Hi Donna
Winter weather always depresses us. But spring is on the way. Take a look at Eric's thread on the Friends forum
somedays Perhaps a little silliness will help. There's a lot of wisdom in Dr Seuss'
Oh! the places You'll Go that applies to you and I
[quote]And when things start to happen, don�t worry. Don�t stew. Just go right along. You�ll start happening too.
Oh! The Places You�ll Go!
You�ll be on your way up!
You�ll be seeing great sights!
Except when you don�t.
Because, sometimes, you won�t.
I�m sorry to say so but, sadly, it�s true that Bang-ups and Hang-ups can happen to you.
You can get all hung up in a prickle-ly perch. And your gang will fly on. You�ll be left in a Lurch.
You�ll come down from the Lurch with an unpleasant bump. And the chances are, then, that you�ll be in a Slump.
And when you�re in a Slump, you�re not in for much fun. Un-slumping yourself is not easily done.
You will come to a place where the streets are not marked. Some windows are lighted. But mostly they�re darked. A place you could sprain both your elbow and chin! Do you dare to stay out? Do you dare to go in? How much can you lose? How much can you win?
And if you go in, should you turn left or right�or right-and-three-quarters? Or, maybe, not quite? Or go around back and sneak in from behind? Simple it�s not, I�m afraid you will find, for a mind-maker-upper to make up his mind.
You can get so confused that you�ll start in to race down long wiggled roads at a break-necking pace and grind on for miles across weirdish wild space, headed, I fear, toward a most useless place.
The Waiting Place�for people just waiting.
Everyone is just waiting.
Waiting for Another Chance. Everyone is just waiting.
No! That�s not for you!
Somehow you�ll escape all that waiting and staying. You�ll find the bright places where Boom Bands are playing. With banner flip-flapping, once more you�ll ride high! Ready for anything under the sky. Ready because you�re that kind of a guy!
Oh, the places you�ll go! There is fun to be done! There are points to be scored. There are games to be won.
Except when they don�t. Because, sometimes, they won�t.
I�m afraid that some times you�ll play lonely games too. Games you can�t win �cause you�ll play against you.
All Alone!
Whether you like it or not, Alone will be something you�ll be quite a lot.
And when you�re alone, there�s a very good chance you�ll meet things that scare you right out of your pants. There are some, down the road between hither and yon, that can scare you so much you won�t want to go on.
But on you will go though the weather be foul. On you will go though your enemies prowl. On you will go though the Hakken-Kraks howl. Onward up many a frightening creek, though your arms may get sore and your sneakers may leak. On and on you will hike. And I know you�ll hike far and face up to your problems whatever they are.
You�ll get mixed up, of course, as you already know. You�ll get mixed up with many strange birds as you go. So be sure when you step. Step with care and great tact and remember that Life�s a Great Balancing Act. Just never forget to be dexterous and deft. And never mix up your right foot with your left.
And will you succeed?
Yes! You will, indeed!
(98 and � percent guaranteed.)
Kid, you�ll move mountains!
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting.
So�get on your way!
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