Just keep swimming...

     I was recently confronted with what we all have experienced every now and then in our lives - frustration. This simple emotion can completely dominate our entire body and mind. There is no other feeling that is worse than the feeling of the inability to complete a task. You have worked so hard and practiced countless of times to be defeated by just one obstacle. As we have heard throughout our lives, "just keep going" or "you can do it" have been commonly used to encourage and to motivate the individual to continue on the trek to success.
    My experiences have led me to understand the hardship that comes with accomplishment and have taught me to maintain an optimistic view on things, especially when things look gloomy. Why should we get down on ourselves for something that did not go according to plan? There is no logical reasoning to support that kind of behavior or mentality. Knowing your competition is the first step to any task that we wish to succeed at. Frustration can be our worst nemesis, especially when it teams up with anger. These two go hand in hand and can be devastating as it engulfs our logical mindset and replaces it with blind fury.
     You have exerted so much effort to achieve where you are today with your fair share of frustration along the way, proving that obstacles are simply tests that can and will be conquered. With the proper mindset and motivation, the challenges you face will become a part of you in the future, where you will look back and prosper from the experiences that you have been rewarded for your efforts. In the words of Dory in Finding Nemo said, "Just keep swimming, just keep swimming..."