“Wisdom Wednesdays”: Refuse To Give Up.

Rest in peace, Talia.

Happy Wednesday!

So I’ll start out today’s post with a little story.

A friend and I were out a few days ago on U Street and as we were having a pretty insightful conversation, a gentleman abruptly interrupted. We could tell that a.) he had had one too many and was way too close for comfort; and b.) he was intently ear-hustling waiting for an opportunity to drop his two-cents into the conversation. He asked the typical questions: where are you from, what to do you, where did you go to school, ect. Being the polite ‘southern belles’ we were, we briefly entertained the conversation. In speaking to our occupations, I mentioned that I had graduated from Howard Law (false, I know but roll with me) with aspirations of becoming a Supreme Court Justice in the future. At that moment, he effortlessly says:

“That sounds great, but do you honestly think that’s realistic?”

Uh — excuse me sir?

Being the strong-willed person that I am, I responded with the utmost certainty that yes, it is absolutely realistic without being too rude. Thankfully, we were saved by the brief rain shower before I could respond any further — because I had a feeling that conversation was over before it started. I say all of this to say that throughout our lives, we are going to encounter nay-sayers and Negative Neds that may not believe in the awesomeness that we see in ourselves. Additionally, we will sometimes face those pivotal moments within ourselves where we don’t believe that we can make it — but we can’t give up.