A Special Little Book
Several weeks ago, our family was given a little book by a wonderful friend. It is a very fitting book for our family as we battle daily struggles, set backs and little victories of progress here on PRR. Though we make a little progress each day and week, it is sometimes discouraging when you do not see big changes all at once.
It Can Be Done is a wonderful little book full of poems on strength, determination, dedication, perseverance, and fortitude. I want to give you a little peek into the encouraging words in this book from small snippets of two of my favorites. If you want to buy a copy, you can find them here. I hope it may bless you in the daily struggles of life as it has me.
Can’t
Can’t is the worst word that’s written or spoken;
Doing more harm here than slander and lies;
On it is many a strong spirit broken,
And with it many a good purpose dies.
It springs from the lips of the thoughtless each morning
And robs us of courage we need through the day:
It rings in our ears like a timely-sent warning
And laughs when we falter and falls by the way…..
Can’t is the word that is foe to ambition,
An enemy ambushed to shatter your will;
It’s prey is forever the man with a lesson.
And bows but to courage and patience and skill.
Hate it, with hatred that’s deep and undying,
For once it is welcomed ’twill break any man;
Whatever the goal you are seeking, keep trying
And answer this demon by saying: “I can.”
That “cannot be done,” and you’ll do it.
It Couldn’t Be Done
Somebody said that it couldn’t be done,
But he with a chuckle replied
That “maybe it couldn’t” but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right it with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it…..
There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done,
There are thousands to prophesy failure;
There are thousands to point out to you one by one
The dangers that wait to assail you.
But Just buckle in with a bit of a grin,
Just take of your coat and go to it;
Just start to sing as you tackle the thing
That “couldn’t be done,” and you’ll do it.
Both of these poems are by Edger A. Guest. Neither of them are in their entirety. If you would like to read them in their entirety, please visit the NCFIC website to buy a copy. There are many more great poems of encouragement in this little book.
