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Desiderata
Desiderata
"Stop talking to fill the silence and listen to your own inner
voice."
"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Everyone
is walking their own path with their own struggles and could
really use your good thoughts."
Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.
"Loud and noisy persons are almost always trying to get you to
pay attention to them instead of the voice of your own heart. TV
and the internet are full of these people, it is OK to let them go."
If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
"Much of the fun in life is the journey, not just the destination. If
you don’t enjoy the journey, you are wasting most of your life."
"Pick something you like to do and learn more about it, and let
everyone else do the same."
"It is OK to grow up, your view on things changes, and it’s really
a lot of fun, no matter what the commercials try to tell you about
wanting to stay a child."
"That inner voice that talks to you, you have control over, and
when you let it say nice things to you, your life becomes more
beautiful."
You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no
doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
"You are not a mistake, you are not a sinner, and everything you
are is God. Everything. You are not cut off from God, he doesn’t
think you are bad and every day He is sending you signs and
symbols of how much He loves you."
"Let yourself be happy. Your life will be so much better when you
are."
Desiderata
by Max Ehrmann
Go placidly amid the noise and 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 with others, you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be critical 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 strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself
with imaginings.
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 a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.