Word to Go By for 2015

I have looked in vain to find the words to live by in this new year - words that symbolize the renewed commitment to myself, my family, my friends...my life. Words that will remind me daily that this world is fleeting and I need to hang on to each and every second until it passes - to capture the sweetness and the bitterness and know that each give me a balance of knowledge and wisdom into the life-lessons I am here to learn.

As I looked up from my desk I saw just what I needed - it has been here along, taped to my wall:

"People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.
If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway.
If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway.
The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give your best anyway.
For you see, in the end, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway."

~ Mother Teresa


Peace