DO IT ANYWAY
By Mother Teresa
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.
If you are honest and frank, 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 was never between you and them anyway.
By Mother Teresa
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.
If you are honest and frank, 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 was never between you and them anyway.
Great words of wisdom, don't you think?
Whatever we attempt will always be met with opposition- sometimes from enemies, often by friends; but the reality is that in the end it is God's opinion that matters ...
Dare to be yourself and do it anyway!
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ReplyDeleteWhat a great post and good reminder to do the right thing just because its the right thing to do.
ReplyDeletethis is a great post. like going against the flow. no matter how unfriendly the world is. thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteI fully agree with "do it anyway".
ReplyDeleteThis is an excellent post, Catherine. I'm glad I stopped here.
ReplyDeleteThis is so true. It is so important that thrpe future we are building is not on Earth.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful piece of writing and so nice to be reminded every now and then. It makes the hard work all the more worth while
ReplyDeleteCatherine. I love this. I read it several times and finally just ended up printing it out.
ReplyDeleteYour words really struck my heart here today.
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I just found your blog through The Renegade Farmer. How wonderful it is. And the Mother Teresa quote reminded me what a special lady she was. I was fortunate enough to meet her at OSF St Francis Hospital many years ago. For such a short and QUIET lady she was so powerful. Thanks for sharing
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