“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.”
The more I take in my life, the more I realize how true it is that when we let go of our past, our past lets go of us.
But you know what else has occurred to me? That most times the closer we are to a breakthrough, the more we are tested and the more difficult that our circumstances seem to get. But when we realize that the only thing that can control us is the attitude that we choose to perceive those circumstances with, our life is changed in radical ways!
I love reading and I’ve been reading some pretty amazing stuff these past few weeks. Among some of the things I’ve read, I came across these words by Mother Teresa:
“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…
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Debbie said,
March 19, 2014 at 7:21 pm
That was a beautiful post, Theresa! Thank you for sharing it with us . .just the right way to start our days! 🙂 Love and prayers and hugs!
Moore to ponder said,
March 19, 2014 at 8:07 pm
I just discovered Mari’s blog yesterday. She has so much to share that I just know is going to help a lot of people.
Love,
Theresa
Debbie said,
March 19, 2014 at 8:12 pm
I agree! 🙂