A Creed for Life

March 31st 2010

I felt like sharing something tonite as I began to read my new book "Experiencing God's Power in Your Ministry" by Mary Southerland.
As I was about to finish chapter 1, I thought.."not sure what to share..well..forget about it then!"
But, at the end of that chapter, she quoted "A Creed for Life"..and I knew, this what I wanted to share to all of you! :D

Why is this poem so special to me?
I am a big fan of a good coincidence. (we always see things as coincidence, but nothing is, huh?)
I did actually find this poem "accidentally" just 3 days ago when I visited my good friend *GOOGLE* for searching other things, asked her permission to copy it (well, didn't really need to - she is way too generous- just tried to be polite :$) and then saved it to my files' folders *GMAIL*.
So, when I found it again in this book, I was like ... "I got to do sthing about it! SHARE it!"
(You might have read it, though :$)

"A Creed for Life"
Don't undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others.
It is because we are different that each of us is special.

Don't set your goals by what other people deem important.
Only God knows what is best for you.

Don't take for granted the things closest to your heart.
Cling to them as you would your life, for without them life is meaningless.

Don't let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future.
By living your life one day at a time, you live all the days of your life.

Don't give up when you still have something to give.
Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.

Don't be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect.
It is this fragile thread that binds us to each other.

Don't be afraid to encounter risks.
It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.

Don't shut love out of your life by saying it's impossible to find.
The quickest way to receive love is to give love.
The fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly;
and the best way to keep love is to give it wings.

Don't dismiss your dreams.
To be without dreams is to be without hope;
to be without hope is to be without purpose.

Don't run through life so fast that you forget not only where you've been,
but also where you're going.

Life is not just a race,
but a journey to be savored each step of the way.
By. Nancye Sims