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Count Your Blessings

10/10/2021

Count Your Blessings

Count your garden by the flowers,
     Never by the leaves that fall.
Count your days by garden hours,
     Don’t remember clouds at all.

Count your nights by stars, not shadows.
     Count your years with smiles, not tears.
Count your blessings, not your troubles.
     Count your age by friends, not by years.

by Dixie Willson

Lucile Reiniger ‘Dixie’ Willson was born on 6 August 1890 in Estherville, Iowa, United States of America. A prolific creator, she became a screenwriter and a writer of children’s books, novels, short stories, magazine articles, and poems. She was also a kindergarten teacher, a vaudevillian, and a performer for the Ringling Brothers & Barnum & Bailey Circus. Lucile Reiniger ‘Dixie’ Willson passed on at 83 years of age on 6 February 1974 in Fair Haven, New Jersey, United States of America.

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The Value of a Smile

10/9/2021

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The Value of a Smile

A smile costs nothing, but creates much.

A smile enriches those who receive without impoverishing those who give.

A smile happens in a flash and the memory of it sometimes lasts forever.

None are so rich they can get along without a smile, and none so poor but are richer for its benefits.

A smile creates happiness in the home, fosters good will in a business, and is the countersign of friends.

A smile is rest to the weary, daylight to the discouraged, sunshine to the sad, and nature’s best antidote for trouble.

Yet a smile cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen; for it is something that is no earthly good to anybody ‘til it is given away.

For nobody needs a smile so much as those who have none left to give.

by Frank Irving Fletcher: advertisement for Oppenheim, Collins, & Company

Frank Irving Fletcher was born on 5 June 1881 in Yorkshire, England and baptized into the Episcopal Church. He immigrated to the United States of America in about 1902 in response to an advertisement for a job, but when he arrived, the job had long since been taken. He stayed in America, and eventually started working in advertising in 1911. He went on to become a successful freelance copywriter of advertising for leading specialty retail shops in New York City, including Saks & Company (later Saks Fifth Avenue), where he was the Advertising Manager. His autobiography is titled “Lucid Interval: Confessions of a Custodian of the Convictions of Others” (1938). Frank Irving Fletcher passed on at 82 years of age 26 June 1963 in New York City, New York, United States of America.

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The Treasures in You

10/8/2021

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The Treasures in You

There are treasures in life, but owners are few
     Of money and power to buy things brand new
Yet you can be wealthy and feel regal too,
     If you will just look for the treasures in you.

These treasures in life are not hard to find
     When you look in your heart, your soul, and your mind.
For when you are willing to share what’s within,
     Your fervent search for riches will end.

The joy and the laughter, the smile that you bring;
     The heart unafraid to love and to sing;
The hand always willing to help those in need;
     Ones quick to reach out, to labor and feed.

So thank you for sharing these great gifts inside;
     The caring, the cheering, the hug when one cried.
Thanks for the energy, encouragement too,
     And thank you for sharing the treasures in you.

by Author Unknown

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Leisure

10/7/2021

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Leisure

What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare?

No time to stand beneath the boughs
And stare as long as sheep or cows.

No time to see, when woods we pass.
Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.

No time to see, in broad daylight,
Streams full of stars, like skies at night.

No time to turn at Beauty’s glance,
And watch her feet, how they can dance.

No time to wait till her mouth can
Enrich that smile her eyes began.

A poor life this if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.

by William H. Davies: “Songs of Joy and Others” (1911)

William Henry Davies, also known as W. H. Davies, was born on 3 July 1871 in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales. He spent much of his life as a vagabond and itinerant worker in Great Britain and the United States of America, until an injury involving a train caused him to lose his right foot. From that time on, disability forced him to rely on a wooden leg, leaving him unable to continue his wandering lifestyle. He settled into shelters for the indigent, and began writing prose and poetry. Eventually, he became a published author and was able to circulate among literary society. He was married to Helen Payne in 1923. William Henry Davies passed on at 69 years of age on 26 September 1940 in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England.

