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“When the thunder rumbles,
Now the age of gold is dead.
When the dreams we’ve clung to
Trying to stay young,
Have left us parched and old instead.
When my courage crumbles,
When I feel confused and frail,
When my spirit falters on decaying altars
And my illusions fail —
I go on right then.
I go on again.
I go on to say I will celebrate another day.
I go on.
If tomorrow tumbles
And everything I love is gone,
I will face regret all my days, and yet
I will still go on.”
    Leonard Bernstein





finishing the race

Endurance is not just the ability to bear a hard thing, but to turn it into glory. ~ William Barclay

Energy is there enough of it?   Courage is there enough of it?   Patience is there enough of it?  

The night is the darkest before the sun rises and so it is with the challenges of life, the darkest moments seem the longest.   It is those who endure patiently with courage that stick through the challenges that are dumped into the lives of most travelers through life find the light they so desire.


   “If you are not concerned about the outcome of a circumstance, you will experience no fear. When you attach yourself to expectations, anxiety and fear will overcome you.”
Chin-Ning Chu