Some days there are certain songs that just seem to resonate with me.  Partly they’ll get stuck in my head because that might have been the last song I heard before I got out of my car as I was headed into work.  Other times it’s because the words sum up the way I happen to be feeling at that particular time and place in my life.  Today, it happens to be a Queen song from 1977 that I am sure you all know and love as much as I do.  The song is, you guessed it, “We Are the Champions”.  As I go through my workday, the first verse keeps repeating over and over in my head. Here are the lyrics in case you’re now singing Bohemian Rhapsody instead.

I’ve paid my dues
Time after time.
I’ve done my sentence
But committed no crime.
And bad mistakes ‒
I’ve made a few.
I’ve had my share of sand kicked in my face
But I’ve come through.

Now this isn’t the quote that I want to leave you with today.  These words just make me think of all the trials and tribulations we go through over the course of our lives.  Some of them can’t be avoided while others are self-inflicted like most of mine seem to be. Whichever might be the case for you all, if you’re anything like me, the last line of that verse should stand out to you.  No matter how bad the times were, we either made it through or are in the process of climbing back into the light.  And when it’s all over, we come out knowing who our true friends are because they were the ones that were either by your side the whole time or carrying you when you had nothing left.  And in the end, they’re the ones who really matter in our lives.

So after saying all that, here’s the quote I want to leave you with today.  Hopefully it will help in some way.

“Be who YOU are and say what YOU feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.”

–Dr. Seuss

Have a great day 😉

A. Failure