3 POEMS TOHELP YOU KEEP GOING Feeling Beaten Down by Life? ReadThese!
him, I have learned how to get back up when I fall. (I’ll share more of Dad’s story in next month’s newsletter.)
If you’re struggling to find your feet after a physical or emotional hit, take a page out of Dad’s book and read or listen to the poems below. I promise they’ll inspire you — it always works for me. ‘The Race’ by Dr. D.H. ‘Dee’ Groberg (HolyJoe.org/poetry/anon3.htm) If you read just one of these poems, make it this one! “The Race” tells the story of a little boy trying his best at a track event. He falls over and over but always gets back up. Even though he comes in last, he learns a valuable lesson. Check it out at the website above. ‘If—’ by Rudyard Kipling (Poets.org/Poem/If) You can read this poem at the website above, but you can also listen to actor Sir Michael Caine recite it on YouTube! Just do s search of “If recited by Sir Michael Caine” on the internet. ‘ Invictus’ by William Ernest Henley (Poets.org/Poem/Invictus) This short poem gave the world the famous lines “I am the master of my fate: / I am the captain of my soul.” This inspired Nelson Mandela during the years he was imprisoned in South Africa. Visit the website above to read this wonderful poem.
When I was a little kid, my dad used to read poetry to me and my siblings. We’d all gather around and he’d share his wisdom line by line. It was beautiful, and I’ll always remember it. One of his go-to poems was “If—” by Rudyard Kipling. Kipling wrote “If—” for his son, and it’s basically a guide to growing up and persevering when things get tough. It’s fitting that so many of Dad’s poems were about getting back up when you fall down, because he has done that more than anyone else I know. He failed out of law school twice but still became a great lawyer. He lost a daughter in a house fire but continued to be an amazing dad. And after his sweet wife passed away he later found love again. Thanks to
– Michael Packard
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Ingredients
4 cups cherry or grape tomatoes
Red pepper flakes, to taste 3 sprigs of fresh thyme 1 8-oz block of feta cheese
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1 shallot, chopped
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3 garlic cloves, minced
10 oz pasta of choice Lemon zest to taste
1/2 cup olive oil
Salt, to taste
Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 400 F. 2. In a large pan, combine tomatoes, shallot, garlic, olive oil, salt, red pepper, and thyme. 3. Place the cheese block in the center of the pan and bake for 40 minutes. 4. Cook pasta according to box instructions. Save 1/2 cup of pasta water before draining the noodles. 5. When the tomato and feta cheese mixture is done, add the cooked pasta, pasta water, and lemon zest, stirring until completely combined.
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