<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>keep trying Archives - Diana Derringer</title> <atom:link href="https://dianaderringer.com/tag/keep-trying/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://dianaderringer.com/tag/keep-trying/</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2022 23:58:12 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2</generator> <image> <url>https://dianaderringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/cropped-derringer_headshotsm-32x32.png</url> <title>keep trying Archives - Diana Derringer</title> <link>https://dianaderringer.com/tag/keep-trying/</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height> </image> <item> <title>Carbon Copy</title> <link>https://dianaderringer.com/carbon-copy/</link> <comments>https://dianaderringer.com/carbon-copy/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Diana Derringer]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2022 23:00:58 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Problems]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Self-Improvement]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wisdom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bridge]]></category> <category><![CDATA[carbon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[carbon copy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[carbon paper]]></category> <category><![CDATA[choices]]></category> <category><![CDATA[consequences]]></category> <category><![CDATA[copy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[decisions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[details]]></category> <category><![CDATA[devotion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Diana Derringer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[duplicate]]></category> <category><![CDATA[faithful]]></category> <category><![CDATA[idioms]]></category> <category><![CDATA[image]]></category> <category><![CDATA[influence]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ink]]></category> <category><![CDATA[keep trying]]></category> <category><![CDATA[life gets messy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Life Lessons from English Expressions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Magnolia Plantation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[messes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mirror]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mirror image]]></category> <category><![CDATA[reflect]]></category> <category><![CDATA[smear]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tangled trees]]></category> <category><![CDATA[typewriter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Words Wit and Wisdom]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://dianaderringer.com/?p=9944</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Young people probably have no experience making a carbon copy. During typewriter days, we placed carbon paper between two blank sheets of paper. We then rolled all three into the typewriter. What we typed on the top sheet copied to the bottom. Carbon paper made great copies. However, it could also make great messes. If we were not careful, we would: Get ink on us and anything else it touched Smear our copies, which made them hard to read A...</p> <p class="read-more"><a class="btn btn-default" href="https://dianaderringer.com/carbon-copy/"> Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> Read More</span></a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://dianaderringer.com/carbon-copy/">Carbon Copy</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dianaderringer.com">Diana Derringer</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://dianaderringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Carbon-Copy.jpg"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9945" src="https://dianaderringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Carbon-Copy.jpg" alt="Carbon copy--bridge reflected in water behind broken, twisted trees" width="550" height="412" srcset="https://dianaderringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Carbon-Copy.jpg 550w, https://dianaderringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Carbon-Copy-300x225.jpg 300w, https://dianaderringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Carbon-Copy-360x270.jpg 360w" sizes="(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px" /></a>Young people probably have no experience making a carbon copy. During typewriter days, we placed carbon paper between two blank sheets of paper. We then rolled all three into the typewriter. What we typed on the top sheet copied to the bottom.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Carbon paper made great copies. However, it could also make great messes. If we were not careful, we would:</p> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>Get ink on us and anything else it touched</li> <li>Smear our copies, which made them hard to read</li> </ul> <h3 style="text-align: left;"><strong>A carbon copy is an exact duplicate.</strong></h3> <p style="text-align: left;">Its details are precise. It:</p> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>Looks the same</li> <li>Matches perfectly</li> <li>Reflects every feature</li> </ul> <p style="text-align: left;">Like the bridge behind the tangled trees above, it is a <a href="https://dianaderringer.com/spitting-image/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spitting image</a>. It remains faithful to the original in every way. If we see the copy, we understand the original.</p> <h3 style="text-align: left;"><strong>We decide what we reflect.</strong></h3> <p style="text-align: left;">Who or what influences us? Who or what do we influence? As with most of life, we choose. We then <a href="https://dianaderringer.com/face-the-music/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">face the music</a> – we live with the consequences of our choices.</p> <h3 style="text-align: left;"><strong>We don’t always reflect perfectly. </strong></h3> <p style="text-align: left;">Carbon paper smears. Water moves. When that happens, reflections wave. Images change.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Life gets messy. Like tangled trees, things get in our way. Yet, we keep trying. We keep working to reflect the best. In so doing, we improve.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">“We can be mirrors that brightly reflect the glory of the Lord” (2 Corinthians 3:18 TLB).</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Thanks to Laurel Blevins and Karen Hart for the suggestion.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Do you have an expression you want explained or a thought about this one? If so, please comment below.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://ow.ly/XX0U50JTr3Z" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Subscribe to receive my weekly posts by email</a> and receive a free copy of “Words of Hope for Days that Hurt.”</p> <p style="text-align: left;">If you enjoyed this post, please share it with your friends.</p> <p><a class="a2a_button_facebook" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fdianaderringer.com%2Fcarbon-copy%2F&linkname=Carbon%20Copy" title="Facebook" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fdianaderringer.com%2Fcarbon-copy%2F&linkname=Carbon%20Copy" title="Twitter" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_pinterest" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/pinterest?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fdianaderringer.com%2Fcarbon-copy%2F&linkname=Carbon%20Copy" title="Pinterest" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/linkedin?