{"id":12337,"date":"2020-03-05T17:00:55","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T23:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/?p=12337"},"modified":"2020-03-05T18:19:19","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T00:19:19","slug":"you-were-literally-born-to-handle-this-you-can","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/you-were-literally-born-to-handle-this-you-can\/","title":{"rendered":"You Were Literally Born To Handle This &#8211; You CAN!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Figure it out for yourself, my lad,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You\u2019ve all that the greatest of men have had,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two arms, two hands, two legs, two eyes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And a brain to use if you would be wise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With this equipment they all began,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So start for the top and say, \u201cI can.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Look them over, the wise and great<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They take their food from a common plate,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And similar knives and forks they use,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With similar laces they tie their shoes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The world considers them brave and smart,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But you\u2019ve all they had when they made their start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can triumph and come to skill,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can be great if you only will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You\u2019re well equipped for what fight you choose,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You have legs and arms and a brain to use,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And the man who has risen great deeds to do<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Began his life with no more than you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You are the handicap you must face,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You are the one who must choose your place,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You must say where you want to go,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How much you will study the truth to know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">God has equipped you for life, but He<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lets you decide what you want to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Courage must come from the soul within,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The man must furnish the will to win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So figure it out for yourself, my lad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You were born with all that the great have had,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With your equipment they all began,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Get hold of yourself and say:&nbsp;<strong>\u201cI can.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2013Equipment by\u00a0By Edgar A. Guest<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I don&#8217;t know about you, but I needed the reminder today that I CAN! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When things get overwhelming we just have to remember that we were literally born to handle this!!!  SO JUST &#8216;COWBOY UP&#8217; AND DO IT!!!!!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Okay&#8230;.I feel better now&#8230;I&#8217;ve got this&#8230; \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">~Amy Rees Anderson (author of the book \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/What-Awesome-Looks-Like-Business\/dp\/1946633763\">What Awesome Looks Like: How To Excel in Business &amp; Life<\/a>\u201d ) <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Figure it out for yourself, my lad, You\u2019ve all that the greatest of men have had, Two arms, two hands, two legs, two eyes And a brain to use if you would be wise. 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