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STEP BY STEP By ... Steve Lucky Step by step, inch by inch, One crawls steadily forward. The burden one carries may seem unbarable, But it never is. Gradually one can see forward progress As long as one has the will to keep going. Nonfatal errors are not the end of life. Dealing with setbacks is one of many things People have to do if they want to continue Living through all the good and bad things Found during the course of life. Uncontrolable emotions add color To the black and white reality of human existance. Imagined objects can have an impact on the mind greater than What people can actually see and touch. For better or for worse, Reality itself is shaped by the imagination. Changes may not be noticed right away But the change steadily occurs. Many drops combine to form streams, rivers, lakes, and oceans. Slowly but steadily, water shapes the entire surface of the world And continues to shape it day after day. Nobody is successful all the time Or a failure all the time. During the normal cycle of give and take on learns How to achieve personal success. Why should such things be measured by worldly standards? Everyone has a chance for personal success, No matter how unskilled they may be, If they can learn to do things step by step. Copyright 2003, Steve Lucky
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