It Couldn’t Be Done

Somebody said that it couldn’t be done,
But he with a chuckle replied
That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it.

Somebody scoffed: “Oh, you’ll never do that;
At least no one ever has done it”;
But he took off his coat and he took off his hat,
And the first thing we knew he’d begun it.
With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin,
Without any doubting or quiddit,
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it.

There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done,
There are thousands to prophesy failure;
There are thousands to point out to you, one by one,
The dangers that wait to assail you.
But just buckle in with a bit of a grin,
Just take off your coat and go to it;
Just start to sing as you tackle the thing
That “cannot be done,” and you’ll do it.

by Edgar A. Guest

A Creed to Live By

Don’t undermine your worth by comparing

yourself with others,

It is because we are different that each

of us is special.

Don’t set your goals by what other people

deem important,

Only you know what is best for you.

Don’t take for granted the things closest

to your heart

Cling to that as you would your life, for without

them life is meaningless.

Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living

in the past or the future.

By living your life one day at a time, you live all the

days of your life.

Don’t give up when you still have something to give

Nothing is really over until the moment

you stop trying.

Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less

than perfect,

It is the fragile thread that binds us to each other.

Don’t be afraid to encounter risks,

It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.

Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s

impossible to find.

The quickest way to receive love is to give love.

The fastest way to lose love is to hold on too tightly,

And the best way to keep love is to give it wings.

Don’t dismiss your Dreams. To be without

dreams is to be without hope.

To be without hope is to be without purpose.

Don’t run through life so fast that you forget

where you’ve been,

But also know where you’re going.

Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored

every step of the way.