.... Desiderata:

‘Go placidly amid the noise and 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 the dull and ignorant for they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexatious to the spirit.
If you compare yourself to others you may become vain
and bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than
youself.

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Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your 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 this not 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.

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Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years
gracefully surrendering the things of youth .
Nurture the strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and lonliness
Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe,
no less than the 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.

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

~~~~~~~~~~~~ Strive to Be Happy. ~~~~~~~~~~~~