10/27/2022 0 Comments Strive and thrive meaning![]() ![]() Tennyson’s great monologue is not a show of defiance but a speech of resignation from office, by a ruler who admits he is unfit to rule. Yet for anyone who knows the poem, Blagojevich might as well have quit on the spot. Resolute, determined, unwearied-appropriate, no? To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will, Moved earth and heaven that which we are, we are We are not now that strength which in old days The governor quoted lines from the end of the poem, in which the hero of Homer’s Odyssey declares, in resonant blank verse, that he and his comrades still have strength to fight: Rod Blagojevich Quotes Tennyson.”) The governor used the same poem, he noted, that Senator Ted Kennedy cited in 1980, after losing the Democratic presidential nomination: “ Ulysses.” He concluded with a ringing quotation from Alfred, Lord Tennyson, the Victorian poet laureate who also wrote “ The Charge of the Light Brigade.” (Some headlines read “ Gov. Just impeached by the Illinois House of Representatives, but not yet convicted by the state senate, “Blago” said that he would fight to remain in office, just as he fought for ordinary Americans. The governor looked to another British poet in another speech on Friday, January 9. Auden defined poetry as “memorable speech” the most memorable words from the disgraced governor were words most newspapers would never print.īlagojevich changed that in December, when he quoted Rudyard Kipling's “ If-” in a defiant press conference journalists took note-some even learned the history of that frequently quoted poem. Until a few weeks ago the story of Rod Blagojevich-the foul-mouthed, thick-haired governor of Illinois accused of (among other corrupt activities) trying to sell Barack Obama’s Senate seat-didn’t seem to have much poetry in it: suspense, yes, and farce (How did he get elected?), but little of the dignity or verbal nuance we associate with serious poems. Subscribe now so you don't miss this episode.Rod Blagojevich defends himself after impeachment on January 9. She's now thriving, looking for connection and impact in her work and her life. Currently the SVP of Integrated Marketing & Brand Partnerships for CSM Sport and Entertainment, Shauna approaches life differently. Moving on to work for Nike and the NBA she continued to strive and achieve only to wake up and realize she wasn't all that fulfilled. As a two sport division I athlete, Shauna knows the rigor of working hard to achieve. This week's podcast, Shauna Griffiths shares her story of striving to thriving. Thriving is internal, who we are, not what we've recently achieved. When we set out to thrive, we carry our ability to do well with us, we can take it from one career to another, we can continue to thrive in retirement. Thriving is to have impact, to use our gifts to serve another. Thriving is to know our unique gifts and talents and to use them to do well and multiply in a way that attracts the attention of others. Thriving is the internal capabilities and conditions we create for ourselves to grow, prosper and flourish. Grow, thrive, do well, prosper, develop, multiply, bear fruitĪ bold or extravagant gesture or action, made especially to attract the attention of others.Īn instance of suddenly performing or developing in an impressively successful way. (of a person, animal, or other living organism) grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly favorable environment.
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