When first you fail, try again. The second time you fail, remember that nothing comes easy. The third time you fail, remember that not all dreams are possible. When the fourth time hits, it’s time to find the Lord. After the fifth, put down the knife. The sixth time, try and find the Lord again and then after nobody answers put down the knife again. At seven failures, load the gun but don’t use it. Hope is in the possibility, not the resolution. When the clock of misery strikes eight, place one bullet in the revolver and spin it. Pull once on the trigger. If nothing happens, continue on with your dreams.

The ninth is the hardest, optimism being scarce. Place three bullets in the revolver and spin it. Your life comes down to a coin flip; heads or tails. If you live, your journey has been long and your dreams are not yet over. When the tenth failure comes, and it will come, give faith one last kiss goodbye because only success will come from the eleventh try. Do not fail this one, my friend. Make sure the knife is…Read entire story