Plant A Signal Fire

 

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I read in a Facebook post that a friend said she was feeling down. It made me think of a poem that I had posted on my bedpost my first year out of college.   It went something like this:  

Lord, give me due respect for the abilities you have given me.
Do not let me cheapen them through indecision.
Do not let me hide them when others make fun.
Plant in me, Lord, the necessary determination.
And, when the way seems dark, plant a small signal fire

so that I may keep plodding steadily toward it.

 

 

I know there was more to it, but you get the idea.  Every night I read that poem.  It became my mantra.  Still today, when I take on a challenge and it seems dark, the words "plant a signal fire..." echo in my head.   We all need that signal fire.  Sometimes it comes in the words of hope, sometimes it is a hug, sometimes it is a friend making you smile, sometimes it is prayer.   Whatever your challenge, I hope you find that signal fire!   You WILL make it.