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Capsule Course in Human Relations

10/6/2021

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Capsule Course in Human Relations

The five most important words in the English language:
    “I am proud of you.”
The four most important words:
     “What is your opinion?”
The three most important words:
    “If you please.”
The two most important words:
    “Thank you.”
The least important word:
    “I.”

by Robert W. Woodruff

Robert Winship Woodruff was born on 6 December 1889 in Columbus, Georgia, United States of America. He became a businessman and a corporate executive. Robert Winship Woodruff passed on at 95 years of age on 7 March 1985 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.

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Hustle and Grin

10/5/2021

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Hustle and Grin

Smile, and the world smiles with you;
Knock it, and you go alone,
     For the cheerful grin
     Will let you in
Where the knicker is never known.

Growl and the way looks dreary;
Laugh and the path is bright,
     For a wholesome smile
     Brings sunshine, while
A frown shuts out the light.

Sigh, and you rake in nothing;
Work, and the prize is won,
     For the nervy man
     With backbone can
By nothing be outdone.

Hustle, and fortune may bless you;
Quit, and defeat is sure,
     For there is no chance
     Of deliverance
For the man who can’t endure.

Sing and the world’s harmonious;
Grumble, and things go wrong,
     And all the time
     You are out of rhyme
With the busy bustling throng.

Kick, and there’s trouble brewing;
Whistle, and life is gay,
     All the world’s in tune
     Like a day in June
And the clouds all melt away.

by Author Unknown

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Yagottawanna

10/4/2021

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Yagottawanna

In the great Northwest where I grew up, I met a mountain man and he knew how to get many things done with very little resources. He had almost nothing to work with, but accomplished great things.

Whether the task was to build a fire underwater or stop a waterfall from falling, it seemed he could take care of it. I was so amazed to see the things he could do, I finally asked him how he did it.

He told me that a long time ago, he had found a magical solution to nearly all challenges that came along. He said it was all contained in a single, ancient word that had mystic powers. When you understand the meaning of the word, it unleashes immense strength and abilities; it makes your mind more clear; it makes your imagination run wild with ideas.

Well, of course, I could hardly contain myself and I just had to know what this powerful magic was. I pleaded with him to tell me and he finally agreed.

He said the word is ‘yagottawanna.’

In order to accomplish anything, whether it is small or big, easy or difficult, trivial or of utmost importance, in order to be successful, you have to want to do it. To earn good grades, yagottawanna earn them. To become an Eagle Scout, yagottawanna be one. The main reason people do not succeed at something is because they do not really want it bad enough. By really wanting something, you come up with ideas, make plans, and then do it.

Remember, to do something, yagottawanna do it.

by Author Unknown

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Believe in Yourself

10/3/2021

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Believe in Yourself

Dream Freely
Envision Excellence
Exude Enthusiasm
Be Inspired
Inspire Others
Take Pride in You
Recognize Inner Beauty
Draw on Inner Strength
Look Inside Your Soul
Create Peace
Seek Truth
Spread Joy
Embark on Adventure
Launch New Ideas
Think Big
Invoke Positives
Live Fully
Reach Out
Aim High
Find Happiness
Expect the Best
Be the Best

by Jan Michelsen

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It Doesn’t Pay to Fret

10/2/2021

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It Doesn’t Pay to Fret

My Dear -

When you go out to take a skate
     Upon the slippery ice,
Remember, dear old running mate,
     And heed a friend’s advice.
Don’t skate too far without a breath;
     Don’t try too great a speed;
Or you may skate yourself to death,
     Of which there is no need.
Just strike out with an easy stroke;
     Just take a moderate gait;
Don’t go too fast, yet do not poke;
     Don’t hurry, neither wait.
Just try to take things as they are.
     Don’t fret about the weather.
You’ll live as long - please don’t forget -
     By cutting out the worry.
It’s useless, quite, to fume and fret,
     And just as bad to hurry.

by William Henry Dawson

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Advice to Millions

10/1/2021

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Advice to Millions Who Rush through Life

Take time to think . . . thoughts are the source of power.
Take time to read . . . reading is a fountain of wisdom.
Take time to pray . . . prayer can be a rock of strength in time of trouble.
Take time to love . . . loving is what makes living worthwhile.
Take time to be friendly . . . friendships give life a delicious flavor.
Take time to laugh . . . laughter is the music of the soul.
Take time to give . . . every day of the year is too short for selfishness.
Take time to do your work well . . . pride in your work, no matter what it is, nourishes the ego and the spirit.
Take time to show appreciation . . . thanks is the frosting on the cake of life.

by Author Unknown

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Gardens of the Heart

9/30/2021

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Gardens of the Heart

The toys and blocks with which we play,
     Are houses, lands, and gold;
Their values quickly pass away,
     As does a tale that’s told.

