While recently reading a copy of poet Edgar A. Guest’s book titled A Heap o’ Livin’ (copyright 1916), the following poem seemed especially appropriate to share:
See It Through
When you’re up against a trouble,
meet it squarely, face to face;
lift your chin and set your shoulders,
plant your feet and take a brace.
When it’s vain to try to dodge it,
do the best that you can do;
You may fail, but you may conquer…
See it through!
Black may be the clouds about you
and your future may seem grim,
but don’t let your nerve desert you;
keep yourself in fighting trim.
If the worst is bound to happen,
spite of all that you can do,
running from it will not save you…
See it through!
Even hope may seem but futile,
when with troubles you’re beset,
but remember you are facing
just what other men have met.
You may fail, but fall still fighting;
don’t give up, whate’er you do;
eyes front, head high to the finish…
See it through!
- Sit up tall in a firm, straight-back chair (preferably without arm rests).
- With feet flat on the floor, place a weighted ball between the knees (ours happen to be 2 lbs.)
- Grasp the edge of the chair near the thighs.
- Tighten the knees to hold the ball in place, pull in the stomach muscles, raise knees up until feet are off the floor, hold for a count of 5, then lower. (Start slowly – try for 5 repetitions.)
- If you cannot lift both feet off the ground with bent knees, position the ball (or another object) as described in step 2, and extend legs straight out to the front to whatever height can be achieved. (hold for 5 count – do 5 repetitions to start)
- Remember to breathe as you exercise!
April 27, 2014
Not just present-day generations have understood the importance of motivated movement!
“Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical physical exercise save it and preserve it.” – Plato (ancient Greek writer and philosopher – born circa 428 B.C. – died circa 348 B.C., Athens)
March 25, 2014
The following words were shared by our Marblehead Parkinson’s support group leader, who read them recently in her March issue of Guideposts magazine and felt that they were appropriate for posting here. The statement was submitted to Guideposts by another reader, Jim Koski, of Saginaw, Michigan.
“Failure is never a person, it’s only an event. And the person who sets a goal, makes a plan, takes action, evaluates results, adjusts their plan, learns from their mistakes and continues toward their goal, never fails.”
WOW! Jim could become a good motivational speaker!
