Channeling Churchill

Today started strong and fell apart in the middle.


All too often, my afternoon slumps extend till bed-time.  Not today.  Dr. Seuss tells us, "un-slumping yourself is not easily done" (Oh, The Places You'll Go) and this is true.  Fortunately I have fortitude imbued quotes like Churchill's "Never, never, never give up," and "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts,"  floating around in my head.


With those great thoughts ringing between my ears, I squared my shoulders and launched into 45 minutes of solid productivity.  Those 45 minutes, which at the time felt like a last-ditch effort, revitalized the night. I guess John Woden got it right "It's not so important who starts the game but who finishes it."