On Day 58 of our lockdown I find “Don’t Quit” even more relevant. A very much needed positive mindset boost. “ The silver tint of the clouds of doubt” is maybe my pandemic “silver lining”. It is that glimpse of hope when everything seems hopeless. My business, like millions of others, is unrecognisable from late February – how quickly life has changed, and priorities altered. And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest if you must, but dont you quit. 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. Do you furlough yourself and “ rest if you must” or as a company Director, continue at a financial loss to market your business as “you may succeed with another blow”?Įach of us will faces different challenges around the work that we do – this poem may help you if “the road your trudging seems all uphill”. You may find other inspiration within its verse.įor me, the “ twists and turns” are all the shocking new statistics we hear on a daily basis, the global events, stories, surprises, limitations, successes, and failures that we are all undeniably witnessing.īut do we stop and give up? Do we stop dreaming, hoping, searching, or trying to make the best out of each locked down day? John Greenleaf Whittier suggests we do not. The science around COVID-19 is currently neither exact nor conclusive. No country is yet 100% in control of the pandemic or its impact on the lives of its citizens. So, for the vast majority the surrounding circumstances will be the most challenging they have every faced.
When you are out of control, when you cannot fix things, when your helplessness starts to overwhelm, then all we as individuals can do is to take back control. We cannot control the circumstance around us, but we must be brave enough to take control of how we respond to them.
That is going to be a whole lot easier if we do it together. So, in Mental Health Awareness week, seek out those that you have not heard from recently, send texts or emails to friends or relatives that you may have lost touch with. Phone people or even write a letter or post a card! Set up virtual meetings even if the person has never done it before. Even if you are in isolation and continue to social distance it does not mean you should leave others alone. Even if you do not believe you have the energy or desire to do it – try – stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit.This is Week 4 of the Third Grading Cycle. We are only three weeks from Christmas Break! Our third and final week will be district and teacher made ACPs. We will only have 2 weeks to push our scholars through to ACP victory! When I was in the third grade, I had to learn and recite a poem entitled "Don't Quit" for the school's oratorical contest. That year, I only received 1st runner up. I said the poem too fast and totally missed out on the meaning of the poem. The next year, I practiced much harder and slowed down.That is the year I won first place with the poem, "A Touch of the Master's Hand". It is at the moment that you feel the most defeated, that you do not quit!! We must all keep a "Don't Quit" attitude as we move towards the semester's end. In what ways can you encourage yourself to try again? How can you lead scholars to keep trying after failure? What real world and relevant stories can you share about having a "Don't Quit" attitude? I have copied the poem "Don't Quit" above.
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