Duck Ponderings: Avoiding using the Sword of Honesty as a crutch (Part 2)

• With my situation, I am going to use the sword to face all my downs and somehow change them to ups.
• One bad grade won't get you down if you are keeper of the sword.
• A good scout finds his way!
• The crutch will take you to the graveyard too early-bury the crutches now before they bury you!
• It took a lot of courage for our classmate to share her heart with us-opening up is better than closing up when dealing with life.
• I will cut through my problems even if they seem as thick as a wall.
• Drop-Out or College Grad?
• Now, I have hope in solving my problems.
• I'm not going to let my problems win!
• Popping Drugs-Disappearing Mind!
• Why do you think you were given a brain?
• I have a lot of problems in my life, but I will overcome them and work to the best of my ability in school. I will go to college and get a good job.
• The choice is yours to make-better be a good one!
• I have learned even though life does not seem fair at times that I can't allow it be an excuse.
• Well, I will improve my grades by doing something about them instead of nothing.
• When attacking your problems, your brain gets stronger while your problems get smaller. When allowing problems to get to you, they get bigger and your brain gets smaller.
• The sword lifts you up while the crutch is your enemy and can not be trusted. You just need to believe in yourself!
• Just do something about your problems!
• I will always remember the last words of our mom when fighting through problems-"I love you!"
• Sword=Happiness Crutch=Worry
• I am planning on proudly looking back on my life because of facing my problems the right way.
• You can go around being sad, but it doesn't get you anywhere. You need to be keeper of the sword and fight all of your problems instead of being keeper of the crutch and not facing your problems. The crutch causes misery, hopelessness, and sadness. It makes you feel down, and it leads to other problems.
• My dad is amazing. He is sick. Yet, he works more shifts and takes on side jobs to help his family.

When Steve Bragg created the Sword of Honesty as a fifth grader, he probably had no idea how one positive action would lead to such in-depth thinking. I don't know what has happened to all of the students within this particular class since they have long graduated, but I would like to think they have continued to take on issues with Life's Sword as opposed to Life's Crutch. In a world which problems often seem impossible to defeat, it is my hope that we all have been inspired to find a way to carry on and to make the most of each situation.

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