Eric Sevareid, commentator and author, shared that the principle of the next mile was the best lesson he ever learned.  You will understand why it so greatly impacted his life when you hear how he learned it.

During World War II, he and some others had to parachute out of a plane into the jungle.  They were there for several weeks before the relief expedition found them.  Then they faced a 140-mile journey to civilization through mountains, heat and monsoon rains.

He injured his foot early in the journey and by the end of the first day was suffering from bleeding blisters on both his feet.  Some of the other soldiers were in worse condition then he was.

They didn’t think they would be able to make this long journey.  “But we could hobble to that ridge, we could make the next friendly village for the night. And that, of course, was all we had to do . . .”

Eric Sevareid went on to apply this painfully-learned principle throughout his life.

What long journey are you facing?  What is it that you think you just can’t do?

Take that next step.  Do that next thing.  Reach that next goal.  Consistently moving forward will ensure that you live . . . your life to the fullest.