{"id":230,"date":"2013-04-22T05:41:43","date_gmt":"2013-04-22T09:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davidcmills.com\/blog\/?p=230"},"modified":"2014-04-29T09:10:06","modified_gmt":"2014-04-29T13:10:06","slug":"determination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.davidcmills.com\/blog\/determination\/","title":{"rendered":"Determination"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Determination\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Deter<\/strong>mination<\/strong>\u00a0 (Selected Excerpts)
\nApril, 2013
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\nI once read a quote by Robert Frost in which he stated that “The only way around is through.”\u00a0 When times get difficult, and the easy way around seems tempting, this quote reminds me of a word that my high school track coach would stress in every situation: determination.\u00a0 In track and field, determination is often described as endurance or stamina.\u00a0 However, it is determination that controls us when both the mind and body have reached their breaking point. Determination can be evidenced where our goals, circumstances, and capabilities require extra ordinary strength.<\/p>\n

Determination is the power that comes from the strength of one\u2019s frame of mind and conviction.\u00a0 Determination is the voice inside your head, that when all seems lost and bleak, speaks the loudest in confidence and assurance.\u00a0 The strength which comes from this is one that reinforces a person\u2019s resolve.\u00a0 It is the internal voice of determination that digs in its\u2019 heels and cheers on the forward march.\u00a0 \u2026\u00a0 On a much greater scale, Ronald Reagan commended the Berliners for their commitment to their goals during his remarks at the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin on June 12, 1987, when he stated that \u201cthere’s a great deal to be said for your fortitude, for your defiant courage\u201d (Reagan).\u00a0 \u2026<\/p>\n

Many of Aristotle\u2019s teachings involving courage claim that the \u201ccourageous are without fear\u201d (Brady).\u00a0 However, I would argue that the circumstances of a situation can use fear as a catalyst for determination.\u00a0 Recently, we have seen these acts of determination in the circumstances of the passengers of Flight 93 on September 11, 2001.\u00a0\u00a0 Chesley B. Sullenberger, who was piloting US Airways flight 1549 and subsequently landed his plane on the Hudson River, demonstrated this as well.\u00a0 \u2026.<\/p>\n

In most cases, our capabilities are only limited by the strength of our determination and our desire to accomplish our goal.\u00a0 Abraham Lincoln stated that we should \u201cDetermine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way.\u201d\u00a0 Specifically, the portion of that quote that speaks most to me is that \u201cwe shall find the way.\u201d\u00a0 Abraham Lincoln\u2019s quote illustrates that determination can make almost anything possible.\u00a0 \u2026<\/p>\n

The concept of determination is more than the word itself. \u2026 It involves a collaborative effort of the entire person: mind, body, and soul.\u00a0 Our goals and capabilities are limited only by the measure of our determination, while our circumstances act as the fuel.\u00a0 Desire without determination may only be a pipe dream.\u00a0 Amazingly, the strength of determination can propel us to achieve our goals in challenging circumstances with limited capabilities. \u2026<\/p>\n

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Works Cited<\/p>\n

Brady, Michelle E. “The Fearlessness of Courage.” Southern Journal of Philosophy 43.2 (2005): 189-211. Academic Search Premier. Web. 30 Apr. 2013.<\/p>\n

“Reagan’s Berlin Wall Speech (1987).” n.pag. SIRS Government Reporter. Web. 30 Apr 2013.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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