poem

Simply

Can you and I always be touching?
I mean, even times when we're
Buried in the couch and
Reading separate books, totally engrossed.
Can we remain yet in contact
Somehow, like our legs slowly rubbing
Up against one another's
And our toes can be touching?

And when we sit and smile someday
In green vinyl lawn chairs
At the beach, wearing UV-blocking sunglasses,
Deaf to the monotonous ocean crashing,
Our hands, you know, might start digging
Through the sand and tunnel together,
One last give and we'll break through.
We could be touching, then.
Keep your hand there, OK?

No thought makes me happier
Than sandy fingers clasping in the cool damp.

Mark Haggarty

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Nothing can compare

Nothing can compare to the satisfaction you receive from a
job well done. When the problems have been solved and the
difficult tasks have been completed, you know without a
doubt that you've created something of real value.

Any difficult challenge can seem a bit overwhelming when you
first encounter it. Yet as you begin to work on it, you
transform it from overwhelming to fulfilling.

The confidence you gain from a job well done cannot be
obtained in any other way. And that confidence will still be
with you long after the work has been completed.

The real value of accomplishment is not in the having. It is
in the doing.

Success is a state of mind, and the most reliable way to
reach that state of mind is by working through a meaningful
challenge. What a blessing it is that there is always work
to be done.

Step willingly forward and take on those tasks that you know
will make a difference. And enjoy the continuing benefits
that flow from a job well done.

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Convince yourself

If you're having trouble taking action, it's probably because
you haven't fully convinced yourself that it must be done.
Once you truly convince yourself, you'll most certainly make
it happen.

Perhaps you think it's something that is important. Yet
there's a big difference between thinking it's important and
knowing, without the least bit of doubt, that it must be
done.

So if you're hesitant to take action, look within yourself
for the reason why. Have the courage, and make the effort,
to answer your own objections.

You may discover that you're not sincerely committed to
achieving the results your actions would bring. And if
that's the case, you can choose to either find that
commitment or to move on to something else.

Your thoughts and actions are incredibly powerful. And to
focus them in a particular direction, you must be absolutely
convinced.

Convincing yourself is indeed a challenge, and that's as it
should be. For when you truly convince yourself to do it,
you have the power to make it so.

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