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Determination
Patience will wane. Cheerfulness will be challenged. Optimism will hit low points. Determination will kick in when other resources start to run dry. While patience, cheerfulness, and optimism are rosy-colored attributes with flowery smells and harmonious sounds, "determination" has a steely edge to it. Determination is gritty, tough, rugged, and sometimes unpleasant, but it is necessary. Determination will help to get you through the tougher moments allowing patience and optimism to flourish once again.
