Keeping On

Several years ago I knew of a wonderful spiritual leader who loved to utter a statement very special to him. He would often say that we need to “keep on keeping on” whenever he wanted to encourage his listeners. Made sense to me, for I always took it to mean that our job in life was to continue doing the things that were ours to do. We were to be faithful to our commitments; we were to be the people we set ourselves up to be. In this way, not only would people count on us, but we could count on ourselves as well, and what could ultimately be more important than being true to ourselves!

Let things go...

I can understand the desire to throw up our hands at times and just let things go… and, to be sure, there probably are some unnecessary segments we simply need to jettison… but the senses of who we are and what is ours to do need to remain inviolate. We know who we are by our loves, our agreements, for they help to define our lives. Making mistakes is one thing; these usually can be corrected. Giving up on ourselves, our decisions are quite another, and cannot always be set right.

Keep on keeping on...

Do we need rests and vacations? Of course, and we should take them as needed and desired, but our sense of well being is amplified and nurtured when we keep on keeping on.

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