Promise Yourself...

A little reflection is always a good thing. As I sat in the radiology department on Saturday, waiting my turn for my first mammogram, I felt small and rather nervous. Not knowing what to expect, I found myself looking around the room to waste the minutes while I waited. I looked to my right and saw this poem on the wall. A tattered piece of copy paper, with a poem typed on it. I read it and thought about the person who put it up there. How they must have hoped it would bring comfort to someone, and it did...that someone was me. So now I share it with you...

Promise Yourself

To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to everyone you meet.
To make everyone you know feel that there is something good in them.
To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.
To think only of the best, to work only for the best, and expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile.
To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble in your mind.
~ Christy Larson