Saturday, March 28, 2009

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Last night before I hopped into bed I grabbed my Mom's "Book of Virtues." She used to read it to us when we were little and I've missed them so much so I thought I would read a few of the stories.  As I turned the yellowed pages I found a dog-eared page unfolded it and found this:

   You Mustn't Quit

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
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 never 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 if he's stuck it out;
Stick to your task, though the pace seems slow-
You may succeed with one more blow.

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.

It gave me a lot of encouragement :) Well I am off to my floor retreat! Love you!

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