You were born to be real, not to be perfect.
You are here to be you,
not to live someone else’s life.
Every day you make some progress
and every day
you make a few mistakes.
Through it all,
your wisdom continues to grow
and your experience
continues to broaden.
Be gentle with yourself.
Accept who you are,
where you have been,
and what you have to work with,
for in this moment
you can make positive use of it all.
Reach in and touch the purpose
that makes you feel most alive.
The world around you
is filled with places
where that purpose
can do great things.
It is never too late
to offer your unique
and genuine gifts to life.
Now is the time to do great things,
even in the smallest of ways.
Choose to fully and graciously
live life as it comes.
The richest rewards by far
are the ones to which
you most sincerely give of yourself.
-- Ralph Marston
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