When life throws up roadblocks
I don’t sit around
feeling sorry for myself
or letting the grass grow under my feetNah! nah! nah!
You’ll find me with my shovel
carving a path
across vast fields
venturing into new terrain
stopping to admire the view
partaking of a new menuYeah! yeah! yeah!
An avidity for life
that’s me to a ‘T’
you’ll find me with my shovel
carving the earth before me
©Vivian Zems
Image: Crepuscule
Heinrich Kuhn (1897)
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March 4, 2018 at 2:20 am
Such ambition and perseverance!
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March 4, 2018 at 9:27 am
Thanks Margaret! 😆
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March 4, 2018 at 3:17 am
Challenge lovers know what to do when needed. And they do it !!!
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March 4, 2018 at 9:26 am
☺
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March 4, 2018 at 3:41 am
Such sass and determination! I like this and sang it to myself. Happy song!
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March 4, 2018 at 9:25 am
Thanks Toni! 🎤
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March 4, 2018 at 4:25 am
That spunky attitute will get you anywhere.
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March 4, 2018 at 9:23 am
I hope so!😆
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March 4, 2018 at 5:53 am
What a wonderful attitude towards life. Your enthusiasm is inspiring.
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March 4, 2018 at 9:23 am
Thanks Kerry!😊 ( life is just too short😉)
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March 4, 2018 at 8:20 am
Love the attitude in this poem, Vivian!💞
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March 4, 2018 at 4:10 pm
Thanks, Sanaa! 🙂
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March 4, 2018 at 9:39 am
Truly life affirming
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March 4, 2018 at 4:09 pm
Thank you 🙂
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March 4, 2018 at 1:43 pm
The right attitude shines here – my attitude too.
Why crucify yourself for things that can’t be undone – learn and move on. This is my philosophy.
Anna :o]
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March 4, 2018 at 4:09 pm
Thanks Anna…. precisely so! 🙂
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March 4, 2018 at 2:03 pm
Perhaps that is the downfall of man, with his shovel carving the earth. Then he sits back and wonders what happened? Perhaps too much carving?
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March 4, 2018 at 4:08 pm
Oh never ‘too much’ carving….the shovel is a metaphor for whatever instrument (or talent) you employ to get the most out of life. In my case…it’s my pen.
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March 4, 2018 at 2:08 pm
I like this! One can accomplish a lot with a “shovel” once one begins!
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March 4, 2018 at 3:58 pm
Precisely! Thanks, Mary 🙂
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March 4, 2018 at 3:12 pm
Oh bravo….I was almost dancing as I read along…cheering and saying, ‘yeah, yeah, yeah’! We all need to get back to the work of carving our paths and partaking of life without the worries that surround us. They will be there, but I don’t choose to sit and perseverate on them. Thank you for this poem…it is just what we all need right now!
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March 4, 2018 at 3:55 pm
Yay!! I’m glad it resonated with you, Donna! 🙂
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March 4, 2018 at 3:15 pm
Life is always better, more productive, when we choose the tool that gives us what we want (or, at least, the shovel that gets us there).
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March 4, 2018 at 3:58 pm
So true, Magaly 🙂
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March 4, 2018 at 3:41 pm
A positive philosophy…..when there is no path, the traveler digs her own. Cool!
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March 4, 2018 at 4:08 pm
Absolutely! 🙂
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March 4, 2018 at 4:30 pm
The best thing with shovels is that you can remove the shit… best way is to move on… listened to a podcast the other day where you needed a shovel when walking a Great Dane.
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March 4, 2018 at 4:51 pm
Indeed, that is how it is supposed to be…keep moving on !
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March 6, 2018 at 3:19 pm
Absolutely!
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March 4, 2018 at 9:52 pm
Oh, how I love this defiant gung-ho!
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March 5, 2018 at 1:55 am
Might as well! Nobody else knows what to do with my shovel.. 🙂
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March 4, 2018 at 10:05 pm
I love your positive energy. I can use some of that.
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March 5, 2018 at 1:54 am
Throwing some your way! 🙂
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March 4, 2018 at 10:53 pm
Viva Vivian and her shovel!
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March 5, 2018 at 1:54 am
LOL!!
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March 5, 2018 at 10:00 am
kaykuala
you’ll find me with my shovel
carving the earth before me
Adversity will make one look for solutions. Very true Vivian!
Hank
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March 5, 2018 at 10:29 pm
Thanks Hanks. .so true indeed!😊
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March 5, 2018 at 6:54 pm
Your great attitude in life is an inspiration Vivian! I love this!!
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March 5, 2018 at 10:29 pm
Thanks Carrie!😊
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March 6, 2018 at 3:38 am
Happy to read all those positive messages first thing in the morning! Thanks Vivian!
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March 6, 2018 at 3:17 pm
I’m glad you like it 🙂
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