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Date: | Fri, 6 Aug 1999 16:41:13 -0600 |
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Thanks for sharing! It really hit the spot!
Charlotte
Barber, Kenneth L. wrote:
> I THINK this is pretty good.
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> > 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.
> >
> > 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."
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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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