Samuel Taylor ColeridgeDay after day, day after day, We stuck, nor breath nor motion; As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean.
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Talking Heads sang, “Day after day, day after day, we stuck, nor breath nor motion; as idle as a painted ship upon a painted ocean.” Their words remind us to be patient and stay focused. The last line of their song is particularly powerful: “As idle as a painted ship upon a painted ocean.” The way we spend our days often leaves us feeling like we are doing nothing and that we can’t move forward because we aren’t making progress. It doesn’t take much to make ourselves feel comfortable and happy these days; we can find plenty of distractions online to keep us busy. But the truth is that successful people don’t make excuses or look for excuses. The hardest moments of our lives are those in which we let ourselves be lazy and fail to live up to our potential.
Source: The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner
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