{"id":4767,"date":"2025-08-22T09:19:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T13:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hdhstory.net\/Storyblog\/?p=4767"},"modified":"2025-08-22T12:23:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T16:23:15","slug":"dont-give-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hdhstory.net\/Storyblog\/?p=4767","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t give up"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This week\u2019s story spark was Someone Says\u2026 I chose the writing prompt &#8211; Don\u2019t Give Up.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Don\u2019t Give Up<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My best friend just stood me up<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t give up<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019ll never make it to my destination in time<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t give up<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My refrigerator just died<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t give up<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s not a solution. It\u2019s just another problem<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t give up<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is not one positive thing in the news today<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t give up<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why are all those people against me<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t give up<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have no purpose here?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t give up<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019m not different from you. Why can\u2019t you accept that?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t give up<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The world is coming to an end<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t give up<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Is this the way it has to be?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t give up<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>We live in a place of change.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Things do not always stay the same.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are hills to climb and valleys to fall into.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet we continue to survive.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There should always be hope.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There should always be perseverance.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are always ways to make things better<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But you have to want it.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You have to take the time<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You have to be part of the solution<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You have to listen<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You have to respect<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You have to accept differences and seek out truth<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You must show compassion and empathy<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You must model the world you want to be part of<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And most of all,<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t Give Up!<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s story spark was Someone Says\u2026 I chose the writing prompt &#8211; Don\u2019t Give Up. 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