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fdianaderringer.com%2Fcarbon-copy%2F&linkname=Carbon%20Copy" title="LinkedIn" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_email" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fdianaderringer.com%2Fcarbon-copy%2F&linkname=Carbon%20Copy" title="Email" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save addtoany_share" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Fdianaderringer.com%2Fcarbon-copy%2F&title=Carbon%20Copy" data-a2a-url="https://dianaderringer.com/carbon-copy/" data-a2a-title="Carbon Copy"></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://dianaderringer.com/carbon-copy/">Carbon Copy</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dianaderringer.com">Diana Derringer</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://dianaderringer.com/carbon-copy/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Fall Flat</title> <link>https://dianaderringer.com/fall-flat/</link> <comments>https://dianaderringer.com/fall-flat/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Diana Derringer]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2017 00:00:44 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Problems]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Self-Improvement]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wisdom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[devotion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Diana Derringer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[difficulties]]></category> <category><![CDATA[failure]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fall]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fall flat]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fall flat on our face]]></category> <category><![CDATA[get up]]></category> <category><![CDATA[idioms]]></category> <category><![CDATA[keep trying]]></category> <category><![CDATA[learn from mistakes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Life Lessons from English Expressions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mistakes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[opportunities]]></category> <category><![CDATA[problems]]></category> <category><![CDATA[success]]></category> <category><![CDATA[try again]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Words Wit and Wisdom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yellowstone National Park]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://temp.dianaderringer.com/?p=3200</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Waterfalls in Yellowstone National Park may fall on flat land. Yet, they never fall flat. They never fail to amaze us. When we fall flat, we fail. We fail in a big way. Often, we say we fall flat on our face. We all fail. We may wish for a failure-free life, but that will never happen. Sometimes our failures are small. Other times we fail in a big way – we fall flat. We feel like we can’t win for...</p> <p class="read-more"><a class="btn btn-default" href="https://dianaderringer.com/fall-flat/"> Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> Read More</span></a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://dianaderringer.com/fall-flat/">Fall Flat</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dianaderringer.com">Diana Derringer</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;"><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-3201 size-full" src="https://temp.dianaderringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Fall-Flat.jpg" alt="Fall Flat--Yellowstone waterfall" width="347" height="450" srcset="https://dianaderringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Fall-Flat.jpg 347w, https://dianaderringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Fall-Flat-231x300.jpg 231w" sizes="(max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px" />Waterfalls in <a href="https://www.nps.gov/yell">Yellowstone National Park </a>may fall on flat land. Yet, they never fall flat. They never fail to amaze us.</p> <h3 style="text-align: left;"><strong>When we fall flat, we fail. </strong></h3> <p style="text-align: left;">We fail in a big way. Often, we say we fall flat on our face.</p> <h3 style="text-align: left;"><strong>We all fail. </strong></h3> <p style="text-align: left;">We may wish for a failure-free life, but that will never happen. Sometimes our failures are small. Other times we fail in a big way – we fall flat. We feel like we <a href="https://dianaderringer.com/cant-win-for-losing/">can’t win for losing</a>.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Since we all fail, what will we do with those failures?</p> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>Will we stop trying?</li> <li>Will we blame others?</li> <li>Or will we learn from our mistakes?</li> </ul> <h3 style="text-align: left;"><strong>Why not turn failures into opportunities?</strong></h3> <p style="text-align: left;">Failures teach us what does not work. Each failure moves us one step closer to success. We may find that success when we:</p> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>Make small changes to what we did before</li> <li>Take a short break to rest our brains and bodies</li> <li>Ask other people to help us</li> <li>Spend our time on something different</li> </ul> <h3 style="text-align: left;"><strong>If we learn, we have not failed.</strong></h3> <p style="text-align: left;">Therefore, when we fall flat, let’s get up and try again.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">“You could fall flat on your face as easily as anyone else. Forget about self-confidence; it’s useless. Cultivate God-confidence” (1 Corinthians 10:12 MSG).</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Do you have an expression you want explained or a thought about this one? If so, please comment below.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://eepurl.com/xP7HL">Subscribe to receive my weekly posts by email</a> and receive a free copy of “Words of Hope for Days that Hurt.”</p> <p style="text-align: left;">If you enjoyed this post, please share it with your friends.</p> <p><a class="a2a_button_facebook" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fdianaderringer.com%2Ffall-flat%2F&linkname=Fall%20Flat" title="Facebook" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fdianaderringer.com%2Ffall-flat%2F&linkname=Fall%20Flat" title="Twitter" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_pinterest" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/pinterest?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fdianaderringer.com%2Ffall-flat%2F&linkname=Fall%20Flat" title="Pinterest" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/linkedin?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fdianaderringer.com%2Ffall-flat%2F&linkname=Fall%20Flat" title="LinkedIn" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_email" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fdianaderringer.com%2Ffall-flat%2F&linkname=Fall%20Flat" title="Email" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save addtoany_share" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Fdianaderringer.com%2Ffall-flat%2F&title=Fall%20Flat" data-a2a-url="https://dianaderringer.com/fall-flat/" data-a2a-title="Fall Flat"></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://dianaderringer.com/fall-flat/">Fall Flat</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dianaderringer.com">Diana Derringer</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://dianaderringer.com/fall-flat/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>