<p>My father had <a href="http://www.everydaytreats.com/2008/04/heart-broken.html" target="_self">another heart attack </a>yesterday.</p>
<p>He survived.</p>
<p>But I am very sad, very worried, and thinking about flying home.</p>
<p>My dad is a very gentle man. A man full of quiet wisdom.</p>
<p>One of my earliest memories was watching The House on Pooh Corner with my dad. Do you remember Eeyore&#39;s song? The one about climbing a hill?</p>
<p>My dad loved that song.</p>
<p>&quot;Always remember that,&quot; my dad said. &quot;A winner always tries.&quot;</p>
<p>I&#39;ve never forgotten.</p>
<p>I must have been around seven years old when that show aired. Twenty-seven years later, the song still pops into my head whenever I start to doubt myself.</p>
<p>Thanks, Dad. You&#39;ve taught me everything.</p>
<p>I love you.</p>
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<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><em>When there&#39;s a hill</em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><em>I have to climb</em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><em>Although it seems too high </em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><em>I hide my doubt</em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><em>and start right up</em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><em>And here&#39;s the reason why</em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><em>I won&#39;t say &#39;no&#39;</em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><em>I won&#39;t say &#39;can&#39;t&#39;</em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><em>I won&#39;t say &#39;I won&#39;t try&#39;</em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><em>I just say, &#39;yes I can&#39;</em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><em>and I get there by and by</em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><em>When something new</em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><em>looks hard to do</em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><em>I&#39;m not afraid to start</em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><em>I just begin </em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><em>and lose or win</em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><em>I try with all my heart<br /></em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><em>I won&#39;t say &#39;no&#39;</em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><em>I won&#39;t say &#39;can&#39;t&#39;</em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><em>I won&#39;t say I won&#39;t try</em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><em>I just say, &#39;yes I can&#39;</em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><em>and I do it by and by</em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><em>I just say, &#39;yes I can&#39;</em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><em>and I do it by and by</em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><em>I won&#39;t say &#39;maybe&#39;</em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><em>I won&#39;t say &#39;no, not I&#39;<br /></em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><em>I may be slow</em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><em>but this I know</em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><em>I&#39;m not afraid to give it a try</em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><em>Give it a try</em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><em>Give it a great big try</em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><em>So, if you try </em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><em>to seek a prize<br /></em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><em>that seems too hard to win</em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><em>the hardest part is</em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><em>How to start</em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><em>Stop worrying</em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><em>Just begin<br /></em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><em>and don&#39;t say &#39;no&#39;</em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><em>and don&#39;t say &#39;can&#39;t&#39;<br /></em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><em>and don&#39;t say &#39;I won&#39;t try&#39;</em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><em>Just say &#39;yes, I can&#39;</em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><em>and you just might win that prize</em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><em>just say, &#39;yes I can&#39;</em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Cause a winner always tries</span><br /></em></p>
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<p>&#0160;</p>
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