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I think I can, I think I can
- February 22, 2010
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By Amy
I remember one of my coaches (Miss Mac) always reiterating that the word “Can’t” is not allowed on her diamond. Laps in abundance if she were to hear you bleep it. Just another example of self-reflection and where some of your tendencies come from. I now find myself telling my own children that the word “can’t” is not allowed in our household.
Those of you that are around me quite often would know that last week was just -quite frankly- one hell of a. When it rains it pours type of thing. Yet, as I stated in my previous blog I always try to sleep it off while realizing that tomorrow is a new day and we can only march through life taking each one as it comes. If we don’t look at things as such you find yourself fretting over the future which is a “waste of the imagination” (my children’s sitter Barbie would always tell me that :0).
I believe we must somehow trick our emotions back to where you want them to be. Part of my routine is to re-read all of the quotes I surround myself by. Today I pulled up my facebook to see someone had posted my own personal “motto” of a quote which I pasted on the first blog I wrote here. I’ll repost again to explain where I’m going:
Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in square holes, the ones who see things differently, they’re not fond of rules, you can quote them, disagree with them glorify or vilify them but the only thing you cannot do is ignore them because they change things…they push the human race forward—-Steve Jobs
I whole-heartedly believe that there are signs all around us. We just need to pay attention and seek them out. Yesterday I was plum whooped. My father-in-law is part of the Sound of Illinois Barbershop Chorus and their annual show was that afternoon. Quite honestly, I really didn’t feel like going. I guess I was still in the moping part of my “get over it” process. I went anyway.
Boy, am I thankful I did! The theme of the show was about being on a ship searching for it’s “fantasy island” and it’s struggle to get there. Lots of songs about unreachable dreams and looking within. Their talents were just amazing and the show was fantastic! At the end, an unbelievable statement came from an elderly woman that blew my mind and kicked my attitude out of its funk for sure.
There were two sets of young people from Leroy High School that formed their own Barbershop groups because they were “looking to do something different”. Bravo right there. The skill involved to harmonize alone would be cudos, but to get up in front of hundreds of people without background music would be terrifying. Were they in perfect pitch the whole time – of course not, but they did a fabulous job.
So back to this lady. We’re waiting by the elevator and I overhear her say, “Well, that was a fantastic show until they brought out those young people. That wasn’t to my expectation.” Wow. It just kills me how quickly people are to judge and attempt to stomp all over others with dreams. KEEP GOING GUYS & GALS is all I can say and if they ever come across someone that will say it to their faces (and trust me, they will), I would suggest the following:
Somebody said that it couldn’t be done,
but she with a chuckle replied,
that “maybe it couldn’t, but she wouldn’t be one,
to truly say no till she’d tried”.
So she buckled right in with a trace of a grin on her face,
if she worried, she hid it.
And she started to sing, as she tackled the thing,
that couldn’t be done, and she DID IT!
Remember in the Little Engine that Could how all of the “fancy” trains were too good to help even though they had “experience”? I find it ironic that the little ol’ train in the story decided to “tackle the thing” anyway and as we leave with our license in hand today, I’ll be saying with a grin – “I thought I could, I thought I could, I thought I could and I DID!!!!” Cheers to being told what you shouldn’t do and doing it anyway!
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February 23rd, 2010 at 10:26 pm
You did it!!!!! I knew you could, just like the little engine. You ladies are the greatest! I can close my eyes and hear the soft music mingled with the quiet murmur of people talking, tinkle of glasses and the sounds of friendly banter. Thanks in advance for all the good times to come.