But kindly gracious deeds abide,
Their wealth will not depart;
Their flowers of joy are multiplied,
     In gardens of the heart.

by Charles Russell Wakeley

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See It Through

9/29/2021

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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!

by Edgar A. Guest

Edgar Albert ‘Eddie’ Guest was born on 20 August 1881 in Birmingham, England. He immigrated with his family to the United States of America in 1891. From his first published work in the “Detroit Free Press” until his passing in 1959, he penned some 11,000 poems that were syndicated in 300 newspapers and collected into more than twenty books. Mr. Guest is reputed to have had a new poem published in a newspaper every day for more than thirty years. He became known as ‘The People’s Poet,’ writing poems that were of a sentimental and optimistic nature. Edgar Albert ‘Eddie’ Guest passed on at 77 years of age on 5 August 1959 in Detroit, Michigan, United States of America.

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Happy Thoughts and Their Power

9/28/2021

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Happy Thoughts and Their Power

The power of thoughts should not be underestimated. In an average day it is estimated that we have around 60,000 thoughts.

It is known that happy people think more happy thoughts than unhappy people.

Happy thoughts connect us with the clarity, confidence, and courage to act . . . to know what to do. To travel down our own path rather than the same trail everyone else follows.

Jealous, angry, or fearful thoughts take us away from our own path . . . our own purpose. They strip us of our power and ability to act effectively.

If we think happy thoughts . . . we create happy perceptions . . . which lead us to happy events. And so we create a blissful circle (where we become ever happier) as opposed to a vicious circle.

If we think fearful thoughts we become afraid and act defensively. This pushes away other people and other possibilities away from us. And so we become lonelier and more afraid.

The route to a happier life is through happy thoughts. Not just because they make you feel better immediately . . . but because happier thoughts give you a stronger and more stable foundation to your life. You are in control rather than being bounced around by life.

Think happy thoughts!

by Author Unknown

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Song of Life

9/27/2021

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Song of Life

A traveler on a dusty road
     Strewed acorns on the lea;
And one took root and sprouted up,
     And grew into a tree.
Love sought its shade at evening-time,
     To breathe its early vows;
And Age was pleased, in heights of noon,
     To bask beneath its boughs.
The dormouse loved its dangling twigs,
     The birds sweet music bore -
It stood a glory in its place,
     A blessing evermore.

A little spring had lost its way
     Amid the grass and fern;
A passing stranger scooped a well
     Where weary men might turn.
He walled it in, and hung with care
     A ladle on the brink;
He thought not of the deed he did,
     But judged that Toil might drink.
He passed again; and lo! the well,
     By summer never dried,
Had cooled ten thousand parched tongues,
     And saved a life beside.

A nameless man, amid the crowd
     That thronged the daily mart,
Let fall a word of hope and love,
     Unstudied from the heart,
A whisper on the tumult thrown,
     A transitory breath,
It raised a brother from the dust,
     It saved a soul from death.
O germ! O fount! O word of love!
     O thought at random cast!
Ye were but little at the first,
     But mighty at the last.

by Charles Mackay

Charles Mackay was born on 27 March 1814 in Perth, Scotland. He became a newspaper editor, a novelist, a poet, a songwriter, and an anthologist. He is known as the author of the book, “Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds” (1841). Charles Mackay passed on at 75 years of age on 24 December 1889 in London, England.

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Nothing to Fear

9/25/2021

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Nothing to Fear

There’s nothing to fear - you’re as good as the best,
     As strong as the mightiest, too.
You can win in every battle or test;
     For there’s no one just like you.

There’s only one you in the world today;
     So nobody else, you see,
Can do your work in as fine a way:
     You’re the only you there’ll be!

