Comfort Zone, Author Unknown

Comfort Zone, Author Unknown

I used to have a Comfort Zone,
Where I knew I couldn’t fail;
The same four walls of busy work
Were really more like jail.

I longed so much to do the things
I’d never done before,
But I stayed inside my Comfort Zone
And paced the same old floor.

I said it didn’t matter,
That I wasn’t doing much;
I said I didn’t care for things
Like dreams, goals and such.

I claimed to be so busy
With the things inside my zone,
But deep inside I longed for
Something special of my own.

I couldn’t let my life go by,
Just watching others win.

I held my breath and stepped outside
And let the change begin.

I took a step and with new strength
I’d never felt before,
I kissed my Comfort Zone ‘good-bye’
And closed and locked the door.

If you are in a Comfort Zone,
Afraid to venture out,
Remember that all winners were 
At one time filled with doubt.

A step of faith and the Word of God,
Can make your dreams come true.
Greet your future with a smile,
Success is there for you!

I do not choose to be a common man by Thomas Paine

I do not choose to be a common man by Thomas Paine

I do not choose to be a common man,
It is my right to be uncommon … if I can,

I seek opportunity … not security.
I do not wish to be a kept citizen.
Humbled and dulled by having the
State look after me.

I want to take the calculated risk;
To dream and to build.
To fail and to succeed.
I refuse to barter incentive for a dole;

I prefer the challenges of life
To the guaranteed existence;
The thrill of fulfillment
To the stale calm of Utopia.

I will not trade freedom for beneficence
Nor my dignity for a handout
I will never cower before any master
Nor bend to any threat.

It is my heritage to stand erect.
Proud and unafraid;
To think and act for myself,
To enjoy the benefit of my creations

And to face the world boldly and say:
This, with God’s help, I have done

Strength by Roy Benson Freeman

Strength by Roy Benson Freeman

Yes Lord, it's me again and like always I'm in need
Though not for fame and fortune my heart is without greed

I'm just weary from the burdens and the strength I seem to lack
I'm not asking for a lighter load, Lord I just need a stronger back

There are times when the road gets rough and it's hard to carry on
When rest always seems out of reach and all but faith is gone

Make my mind think clearly and use the wisdom it's acquired
Don't let decisions come in haste when my body becomes tired

My feet always seem smaller than the shoes I need to fill
And that's when I still need you Lord and know I always will

Alone in weakness I would falter but if you'll walk by my side
I can persevere in troubled times and within your strength abide

When my knees start to tremble and I fear that I may fall
I bow my head and close my eyes and on you Lord I call

And I pray that you'll walk with me as I strive along my way
To give me strength when I am weak and courage when I'm afraid

 
No I don't want a lighter load when this weight is all I've known
All I ask for in times like these is the strength to carry on

Ain't It Fine Today by Douglas Malloch

Ain't It Fine Today by Douglas Malloch

Sure, this world is full of trouble
I ain't said it ain't.
Lord, I've had enough and double
Reason for complaint;
Rain and storm have come to fret me,
Skies are often gray;
Thorns and brambles have beset me
On the road but say,
Ain't it fine today?

What's the use of always weeping,
Making trouble last?
What's the use of always keeping
Thinking' of the past?
Each must have his tribulation
Water with his wine;
Life, it ain't no celebration,

Trouble?  I've had mine
But today is fine!

It's today that I am living',
Not a month ago.
Having'; losing'; taking'; giving';
As time wills it so.
Yesterday a cloud of sorrow
Fell across the way;
It may rain again tomorrow,
It may rain but say,
Ain't it fine today?

Be the best of whatever you are by Donna Levine

Be the best of whatever you are by Donna Levine

There is inside you
All of the potential
To be whatever you want to be;
All of the energy

To do whatever you want to do.
Imagine yourself as you would like to be,
Doing what you want to do,
And each day, take one step

Towards your dream.
And though at times it may seem too
difficult to continue,
Hold on to your dream.

One morning you will awake to find
That you are the person you dreamed of,
Doing what you wanted to do,
Simply because you had the courage
To believe in your potential
And to hold on to your dream.

The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus

The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame

With conquering limbs astride from land to land

Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand

A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame

Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name

Mother of exiles. From her beacon-hand

Glows  mild eyes command

The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame,

Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!' cries she
With silent lips. 'Give me your tired, your poor,

Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.

“Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me;
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!'

Happy the Man by Horace

Happy the Man by Horace

Happy the man, and happy he alone,

he who can call today his own:

he who, secure within, can say,

Tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today.

Be fair or foul, or rain or shine

The joys I have possessed, in spite of fate, are mine.

Not Heaven itself, upon the past has power,

But what has been, has been, and I have had my hour

I Won't Let Go, Author Unknown

I Won't Let Go, Author Unknown

I want to let go, but I won't let go.
There are battles to fight,
By day and night,
For God and the right—
And I'll never let go.

I want to let go, but I won't let go.
I'm sick, tis true,
Worried and blue,
And worn through and through,
But I won't let go.

I want to let go, but I won't let go.
I will never yield!
What! Lie down on the field
And surrender my shield?
No, I'll never let go!

I want to let go, but I won't let go.
May this be my song:
"Mid legions of wrong—
Oh, God, keep me strong
That I may never let go!"

The fray by John Treloar

The fray by John Treloar

Once more into the fray.
Into the last good fight I'll ever know.
Live and die on this day.
Live and die on this day.