Darkest Before Dawn

Darkest Before Dawn

Darkest Before Dawn

As I age, I discover much that I missed during my 7-decades. For example, it is difficult to deal with conflicts whether globally, nationally, or locally. I have been a dreamer for much of my life. During the civil rights movement in the 60s, those in the movement all knew that we would change things in America even amid the chaos and killings.

However, I did not connect the dots until now. Saul Alinsky, a radical reformer and community organizer, wrote, "We must believe that it is the darkest before the dawn of a beautiful new world. We will see it when we believe it."

I have wandered in darkness. I have danced with death a couple of times in the past several years. However, you and I need to believe and to move forward regardless of the problems that we face. Merely sitting and complaining means that darkness will continue to envelop us.

Others have observed what I discovered late in my life. Confucius said, "It doesn't matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop." Sir Isaac Newton said, "Every object in a state of uniform motion tends to remain in that state of motion unless an external force is applied to it." Pete Seeger wrote and sang, Quite Early Morning, which sums it all up musically. His song starts with this couplet:

Don't you know it's darkest before the dawn
And it's this thought keeps me moving on...


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The Meaning Behind the Man thumbnail The Meaning Behind the Man The Man of La Mancha
One Great Value of Education... thumbnail One Great Value of Education... Equality
Listening to My Mentors thumbnail Listening to My Mentors And Dreaming Impossible Dreams
The Terrorism Trifecta thumbnail The Terrorism Trifecta Three More Dances with Death
The Kiss thumbnail The Kiss From Life to Death
The Value of Giving Gifts... thumbnail The Value of Giving Gifts... To Young Children
Bobby Kennedy thumbnail Bobby Kennedy Still Reaches Out to Us.
My Love Letters thumbnail My Love Letters They Must Be Written
We Shall Overcome thumbnail We Shall Overcome A Belief Amid Darkness
Dealing with Dreams that Could Have Been... thumbnail Dealing with Dreams that Could Have Been... But Aren't
I Come in a World of Iron...  thumbnail "I Come in a World of Iron... To Make a World of Gold."
Bloody Hands and No Backbone thumbnail Bloody Hands and No Backbone What a Legacy
The Angel Spoke... thumbnail The Angel Spoke... And I Listened.
Mr. Turner thumbnail Mr. Turner The Dualism of Feelings
An Anniversary Has Arrived....  thumbnail An Anniversary Has Arrived.... The Fifth Anniversary.
Morphing of the Flu with Polio thumbnail Morphing of the Flu with Polio A Strange Juxtaposition
I am Don Quixote thumbnail I am Don Quixote But I Am Not from La Mancha
Christopher Reeve thumbnail Christopher Reeve Another Dancer Who Could Also Fly
What Drives Me? thumbnail What Drives Me? And the Answer Is....
On Seeing the Light thumbnail On Seeing the Light Chuck, Paul, and Me
The Art of Beating the Grim Reaper thumbnail The Art of Beating the Grim Reaper Follow Randy Pausch's Example
Grave or No Grave thumbnail Grave or No Grave That is the Question
Best of Times, Worst of Times thumbnail Best of Times, Worst of Times It Is Your Choice; Choose Wisely
I Am Looking for Another Dancer thumbnail I Am Looking for Another Dancer The Ultimate Partner
Buddha's Strange Parable... thumbnail Buddha's Strange Parable... Which We Need to Understand
The Value of Dreaming thumbnail The Value of Dreaming About My List of Dulcineas
Somewhere in Time thumbnail Somewhere in Time The Importance of Memories
The Drinkable Book thumbnail The Drinkable Book I Wish I Had One While in Indochina
Another Dancer thumbnail Another Dancer David Hume
Dreams will come to you....  thumbnail Dreams will come to you.... If You Are True to Your Quest
Miguel Cervantes thumbnail Miguel Cervantes As Don Quixote
"I'm Dying, and I'm Having Fun." Randy Pausch is Correct
The Gift of an Angel thumbnail The Gift of an Angel It is More About My Feelings
Don Quixote and Confucius Told Me thumbnail Don Quixote and Confucius Told Me To Get Off My Arse
Going to Hell in a Handbasket thumbnail Going to Hell in a Handbasket And the Tibetan Mask
