Continue...

I carry a message with me on my right wrist everyday. A message that simply says "continue" It's engraved on a silver braclet that my parents gave me last summer for my 24th birthday. This one word carries so much meaning that there aren't enough words to describe. While it may seem simple, to me, it's not.

"Continue" is a verb and, according to Webster, means to maintain without interruption a condition, course, or action. I'll admit now, some seven months later, that when I first looked at the braclet with the inscription, I didn't get it. I thought that because the braclet was rather small, they couldn't think of anything else that would fit and be appropriate. But when my dad explained it to me, my vision, which was a tad cloudy, cleared up. By saying continue, the message was simply to not get comfortable. By continuing, I won't get satisfied with where I'm at. When I reach a goal, I can't get complacent, I have to keep going to try an reach the next milestone.

One simple word is missed by a lot of people. We tend to not push ourselves to maximize our potential. When we do this, we fall short of our goals and what we can achieve if we had just continued. It doesn't matter the pace or how quickly we continue, it's just the fact that we do.

The message is clear. Like Diddy says, "we won't stop, cuz we can't stop" No matter how good things are or even how bad, it's important that we keep moving ahead, keep pressing on and continue...