Pick Me Up Monday - April 9th

I admit it. I'm a bit of a sucker for memes. And I love the idea behind this quote. However, I pretty much refuse to post ANYTHING online without verifying. So, today's Pick Me Up Monday comes with a side of Don't Believe Everything You Read on the Internet.

I saved this a few months ago to my phone, just because the quote resonated with me. I'm a big picture kind of gal, and I'm more likely to try and fail at something big than start out saying it can't be done. I love this about myself, and when I start to get down because things aren't going just right, it's a good reminder of why I aim big in the first place. Big dreams can reap big rewards.

However, like I said, I like to fact check. I hate to be embarrassed, especially if I could have avoided being inaccurate by doing a little legwork. In this case, I googled the first line of the meme and Churchill. Most results were just this quote, but no history of attribution, so I kept looking. Finally, I saw a sentence in the results that said, "often mistakenly attributed to Churchill". That led me to this link:

https://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/hope_sees_the_invisible/

Quotations are often difficult to confirm. If it's from a filmed interview, speech or a book, it isn't a problem, but often quotes are thrown together willy nilly to get internet upvotes, so here's my weekly reminder - fact check, folks!

And have a super positive Monday!

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