Do not take anything as being forever

Because forever is only as long as today.

Know that the people who are the richest

Are not those who have the most,but those who need the least

That we are at our strongest when life is at its worst

When life no longer offers a challenge.

That is wiser not to expect but to hope

For in expecting, you ask for disappointment

Whereas, in hoping, you invite surprise.

That unhappiness doesn't come from not having what you want,

But from the lack of something inside that you need.

That there are things to hold and things to let go.

And letting go doesn't mean that you lose,

That you acquire that which has been waiting

Around the corner

Most of all remember to use your dreams

As a way of knowing yourself better

And as an inspiration

To reach for your star...

By Nancye Sims

Copyright 1999 Nancye Sims