DON’T QUIT
less than 14 hours till the start of the marathon and 18 till the start of my around the world jog.
Everything is packed, just bought the travel insurance..Nothing else to do just rest,sleep and wait..
Less than 20 hours after more than 20 years waiting…
This week felt like Christmas to me as I opened all the boxes of equipment from Great Outdoors..Then there was the rushing around the shops, last minute just like Christmas.
Then my younger sister Ann handed me a good luck card with a laminated message for me to take with me.
Immediately I burst into tears, I can hardly read or see the keyboards as the emotion has just gotten the better of me… The message could not have been more stark, more apt. It read:
Don’t Quit.
When things go wrong as they sometimes will,
When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And when you want to smile but you have to sigh.
When care is pressing you down a bit.
Rest, if you must, but don’t you quit.
Life is queer with it’s twists and turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow-
You may succeed with another blow.
Success is failure turned inside out-
The silver tint of the cloud of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far;
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit -
IT’S WHEN THINGS SEEM WORST THAT YOU MUST NOT QUIT.
October 24th, 2010 at 8:03 pm
If you need help in New Zealand.Email me and I’ll be glad to help.
Good luck!!
October 24th, 2010 at 8:22 pm
Thanks Grame!
Looking forward to seeing you. Am sure NZ will be a straightforward visitors visa for about 6-8 weeks..Crew always welcome..May need a bit of help/advice with Os but Phil is the main man there and think that will be a 6-8 month visa so need to be careful thats covered properly. Its too far away a good year and a half at least… Please stay in touch and email me personally..Thanks again… Viva ultra running… The most sporting sport! Tony.