Thursday, February 25, 2010

a plan for life by mother theresa

i found this 'plan for life' in a book i have and would like to share it.

a plan for life by mother theresa:

people are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered.
forgive them anyway.
if you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
be kind anyway.
if you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies.
succeed anyway.
if you are honest and frank, people may cheat you.
be honest and frank anyway.
what you spend years building, someone may destroy overnight.
build anyway.
if you find serenity and happiness, people may be jealous.
be happy anyway.
the good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow.
do good anyway.
give the world the best you have , and it may never be enough.
but give the world the best you've got anyway.
you see, in the final analysis, it is all between you and God;
it was never between you and them anyway.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

thanks so much, cindy -- that IS a beautiful piece....

cynthia roode said...

you are welcome! i especially love that kind of encouragement coming from a person like her. i can apply it to so many aspects of my life.

mary said...

Thanks Cindy for posting this.

cynthia roode said...

you'r welcome mary!