I've always loved the "Don't Quit" poem. It is so inspiring. I remember hanging it on my desk at work back in 1989 when I had lyme disease. I was so sick and so tired and sick and tired of being sick and tired. It took a while for the illness to be properly treated since the disease was not as common back then. One of the meds my doctor put me on caused me to be so overwhelmed that I was unable to focus. I felt like I was in danger of being unable to hold onto my job. I was writing software at the time. I'd write code one day and then come in the next and it would be illogical and all wrong and I wouldn't even have any recollection of writing it. But I was determined not to quit. After a few months of horrible struggles, I was gloriously healed and all symptoms were gone. I gradually eased off the meds as suggested and never needed them again. My energy was restored and I was able to function normally again.
Here's the poem:
Don't Quit Poem
by anonymous
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all up hill,
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 turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don't give up, though the pace seems slow;
You might succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor's cup.
And he learned too late, when the night slipped 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 afar;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit;
It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit.
This poem is beautifully illustrated online in an Inspirational Slide Show
Here's the poem:
Don't Quit Poem
by anonymous
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all up hill,
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 turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don't give up, though the pace seems slow;
You might succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor's cup.
And he learned too late, when the night slipped 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 afar;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit;
It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit.
This poem is beautifully illustrated online in an Inspirational Slide Show