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Monday Memories: Lessons From Failure

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Around life’s corner

Failure’s waiting train

Our very fiber

Split open with pain

 

Chasing newest dreams

Success sometimes waits

Failure comes knocking

What will be life’s fate?

 

Unavoidable

Failure hitting hard

Inevitable

Drawing life’s harsh card

 

Fear of failure breathes

Spreading, holds us back

Life fogging over

Success now off track

 

Vulnerable vibes

Feeling passed over

Alone in darkness

Where’s life’s sweet clover?

 

Lessons from failure

Past trials teach us

Embrace them and learn

Ride fortitude’s bus

 

With renewed purpose

Learn while improving

Plus motivation

Success now moving

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From the words of American writer, Meg Dowell:  “Failure will teach you to be vulnerable.  Failure will show you what it means to chase a dream.  More importantly, your past failures will change the way you value your successes.”

Mario Andretti Quotes

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It takes a lifetime to build a tradition.

Failure is success if we learn from it.

Mario Andretti (born 1940) is an American race car driver.  Now retired, his career is one of the most successful in all of auto racing.

John Gregory Dunne Quotes

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Writing is manual labor of the mind: a job, like laying pipe.

Because one has written other books does not mean the next becomes any easier.

John Gregory Dunne (1932-2003) was an American writer.

Tom Hanks Quotes

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Never give up because you never know what the tide will bring in the next day.

When you live a life with no boundaries, there’s less joy. If you can eat anything you want to, what’s the fun in eating anything you want to?

Tom Hanks (born 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker.  Easily transitioning between comedic and dramatic roles, he has become one of the most honored and respected in his profession.  He is an avid collector of manual typewriters with a collection of well over 200.

Journey’s Outcome

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One more experiment
Searching for master key
Exhausting, sleepless night
Forever lost at sea

Mankind’s boundless journey
Seeking answers today
Unlocking wisdom’s gate
Outlook no longer gray

Hope fills lifetime’s errand
Harvesting one more thought
Meeting darkness head on
Tomorrow ties each knot

Nugget of knowledge found
Opening one more door
Sharing unfiltered light
Fresh discovery pours

Breath of perseverance
Building each cornerstone
Shaping journey’s outcome
Ripened beyond what’s known
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Bonnie Blair Quotes

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Winning doesn’t always mean being first.  Winning means you’re doing better than you’ve done before.

Four key words–helped make my dreams come true.  They are:  dedication, balance, risk, and love.

Bonnie Blair (born 1964) was an American speed skater.  She competed in four Winter Olympics where she won five gold medals and one bronze medal.

Winter Ending? (Haiku Series #366)

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Think Again

Dressing in layers

Furnace running at top speed—

Now, who loves winter?

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Any Day Now

Kitchen’s window view

Yard’s relentless, frozen scene—

Calendar says “Spring”

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Finally!

Welcomed arrival

Spring bursting with treasured breath—

Red robin flies in

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William Cowper Quote

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Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon his knees.

From Ephesians 6:18:  “Pray in the Spirit at all times in every prayer and supplication.  To that end, keep alert and always persevere in supplication for all the saints.”

William Cowper (1731-1800) was an English poet and hymn writer.

Embracing Tomorrow

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From James 1:2-5:  “My brothers and sisters, whenever you face various trials, consider it all joy, because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.  And let endurance complete its work, so that you may be complete and whole, lacking in nothing.  If any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God, who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and it will be given you.”

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Trusting with confidence

Facing life’s many trials

Testing of faith endures

Patience studies each mile

 

God supplies every tool

His wisdom offers light

Faith strengthened every day

Removing doubts each night

 

Leaving evil’s darkness

Rising sun brings great joy

Receiving peace through grace

Richness in truth deploys

 

Temptation’s breath withers

Forgiveness brings fresh start

Every chain now broken

Filling hope in one’s heart

 

Persevering each day

Walking with Christ above

Embracing tomorrow

Submission tastes His love

 

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From James 1:12:  “Blessed is anyone who endures temptation.  Such a one has stood the test and will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love Him.”

Journey’s Protector

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From 1 Corinthians 15:56-58:  “The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.  But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.  Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord because you know that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.”

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Each advancing year

Blessed by Father’s love

Overcoming through faith

Joy’s praises soar above

 

Journey’s protector

Loved by Holy Son

Reconciling sin’s sting

Heaven’s work shall be done

 

Resurrection’s light

Powered by Son’s grace

Transforming forgiveness

Today’s peace to embrace

 

Steadfast in spirit

Encouraged by Son

Raising up hope’s outlook

Tomorrow’s rising sun

 

Mercy found in Christ

Discouraged no more

Witnessing Calvary

Redemption’s open door

 

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From the words of English preacher, Charles Spurgeon:  “By perseverance the snail reached the ark.”