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Fighter’s Will

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Bloodied, yet unbowed

Facing another trial

With relentless pursuit

Victory’s quiet exile

 

Stubborn in spirit

Challenging expected norms

Overwhelmed emotions

Victory’s breath waits to form

 

Positive outlook

Rising from valley below

Fighter’s will surfaces

Victory’s cherished chateau

 

Darkness encroaches

Scaling mountain’s lofty peak

Game’s outcome in dire straits

Victory’s voice waits to speak

 

Lightning’s final strike

Framing improbable run

Overtime’s goal completes

Victory’s cheers, say we won

 

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This poem was inspired from watching a recent high school lacrosse post-season match.  Overcoming the odds, the victorious team fought back to win in overtime.  My granddaughter played an inspiring match, and her steal and goal sealed a sudden victory.

Abraham Lincoln Quotes

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Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.

To ease another’s heartache is to forget one’s own.

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) was the 16th President of the United States.

Margaret Mitchell Quotes

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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.

Storm Coming

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Tomorrow crashing

Storm coming

Apathy’s reign building

Grave doubts becoming

 

Challenges brewing

Storm coming

Intensity building

Darkness incoming

 

Opinions clashing

Storm coming

Confusion keeps building

Future’s shortcomings

 

All nations trembling

Storm coming

World’s grim outlook building

Frightened and numbing

 

Trusted light glowing

Peace coming

Storm no longer building

Hope-filled homecoming

 

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David Steward Quotes

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I truly believe delegation begins with trusting others–followed by letting go.

The hardest thing to do is take that first step to overcome fears and self-doubt.

David Steward (born 1951) is an American businessman.  

Randy Pausch Quotes

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We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.

When we’re connected to others, we become better people.  [Both quotes come from Pausch’s “The Last Lecture” given on September 18, 2007.]

Randy Pausch (1960-2008) was an American educator and professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University.  His life was cut short by pancreatic cancer, but he persevered to share his final lecture a few months before his death.

John H. Johnson Quotes

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The greater the handicap, the greater the triumph.

To succeed, one must be creative and persistent.

John H. Johnson (1918-2005) was an American businessman and publisher.

 

Charles Swindoll Quote

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Nothing stands the test like solid character.  You can handle the blast like a steer in a blizzard.  You keep standing against the wind and the howling, raging storm because Christ is at work in your spirit.

From Psalm 119:165:  “Great peace have those who love Your law;
    nothing can make them stumble.”

Charles Swindoll (born 1934) is an American pastor and Christian author.

Carl Reiner Quotes

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Give yourself an impossible task and solve it–then you’ve got a really good story.

My father was a watchmaker and an inventor.  I saw him working in the house every day.  The work ethic, I got from him.  He worked hard and he never complained about it.

Carl Reiner (1922-2020) was an American actor, comedian, director and producer.  He received a total of nine Emmy Awards for his contributions to television entertainment.  

Pilgrim’s Journey

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From 1 Thessalonians 3:11-12:  “Now may our God and Father Himself and our Lord Jesus direct our way to you.  And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, just as we abound in love for You.”

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Arising each morning

Heart breathes in Father’s love

Praising pilgrim’s journey

Grace follows from above

 

Standing firm with Father

Hands of patient potter

Shaping this precious day

Mercy’s living water

 

Overcoming darkness

Light comes from Father’s Word

Taking in wisdom’s breath

Faith strengthened from what’s heard

 

Accepting Father’s plan

Truth breaks through evil’s crust

Walking in harmony

Submission brings man’s trust

 

Breaking free from bondage

Christ severs every chain

Paying sins’ debts with blood

In victory, He reigns

 

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From 1 Thessalonians 5:9-10:  “For God has destined us not for wrath but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep we may live with Him.”