To all those who made it through to the next round, CONGRATULATIONS! Enjoy the success and indulge in unbridled hope. You deserve it for having the courage to enter. I hope your dreams come true.
But this post is also for the discouraged entrants who didn't make it to the semi-final round.
I remember, in the midst of my celebration last year, reading Katie Ganshert's blog about never being a Genesis finalist. She proved that you can not final and still succeed. Her book is scheduled to be released next month! Wildflowers From Winter
For those of you struggling on your results, I offer this hope. I figure it's not just irony that put this poem in my head today, but rather God's perfect timing.
The video sets the words to pictures and music. The actual words are below.
DON'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 don’t you quit.
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 don’t 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;
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow–
You may succeed with another blow.
As every one 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 may 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.
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 so far,
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit–
It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit.
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far,
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit–
It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit.
- Unknown Author
And because I love conversation, I'd love to hear your thoughts on perseverance.
My favorite quote that keeps me going is this one:
“A professional writer is an amateur who didn't quit.” Richard Bach
As a final prep, my class read and wrote about a poem called Don't Quit.
How do you keep going when t hings get tough?
