Persistence

There are two ladies here I take my hat off to. Interestingly, they are both 90, both hard of hearing and both very stubborn! The senior camp here has been sold out for ages with a huge waiting list. These two ladies both did not want to go home after their two week session ended. They enquired about lengthening their stay, got a "no" and would not take no for an answer!! They told everyone they saw every day about how much they wanted to stay. One lady even paid me for next week's massage as she was so determined she was going to be here. And, guess what, both of them are able to stay on despite the humungous waiting lists. Proof of the pudding that when there is a will there is a way!! I loved seeing their determination in action and am so delighted for them both.
I got a cute e-mail animation some months back (I think from Shlomit) about a bunch of frogs that wanted to climb to the top of the mountain - everyone said that frogs couldn't climb so high. One by one the frogs indeed got tired and toppled off. But, there was one hardy frog that hopped all the way to the top. WHat made this frog different from the others? Turned out, he was deaf so immune to the voices of "no" around him. I wonder if these two ladies' lack of hearing proved an asset as their inner voice of "I want this!" was more audible to them than the voices of no-can-do around them.