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"Strength and struggle go together. The supreme reward of struggle is strength. Life is a battle and the greatest joy is to overcome. The pursuit of easy things makes men weak. Do not equip yourselves with superior power and hope to escape the responsibility and work. It cannot be done. It is following the path of least resistance that makes rivers and men crooked."
Ralph Parlette
The Bristlecone Pine lives in the wilderness for thousands of years but planted in your backyard where it is regularly watered and sheltered it won't live beyond a hundred years.
Embrace the struggle for the strength it will give you. It is why you are here.
The path of least resistance can be a trap. I've seen it happen more than once.
ReplyDeleteIt sure is my friend....and it takes you twice as long to get there!
DeleteSigh. I must be super human! Nothing is ever easy!
ReplyDeleteYou are a super human!!
DeleteI think I'm strong enough now. The struggle can end. Please.
ReplyDelete(Wish it were that easy.)
I know exactly how you feel, if I were doing this for strength I could lift a car!
DeleteI guess that's why everything feels more rewarding when you've actually worked for it!
ReplyDeleteI know, I just wish it were a little bit easier. I feel like I am stuck in the mud most of the time!!
DeleteI just got a minute to real this..thanks for the inspiration💜love you Donna
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