Never Give Up

As school is kinda difficult right now and some things just seem impossible, I stumbled upon this note that I found from my physical therapist back home... quite perfect timing to find it really

When I got this piece of paper a year ago, I didn't even see this note on the back of it at first.

I was having a hard time at physical therapy one day and was talking with Dr. Phil(yes my PT's name was Dr. Phil... and he was bald) about how hard it was to play sports with my leg so messed up... none of the doctors I had seen knew what was wrong...

I told him how much I wanted to play but felt like I couldn't do it anymore... it hurt.

I felt so pressured by people to pursue college soccer... and trust me I wanted it... but it felt like no one understood the pain I felt when I played, or even just when I walked. 

I told him how hard the decision to not play in college was for me, because it was a huge piece of my life... I was heartbroken... 

He just sat and listened while I explained how I felt and he worked on my leg and talked with me and told me I could do anything, even if it was difficult. And that no matter what, even if I didn't play anymore, that I would still do great things and succeed in my life. 

When things in my life just seemed difficult, my PT always found someway to give me a pep talk, and was not only my doctor for 3 years, but became a good friend. 

When I was walking back into school after that appointment with him, I noticed that there was writing on the back of my doctor's note. And it read: 

"Never give up. Never give up. Never give up."

It was exactly the pick-me-up that I needed that day, and it did the trick again today. 

Thanks Doc, for the simple, and usually unnoticed words that helped me just when I needed to see it a year ago, and today.