Striving is an action$-$oriented perspective on human motivation and stresses behavioral movement toward identifiable endpoints which is driven by voluntary activity. According to Emmons $(2005),$ there are two types of striving: personal and spiritual. What do you make of Emmons$$s definitions? How do you fit into these definitions, or do you? Are your goals based on personal or spiritual striving? Please find two historical examples of spiritual strivings where a marginalized group utilized spiritual striving to overcome and persevere during their darkest times$$think globally!