Sunday, March 15, 2009

A little bit of inspiration...

It Couldn't be Done
Edgar Guest


Somebody said that it couldn't be done,
But, he with a chuckle replied
That "maybe it couldn't" but he would be one
Who wouldn't say so till he'd tried.

So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn't be done, as he did it.

Somebody scoffed: "Oh, you'll never do that;
At least no one we know has done it";
But he took off his coat and he took off his hat,
And the first thing we knew he'd begun it.

With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin,
Without any doubting or quiddit,
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn't be done, and he did it.

There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done,
There are thousands to prophesy failure;
There are thousands to point out to you, one by one,
The dangers that wait to assail you.

But just buckle right in with a bit of a grin,
Just take off your coat and go to it;
Just start to sing as you tackle the thing
That cannot be done, and you'll do it

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

The moments we take for granted...

I went to a meeting today, on my drive there it hit me. We do a little too much of what we do, on 'automatic'. I practiced what I learned in hot-yoga last night ~ the breathing slowly~ observing my breathe part. As I drove I looked around and lowered my radio. The music softened and I observed the beautiful greenery that followed along my drive. What do we miss each day? How many of us drive the same route each day but can't point out 3 spectacular parts about our drive?

My love is small people, I love having babies around because they force me to appreciate everything. You build a tent with two chairs and a sheet from a bed and they're smiling ear to ear. Why does it take adults so much to smile?

The green grass, blue sky, stars that form the milky way. They're all beautiful and simple. When all else man made fails, we always have grass, a sky, stars and so many real reasons to smile.