When Jane “Nightbirde” Marczewski appeared on America’s Got Talent, she immediately grabbed the hearts of the judges as well as the television audience who saw her performance. Her voice was amazing, captivating – as was her story.
Marczewski shared that she had stage-4 breast cancer and that her chances of survival were slim, so slim that –although she was a hands-down winner – she took herself out of the competition so that she could focus on dealing with her health issues. Her story of faith and courage in facing her disease caused her to be interviewed on numerous talk-shows, and those interviews spread her fearless message. Although her body was frail, her message was one of strength, tenacity, persistence, and a never-give-up attitude.
In an August, 2021 interview, when asked how she maintained the will to keep going in spite of the odds, she answered the question with a question, one that should resonant with all of us – “Don’t you want to see what happens if you don’t give up?”
How many times have you given up?
How many times have you given up on an idea, a goal, a dream, a person, a relationship, or what appeared to be a hopeless circumstance?
Marczewski believes that giving up brings far more pain than the pain of pushing forward. Giving up leads to regret, remorse, disappointment. Giving up causes you to grieve for what might have been if you hadn’t thrown in the towel and quit on yourself.
The beginning of this new year is the perfect time to ask yourself – whether about a dream or a circumstance – “Don’t you want to see what happens if you don’t give up?”
©Julie Alexander
That’s what I’m talking’ about! Don’t give up! Hoping to cross paths with you on my next visit miss Julie!