Encouraging Poem

[rebelcadet]

I just wanted to share this with everyone...it's something that I found that encouraged me along the way and no matter what people said or did I knew that if I believed no matter what things will be ok.

Anyway, The Paradoxical Commandments
-Kent Keith

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 just never be enough;
Give the world the best you have anyway.

You see, in the final analysis, it's all between you and God;
It was never between you and them anyway.

[alesitag]

Inspiring indeed...

THANKS FOR SHARING!!

[rebelcadet]

Well I try to keep positive...my SO split with me and I am still hopeful that I can some how make things work. I've grown in the past month with a lot to think know that there was a lot of faults. I want to close the distance with him not because I need him, but I want him in my life

My favorite lines are:

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.

I want to build a new relationship one based on trust again with my SO on top of the old destroyed relationship. I'm glad someone found it encouraging like I did