So what do Abraham Lincoln and Curtis Mayfield have in common? Other than being American icons for supporting human rights in very different arenas, they also both passionately believed in continuing whatever you do until you’ve
done it. Abraham Lincoln said “I do the very best I know how, the very best I can and I mean to keep on doing so until the end” and it could be argued that his passion changed the course of American history, while the galvanizing words and music of Curtis Mayfield inspired a different generation of people to ‘keep on keepin’ on’.
done it. Abraham Lincoln said “I do the very best I know how, the very best I can and I mean to keep on doing so until the end” and it could be argued that his passion changed the course of American history, while the galvanizing words and music of Curtis Mayfield inspired a different generation of people to ‘keep on keepin’ on’.
I recently read an inspiring blog by Jim Connolly called ‘Keep On’ and it made me think about how in their own ways Abraham and Curtis’s passion inspired and empowered people to change the world.
So whatever it is you have done, if it’s worked, wonderful. If it hasn’t, learn from it. If people tell you that you shouldn’t be doing what you’re doing, consider it. If you think they’re right, change. If not, keep doing what you’re doing. As Curtis and in his own way Abraham Lincoln said, keep on keepin’ on.
