Tag Archives: resignation
Hopes rise blooming
Our sweetest hopes rise blooming And then again are gone, They bloom and fade alternate, And so it goes rolling on. I know it, and it troubles My life, my love, my rest, My heart is wise and witty, And it bleeds within my breast. — Heinrich Heine Recently, several of you asked me to …
Too much rain
If anyone asks you how I am Just say I’m doin’ fine. If you will do that for me, I’ll do the same for you sometime. And if anyone asks you where I’ve gone Just say I’m down the line. I don’t want my friends to see me like this. Maybe some other time. Too …
Expect nothing
“Expect nothing. Live frugally On surprise.” — Alice Walker It may seem contradictory for a self-proclaimed optimist to quote Walker’s counsel to expect nothing, but there is very real difference between expectation and optimism. Admittedly, optimism involves some expectation, but it is mostly of a general sort. We expect that joy lies ahead if we …
Too much rain
If anyone asks you how I am Just say I’m doin’ fine. If you will do that for me, I’ll do the same for you sometime. And if anyone asks you where I’ve gone Just say I’m down the line. I don’t want my friends to see me like this. Maybe some other time. Too …
Defeat Despair 