It’s Mid-Year — Persevere!

Posted on June 29, 2026 by mitchteemley
It's Mid-Year -- Persevere!Photo by Edgar Chaparro

Thought for the Week

It’s Mid-Year — Persevere!

“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.” ~Multiple sources

“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.” ~Robert Louis Stevenson

“Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” ~Winston S. Churchill

“It always seems impossible until it’s done.”
~Nelson Mandela

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” ~Eleanor Roosevelt

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29 Responses to It’s Mid-Year — Persevere!

  1. Andrew Reynolds says:
    June 29, 2026 at 11:00 am

    my arms hurt just looking at the guy in the picture … 😉

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  2. Kelli says:
    June 29, 2026 at 11:23 am

    ❤️

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  3. Andrew McDowell says:
    June 29, 2026 at 11:24 am

    Thank you for sharing, Mitch.

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  4. joynealkidney says:
    June 29, 2026 at 11:36 am

    One step at a time!

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  5. Nancy Homlitas says:
    June 29, 2026 at 12:10 pm

    Wonderful inspirational quotes-especially Winston Churchill’s. 🙂

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  6. Euphoric Reads says:
    June 29, 2026 at 12:17 pm

    Thanks for sharing it, Mitch ✨🙌

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  7. Renate Wiseforward says:
    June 29, 2026 at 12:18 pm

    Roosevelt, Mandela and Churchill! Wisdom never gets old…Thank you Mitch for the inspiration today.

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  8. luisa zambrotta says:
    June 29, 2026 at 12:41 pm

    Wonderful quotes!
    All of them!

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  9. L.G. says:
    June 29, 2026 at 12:49 pm

    Great post, great quotes

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  10. iamthesunking says:
    June 29, 2026 at 3:31 pm

    Ohhh, I loved reading these! They’re very timely as I’m in a bit of a “Sod it” rut.

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  11. Whipbird Creative says:
    June 29, 2026 at 7:08 pm

    I really liked this one. “The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.”

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  12. Anonymous says:
    June 29, 2026 at 7:43 pm

    Perfect quotations to add to my collection. Thanks, Mitch!

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  13. M. Wiley Wilson says:
    June 29, 2026 at 8:08 pm

    What a timely reminder, Mitch. Mid-year always exposes whether our hopes were fantasies or commitments — and these quotes press us back toward the long obedience that actually bears fruit. Stevenson’s line about seeds hits especially hard: the Kingdom grows in quiet soil long before it shows up in the harvest. Thanks for curating words that nudge us to keep going, keep sowing, and keep trusting the God who makes things grow.

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  14. Mitzy Bricker says:
    June 29, 2026 at 8:18 pm

    Yes, indeed!

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  15. Nancy Ruegg says:
    June 30, 2026 at 10:20 am

    Love the quotes you share, Mitch. More wisdom-gems to add to my collection!

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  16. Pam Webb says:
    June 30, 2026 at 11:51 am

    I have days like this—but without the muscles.

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  17. peggywritesblog says:
    July 2, 2026 at 2:02 pm

    Great quotes! Thanks, Mitch!

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  18. Bronlima says:
    July 2, 2026 at 11:38 pm

    I thought that picture was me for a moment, then remembered I am a decrepid soul who couldn’t blow the skin off a rice pudding.

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