Something nice for sunday

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Don't Quit Poem
by anonymous

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're 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 don't you quit.​

Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don't 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 victor's 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 you're hardest hit;
It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit.​

 

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[SIZE=+3]The Will to Win[/SIZE]
by Berton Braley If you want a thing bad enough
To go out and fight for it,
Work day and night for it,
Give up your time and your peace and your sleep for it,
If only desire of it
Makes you quite mad enough
Never to tire of it,
Makes you hold all other things tawdry and cheap for it,
If life seems all empty and useless without it
And all that you scheme and you dream is about it,
If gladly you'll sweat for it,
Fret for it,
Plan for it,
Lose all your terror of God or man for it,
If you'll simply go after that thing that you want
With all your capacity,
Strength, and sagacity,
Faith, hope, and confidence, stern pertinacity,
If neither cold poverty, famished and gaunt,
Nor sickness nor pain
Of body and brain
Can turn you away from the thing that you want,
If dogged and grim you besiege and beset it,
You'll get it.

 

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Promise yourself to be strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.

To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet. To make all your friends feel that there is something in them.
To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.
To think only the best, to work only for the best and expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile.
To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.
Author: Christian D. Larson

 

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[SIZE=-1]Don't undermine your worth
by comparing yourself with others.
It is because we are different
that each of us is special.

Don't set your goals by what
other people deem important.
Only you know what is best for you.

Don't take for granted the things closest to your heart.
Cling to them as you would your life,
for without them life is meaningless.

Don't let your life slip through your fingers
by living in the past or for the future,
By living your life one day at a time.

Don't give up when you still have something to give
nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.

Don't be afraid to admit that you are less then perfect.
It is a fragile thread that binds each of us to each other.

Don't be afraid to encounter risks.
It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.

Don't shut love out of your life by saying it impossible to find.
The quickest way to receive love is to give love;
The fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly;
And the best way to keep love is to give it wings.

Don't dismiss your dreams.
To be without dreams is to be without hope;
to be without hope is to be without purpose.

Don't run through life so fast
that you forget not only where you have been
but also where you are going.
Life is not a race,
but a journey to be savored each step of the way.

--- Nancye Sims[/SIZE]

 

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[FONT=Californian FB, Arial]If there was ever a time to dare,
to make a difference,
to embark on something worth doing,
IT IS NOW.[/FONT]
[FONT=Californian FB, Arial]Not for any grand cause,
necessarily...
but for something that tugs at your heart,
something that's your inspiration,
something that's your dream.[/FONT]
[FONT=Californian FB, Arial]You owe it to yourself to make your days here count.[/FONT]
[FONT=Californian FB, Arial]HAVE FUN.[/FONT]
[FONT=Californian FB, Arial]DIG DEEP.[/FONT]
[FONT=Californian FB, Arial]STRETCH.[/FONT]
[FONT=Californian FB, Arial]DREAM BIG.[/FONT]
[FONT=Californian FB, Arial]Know, though, that things
worth doing seldom come easy.[/FONT]
[FONT=Californian FB, Arial]There will be good days.
And there will be bad days.[/FONT]
[FONT=Californian FB, Arial]There will be times when you want to turn around,
pack it up, and call it quits.[/FONT]
[FONT=Californian FB, Arial]Those times tell you that you are pushing yourself,
that you are not afraid to learn by trying.[/FONT]
[FONT=Californian FB, Arial]PERSIST.[/FONT]
[FONT=Californian FB, Arial]Because with an idea,
determination, and the right tools,
you can do great things.[/FONT]
[FONT=Californian FB, Arial]Let your instincts, your intellect,
and your heart, guide you.[/FONT]
[FONT=Californian FB, Arial]TRUST.[/FONT]
[FONT=Californian FB, Arial]Believe in the incredible power of the human mind.
Of doing something that makes a difference.[/FONT]
[FONT=Californian FB, Arial]Of working hard.
Of laughing and hoping.
Of lazy afternoons.
Of lasting friends.
Of all the things that will cross your path this year.[/FONT]
[FONT=Californian FB, Arial]The start of something new brings the hope of something great, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE.[/FONT]
[FONT=Californian FB, Arial]~~ Author Unknown ~~[/FONT]

 

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[FONT=arial, sans-serif]By Changing Your Thinking [/FONT]
[FONT=arial, sans-serif]By Author Unknown [/FONT] [FONT=arial, sans-serif] [/FONT] [FONT=arial, sans-serif]By Changing Your Thinking,
You change your beliefs; [/FONT]
[FONT=arial, sans-serif]When you change your beliefs,
You change your expectations; [/FONT]
[FONT=arial, sans-serif]When you change your expectations,
You change your attitude; [/FONT]
[FONT=arial, sans-serif]When you change your attitude,
You change your behavior; [/FONT]
[FONT=arial, sans-serif]When you change your behavior,
You change your performance; [/FONT]
[FONT=arial, sans-serif]When you change your performance;
You Change Your Life! [/FONT]

 

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[FONT=arial, sans-serif]nspirational words for reflection:
If you don't like something change it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it.
Mary Engelbreit [/FONT] [FONT=arial, sans-serif]When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.
Victor Frankl [/FONT]
[FONT=arial, sans-serif]If nothing ever changed, there'd be no butterflies.
Author Unknown [/FONT]