A little book of inspiration, posted to a blog
MYSELF
Edgar Guest
I have to live with myself, and so
I want to be fit for myself to know;
I want to be able as days go by
Always to look myself in the eye;
I don’t want to stand with the setting sun
And hate myself for the things I’ve done.
I can never hide myself from me -
I see what others may never see;
I know what others may never know;
I never can fool myself, and so
Whatever happens, I want to be
Self-respecting and conscience-free.
The soul that is wrapped in the mantle of self,
And seeks from the world only pleasure and pelf.
Is robbing itself of the right to live,
For the secret of life is to give and to give.
-W.A. Miller.
Waste not moments, no, not words,
In telling what you could do
Some other time; the present is
For doing what you should do.
-Phoebe Cary.
Desire not to live long, but to live well;
How long we live, not years, but actions tell.
-Watkins.
The wisest man is the one whose life is ordered of God, who takes God daily into his thoughts, and words, and plans, and desires, and purposes, and feelings, and acts.
DO IT NOW
Stephen Grellet
I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good thing, therefore, that I can do or any kindness I can show to any fellow human being let me do it now. Let me not defer nor neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.
MY CREED
Harold A. Walters
I would be true, for there are those that trust me;
I would be pure, for there are those who care;
I would be strong, for there is much to suffer;
I would be brave, for there is much to dare.
I would be friend to all – the foe – the friendless;
I would be giving, and forget the gift;
I would be humble, for I know my weakness;
I would look up – and laugh – and love – and lift.
I do the very best I know how; the very best I can; and I mean to keep doing so until the end. If the end brings me out all right, what is said against me won’t amount to anything.
-A. Lincoln.
