Anyway

I haven't been around much as things have been really tough around here. What I am going through right now is much more difficult than what I went through dealing with my cancer.  I feel emotionally drained and physically exhausted.  I hope and pray that God helps me through this.

Anyway, whenever I feel down, I read this poem to lift my spirits up.  It's truly a poem to live by.

Mother Teresa hung a copy of this poem on a wall of the orphanage she founded in Calcutta. Its source is unknown.
ANYWAY

People are often unreasonable,

illogical 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 false friends and

some true enemies;

Succeed anyway. people may cheat you;

Be honest and frank anyway.


What you spend years building,

someone could destroy overnight;

Build anyway

If you find serenity and happiness,

they may be jealous;

Be happy anyway.


The good you do today,

people will often forget tomorrow;

Do good anyway.


Give the world the best you have,

and it may never be enough;

Give the world the best you've got anyway.

You see, in the final analysis.

it is between you and God;

It is never between you and them anyway.