Jojo, that "Don't Quit" poem is by Edgar A. Guest.

I am a huge Pink fan, and a lot of her songs speak to me, but there is one which particularly speaks to me with regard to my weight loss - I guess it's more tied into self-esteem etc, but my self-esteem issues stem FROM my weight problems.. It is also a special song to me, because my sister used part of the lyrics in a really lovely letter she wrote to me, as part of my Christmas pressy last year


urm, excuse the expletives..

it's called 'F*ckin' Perfect'

Made a wrong turn, once or twice
Dug my way out, blood and fire
Bad decisions, that's alright
Welcome to my silly life
Mistreated, misplaced, misunderstood
Miss 'No way, it's all good', it didn't slow me down
Mistaken, always second guessing, underestimated
Look, I'm still around

Pretty pretty please, don't you ever ever feel
Like you're less than f*ckin' perfect
Pretty pretty please, if you ever ever feel like you're nothing
You're f*ckin' perfect to me!

You're so mean, when you talk about yourself, you were wrong
Change the voices in your head, make them like you instead
So complicated, look happy, you'll make it!
Filled with so much hatred...such a tired game
It's enough! I've done all I can think of
Chased down all my demons, I've seen you do the same

Oh, pretty pretty please, don't you ever ever feel
Like you're less than f*ckin' perfect
Pretty pretty please, if you ever ever feel like you're nothing

You're f*ckin' perfect to me

The whole world's scared so I swallow the fear
The only thing I should be drinking is an ice cold beer
So cool in line, and we try try try, but we try too hard and it's a waste of my time
Done looking for the critics, cause they're everywhere
They dont like my jeans, they don't get my hair
Exchange ourselves, and we do it all the time
Why do we do that? Why do I do that?

Why do I do that..?

Yeah, oh, oh baby, pretty baby..!
Pretty pretty please, don't you ever ever feel
Like you're less than f*ckin' perfect
Pretty pretty please, if you ever ever feel
Like you're nothing, you're f*cking perfect to me
You're perfect, you're perfect!
Pretty pretty please, if you ever ever feel like you're nothing
You're f*ckin' perfect to me...

Ever listen to the lyrics to Katy Perry's "Firework"?



Do you ever feel like a plastic bag
Drifting throught the wind
Wanting to start again

Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin
Like a house of cards
One blow from caving in

Do you ever feel already buried deep
Six feet under scream
But no one seems to hear a thing

Do you know that there's still a chance for you
Cause there's a spark in you

You just gotta ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July

Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what your worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby you're a firework
Come on let your colors burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
You're gunna leave 'em fallin' down-own-own

You don't have to feel like a waste of space
You're original, cannot be replaced
If you only knew what the future holds
After a hurricane comes a rainbow

Maybe the reason why all the doors are closed
So you can open one that leads you to the perfect road

Like a lightning bolt, your heart will blow
And when it's time, you'll know

You just gotta ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July

People are so worried about what they eat between Christmas and the New Year, but they really should be worried about what they eat between the New Year and Christmas. ~Author Unknown

I have no idea where this came from, but I love it.
Falling down isn't failure. Staying down is.

And of course- my signature quote.

Remember, if you see a man standing on top of a mountain, he didn't fall there.

I love this thread!

"Breathe...keep breathing. Don't lose your nerve."
"You are my center when I'm spinning away."
(both by Radiohead)

"It's never too late to be who you might have been." - George Eliot

I love quotes and look some up from time to time.....

My favorite is in my signature of course-
Never, never, never quit. ~ Winston Churchill

A few more I found recently are:

• I am the greatest! ~Muhammad Ali
• Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall. ~Confucius
• There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, learning from failure. ~Colin Powell
• Do not wait for your ship to come in - swim out to it. ~Author Unknown

I just came across this thread and am loving it! Here is one I like...

"Your life is not a rehearsal. Don't leave it without giving it your all." -Author Unknown

"It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect It's successful outcome."
William James

To swallow and follow, whether old doctrine or new propaganda, is a weakness still dominating the human mind.

Charlotte Perkins-Gilman - suffragist, feminist

Not about food but I saw this today and it made me laugh so I knew I had to share!

"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." --Anais Nin