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The Pencil
Image via WikipediaThe Pencil Maker took the pencil aside, just before putting him into the box.
“There are 5 things you need to know,” he told the pencil, “Before I send you out into the world. Always remember them and never forget, and you will become the best pencil you can be.
“One: You will be able to do many great things, but only if you allow yourself to be held in someone’s hand.
“Two: You will experience a painful sharpening from time to time, but you’ll need it to become a better pencil.
Believing In Yourself
Image by phxpma via Flickr
When you’re feeling down the answer is to pick yourself up, not to try to get used to it.
The further down you go, the more ‘up’ there is to aim for.
Believing in yourself means believing in others too.
You are never as wrong as you think you might be.
Mistakes are made in the past… success is in the future.
Today I will do my best to be better than I’ve ever been.
— Succeed With Me by Selwa Anthony with Jimmy Thomson
Never Give Up
Mao Asada‘s opening move was heart-stopping – and not in a good way.
As she went to take off for a triple axel, a jump so hard few women even try it, she slipped and slid across the ice.
“I was surprised myself,” Asada said.
But the two-time Japanese champion rebounded with a huge triple flip-triple toe loop combination, righting her long-program fortunes and capturing the gold medal at the World Figure Skating Championships on Thursday. She finished with 185.56 points, winning by almost a point.