Monday, March 06, 2006
Do It Anyway
People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered; forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies; succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight; build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, there may be jealousy; be happy anyway.
The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow; do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough; give the world the best you’ve got anyway.
You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God; it was never between you and them anyway.
Mother Teresa
Thanks, Lorna, at See Through Faith! ¶ 7:54 AM
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies; succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight; build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, there may be jealousy; be happy anyway.
The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow; do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough; give the world the best you’ve got anyway.
You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God; it was never between you and them anyway.
Mother Teresa
Thanks, Lorna, at See Through Faith! ¶ 7:54 AM
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I have seen that before and it inspires me every time I read it. We should make t-shirts a la Nike's "Just Do It" campaign that say "Do It Anyway".
What a great idea! They could say, "Do It Anyway!" on the front, and list what to do on the back! I'd wear it every day! (so I guess I'd need several, because I'm not willing to do laundry every day!)
Another Mother Teresa quote I'd wear is, "Let us not aspire to do great things, but to do small things with great love."
I'd wear that too.
Another Mother Teresa quote I'd wear is, "Let us not aspire to do great things, but to do small things with great love."
I'd wear that too.
That's great.
Maybe we could produce a line of quotable t-shirts, using only quotes from Mother Teresa. She said a ton of quotable stuff!
Maybe we could produce a line of quotable t-shirts, using only quotes from Mother Teresa. She said a ton of quotable stuff!
I agree. It's funny, I remember one time she was on television when I was child. My mother, a full-blooded Baptist, listened to her talk and said "I think she might be saved!" No kidding.
I saw a group of teenagers at a resturant wearing t-shirts that said something like 'Small Acts, Great Love'. They were an organized group who regularly went out doing just that - small acts with great love (at least their shirts claim they have great love). I wanted to join, but I just didn't fit the profile. I'll never get to be a catholic teen...
I think the Nike slogan "just do it" is brilliant. I have that bumper sticker taped to my wall at work. It applies to so many situations, like here.
Jennifer, I also like the "mediocrity makes me puke" icon you pointed me to a while back (referencing Rev. 3:16)
... but Julie, I'm particularly glad you wrote this post. I needed to hear these words today.
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!
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Jennifer, I also like the "mediocrity makes me puke" icon you pointed me to a while back (referencing Rev. 3:16)
... but Julie, I'm particularly glad you wrote this post. I needed to hear these words today.
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!
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