Friday, May 16, 2008

Life... quitting... giving up...

Sometimes I just want to quit life and give up. That might not make sense, but sometimes life just seems worth quitting. In reality, its not. Nothing is ever as hard as it seems. And, after you endure the hard times, the growth is beautiful. Life is simply beautiful once more.

-Dont Quit-

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road youre trudging seems all up hill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must - but dont you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Dont give up, though the pace seems slow -
You might succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victors cup.
And he learned too late, when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out -
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt -
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems afar;
So stick to the fight when youre hardest hit -
Its when things seems worst that you mustnt quit.

-Author Unknown from Chicken Soup for the Soul
"If I am in a position to punish, chances are very good that I am also in a position to teach. Today I reduce the odds that punishment may be necessary by taking the opportunity to teach." ~Anonymous~

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