Stubbornness and Persistence

Persistence and stubbornness, one is considered good and the other not so good.

One requires effort and the other comes naturally.

I was born stubborn.

Persistence requires more from me. Walking thirty, or more, minutes every day, requires persistence.

Stubbornness fails me when I am disappointed or frustrated, or scared, or sad. The comfort of running to feed my emptiness needs to find a new way to manifest.

I need to replace the ugly voices in my head that say I've failed -- again -- with something more productive. Stubbornness tells me I can do that.

But only persistence can make it work.