The Perseverance of Stubbornness

Stubbornness is ego-driven and fear-based. Perseverance is surrender to my Higher Power and is faith-based. ~ Voices of Recovery (Kindle Location 1164)

The character defect of being stubborn,
of doggedly blasting on, following the path
I've chosen no matter how many times
it's ended in failure. Headstrong,
insisting on my way, willful, pigheaded...
It's an old, familiar defect.
But when it comes disguised as perseverance,
when suddenly it's clothed as tenacity,
pressing on, going the distance,
not stopping short of the goal...
That character defect suddenly stands transformed,
an asset, a tool, a virtue.