Advice to Myself: Don't Give Up...

[RetroLounge]

For everyone else here going thru hard times, you are not alone.

Lean on each other, hold on tight to friends, ask for help and remember, it does gets better, sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly.

Say it with me: Don't Give Up!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-p2sbt_C4w

In this proud land we grew up strong
We were wanted all along
I was taught to fight, taught to win
I never thought I could fail

No fight left or so it seems
I am a man whose dreams have all deserted
Ive changed my face, Ive changed my name
But no one wants you when you lose

Dont give up
cos you have friends
Dont give up
Youre not beaten yet
Dont give up
I know you can make it good

Though I saw it all around
Never thought I could be affected
Thought that wed be the last to go
It is so strange the way things turn

Drove the night toward my home
The place that I was born, on the lakeside
As daylight broke, I saw the earth
The trees had burned down to the ground

Dont give up
You still have us
Dont give up
We dont need much of anything
Dont give up
cause somewhere theres a place
Where we belong

Rest your head
You worry too much
Its going to be alright
When times get rough
You can fall back on us
Dont give up
Please dont give up

got to walk out of here
I cant take anymore
Going to stand on that bridge
Keep my eyes down below
Whatever may come
And whatever may go
That rivers flowing
That rivers flowing

Moved on to another town
Tried hard to settle down
For every job, so many men
So many men no-one needs

Dont give up
cause you have friends
Dont give up
Youre not the only one
Dont give up
No reason to be ashamed
Dont give up
You still have us
Dont give up now
Were proud of who you are
Dont give up
You know its never been easy
Dont give up
cause I believe theres the a place
Theres a place where we belong

RL

[fizzgig]

1. that's good advice

even if it is damn hard to follow sometimes

[RetroLounge]

21. Really hard to follow...

but progress, not perfection...

:hi:

RL

[Guava Jelly]

2. and also

http://youtube.com/watch?v=7vY1peG8gHQ
James Taylor - You've Got A Friend '71

[cwydro]

3. good post

:thumbsup:

[skygazer]

4. Funny you should post this

I was just thinking last night that sometimes it gets so damn hard being strong. I get so sick of it but what's the alternative? Sit in a corner curled up in a ball blubbering? All my problems (and more) will still be there when I venture out.

That's life - get knocked down, get back up, dust off and keep going. Thanks for the reminder. :hug:

[Giant Robot]

5. I love that song

I was just worrying about paying daycare, making rent, finally paying the IRS, etc.

Thank you.

[lizziegrace]

6. Never give up, my friend.

:hug:

If You Break Down
Ellis Paul
from the album The Speed of Trees

If there comes a day
where you wish the clocks
could roll backwards
in the cover of night
you're begging the stars to stay
asking satellites
to stop and help you remember
how to picture the world
before everything had changed

If you break down
I'm at your shoulder
Take me at my word
You can break down
I will tell you over and over
A reliable sound is coming around
If you break down
A reliable sound,
I'm coming round
If you break down

If fear comes without invitation
and lays its head
in the green of your tired eyes
if it's paralyzing
I will wake you
We will walk a thousand paces
walk away, walk away
till you are walking on your own

[Callalily]

7. We should all

take this message to heart. Great song, great vocals, great message.

[SeattleGirl]

8. Amen, friend.

Sometimes it's difficult not to, but just keep going. :pals:

[In_The_Wind]

9. ~

Don't Give Up!

[SPKrazy]

10. I'm with ya man!

I am not going to give up. I've been down before, I'll be down again.

I will not give up.

:hug:

thanks for this Retro!

[TOhioLiberal]

11. No giving up here...

...no matter how hard it is. And it is very hard. I'm glad I've got good friends here on DU, 'cause I'd surely have gone round the bend. :hug: to you RL. I'm here for you man.

[xchrom]

12. does that mean i can use scissors on his pradas if i can't get his fly undone?

i mean -- they were 500 dollars.

[RetroLounge]

13. ...

:spank:

RL

[yvr girl]

14. smooches

:hug:





















and other flirty stuff

[RetroLounge]

15. other flirty stuff?

:shrug:

Whatever could you mean?

RL

[yvr girl]

16. winking

and, like you know, stuff.

[RetroLounge]

19. Stuff is good...

:hug:

RL

[idgiehkt]

17. great thread

That's right, never give up. :) This too shall pass. One bible verse I lurve: "Trust in the lord with all thine heart, lean not unto thine own understanding." So, so so true, and I'm not religious, just agnostic/pagan/heinz 57. Time and time again something that seemed like a bad thing ended up being a good thing in the end, people who meant to harm me have helped me & God works through the @ssholes as well as the angels. Hang tough, don't quit before the miracle...etc, etc, those are some sayings that help me.

love this song too by blues traveler, never have found the video but it's a beautiful song, off of "Four" called "Just Wait"

If ever you are feeling like you're tired
And all your uphill struggles leave you headed downhill
If you realize your wildest dreams can hurt you
And your appetite for pain has drinken its fill

I ask of you a very simple question
Did you think for one minute that you are alone
And is your suffering a privilege you share only
Or did you think that everybody else feels completely at home

Just wait
Just wait
Just wait
And it will come

If you think Ive given up on you, your crazy
And if you think I don't love you well then youre just wrong
In time you just might take to feeling better
Time is the beauty of the road being long

I know that now you feel no consolation
But maybe if I told you and informed you out loud
I say this without fear of hesitation
I can honestly tell you that you make me proud

Just wait
Just wait
Just wait
And it will come
Just wait
Just wait
Just wait
And it will come

If anything I might have just said has helped you
If anything I might have just said helped you just carry on
Your rise uphill may no longer seem a struggle
And your appetite for pain may all but be gone

I hope for you and cannot stop at hoping
Until that smile has once again returned to your face
Theres no such thing as a failure who keeps trying
Coasting to the bottom is the only disgrace.

[RetroLounge]

20. Thank you...

:hi:

RL

[Fire Walk With Me]

18. Never give up. Never.

Surrender, yes. Submit, no.

[libodem]

22. Retro

you are a special guy. Don't ever let the bastages get you down.