Do It Anyway by Mother Teresa
People are often unreasonable, irrational, 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 unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies. Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you. Be honest and sincere anyway.
What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight. Create anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous. Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, will often be forgotten. Do good anyway.
Give the best you have, and it will never be enough. Give your best anyway.
In the final analysis, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.
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That has been my favorite prayer/poem since high school. It’s so easy to allow people’s actions to side track you.. It’s so easy to allow their negative words to discourage you, or make you question everything that you stand for. Don’t allow them to win. If someone does not share in your vision, it’s okay because it’s not their vision to have or share in. As long as God wants it for you then you will have it.
Anyone that tries to stop you from chasing your dreams doesn’t have a dream for themselves. If you dream ‘too big’ for yourself that might aggravate some, because they don’t have a dream for themselves.. keep dreaming, do not let that effect you. I love this poem so much, and I decided to share it so that you can love it too.
