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FROGS Once upon a time there was a bunch of tiny frogs.... who arranged a running competition.
The goal was to reach the top of a very high tower.
A big crowd had gathered around the tower to see the race and cheer on the contestants....
The race began....
Honestly:
No one in crowd really believed that the tiny frogs would reach the top of the tower.
You heard statements such as:
"Oh, WAY too difficult!!" "They will NEVER make it to the top." or: "Not a chance that they will succeed. The tower is too high!"
The tiny frogs began collapsing. One by one....
Except for those, who in a fresh tempo, were climbing higher and higher....
The crowd continued to yell, "It is too difficult!!! No one will make it!"
More tiny frogs got tired and gave up....
But ONE continued higher and higher and higher.... This one wouldn't give up!
At the end everyone else had given up climbing the tower. Except for the one tiny frog who, after a big effort, was the only one who reached the top!
THEN all of the other tiny frogs naturally wanted to know how this one frog managed to do it?
A contestant asked the tiny frog how he had found the strength to succeed and reach the goal?
It turned out....That the winner was DEAF! The wisdom of this story is:
Never listen to other people's tendencies to be negative or pessimistic.... because they take your most wonderful dreams and wishes away from you -- the ones you have in your heart!
Always think of the power words have. Because everything you hear and read will affect your actions!
Therefore: ALWAYS be....POSITIVE! And above all:
Be DEAF when people tell YOU that you cannot fulfill your dreams!
Always think: I can do this!
Pass this message on to 5 "tiny frogs" you care about.
Give them some motivation!!!
Most people walk in and out of your life...... but FRIENDS leave footprints in your heart
In two days tomorrow will be yesterday. Today is no special day and I have no particular reason for writing to you... I have no news to tell you.... nor any problems to discuss with you.... or gossip to tell you..
It's only one of those happy moments... when I thought of you... and I would like to share these thoughts with you...
MANY SMILES BEGIN BECAUSE OF ANOTHER SMILE...
To The World You Might Be One Person; But To One Person You Might Be the World.
You have been Tagged by the Froggy, which means you are a great friend!!
If you fall down 10 times, Stand up 11.
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So true, so true. Can't never did anything!
Thanks Betty
Pam
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Very nice story and interesting anology. It reminds me of another similar story about the caterpillars doing the same thing.
Being DEAF myself, I wish life was that easy.
It's the other way around for me, I am so deaf that I can't pick up information, details or support out in the community unless an ASL interpreter is present.
Of course, to have an ASL interpreter costs money and I am too poor to even pay for an interpreter to go to support meetings or lectures with me.
Therefore I am at at the bottom of this Lyme tower and can't climb cuz I don't have the EARS to help me climb my way out of this mess.
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Moose, I have sent you a PM with 3 suggestions.
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