Words to Live By

Life’s Journey

Do not undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others.
It is because we are different that each of us is special.
Do not set your goals by what other people deem important.
Only you know what is best for you.
Do not take for granted the things closest to your heart.

Cling to them as you would your life, for without them, life is meaningless.
Do not let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past nor for the future.
By living your life one day at a time, you live all of the days of your life.
Do not give up when you still have something to give.
Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
It is a fragile thread that binds us to each other.

Do not be afraid to encounter risks.
It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
Do not shut love out of your life by saying it is impossible to find.
The quickest way to receive love is to give love.
The fastest way to lose love is too hold it too tightly.
In addition, the best way to keep love is to give it wings

Do not dismiss your dreams.
To be without dreams is to be without hope.
To be without hope is to be without purpose.
Do not run through life so fast that you forget not only where you have been,
but also where you are going.

Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored each step of the way.

Author Unknown

{ 6 comments… read them below or add one }

Tink September 2, 2007 at 2:02 am

Going to keep this one handy. It would be perfect on a scrapbook page. Thanks

Pat September 2, 2007 at 5:17 am

This was so beautiful! Thank you for sharing!

Olga September 2, 2007 at 2:11 pm

I was thinking the same as Tink, it’s very beautiful the poem. :) Thanks so much for sharing it with us and best wishes. :O)

Rose September 3, 2007 at 7:10 am

What a beautiful poem. I wonder who the original author is?

karooch September 3, 2007 at 9:14 am

I must admit it’s one of my favourites. And I would really love to know who wrote it. But I guess that the most famous of all writers, Anony Mous, will continue to be credited with it for a long time to come.

Janine September 6, 2007 at 5:08 am

So so so so so true. This certainly spoke to me.

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