If wishes worked like magic and plans worked that way too,
And if everything you wished for, whether good or bad for you,
You'd experience no fulillment of your spirit or your heart...
For things achieved too easily lose their charm and meaning too,
For it is life's difficulties and the trial times we go through
that make us strong in spirit and endow us with the will
To surmount the insurmountable and to climb the highest hill...
So wish not for the easy way to win your heart's desire,
For the joy's in overcoming and withstanding flood and fire,
For to triumph over trouble and grow stronger with defeat
Is to win the kind of victory that will make your life complete.
May peace and understanding
give you strength and courage, too,
And may the hours and days ahead
Hold a new hope for you;
For the sorrow that is yours today
Will pass away and then
You'll find the sun of happiness
Will shine for you again.
Helen Steiner Rice
12 comments:
Love this!
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Hi Lisa I knew when I read the first line of this poem it was Helens She is my favoutire.I love all her verse and also all the little cards you can buy and gifts with her verses on.How beautiful are those words.I have just come online and I am slowly but surely getting back to normal.I will have to do it a little at a time though as I go dizzy when staring too much .Thanx for your kind comments and thankyou for this lovely verse today.I hope you have a lovely day and are feeling a little better.Them cowboys upstairs above me are making a right din I am off to have word with them LOL!! There singing is driving me mad Haaaaaaaaaaaaa.Hugs Kath
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I have always loved this!
TY for posting it.
Sug
awww..I love it! :)
love ya
may you be blessed this way too
Lovely entry. I wish these things for you as well.
Hugs, and love too,
Barb- http://journals.aol.com/barbpinion/FROMBARBSSPIRITUALJOURNALS
Lisa, what a beautiful entry !!!!!!! Hugs Lisa
you know what words we need to hear.
XO lj
it is so true, sorrow will pass.
Kelli
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Lisa, that has truly blessed me today....Thank you.
Michele
I can't believe you are able to post such sentiments when you are enduring such pain. That is really strong. I do hope relief will soon come through the doctor, from somewhere. Gerry
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