Author Unknown

Do not undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others,

It is because we are different that each of us is special.

Do not set your goals by what other people deem important.

Only you know what is best for you.

Do not take for granted the things closest to your heart.

Cling to them as you would your life,

for without them, life is meaningless

Do not let your life slip through your fingers

By living in the past nor for the future.

By living your life one day at a time,

You live all the days of your life.

Do not give up when you still have something to give.

Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.

It is a fragile thread that binds is to each other.

Do not be afraid to encounter risks.

It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.

Do not shut out of your life by saying it is impossible to find.

The quickest way to receive love is to give love;

The fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly.

In addition, the best way to keep love is to give it wings.

Do not dismiss your dreams.

To be without dreams is to be without hope;

To be without hope is to be without purpose.

Do not run through life so fast that you forget

not only where you have been, but also where you are going.

Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored each step of the way.

You Never Know

Author Unknown

You never know when someone

May catch a dream from you.

You never know when a little word,

Or something you may do

May open up a window

Of the mind that seeks the light

The way you live may not matter at all…

But you never know – it might.

And just in case it could be

That another’s life through you.

Might possibly change for the better

With a broader brighter view.

It seems it might be worth a try

At pointing the way to the right.

Of course, it may not matter at all,

But then again it might.

Life

Nan Terrell Reed

They told me that Life could be just what I made it –

Life could be fashioned and worn like a gown;

I, the designer, mine the decision

Whether to wear it with bonnet or crown.

And so I selected the prettiest pattern –

Life should be made of the rosiest hue –

Something unique, and a bit out of fashion,

One that perhaps would be chosen by few.

But other folks came and they leaned o’er my shoulder;

Someone questioned the ultimate cost;

Somebody tangled the thread I was using;

One day I found that my scissors were lost.

And somebody claimed the material faded;

Somebody said I’d be tired ere ’twas worn;

Somebody’s fingers, too pointed and spiteful,

Snatched at the cloth, and I saw it was torn.

Oh! somebody tried to do all the sewing,

Wanting always to advise or condone.

Here is my life, the product of many;

Where is that gown I could fashion – alone?

I hope you enjoyed these Inspirational Poems.