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Reply To: | St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List |
Date: | Thu, 5 Aug 1999 10:57:51 -0400 |
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I THINK this is pretty good.
> You can't be all things to all people.
> You can't do all things at once.
> You can't do all things equally well.
> You can't do all things better than everyone else.
> Your humanity is showing just like everyone else's.
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> SO...
> You have to find out who you are, and be that.
> You have to decide what comes first, and do that.
> You have to discover your strengths, and use them.
> You have to learn not to compete with others,
> Because no one else is in the contest of "being you."
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> THEN...
> You will have learned to accept your own uniqueness.
> You will have learned to set priorities and make decisions.
> You will have learned to live with your limitations.
> You will have learned to give yourself the respect that is due,
> And you'll be a most vital mortal.
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> DARE TO BELIEVE...
> That you are a wonderful, unique person.
> That you are a once-in-all-history event.
> That it's more than a right, it's your duty, to be who you are.
> That life is not a problem to solve, but a gift to cherish.
> And you'll be able to stay one up on what used to get you down.
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