The Desiderata

Go placidly amid the noise and the haste and remember what peace there may be in silence.

As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.

Speak your truth quietly and clearly and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant; they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.

If you compare yourself to others, you may become vain and bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.

 Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

Keep interested in your career, no matter how humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortune of time.

Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery.

But let this not blind you from what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself, especially do not feign affection.

Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and  disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years gracefully surrendering the things of youth.

Nurture the strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.

But do not distress yourself with imagings.

Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. 

Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.

You are a child  of the Universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have the right to be here.

And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be  at peace with God, whatever you conceive him to be; and whatever you labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace with your soul. 

With all its shams, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world.

~Author Unknown To Me~

Don't go through life, GROW through life.

~Eric Butterworth~

Friends are those rare people in life who ask how we are, then wait to hear the answer.

~Ed Cunninham~