"I Can't" is Dead!
INSPIRATION FOR TODAY:
You fell down the first time you tried to walk.
You almost drowned the first time you tried to swim, didn't you?
Did you hit the ball the first time you swung a bat?
Heavy hitters, the ones who hit the most home runs, also strike out a lot.
R.H. Macy failed seven times before his store in New York caught on.
English novelist John Creasey got 753 rejection slips before he published 564 books.
Babe Ruth struck out 1,330 times, but he also hit 714 home runs.
Don't worry about failure. Worry about the chances you miss when you don't even try."
"I CAN'T" IS DEAD!
There's a wonderful story in "Chicken Soup For The Soul" about a 4th
grade teacher and a funeral. The teacher had her students fill a sheet
of notebook paper with all the things they couldn't do. They wrote
furiously for quite a while filling their paper with "I can't do ten
push-ups," or "I can't kick the soccer ball past second base," or "I
can't get Debbie to like me."
The students were then instructed to fold their papers and place them
into a shoebox at the front of the room. The teacher then tucked the
box under her arm, and invited the students to follow her out into the
playground. There, they each took a turn at the shovel and dug a hole
four feet deep. The box was placed in the hole and quickly covered with
dirt.
The students then held hands while the instructor delivered a eulogy in
memory of "I can't." In it, she noted that "I can't" was survived by
his brothers and sister, "I can," "I will," and "I'm going to right
away."
"I can't" is a close relative to most of us, yet maybe with a little
extra effort we can finally let him go. It won't be easy since he's
been such a close relation, yet maybe by dwelling on his brothers and
sister and their importance to us - we can!
Remember the unforgettable line from "The Little Engine That Could"? "I think I can - I THINK I can! I THINK I CAN!" Don't forget the last line of our quote for the day. "Worry about the chances you'll miss when you don't even try!"