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It Doesn't Matter

Just Don't Stop

By Ruth Elizabeth StiffPublished 2 years ago 1 min read
"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop"

"Don't give up,

you can do it,

keep going".

These were my mum's words

when I was doing my secondary school exams.

I used to get terrible headaches,

I just wanted to give up,

but she encouraged me,

helping me to ease the headaches

and even listening to me read my notes out loud.

I was lucky to have a kind mum,

I did the exams.

Nothing special,

(' run of the mill'),

but I still managed to get a decent job with them.

My own experience of "not giving up"

AND

I have always been

a very 'slow' learner.

You'll get there,

there is not time 'on life' (as it were),

don't look at the other person,

because they are probably thinking

the same as you anyway.

This,

of course,

applies to anything in life,

and sometimes,

the special things

take that little bit longer

to just get it perfect

for us individually.

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

inspirational

About the Creator

Ruth Elizabeth Stiff

I love all things Earthy and Self-Help

History is one of my favourite subjects and I love to write short fiction

Research is so interesting for me too

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  • Mzingaye Ndubiwa2 years ago

    Very inspirational piece!

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