Accentuate The Positive

Each week, I hope to highlight examples of positive thinking. I love to hear of individuals who make the most of what they have, playing the cards they have been dealt, so to speak. It is especially encouraging when one can do so with dignity or humor. This man uses humor to put a positive spin on what so many men view as a dreaded situation: male pattern baldness.

I have also included an encouraging poem I remember hearing as a little girl. It reminds me of a phrase I also heard growing up: "Keep on keeping on."

KEEP A-GOIN’

Author: by Frank L. Stanton (1857-1927)

If you strike a thorn or rose,
Keep a-goin'!
If it hails or if it snows,
Keep a-goin'!
'Taint no use to sit an' whine
When the fish ain't on your line;
Bait your hook an' keep a-tryin'--
Keep a-goin'!

When the weather kills your crop,
Keep a-goin'!
Though 'tis work to reach the top,
Keep a-goin'!
S'pose you're out o' ev'ry dime,
Gittin' broke ain't any crime;
Tell the world you're feelin' prime--
Keep a-goin'!

When it looks like all is up,
Keep a-goin'!
Drain the sweetness from the cup,
Keep a-goin'!
See the wild birds on the wing,
Hear the bells that sweetly ring,
When you feel like singin', sing--
Keep a-goin'!