What do you do when you’re no longer the person you used to be? For some reason, that thought has crossed my mind lately ;-). Tennyson wrestled with it after losing his closest friend. He realized he wasn’t the hero who once “moved earth and heaven.” But what mattered wasn’t the fading of old strength. It was the stubborn, steady will to keep going, even changed by time and loss. That’s the spirit behind this week's quote...
"Tho' much is taken, much abides; and tho'
We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."
This week's Care Package...
A Question to ponder:
Will I focus on what's gone, or on what abides?
Poem (full text):YouTube: "Ulysses Tennyson reading" on YouTube
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