Admittedly, I’ve never been a huge poetry fan. But in recent years, I’ve come to appreciate it, especially when the poems speak to the very things I’m dealing with. In these cases, poetry gives me strength and courage to walk the difficult road.

One of the poems that has hit me in the gut this year is Rudyard Kipling’s poem “ If— .” And as it deals with the very real difficulties of life, it seems prudent to share it along with a few thoughts. The poem begins:

We live in a time when everything has spiraled out of control. Common sense is almost non-existent, and the few brave souls who have managed to keep their wits about them are often viewed as the crazy ones. For those labeled as crazy, the lies, the hatred, the canceling, and the shunning can be overwhelming. And the temptation

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