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Oh How My Heart Leapt For Joy

29 Saturday Aug 2015

Posted by dianasschwenk in Diana's Enormous Book of Quotes, In My Opinion

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200 words, Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Diana Schwenk, Diana's Enormous Book of Quotes, endurance, Gratitude, happy, joy, life, living in the moment, perserverance, summer

Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must. – Johann von Goethe

IMG_20150827_075614_edit1_editLast week Calgary was under a smoky, hazy sky.

We were warned to keep our windows shut in our homes and keep the vents closed in our cars.

The haze was a result of fires burning in Washington and BC.  The poor air quality registered off the index.

Some days, I could taste smoke on my tongue.

On the news they compared pictures of Hong Kong and Calgary’s Deerfoot; the main highway that runs north and south.

The images were indistinguishable from each other.

I wasn’t happy about the last vestiges of summer being diffused by smoke, but was amazed by how quickly it became the norm for me.

Something to simply be endured.

The sun during the day and the moon during the night were often red or orange and looked like a scene out of a Sci-fi movie; an other worldly picture of a faraway planet.

Magical, perhaps even beautiful in its own way.

But oh how my heart leapt for joy when the sun’s beautiful light broke through the haze on Friday!

~ DIANA’S ENORMOUS BOOK OF QUOTES ~

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On Friday the sun broke through the haze

Pushing Through…

07 Sunday Dec 2014

Posted by dianasschwenk in Diana's Enormous Book of Quotes, In My Opinion

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200 words, believe, courage, Diana Schwenk, Diana's Enormous Book of Quotes, endurance, Hump Day Chronicles, joy, life, perserverance, Purpose, strategy

Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did. ~ Newt Gingrich

images6H6ZKLGWWhen I saw the above quote on my Twitter feed, I felt encouraged!

I’ve never minded putting in the hard work it takes to get something I really want.

In fact, I had a boss who called me a workhorse!

My struggle comes when I’ve done everything I know to do and my desired outcomes do not come to pass.

More accurately, when my desired outcomes do not come to pass – immediately.

Patience may be a virtue, but it’s not naturally one of mine.

But I’ve been learning, over the last few years, to trust the process. To do what I can and then wait. Wait for the pieces to fall into place or for better pieces to reveal themselves.

I’m learning that some things take time to germinate.

They need to ferment like a good wine.

The yeast takes time to rise the bread before it can be baked.

Learning to walk and talk and drive a car takes practice.

~ DIANA’S ENORMOUS BOOK OF QUOTES ~

Where do you get stuck? How do you push through?

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