Never Give Up

"Never, never, never give in." - Winston Churchill

The above quotation is often mis-quoted as "...never, never give up." Winston Churchill said this during a speech given at his old school called Harrow School on October 29, 1941.

In the speech he said, "This is the lesson: never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never—in nothing, great or small, large or petty—never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy."

England had been suffering through the German Blitz from September 1940 to May of 1941. The German military had tried to break the will of the British people and a massive amount of destruction and terror had rained down upon England.

By October 1941, the British were weary but not defeated.

Winston Churchill gave his speech in the dawning light of what some refer to as survival from Germany's attempt to defeat the will of the British people. Britain struggled greatly to maintain a sense of will throughout the bombings.

Germany's blitz bombings did not work and Churchill's speech was an affirmation to all that regardless of how tough things are, "never give in" to the destructive forces you are up against.

Looking forward.

One could say that when the British looked down they saw only rubble and destruction. By looking up all they could see was smoke and the falling bombs of German war planes. Neither was very inviting.

But we can see through the smoldering flames. We can find a blue sky piercing the blackened air. At night, one can search to see twinkling stars peering back at us.

Find solace in the beauty of the universe giving us hope and strength.

If your life is being pulled down into the dirt by forces unknown.
If life is blackening your sky with clouds of doubt and worry.

Remember you can push through by looking for even the smallest bits of hope. A bright star in the night sky which catches your eye, a brilliant sunrise, or the smile from a stranger. Even when it seems all might be lost, "never give in - never give up."

Stay inpsired my friends!

Trunk or Treat - Spooky

“I got a rock.” ― Charlie Brown

Tis the season for handing out treats lest we be tricked. Enjoy the fund and silliness but also be careful and mindful of children passing in the darkened night. Try out a safer way to trick or treat tonight at the "C3 Party On The Pavement - Trunk or Treat" spectacular. Loads of games, loads of costumes, loads of food and most important loads of candy.

Check it out at Party On The Pavement", tonight 10/30 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Located at C3 Fitness, 1065 Walther Blvd. Lawrenceville, GA 30043.

And to get you ready for the fun, here is a little spooky music to get you movin.

Stay inspired my friends.

Breaking Out Of The Box

#ThrowBackThursday from October, 2010

"Trying to break out of the box." -Peter Kiss Gallery

“Great dreams... never even get out of the box. It takes an uncommon amount of guts to put your dreams on the line, to hold them up and say, 'How good or how bad am I?' That's where courage comes in.”
- Erma Bombeck

In the old western movies there always seems to be a line in which one cowboy says to another, "this towns too small for both of us." It usually was followed by a fight scene in which the good guy wins. The atmosphere is one of pending break out to something greater for the town.

A bold statement which finally shows the true greatness of the hero.

We can modify the statement and apply it to our own life. We can apply it in such a way as to cause the hero in side of us to break out to something greater.

To explain this, imagine a single cartoon pane as your life. This pane is your whole world, safe on four sides but limited in reach. Now imagine telling yourself, "this box is too small for me."

Shout loudly so those beyond the page can hear you.

As you gain confidence, you also grow and the box becomes too small for your life. Now take your hand and push through the left side of the box. Punch a hole in the bottom with your right foot. Tear at the remaining pieces until you emerge to find a big life awaiting your arrival. I'm not talking about rebirth or any analogies to that.

I'm talking about getting outside of the box we hide ourselves in.

If we bust loose and break away from the artificial binds we have created, a bigger and greater world is ours. We can rise above to the jet stream and sail to where we want to be in life.

Break out of the cartoon pane, break out in to a great life.

Stay inspired my friends!

JETSTREAM by DOVES

Movie Backdrops

“Just when you think that a person is just a backdrop for the rest of the universe, watch them and see that they laugh, they cry, they tell jokes...they're just friends waiting to be made.” - Dr. Jeffrey Borenstein

There are many people in the world you pass by each day. As you drive down the street or walk through the store. So many different people going about their daily life.

You see these people, you smile and exchange quick greetings.

Day after day these people fill your world. They are part of all that happens around you. You can become oblivious to their existence in the background of your life. And the fact remains you are a movie prop existing in the background of their lives as well.

It would be great if we could stop and take a look at others not as a background movie prop but as a potential friend. A friend who has a good thing to say to you. Or maybe someone to offer their support when in need.

With so many people in this world, having a friend around every corner is a pretty comforting thought.

Create new friends from the everyday background of your life.

Every one of them will count as a great new addition to your life. And stay inspired my friends!