So face the world, and all life is yours
     To conquer and love and live:
And you’ll find the happiness that endures
     In just the measure you give;

There’s nothing too good for you to possess,
     Nor heights where you cannot go:
Your power is more than belief or guess -
     It is something you have to know.

There is nothing to fear - you can and you will.
     For you are the invincible you.
Set your foot on the highest hill -
     There’s nothing you cannot do.

by Author Unknown

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The Common Touch

9/24/2021

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The Common Touch

I would not be too wise - so very wise
     That I must sneer at simple songs and creeds,
And let the glare of wisdom blind my eyes
     To humble people and their humble needs.

I would not care to climb so high that I
     Could never hear the children at their play,
Could only see the people passing by,
     Yet never hear the cheering words they say.

I would not know too much - too much to smile
     At trivial errors of the heart and hand,
Nor be too proud to play the friend the while,
     And cease to help and know and understand.

I would not care to sit upon a throne,
     Or build my house upon a mountain-top.
Where I must dwell in glory all alone
     And never friend come in or poor man stop.

God grant that I may live upon this earth
     And face the tasks which every morning brings,
And never lose the glory and the worth
     Of humble service and the simple things.

by Edgar A. Guest

Edgar Albert ‘Eddie’ Guest was born on 20 August 1881 in Birmingham, England. He immigrated with his family to the United States of America in 1891. From his first published work in the “Detroit Free Press” until his passing in 1959, he penned some 11,000 poems that were syndicated in 300 newspapers and collected into more than twenty books. Mr. Guest is reputed to have had a new poem published in a newspaper every day for more than thirty years. He became known as ‘The People’s Poet,’ writing poems that were of a sentimental and optimistic nature. Edgar Albert ‘Eddie’ Guest passed on at 77 years of age on 5 August 1959 in Detroit, Michigan, United States of America.

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How to Forget

9/23/2021

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How to Forget

If you were busy being kind,
     Before you knew it you would find
You’d soon forget to think ’twas true
     That someone was unkind to you.

If you were busy being glad
     And cheering people who seem sad,
Although your heart might ache a bit,
     You’d soon forget to notice it.

If you were busy being good,
     And doing just the best you could,
You’d not have time to blame some man
     Who’s doing just the best he can.

If you were busy being right,
     You’d find yourself too busy quite
To criticize your brother long,
     Because he’s busy being wrong.

by Rebecca Foresman: as published in “Our Dumb Animals” (August 1918) periodical, page 47

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A Journey

9/16/2021

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A Journey

Life is like a journey
     Taken on a train
With a pair of travelers
     At each window pane.

I may sit beside you
     All the journey through,
Or I may sit elsewhere
     Never knowing you.

But if fate should mark me
     To sit by your side,
Let’s be pleasant travelers;
     It’s so short a ride.

by Author Unknown

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You Only Get to Keep What You Give Away

9/15/2021

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You Only Get to Keep What You Give Away

It’s a universal law:
     You have to give before you get.
You must plant your seeds
     Before you reap the harvest.
The more you sow, the more you’ll reap.
     In giving to others,
You’ll find yourself blessed.
     The law works to give you back
More than you have sown.
     The giver’s harvest is always full.
Those that obtain have little.
     Those who scatter have much.
Nature does not give to those
     Who will not spend.

by Author Unknown

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The Joy of Doing

9/14/2021

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The Joy of Doing

The secret of happiness is in knowing this: that we live by the law of expenditure. We find greatest joy, not in getting, but in expressing what we are. There are tides in the ocean of life, and what comes in depends on what goes out. The currents flow inward only where there is an outlet. Nature does not give to those who will not spend; her gifts are loaned to those who will use them. Empty your lungs and breathe. Run, climb, work, and laugh; the more you give out, the more you shall receive. Be exhausted, and you shall be fed. Men do not really live for honors or for pay; their gladness is not in the taking and holding, but in the doing, the striving, the building, the living. It is a higher joy to teach than to be taught. It is good to get justice, but better to do it; fun to have things but more to make them. The happy man is he who lives the life of love, not for the honors it may bring, but for the life itself.

by Raymond John Baughan: “Undiscovered Country” (1946)

Raymond John Baughan, Junior was born on 19 June 1912 in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States of America. He was married to Mildred E. Thayer. He served as a minister in the Unitarian Universalist Church for 42 years, and a was a writer. Among his published books is “If the Shoe Fits” (1992). Raymond John Baughan, Junior passed on at 80 years of age on 15 February 1993 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Taking the Journey

9/1/2021

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Taking the Journey

You are beginning a personal journey.
At times you may expect the answers to
     come quickly, but try to be patient;
     some answers may take a lifetime
     to be revealed to you.

