Today is the last day of the 40 Day Practice. The theme is Dedication. Dedication is what will help you push through the resistance of the negative ego, more so than perseverance. Dedication understands that a Path requires transcending the noise generated by the negative ego, and that there will be noise from the negative ego.

Why do you suppose this theme appears at the end of the Practice, rather than at the beginning?

To what have you dedicated yourself? To what do you want to dedicate yourself? Does the idea of dedicating yourself to something scare you? What would dedication ask of you?