I came across the following poem this week and it was another one that jumped off of the page and said, “Here I am! Read me! Pay attention to me! Please let me change your life.” The Silver Lining about poetry is that I now listen (carefully!) when a poem strikes me in such a way!
I hope that it has as deep an impact on you as it did on me (Silver Lining).
I Can
If you think you are beaten, you are;
If you think you dare not, you don’t;
If you’d like to win but think you can’t,
It’s almost a cinch you won’t.
If you think you’ll lose, you’re lost,
For out in the world we find
Success begins with a person’s faith;
It’s all in the state of mind.
Life’s battles don’t always go
To the stronger or faster hand;
They go to the one who trusts in Life
And always thinks “I can.”
-Anonymous