[at-l] To the Class of 2003...

[farina6@xxxxxxxxxxx (Teresa French)]

Awesome!  Thank you!
:-)
AT '03 Wench
(Teresa)


Please sign my Guestbook. I'm begging ya!:
http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?trailname=1089
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Bo Smolka" <bsmolka@yahoo.com>
Newsgroups: local.at-l
Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 1:24 PM
Subject: [at-l] To the Class of 2003...


> To the Class of 2003 --
>
> Each year on Jan. 1 (or, 2nd as it may be this year
> ...), I've submitted this poem to whatever AT list I
> happen to be following at the time.
>
> The author is anonymous, and ironically, my boss had
> given this out at the beginning of a new year as a
> 'motivating' tool to get the employees fired up for
> another year. All it did for me, though, was fire me
> up to leave my job and hike the AT.
>
> As you get ready for your adventure this year, you
> have both my blessing and my envy. Godspeed ... I have
> never in my left felt more alive than I did during my
> 5+ months on the trail...
>
> =================
>
> DREAM BIG
>
> If ever there were a time to dare,
> to make a difference,
> to embark on something worth doing,
> it is now.
> Not for some grand cause, necessarily,
> but for something that tugs at your heart
> something that is your aspiration
> Something that's your dream
>
> You owe it to yourself
> to make each day here count
> Have fun
> Dig deep
> Stretch
>
> Dream big.
>
> Know, though, that things worth doing
> seldom come easy.
> There will be good days
> and there will be bad days
> There will be times when
> you want to turn around,
> pack it up,
> call it quits.
> Those times tell you
> that you are pushing yourself,
> that you are not afraid to learn by trying.
>
> Persist.
>
> Because with an idea,
> determination,
> and the right tools,
> you can do great things.
> Let your instincts,
> your intellect
> and your heart
> guide you.
>
> Trust.
>
> Believe in the incredible power
> of the human mind.
> Of doing something that makes a difference.
> Of working hard.
> Of laughing and hoping.
> Of lazy afternoons.
> Of lasting friends.
> Of all the things that will cross your path
> this year.
>
> The start of something new
> brings the hope of something great.
> Anything is possible.
> There is only one you,
> and you will only pass this way once.
> Do it right.
>
> ====================
>
> Victory Gallop
> GA--->ME  '98
>
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