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This famous quotation comes from Sir Winston Churchill's speech on 13th May 1940 to the UK's House of Commons. He had recently taken over from Neville Chamberlain as the British Prime Minister. The speech was intended to be stirring and uplifting call to arms. The line is often said to have given rise to another phrase, which over time has become more integrated into the language - blood, sweat and tears. That phrase predates Churchill though and had been used several times during the 19th century with allusion to the trials and tribulations of Jesus Christ. For example, this poem, called Christ in the Garden, reprinted in The Huron Reflector in 1845:
So deep was his sorrow, so fervent his prayers,
That down o'er his bosom rolled blood, sweat and tears;
I wept to behold him and asked him his name;
He answered, 'tis Jesus, from heaven I came. |
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I decided to look up the origins of this saying since we all have heard it before and I was surprised to find out that it dates back so far. But this isnt a history lesson on famous quotations. No this will be a daily account of my life. You will meet my friends, go with me on my adventures, reflect back on my past, and hopefully be inspired. I have been wanting to do this BLOG for quite sometime but havent had the time and I wanted it to have a theme, hence the title. At first I had no idea of what to theme it as until a few days back I was running and thinking, this is where I get some of my ideas. As the sweat was rolling down my face in the 97 degree heat I thought about that morning when my elbows were bleeding as I lay in the floor of my basement working out. Now I wasnt on concrete I have mats but the wear of every day has worn my elbows no worries they are getting tougher. Then the tought occured to me Blood, Sweat, & Tears.....its been quoted before, who cares if it fits it fits so thats why I am using it here. In the next months I will be posting videos, sharing emails, and covering parts of my life and the things that go on behind the scenes her at the website. Some of you will find this interesting some wont, if you like you can subscribe below. Thanks for taking time to read these words until next time, Stay Tuned.... |
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| August 5, 2011 Well I hit the floor as usual bright and early way before my chickens 5:30am, literally lol. Its Friday and I have tons to do thats nothing unusual for me and it really doesnt matter what day it is I'm covered up. I love the mornings, the way the dew just lays there waiting for some sun to burn it off. I had to feed the critters and take the dogs out for their morning adventure the house just aint the same if they don't get it if you know what I mean. It was a pretty uneventful morning well except for the fact that a deer had tried to loot my garden but it looked like it got the bad news, the fence is HOT! I tightend that dude back up and fed the chickens, yeah I really have chickens you will see why in a few minutes. My most favorite part is eating breakfast, I get crap all the time from friends and family telling me I starve myself well look at the pic, 8 eggs (thats why I need the chickens), a bowl of oatmeal with fesh apples and cinnamon (not instant either real oat meal), backstrap the rest of the apple I cut and coffie oh yeah peach mango salsa on my eggs. Yeah I'm dying to eat over here lol. Anyway I have to mow the grass here and the shop I'll check back later. Stay Tuned.... |
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