Striving
by W.E.B. Du Bois
In a castle in the Sea
Dwelt a maiden dark and free
Who was born amid the madding bellows moan
Who was born amid a strife
That did sadden all her life
The strife between the waters and the foam
Aye she kissed the aged rocks
That were swarthy as her looks
Aye she whispered to the midnight in her woe
Aye the sea-gulls heard her moan
As she shuddered there alone
As she paced the horrid caverns to and fro.
Yet she was no mermaid fair
And she had no golden hair
Hers was but a dark and quivering little face
Hers a timid little heart
That could love and that could smart
That could fear the might of storm that moved space
O the storm was fierce and free
O the fury of the sea
O the mad and mighty anthem of the deep.
How the waters and the foam
Battled screaming o'er her home
Till the weary little maiden fell asleep.
Then she saw the mighty form
That was moving o'er the storm
Then she heard the trumpet summons 'round her roll
Then she knew the dread behest
Come from out the crimson west
And she clasped her little hands about her soul--
And she left her ocean home
And she rose upon the foam
And all tremblingly rebuked the angry wave--
And she died beneath the moon
Softly sinking in a swoon
And the billows murmur idly by her grave.
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You deserve the very best and Allah is going to grant you that, have tawakkul
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-quote from the tv show “Baby Reindeer”
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Colossians 1:29 (NASB1995) -
For this purpose also I labor, striving according to His power, which mightily works within me.
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All her life, she had sought something she couldn't name. Love? Wealth? Beauty? But none of those things were exactly right. What she sought was peace. The peace of having something no one could take away from you. Had she ever been at peace for a single minute in her life?
Susie Yang, from White Ivy
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Follow Your Dreams.
And more dreams.
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| Nature's Cry | 🌎🌡️
Witness the raw beauty and resilience of our planet as it reveals its scars through vast cracks in the earth. 🔍
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It's time to identify and embrace the power that is within you. You know the impact you have on others, the strength that shines through your character, and the talents that flow within you. Why do you ignore those truths and only choose to see what others have done or can possibly do? Why do you believe that everyone is capable of succeeding, striving, and overcoming, but when it comes to yourself, you are frozen with fear of rejection, failure, or embarrassment?
This is your sign that it's time to level up. It's time to push forward in the direction of your purpose. It's time to ask God to order your steps and reveal all you need to know. You are powerful, you have purpose, and now is the time to make moves. Don't sit back any longer while questioning your abilities. It's time to walk in them.
Morgan Richard Olivier - One Still Whisper
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What man actually needs is not a tensionless state but rather the striving and struggling for some goal worthy of him. What he needs is not the discharge of tension at any cost, but the call of a potential meaning waiting to be fulfilled by him.
— Viktor Frankl
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Nutmeg is super happy about being in Indiana
Is she bullying yet another assistant?
Another triumphal moment for her - living the dream!
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(Art: Photograph by Nell Dorr)
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Do not ask your children
to strive for extraordinary lives.
Such striving may seem admirable,
but it is the way of foolishness.
Help them instead to find the wonder
and the marvel of an ordinary life.
Show them the joy of tasting
tomatoes, apples and pears.
Show them how to cry
when pets and people die.
Show them the infinite pleasure
in the touch of a hand.
And make the ordinary come alive for them.
The extraordinary will take care of itself.
~William Martin
(Book: The Parent's Tao Te Ching)
[Philo Thoughts]
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Philippians 1:27 (ESV) -
Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel,
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Your progress doesn’t have to look like someone else’s to still be progress
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