"Don't Quit"

by Garnet 3 Replies latest jw friends

  • Garnet
    Garnet

    Hi All,

    Just had a little something I wanted to share with everyone. A few years back, when I was in high school, I was a very depressed teen (who wasn't ). My therapist gave me a copy of a poem to read whenever I felt like I needed to "quit", and it always picked me up and made me feel like I could get through anything. Anyway, just thought I would share with everyone in hopes that it may cheer some people up when they are down

    Don't Quit When things go wrong as they sometimes will When the road you're trudging seems all up hill When the funds are low and the debts are high And you want to smile, but you have to sigh When care is pressing you down a bit Rest, if you must, but don't you quit LIfe is queer, with its twists and turns As everyone of us sometimes learns And many a failure turns about When he might have won had he stuck it out Don't give up though the pace seems slow You may succeed with another blow Success is failure turned inside out The silver tint of the clouds of doubt And you never can tell how close you are It may be near when it seems so far So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit It's when things seem worst that you must not quit ~Author Unkown

  • freedom96
    freedom96

    We all need encourageing words from time to time. A great poem. Sometimes we must force ourselves to think positive, but it is worth it.

  • Makena1
    Makena1

    Thanks - I enjoyed that poem too.

    Here is another that I really like - actually a Blues Traveler Song called "Just Wait".

    If ever you are feeling like you're tired
    And all your uphill struggles leave you headed downhill
    If you realize your wildest dreams can hurt you
    And your appetite for pain has drinken its fill

    I ask of you a very simple question
    Did you think for one minute that you were alone
    And is your suffering a privilege you share only
    Or did you think that everybody else feels completely at home

    Just wait
    Just wait
    Just wait
    And it will come

    If you think I've given up on you you're crazy
    And if you think I don't love you well then you're just wrong
    In time you might take to feeling better
    Time is the beauty of the road being long

    I know that now you feel no consolation
    But maybe if I told you and informed you out loud
    I say this without fear of hesitation
    I can honestly tell you that you make me proud

    Just wait
    Just wait
    Just wait
    And it will come
    Just wait
    Just wait
    Just wait
    And it will come

    If anything I might have just said has helped you
    If anything I might have just said helped you just carry on
    Your rise uphill may no longer seem a struggle
    And you appetit for pain might all but be gone

    I hope for you and cannot stop at hoping
    Until that smile has once again returned to you face
    There's no such thing as a failure who keeps trying
    Coasting to the bottom is the only disgrace

    Just wait
    Just wait
    Just wait
    And it will come
    Just wait
    Just wait
    Just wait
    And it will come
    Just wait
    Just wait
    Just wait
    And it will come

    All best,

    Mak

  • Hamas
    Hamas

    Depression not only affects teenagers, it affects young to old.

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