Words to live by?

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Words to live by?
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Wed, 06-07-2006 - 2:33pm

Johanna's post about the Serenity Prayer got me wondering if anyone else has a phrase or poem or prayer they love and/or live by.


I have one on a plaque on my kitchen wall that I do live by it's from Henry David Thoreau and goes:


Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises?


 If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.


Let him step to the music he hears, however measured or far away.


Another phrase I sometimes repeat to myself when I'm feeling intimidated is from The Desiderata (which I also love in its entirety) and goes:


You are a child of the Universe . . . you have a right to be here.


So, I was wondering, do you have a poem or saying you find yourself repeating or turning to as a guide for your life?  Do you have it on a wall, or just kept in your head?


(and, rereading this post, I think it is clear I was a teen in the 60's, LOL!)


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Wed, 06-07-2006 - 4:03pm

Sorry to crack up on a serious post, but Desiderata??! LOL. You ARE a child of the 60s.

I don't have anything quite like that, but I have a thing I repeat often to my friend Zelda, who is dreadfully self-conscious, despite being 64 years old.

"When I was young, I worried about what people thought of me.
As I grew older, I worried less.
As I grew even older, I realized they'd never been thinking about me at all."

That sort of sums up how I live my life. LOL.

 

 Katz

 

 

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Wed, 06-07-2006 - 5:23pm
No need to apologize, I thought it was pretty funny, too.

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Wed, 06-07-2006 - 8:18pm

Wait! Wait! Let me get my love beads.


Peace out, man.

 

 Katz

 

 

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Thu, 06-08-2006 - 12:20am

This quote has been hanging on the wall by the computer lately and I like it.


"I have not ceased being fearful, but I have ceased to let the fear control me.

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Thu, 06-08-2006 - 3:01am

PEACE

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Thu, 06-08-2006 - 3:07am

Dh and I like this one :


What Me Worry?

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Fri, 06-09-2006 - 12:03am
All of these that I read are really good,
An old faithful one that we live by is ..
Treat others the way you want to be treated :)



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Sun, 06-11-2006 - 8:40am

a few that come to mind now and again:

be careful what you ask for...you just might get it

what goes around....comes around

success is getting what you want....happiness is wanting what you get~~ ingrid bergman




Edited 6/11/2006 8:44 am ET by sportymom14