Take him by the tail

...hope arrives in a simple sound when we least expect it. I heard a bird calling from outside the window when I woke this morning. Like a little messenger of joyfulness, it stirred hope and shot little tendrils of anticipation through my heart. I love that feeling.

I chose my quote today from Josh Billings. He wrote under the name: Henry Wheeler Shaw. He was a humorist in the late 1800's--who couldn't spell worth a damn, but is still worth quoting.

"If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome."

The following is also attributed to him:

"Don't take the bull by the horns, take him by the tail; then you can let go when you want to."

I like that sort of common sense.