On Quitting By Edgar Albert Guest

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Hello, darling heart, and welcome Hello darling heart and welcome to the Drink Less Live Better podcast.

Today it's a poem on quitting by Edgar Albert Guest.

How much grit do you think you've got?

Can you quit a thing that you like a lot? You may talk of pluck.

It's an easy word, and wherever you go it's often heard.

But can you tell to a jot or guess just how much courage you now possess?

You may stand to trouble and keep your grin, but have you tackled self discipline?

Have you ever issued commands to you to quit the things that you like to do?

And then, when tempted and sorely swayed, those rigid orders have you obeyed?

Don't boast of your grit till you've tried it out, nor prate to men of your courage stout, for it's easy enough to retain a grin.

In the face of a fight there's a chance to win, but the sort of grit that is good to own is the stuff you need when you're all alone.

How much grit do you think you've got?

Can you turn from joys that you like a lot?

Have you ever tested yourself to know how far with yourself your will can go?

If you want to know if you have grit just pick out a joy that you like and quit.

It's bully sport, and it's open fight.

It will keep you busy both day and night, for the toughest kind of game you'll find is to make your body obey your mind.

And you never will know what is meant by grit unless there's something you've tried to quit.

Thank you so much for listening in today.

Please come back again next week and, p. S, I believe in you.