Tuesday, April 5, 2016

1362 THE ESSENTIAL THING ...


Pierre de Coubertin in 1925
2nd President of the International Olympic Committee
In office
1896–1925


"The essential thing is not the triumph but the struggle"

Insight suggests that mustering the determination necessary to
Master a challenge (which has repeatedly met with failure) refuels
The human spirit's desire to struggle forth until hard won success has
Been achieved, and thus do we define determination as a personal trait that
Drives mankind to muster the self confidence necessary to
Continue to develop inner strengths (both mental and physical) as
We inch forward on the historical time line, making
Such sound use of our solution-seeking noodles as to absorb
The wealth of knowledge that proves necessary to achieve any
Heartfelt, long range goal, which, though beyond mastery, today
May match one's reach at a later date, suggesting better late than never
Needless to say, if progression toward achieving a long range goal is to
Meet with success then a pattern of thought, which has become
Stuck in a cyclical rut must be identified before clarity can
Recognize which negative attitude has created a closed mindset, which
Proves in need of expansion before change for the better can gather
Momentum, and here's why that's true:
Closed mindsets are as stubborn and hard to change as habits, which is why
Coom sense suggests seeking astute coaching, skilled in carving
New pathways of thought where positive focus encourages our spirits
To thrive; otherwise we can expect our present trains of thought to take us
No place better, tomorrow, than wherever we find ourselves stuck, today
And when our spirits feel stuck in quicksand, they,  like any living thing
Will continue to sink unless we, who are sinking
Think to reach out to accept a helpful hand, attached to a mind whose
Insightful strengths prove well practiced at adjusting
Narrow comfort zones to match a well-grounded sense of
Open mindedness that offers emotional tension a sense of
Expanded brain space in which to uncoil, and as
Narrow mindsets, limited by unresolved guilt,
Expand to absorb new patterns of thought, the persistence of
Intuition, knowing the spirit's need for change for the better
Creates a relaxed comfort zone that runs deeper than
Had been possible when mental tension had tied
Intelligent thought into such tight little knots as to have
Blocked intuitive trains of thought from
Making its way through the tunnel of darkness toward
The light, where a bright new sense of rebalanced
Self awareness, based in insights, dancing clearly into view
Spotlight the heavy weight of baggage that your
Brain and mine have struggled to identify and unload, and once
That change for the better is ours, guess what feels so free of
Yesteryear's festering pain as to dance a jig?
Yup!  Our revitalized spirits!  Makes sense, right?
BTW, If you've not yet considered the difference between
'Determined' and 'relentless', may I respectfully suggest that
There's no better time than now ...

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