Saturday, June 17, 2006
A Matter of Attitude
A Matter of Attitude
Limitations are not stop signs,
just lovely short detours.
They lead us on to better things;
the choice is mine or yours.
We can give up, decry the dark,
turn back toward home and quit
or grit our teeth and move ahead
with brighter torches lit.
Each up-hill mile makes muscles strong,
clears vision once impaired,
inspires ambition as we sweat
and makes us glad we dared.
The glory of the bright hilltop
we cannot realize
before the valley dark is crossed
with hopeless, blinded eyes.
Success is getting up again
each time we try and fail
and noticing the flowers
that grow along the trail.
Inspired by Helen Keller
Cora Gail Trent
www.cgtrent.com
Limitations are not stop signs,
just lovely short detours.
They lead us on to better things;
the choice is mine or yours.
We can give up, decry the dark,
turn back toward home and quit
or grit our teeth and move ahead
with brighter torches lit.
Each up-hill mile makes muscles strong,
clears vision once impaired,
inspires ambition as we sweat
and makes us glad we dared.
The glory of the bright hilltop
we cannot realize
before the valley dark is crossed
with hopeless, blinded eyes.
Success is getting up again
each time we try and fail
and noticing the flowers
that grow along the trail.
Inspired by Helen Keller
Cora Gail Trent
www.cgtrent.com
