Boundin

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The following is the words to the poem from the short film “Boundin” from Disney’s Pixar.  I fell in love with this short along with it’s terrific message and amazingly cute animation a long time ago.  Now it sits on my iPhone and my kids watch it all the time. Enjoy: Here’s a story on [...]

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If – by Rudyard Kipling

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Today I wanted to share with you what has come to be my all-time favorite poem.   If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too: If you can wait [...]

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La Envoi, by Rudyard Kipling

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La Envoi Rudyard Kipling When Earths last  picture is painted And the tubes are twisted and dried When the oldest colors have faded And the youngest critics have died Then faith, we shall need it Lie down for an eon or two Till the master of all good workmen Shall put us to work anew. [...]

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The touch of the master’s hand

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‘Twas battered and scarred, and the auctioneer thought it was hardlyworth his while to waste much time with the old violin, but he held it up with a smile. “Give me a dollar, and who’ll make it two? Only two dollars. Who’ll make it three? Three dollars twice and that’s a good price, but who’s [...]

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Faith – a poem

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Faith Edgar A. Guest It is faith that bridges the land of breath To the realms of the souls departed, That comforts the living in days of death, And strengthens the heavy-hearted. It is faith in his dreams that keeps a man Face front to the odds about him, And he shall conquer who thinks [...]

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The Spider and the Fly

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The Spider and the Fly, a fable, by Mary Howitt “Will you walk into my parlor?” said the spider to the fly; “‘Tis the prettiest little parlor that ever you did spy. The way into my parlor is up a winding stair, And I have many pretty things to show when you are there.” “O [...]

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That's not my job (poem)

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Margaret added a poem to the comments over on the “That’s not my job” post (with the funny images of prime examples of this pervasive mindset).  I thought it warrented it’s own post.  Thanks Margaret That’s Not My Job By Author Unknown This is a story told about four people named, Somebody, Everybody, Anybody and [...]

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Keep a-goin

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Keep a-Goin’ Frank L. Stanton If you strike a thorn or rose, Keep a-goin’! If it hails or if it snows, Keep a -goin’! ‘Taint no use to sit an’ whine When the fish ain’t on your line; Bait your hook an’ keep a-tryin’— Keep a-goin’! When the weather kills your crop, Keep a-goin’! Though [...]

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Be Strong

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Be Strong Maltbie Davenport Babcock Be strong, we are not here to play, to dream to drift we have hard work to do, and loads to lift shun not the struggle, face it, ’tis Gods gift. Be strong, say not the days are evil, who’s to blame and fold the hands of aquiesce, oh shame [...]

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Of Royal Birth

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I am a child of royal birth Anna Johnson I am a child of royal birth My Father is King of heaven and earth My spirit was born in the courts on high A child beloved a princess (prince) am I  I’ve always loved this poem, because of its simple statement of value of the [...]

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