tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726890220221731284.post4667539490415834006..comments2023-10-10T07:22:40.829-05:00Comments on Chasing the End of My Rainbow: Picking Up the (Puzzle) PiecesAlisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16645351997416833008noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726890220221731284.post-34948806852142955232010-02-17T15:39:42.468-06:002010-02-17T15:39:42.468-06:00My favorite Christmas present from your brother (W...My favorite Christmas present from your brother (What a swell guy!)... <br /><br />Desiderata<br /><br />Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. <br /><br />As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons.<br /><br />Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and ignorant; they too have their story.<br /><br />Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.<br /><br />If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.<br /><br />Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.<br /><br />Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.<br /><br />Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery.<br /><br />But let not this blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism.<br /><br />Be yourself. Especially, do not fiegn affection. <br /><br />Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass.<br /><br />Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.<br /><br />Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.<br /><br />But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.<br /><br />Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.<br /><br />You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.<br /><br />And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.<br /><br />Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be.<br /><br />And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace in your soul.<br /><br />With all it's sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world.<br /><br />Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.<br /><br />If that didn't help, smile because I somehow have created three separate identities for myself, which are all following your blog.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18310672946114834755noreply@blogger.com