{"id":5848,"date":"2015-08-13T18:20:19","date_gmt":"2015-08-14T00:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/?p=5848"},"modified":"2015-08-13T18:20:43","modified_gmt":"2015-08-14T00:20:43","slug":"lifes-tug-of-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/lifes-tug-of-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Life&#8217;s Tug of War"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Life&#8217;s Tug Of War<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Life can seem ungrateful and not always kind.<br \/>\nLife can pull at your heartstrings and play with your mind.<br \/>\nLife can be blissful and happy and free.<br \/>\nLife can put beauty in the things that you see.<br \/>\nLife can place challenges right at your feet.<br \/>\nLife can make good of the hardships we meet.<br \/>\nLife can overwhelm you and make your head spin.<br \/>\nLife can reward those determined to win.<br \/>\nLife can be hurtful and not always fair.<br \/>\nLife can surround you with people who care.<br \/>\nLife clearly does offer its ups and its downs.<br \/>\nLife&#8217;s days can bring you both smiles and frowns.<br \/>\nLife teaches us to take the good with the bad.<br \/>\nLife is a mixture of happy and sad.<\/p>\n<p>SO&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Take the life that you have and give it your best.<br \/>\nThink positive be happy let God do the rest.<br \/>\nTake the challenges that life has laid at your feet.<br \/>\nTake pride and be thankful for each one you meet.<br \/>\nTo yourself give forgiveness if you stumble and fall.<br \/>\nTake each day that is dealt you and give it your all..<br \/>\nTake the love that you&#8217;re given and return it with care.<br \/>\nHave faith that when needed it will always be there.<br \/>\nTake time to find the beauty in the things that you see.<br \/>\nTake life&#8217;s simple pleasures let them set your heart free.<br \/>\nThe idea here is simply to even the score.<br \/>\nAs you are met and faced with Life&#8217;s Tug of War.<\/p>\n<p>-author unknown<\/p>\n<p>Great poem! Love it and the reminders it gives us on how to face life with a positive attitude, with hope, and a smile. Have an amazing weekend ahead everyone! Enjoy every moment of it because all too soon the summer will come to an end and our kids will be back in school and when that happens we will miss these summer moments we had together&#8230;so treasure them while they last.<\/p>\n<p>~Amy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Life&#8217;s Tug Of War\u00a0 Life can seem ungrateful and not always kind. Life can pull at your heartstrings and play with your mind. Life can be blissful and happy and free. Life can put beauty in the things that you see. Life can place challenges right at your feet. 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