Have you ever really wanted to do something but thought, or were told, that "It couldn't be done"? Well, think again! Here's some advice from a forbear writing in one of the earliest issues of Irish Nursing News.
It Couldn't Be Done
Somebody told him "it couldn't be done" --
But he, with a chuckle replied
That maybe it couldn't but he would be one
Who wouldn't say so till he'd tried.
So, he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face: if he suffered, he hid it
And he started to sing as he tackled the thing
That "couldn't be done"--and he did it!
There are plenty to tell you "it cannot be done,"
Plenty to prophecy failure:
Plenty to name for you one after one
The dangers that wait to assail you!
But just buckle in with the trace of a grin
And take off your coat and set to it
And start to sing as you tackle the thing
That "cannot be done"--and you'll do it!
Anon (1922) It Couldn't Be Done. Irish Nursing News, 1 (2).