Monday Morning Inspiration: "See It Through"

Happy Monday, good people.  You know, as much as I like to ramble on here, sometimes the words of others far exceed anything that I'm capable of coming up with.  Case and point, see below:


See it Through

When you're up against a trouble,
Meet it squarely, face to face;
Lift your chin and set your shoulders,
Plant your feet and take a brace.
When it's vain to try to dodge it,
Do the best that you can do;
You may fail, but you may conquer,
See it through!
Black may be the clouds about you
And your future may seem grim,
But don't let your nerve desert you;
Keep yourself in fighting trim.
If the worst is bound to happen,
Spite of all that you can do,
Running from it will not save you,
See it through!

Even hope may seem but futile,
When with troubles you're beset,
But remember you are facing
Just what other men have met.
You may fail, but fall still fighting;
Don't give up, whate'er you do;
Eyes front, head high to the finish.
See it through!

Edgar Albert Guest

See what I mean?  Thank you, Mr. Guest.

Cheers,

JIP

Inspiration: Find Your Greatness

Mr. Cool Man

Good people, let's be originals in a world of clones.  Why?  Because we don't want to be like Mr. Cool Man here.

Fighting for relevancy,
I know you all see the kid.
I’m still the man,
I’m what the business is.
I feed off your affection,
Your attention keeps me going.
As long as the people need me,
My heart beats, my blood keeps flowing.
Nothing lasts forever,
So I’ll one day die,
If the people love me for long enough, however,
When death comes, I won’t question why.
I just want to stick around, keep my name in your mouths,
I love my artificial coolness.
Yeah, that’s what I’m about.

Enjoy Life's Ride

Happy 4th of July, all.  Before I start eating a ridiculous amount of food today, I had a random thought: the beauty in life lies in the ride that it takes you on.  The fact that things are ever changing and you never know what will be thrown at you, that’s what we should be enjoying.

It happens to all of us from time to time that we harp on the few things in life that are not working out as we planned, while we completely overlook and take for granted the things that are going amazingly well.  Is your relationship heading south?  That’s (possibly) unfortunate.  But are you in good health?  Do you have friends and family that love you?  These are things that we can’t and shouldn’t take for granted.

The fact of the matter is that life will never be perfect.  I’ve never known anyone who no longer has wants and desires in life.  Instead of looking at that as a negative thing, how about we use that as motivation?  Because it is not perfect, we always have something to work towards...as long as we appreciate the good things that we have going on.

It all comes down to the fact that there is a larger plan that is at work for all of us.  For those who know the Desiderata, my favorite line is: “And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should”.  As a glass half full type of person, I believe that the issues that we are faced with today set us up for greatness in the future, as long as we let them.

Hopefully this means something to somebody on this beautiful Independence Day.

Cheers,

JIP