I Promise Myself

Theo and I are having a bit of a moment.


I PROMISE MYSELF

To be so strong that nothing can disturb my peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person I meet.
To make all my friends feel that there is something worth while in them.
To look at the sunny side of everything and make my optimism come true.
To think only of 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 I am about my own.
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the
greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful expression at all times and give a smile
to every living creature I meet.
To give so much time to improving myself that I
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 myself and to proclaim this fact to the world,
not in loud word, but in great deeds.
To live in the faith that the whole world is on my side,
so long as I am true to the best that is in me.

--Christian D. Larson

(I posted this little poem on Dirty Footprints Studio before...I think I'm going to make it a monthly habit...it's a great little reminder to come back to again and again.)

Peace & Love.

7 comments:

Lisa said...

Wow - this one kinda took me aback...I just kept stopping at each sentence and thinking, "So what would happen IF I did that?"

Life changing to say the least.

Thank you - may we all find time to do this!

JafaBrit's Art said...

that's a lovely poem and reminder.

sherry ♥ lee said...

This is a fabulous piece of poetry...it sings with life and possibility. I'm copying it as a reminder to myself as well and are you okay with me sharing it down the road with my readers? I think this is something everyone of us would do well to practice. ♥

Poetic Dreams said...

Thanks for sharing this, I think we all need a reminder how to live life to the fullest. Hope ya day is wonderful.Enjoy Theo he's adorable. Hugs~Poe

Sydney said...

And worthy of monthly posting it is! It is so so so good. Thanks for spreading your wealth of inner wonderfulness... it really uplifts us all.

I hope you had a really juicy turkey, lol...

Liz said...

Thank you! I really, really needed to read it to get me back on path....many blessings to you!

Melita said...

love the poem. the pic of you and theo is to die for - so adorable!! hugs to both you and kitteh!!