday,while shelling at Lighthouse Beach,on Sanibel Island,I came across this fellow……..

A Giant Hermit Crab (learn more here....)

Somehow he had lost his home(or was trying to move to bigger quarters),when the outgoing tide trapped him.

But he was not to be deterred.Fascinated,I sat and watched him for 30 minutes or so.Each time he seemed to have found open water,another wave would catch him and deposit him back up on the sand.

But he kept at it.Finally,he dug himself a hole in the sand,and waited.

Sure enough,the tide started coming in.A wave caught him and carried him out far enough that he could go on his merry way….

Lesson learned.

Just keep plugging away at this thing called life.

That crab never gave up.It never gave in.

When you think you are trapped in the downward spiral,eventually,if you are patient,the tide will turn.

As Kenny Chesney and Dave Matthews sang,”I’m alive and I am well.”

Persevere!

Beats the alternative…..

(Interesting fact-my astrological sign is Cancer,the Crab………)

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