No 15 4-13-18 “We Must Do the Thing We Think We Cannot Do”

No 15 4-13-18 “We Must Do the Thing We Think We Cannot Do”

These are two of my favorite quotes in life, both from Eleanor Roosevelt

“You must do the things you think you cannot do.”

 and

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”

-both by Eleanor Roosevelt

(1884-1962) American First Lady and Political Activist

Since learning these quotes, I have begun to lose my fear of trying the impossible in my life. Attempting the impossible is hard, risky, and challenging. You cannot look back and you cannot run forward with the luggage of fear and double. Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!

Also, a great change has been the ability to dream, and dream big in my life. Dreaming is easy, speaking and sharing that dream with others can be heart-stopping. To declare in front of others what you are going to attempt and accomplish is not for the faint hearted!

“Life is no brief candle to me. It is sort of a splendid torch which I have got hold of for a moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.”

– George Bernard Shaw

(1856-1950) Irish Playwright

This quote from Shaw states how I wish to life my life. I want to burn that splendid torch for others to use to light their ways in life. I want to be remembered for service and for guiding others to greatness in every area of their lives. Even at 62, I am living on the edge of my energy and resources, pushing and running forward in life to achieve the ability to always motivate and inspire others.

“Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not.”

– Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895) British Biologist

There is a price to pay for all this greatness. Hard work, every day, all the time, with no excuses. I know that I can write all this easily, but am I willing to do the work and am I willing to do it whether I want to or not. I hope the answer is Yes and that I have the courage to move forward, good days and bad days, days of light or darkness, good or bad health, through good or bad decisions, or just when I feel I am about to give up, to pick myself up and go through another day, knowing that light will continue to fill my heart and spirit again the next day. Yes, to doing the hard work, yes!

It’s funny, I don’t think I reached my goals in life. I thought I had failed. I thought I was too old. I thought it was time to rest and step back. Life does not have that in store for me. Life is calling me to move forward to greatness, every day in every way. I still have that burning passion in my life, and boy am I happy about that. Let your heart go, let passion for life overtake you. Fulfill your destiny in life.

Thanks for reading,

David Earl Woodbury

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