Today is International
Women’s Day. On this day, we are
reminded of the great women who made a mark in history from politics,
entertainment and business. Today, apart
from reminding you of great women leaders and famous personalities like Hillary
Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, Marissa Meyer (CEO of Yahoo), Ursula Burns (CEO of
Xerox), I would like to remind you of single moms who bravely and unselfishly
nurtured their children the best way they can.
I would like to remind you of the perseverance of single moms.
The perseverance of
single moms is best described in the life of JK Rowling. JK Rowling was a single mom living in a tiny
flat in Edinburg, Scotland when she began to write her first novel. Like most single moms she struggled to make
ends meet. Her life back then was as
normal as most single moms. She even had
thoughts of committing suicide.
Her life was as normal
as most single moms. She found
inspiration in her infant daughter. Her
infant daughter gave her the determination to put her talents to work. She cleared her mind of her present poverty
and labored to create ideas for a book.
While her child napped, she would pick up her pen and paper to sketch
out characters and plot scenes. She
labored week after week on her book.
Finally, her
perseverance prevailed and the novel “Harry Potter” was born.
The perseverance of single moms springs from a purpose. This
purpose creates a passion that gives us energy to pursue our goal. Perseverance enables us to accept the
difficulties that life may bring. These
difficulties become our spring board to aim higher and keep reaching for our
goal. We drown excuses – lack of time,
resources, energy – and get to work. We
accept that we will encounter hardships along the path to our dreams. We are
ready to face trials and difficulties of life.
The perseverance of a single mom means continuous work till the dream is
achieved.
The perseverance of a single mom means stopping because the work is done; not because she is tired.
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