Though you may be a little uncertain now
     and your confidence may be shaken,
     you will stand on your own feet soon enough.
Your legs will grow to be strong under you;
     they will take you where you want to go.

You’ll make mistakes along the way;
    a fork in the road may present a path that
     you later decide was wrong way to go.
Take the time to learn from your mistakes,
     but don’t be too hard on yourself.

You are learning to make your own choices,
     and there is great joy in that.
You are a human being who is embarking
     on the important journey of discovering
     who you are and what you have to offer.
Celebrate your uniqueness, and you will
     triumph on your life’s journey.

by Author Unknown

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Keep Smiling

8/31/2021

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Keep Smiling

If at times you feel you want to cry,
     And life seems such a trial,
Above the clouds there’s a bright blue sky,
     So make your tears a smile.

As you travel on life’s way,
     With its many ups and downs,
Remember its quite true to say,
     One smile is worth a dozen frowns.

Among the world’s expensive things,
     A smile is very cheap,
And when you give a smile away,
     You get one back to keep.

Happiness comes at times to all,
     But sadness comes unbidden,
And sometimes a few tears must fall,
     Among the laughter hidden.

So when friends have sadness on their face,
     And troubles round them piled,
The world will seem a better place,
     And all because you smiled.

by Author Unknown

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Allow Your Own Inner Light to Guide You

8/31/2021

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Allow Your Own Inner Light to Guide You

There comes a time when you must stand alone.

You must feel confident enough within yourself to follow your own dreams.

You must be willing to make sacrifices.

You must be capable of changing and rearranging your priorities so that your final goal can be achieved.

Sometimes familiarity and comfort need to be challenged.

There are times when you must take a few extra chances and create your own realities.

Be strong enough to at least try to make your life better.

Be confident enough that you won’t settle for a compromise just to get by.

Appreciate yourself by allowing yourself the opportunities to grow, develop, and find your true sense of purpose in this life.

Don’t stand in someone else’s shadow when it’s your sunlight that should lead the way.

by Author Unknown

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Gladness

8/27/2021

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Gladness

The world has brought not anything
     To make me glad to-day!
The swallow had a broken wing,
     And after all my journeying
There was no water in the spring, -
     My friend has said me nay.
But yet somehow I needs must sing
     As on a luckier day.

Dusk falls as gray as any tear,
     There is no hope in sight!
But something in me seems so fair,
     That like a star I needs must wear
A safety made of shining air
     Between me and the night.
Such inner weavings do I wear
     All fashioned of delight!

I need not for these robes of mine
     The loveliness of earth,
But happenings remote and fine
     Like threads of dreams will blow and shine
In gossamer and crystalline,
     And I was glad from birth.
So even while my eyes repine,
     My heart is clothed in mirth.

by Anna Hempstead Branch

Anna Hempstead Branch was born on 18 March 1875 in New London, Connecticut, United States of America. She became a poet. Anna Hempstead Branch passed on at 62 years of age on 8 September 1937 in New London, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Thinking

8/25/2021

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Thinking

If you think you are beaten, you are
     If you think you dare not, you don’t,
If you like to win, but you think you can’t
     It is almost certain you won’t.

If you think you’ll lose, you’re lost
     For out of the world we find,
Success begins with a fellow’s will
     It’s all in the state of mind.

If you think you are outclassed, you are
     You’ve got to think high to rise,
You’ve got to be sure of yourself before
     You can ever win a prize.

Life’s battles don’t always go
     To the stronger or faster man,
But soon or late the man who wins
     Is the man who think he can!

by Walter D. Wintle: as published in the college magazine “Unity” (1905), a publication of the Unity Tract Society of the Unity School of Christianity

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