Fortitude brings aptitude to a useful magnitude.
Diligence is what makes the average person more successful than the dilatorily, though more talented.
Persevence is the perspiration of ideas.
“He that endureth to the end shall be saved!”…a tough thought isn’t it?
“This good work which I began in you I will also complete.”…is an easier thought to digest...yet both are correct.
Love looks for way to help the one loved be successful even if it is at their own expense.

Carol is making slow but meaningful progress, each day, at a speed that would bring sweat to a snail.