I’ve been away from AutomaticMoms for quite some time as I work on a new project that has many (many!) moving parts….it’s been a tough struggle to get it up and running and working the way I want to. The optimistic side of me wants to say it will be ready a week from today….the realistic side says it might be a couple of weeks. 
Either way, I’d love to beat both those estimates and have it up and running for everyone…it’s a mom-centric project that I hope you’ll like. A great deal of work, research and effort went into making it work (so far!) so I’m feeling a little stressed hoping I can push through and get it up and alive!
I was reminded the other day of a poem that I used to have hanging on my office wall before my office became the kiddo’s room. I’d put the poster away because I just didn’t have room for it. Well, today as I was pushing toward the finish line on this project only to find another obstacle had popped up, I had the words, “rest if you must, but don’t you quit” running through my mind. These are words from this poem, a poem I hadn’t heard or read in years! What a strange coincidence that it should just pop into my head today of all days.
Anyway, I thought I’d republish it here for everyone else’s reading pleasure. The author is unknown so I wish I could credit it to someone specifically because he or she really has a way with words to keep you motivated!
Don’t Quit
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,
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 its turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When they might have won, had they stuck it out.
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow,
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor’s cup;
And he learned too late when the night came down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
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!
I’d love to hear what you think of this poem in the comments! What do you do to push yourself to get things done? How do you keep your goals in sight even when things aren’t going as planned?
