You may find other inspiration within its verse.įor me, the “ twists and turns” are all the shocking new statistics we hear on a daily basis, the global events, stories, surprises, limitations, successes, and failures that we are all undeniably witnessing.īut do we stop and give up? Do we stop dreaming, hoping, searching, or trying to make the best out of each locked down day? John Greenleaf Whittier suggests we do not. Do you furlough yourself and “ rest if you must” or as a company Director, continue at a financial loss to market your business as “you may succeed with another blow”?Įach of us will faces different challenges around the work that we do – this poem may help you if “the road your trudging seems all uphill”. My business, like millions of others, is unrecognisable from late February – how quickly life has changed, and priorities altered. It is that glimpse of hope when everything seems hopeless.
“ The silver tint of the clouds of doubt” is maybe my pandemic “silver lining”. A very much needed positive mindset boost. On Day 58 of our lockdown I find “Don’t Quit” even more relevant. Guest and originally called “ Keep Going” but even if the author is in doubt, the strength of its message during the pandemic, to me, is unquestionable. There has been a dispute that it was actually written by Edgar A. The BBC cited the author as John Greenleaf Whittier but the printed version I have kept for over 40 years simply states “ Anonymous”. It took me back to my childhood as that is when I “discovered” the poem.
Back in early April as the grip of COVID-19 tightened around the UK, the BBC presented a message of hope – Idris Elba read the poem Don’t Quit.
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