The Desiderata.........

I live by this poem and wish everyone did. If you haven't read it, try to download it or let me know and I will type it out for you. It is awesome!!

Hi t-girl,

Is it the one that goes ' You ain't gettin no younger, your pain and your hunger are driving you home??"

If not then please type it when you have time...

Desiderata


Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant, they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.


If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.


Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let not this blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.


Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.


Therefore, be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be. And whatever your labors and aspirations in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams; it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful.


Strive to be happy.


--- Max Ehrmann, 1927

Thank you.....sorry I didn't respond sooner. I have been busy. Isn't this beautiful though? I read it every morning before I go to work. I need to. If we all lived by this poem, what a world it would be!

Oh t-girl it is beautiful. In fact I am printing it out and taking it on my motorcycle trip across the US and if I meet some foul person along the route, I will read it to them. Leaving Tuesday and back in late September, just in time for my Libra birthday!!!! so excited. I am keeping a journal, I'm sure some of the characters I encounter will inspire my next book!!!

c-girl

ohh. u write? wow. i want to be a writer some day. if u don't want to elaborate that's fine. but i have to say i love that poem.

c-girl....have a great time and a safe trip....I am so happy for you guys. Please pass the poem on. It is beautiful, isn't it? Can't wait to hear stories of the road. Take Care....
-Tink

How cool Candle Girl....do have a great time and I hope that many of life's little events will inspire you to write what you see and feel. Enjoy your journey and have a safe trip.

Freebird~

You know...I read this some time ago and loved it, but never knew what it was called or who it was by. Thanks Espernaut, and thanks Tinkerbell (by the way, I LOVE her) for bringing it out of the depths of my memory so I could ponder it all again.