Lynn’s eBay Ezine Volume V, Issue Number 12

I called my dad hysterically crying and he said, “Get your ex-husband over there immediately to help you move the boxes from your grandmother and save what you can.” I also called ServiceMaster and they were out within 30 minutes to help stop the torrent of water. I also called Allstate–they were incredible.

As I was cleaning up the mess in the garage with William, I moved a box from my grandmother’s estate that said: “from Grandma’s dresser”. I just had to open it, didn’t I?

On top was a poem from 1930 that my grandma had clipped from a newspaper. The poem was titled “Don’t Quit.” How fitting was that?

Here is what the poem said…

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,

When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,

When the funds are low and the debts are high,

And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,

When care is pressing you down a bit,

Rest, if you must, but don’t you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns,

As every one of us sometimes learns,

And many a failure turns about,

When he might have won had he stuck it out;

Don’t give up though the pace seems slow–

You may succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than,

It seems to a faint and faltering man,

Often the struggler has given up,

When he might have captured the victor’s cup,

And he learned too late when the night slipped down,

How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out–

The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,

And you never can tell how close you are,

It may be near when it seems so far,

So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit–

It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit.

– Author unknown

My grandmother (somehow) always gets the last word and I wouldn’t want it any other way.

I was on eBay radio Tuesday, June 9th at 1:15 pm with PayPal Jason (filling in for Griff who was on vacation), and Lee for about 10 minutes during the PowerSeller show. Click here to listen in if you missed it. We ended up talking about how to combat the summer woes.

I figured, “Why not use that theme for this week’s ezine article?” Please check out my top five tips to combat Summer’s slow sales. Don’t miss it!

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