Doing the Dance Again thumbnail Doing the Dance Again How to Address Both New Dances
 I Know Who I Am... thumbnail I Know Who I Am... And Have Found Two People Who Understand Me
Take Your Passion and Make It Happen thumbnail Take Your Passion and Make It Happen Flashdance Follow-up
Responses to Paris thumbnail Responses to Paris Both Are Vital
What a Feeling thumbnail What a Feeling And It Is a Great Feeling
Pandora Provides Hope... thumbnail Pandora Provides Hope... Don Quixote Provides Determination
Doubling Down... thumbnail Doubling Down... To Make Dreams Come True
It's Confession Time... thumbnail It's Confession Time... And It Isn't Sunday
Squirt's Observations of Her Papa thumbnail Squirt's Observations of Her Papa A Modern Day Eppie's Reflection
The Tulip Pitcher thumbnail The Tulip Pitcher A Picture of Springtime
Songs Can Make the World Go Around... thumbnail Songs Can Make the World Go Around... Peacefully.
The Felt Picture thumbnail The Felt Picture A Picture of Hopefulness
Agnes Majors in the Minors thumbnail Agnes Majors in the Minors A Big Fish in a Drying Up Small Pond
A Man with a Mission... thumbnail A Man with a Mission... Sinking a German U-boat
Dinner with GiGi thumbnail Dinner with GiGi The Socratic Method of an Older Woman
What I Learned About Life... thumbnail What I Learned About Life... From Facing Down the Dragon
The Benefit of Problems thumbnail The Benefit of Problems Or the Only Means to Success
It Has Been Seven Years Since I Fell... thumbnail It Has Been Seven Years Since I Fell... And Cracked My Head
Steve Jobs and Charles Dickens thumbnail Steve Jobs and Charles Dickens How to Avoid the Ghosts
Nepal Then thumbnail Nepal Then And Now
We Get Old Too Soon... thumbnail "We Get Old Too Soon... And Wise Too Late"
How Do We Learn? thumbnail How Do We Learn? The Lessons in Learning
Ode to Joy thumbnail Ode to Joy In the Midst of Pain
Think about the Legacy that You Leave thumbnail Think about the Legacy that You Leave Will Your Relatives Be Proud of You?
Reliving Many Bloody Sundays thumbnail Reliving Many Bloody Sundays Rebirth of the Civil Rights Movement
All Mankind is Divided Into Three Classes... thumbnail "All Mankind is Divided Into Three Classes..." Some Aren't Buried Until They Are Seventy-five
Obama's Golden Opportunity thumbnail Obama's Golden Opportunity On Leaving a Legacy
The Most Dangerous Woman in America thumbnail The Most Dangerous Woman in America Mother Jones and Her Boys
Every child is an artist. thumbnail "Every Child is an Artist." The Question is What Remains in Adulthood?
Ozone to Ferguson thumbnail Ozone to Ferguson A Journey That Never Seems To End
It Was the Best of Times thumbnail It Was the Best of Times It Was the Worst of Times....
A Hand Is Put Into Theirs... thumbnail A Hand Is Put Into Theirs... And the Hand May Be a Little Child's
Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream thumbnail Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream The Disconnect Between Dreaming and Reality
What Einstein Taught Me About Riding a Bike thumbnail What Einstein Taught Me About Riding a Bike ...Keep Moving
Serendipity... thumbnail Serendipity... Finding Without Looking
Joe Hill Died November 19, 1915 thumbnail Joe Hill Died November 19, 1915 "I Never Died," Says He.
Death is the Best Invention of Life thumbnail Death is the Best Invention of Life Breathing Is Not Living
Seeing When You Think You See... thumbnail Seeing When You Think You See... The Difference is Dazzling.
The Best-Laid Plans of Mice and Men... thumbnail "The Best-Laid Plans of Mice and Men... Often Go Awry"
A Lesson of Life from Alexander the Great thumbnail A Lesson of Life from Alexander the Great "Each moment free from fear makes a man immortal."
My Dots in Life Get Connected thumbnail My Dots in Life Get Connected With the Singing of Pete Seeger
Nothing is Secure thumbnail Nothing is Secure Which is a Great Blessing
Christopher Robin is Correct... thumbnail Christopher Robin is Correct... However, You Must Believe It Before It Is.
Wolverton Mountain thumbnail Wolverton Mountain The Place Where Dreams Occur
Pushing Oneself... thumbnail Pushing Oneself... What I Learned from T. S. Eliot
It is in Giving that We Get... thumbnail It is in Giving that We Get... Especially in Restaurants in Valparaiso.