The Power of Determination

When I was in nursing school, I was constantly looking for sources of written encouragement to give a little bit more determination - because some days, quitting looked like a better option than finishing.....especially during the Mother / Baby days. I hated the maternity section of nursing school. Hated every minute of it!

One day, I ran across this little fable and it inspired me.....I typed it out on my computer in a artsy form and pinned it right above my desk in my little rickety house where I lived during college. Sometimes at midnight while I was sitting there studying for exams, it would occur to me that this story was sitting above my head. Somehow, every time I read it, I had a little bit more energy - and the will to study a little bit longer.

I ran across it in my scrapbook a few days ago. I totally forgot I kept it. So, maybe it can inspire you.

Two frogs fell into a can of cream
----or so I 've heard it told----
The sides of the can were shiny and steep,
the cream was deep and cold
"Oh, what's the use?" said number 1
"Tis fate - No help's around--
Good-bye my friend! Good-bye sad world!"
and weep still, he drowned.

But Number 2 of sterner stuff,
dog paddled in surprise,
the while he wiped his creamy face
and dried his creamy eyes.
"I'll swim awhile, at least," he said
----or so it has been said----
"It wouldn't really help the world
if one more frog was dead!"
An hour or two he kicked and swam-
not once he stopped to mutter
But kicked and swam, and swam and kicked,
then hopped out via BUTTER!