#Striving

[apoemaday]

Striving

by W.E.B. Du Bois

In a castle in the Sea Dwelt a maiden dark and free Who was born amid the madding bellows moan Who was born amid a strife That did sadden all her life The strife between the waters and the foam

Aye she kissed the aged rocks That were swarthy as her looks Aye she whispered to the midnight in her woe Aye the sea-gulls heard her moan As she shuddered there alone As she paced the horrid caverns to and fro.

Yet she was no mermaid fair And she had no golden hair Hers was but a dark and quivering little face Hers a timid little heart That could love and that could smart That could fear the might of storm that moved space

O the storm was fierce and free O the fury of the sea O the mad and mighty anthem of the deep. How the waters and the foam Battled screaming o'er her home Till the weary little maiden fell asleep.

Then she saw the mighty form That was moving o'er the storm Then she heard the trumpet summons 'round her roll Then she knew the dread behest Come from out the crimson west And she clasped her little hands about her soul--

And she left her ocean home And she rose upon the foam And all tremblingly rebuked the angry wave-- And she died beneath the moon Softly sinking in a swoon And the billows murmur idly by her grave.

[miraaltesse]

You deserve the very best and Allah is going to grant you that, have tawakkul

[howifeltabouthim]

All her life, she had sought something she couldn't name. Love? Wealth? Beauty? But none of those things were exactly right. What she sought was peace. The peace of having something no one could take away from you. Had she ever been at peace for a single minute in her life?

Susie Yang, from White Ivy

[wiirocku]

Colossians 1:29 (NASB1995) - For this purpose also I labor, striving according to His power, which mightily works within me.

[quotelr]

In this world, you only get what you grab for.

Giovanni Boccaccio

[tears-that-heal]

yeah 😭

[sirlonius]

[ionut-frame-visuals]

| Nature's Cry | 🌎🌡️

Witness the raw beauty and resilience of our planet as it reveals its scars through vast cracks in the earth. 🔍

[wordsoftheheartandsoul]

It's time to identify and embrace the power that is within you. You know the impact you have on others, the strength that shines through your character, and the talents that flow within you. Why do you ignore those truths and only choose to see what others have done or can possibly do? Why do you believe that everyone is capable of succeeding, striving, and overcoming, but when it comes to yourself, you are frozen with fear of rejection, failure, or embarrassment? This is your sign that it's time to level up. It's time to push forward in the direction of your purpose. It's time to ask God to order your steps and reveal all you need to know. You are powerful, you have purpose, and now is the time to make moves. Don't sit back any longer while questioning your abilities. It's time to walk in them.

Morgan Richard Olivier - One Still Whisper

[poligraf]

What man actually needs is not a tensionless state but rather the striving and struggling for some goal worthy of him. What he needs is not the discharge of tension at any cost, but the call of a potential meaning waiting to be fulfilled by him.

— Viktor Frankl

[untilfajr]

A reminder to all of us to let the hearts rest and let the limbs work.

[miraaltesse]

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

(Art: Photograph by Nell Dorr)

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Do not ask your children to strive for extraordinary lives. Such striving may seem admirable, but it is the way of foolishness. Help them instead to find the wonder and the marvel of an ordinary life. Show them the joy of tasting tomatoes, apples and pears. Show them how to cry when pets and people die. Show them the infinite pleasure in the touch of a hand. And make the ordinary come alive for them. The extraordinary will take care of itself. 

~William Martin (Book: The Parent's Tao Te Ching)

[Philo Thoughts]

[morphona]

Striving

[wiirocku]

Philippians 1:27 (ESV) - Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel,