Waste no time and effort searching
for peace and contentment and joy in the world outside.
Remember that there is no happiness
in having or in getting,
but only in giving.
Reach out. Share. Smile. Hug.
Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others
without getting a few drops on yourself.
I seek constantly to improve my manners and graces,
for they are the sugar to which all are attracted.
Love doesn’t sit there like a stone,
it has to be made,
like bread: remade all the time, made new.
Treasure the love you have received above all.
It will survive long after your gold and good health have vanished.
Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity.
I will love the light for it shows me the way,
yet I will endure the darkness for it shows me the stars.
Cherish each hour of this day for it can never return.
Count your blessings.
Once you realize how valuable you are
and how much you have going for you,
the smiles will return,
the sun will break out,
the music will play,
and you will finally be able to move forward
the life that God intended for you
with grace, strength, courage, and confidence.
To be always intending
to make a new and better life
but never to find time to set about it
is as to put off eating and drinking and sleeping
from one day to the next until you’re dead.
Beginning today,
treat everyone you meet as if
they were going to be dead by midnight.
Extend them all the care,
kindness and understanding you can muster.
Your life will never be the same again.
—Og Mandino
No comments:
Post a Comment