Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Optimist Creed

This was shared at KJ's Funeral and I loved it, so I wanted a copy of it in my Blog Book.
Promise yourself….

To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind;
To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet;
To make all your friends feel that there is something in them;
To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true;
To think only the best, to work only for the best, and to 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 the 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;
To think well of yourself and to proclaim this fact to the world, not in loud words, but in great deeds;
To live in the faith that the whole world is on your side so long as you are true to the best that is in you.

1 comment:

Amy said...

Oh, I loved when they read this. I'm so glad you found & posted it. What a touching service that was. KJ touched soooo many lives and was such a stellar young man. You couldn't walk out of there without promising yourself to walk a little taller and be a little better!!