Hardships make or break people.
Burdens are for shoulders strong enough to carry them.
(Both quotes come from Mitchell’s novel, Gone with the Wind)
Margaret Mitchell (1900-1949) was an American novelist and journalist. Her only published novel earned the National Book Award for Fiction in 1936 and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1937.
In tomorrow’s shadows
Worry waits to jump out
Disappointment crashes in
Filling waves with doubt
Aspirations seem dashed
Sunrise seemingly locked
Yesterday not forgotten
Seeing future blocked
Breath of sorrow surrounds
Hope seen flowing away
Another storm standing tall
Searching through its gray
Dreams no longer brightened
Today’s voyage postponed
Been at this moment before
Feeling self disowned
Freedom shares patient heart
Journey no longer drowned
Faithful love comes alongside
Sailing homeward-bound
Do the steps that you’ve been shown, by everyone you’ve ever known . . . until the dance becomes your very own. (lyrics from “The Only Child”)
Let the disappointment pass, let the laughter fill your glass. (lyrics from “For a Dancer”)
Jackson Browne (born 1948) is an American singer and songwriter.
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