Words to live by

In relation to the last post on goals and dreams I thought i would share the following words to live by. My mom recently posted a few clippings in a journal she gave me , and i must say we should all live by each sentence in the following inspirational messages....

If you think you are beaten, you are.
If you think you dare not, you don't.
if you like to win but think you can't.
It's almost a cinch you won't.
If you think you'll lose, you're lost.
For out in the world we find.
Success begins with a fellow's will.
It's all in the state of mind.
If you think you are outclassed, you are.
You've got to be sure of yourself before
YOu can ever win a prize.
Life's battles don't always go
To the stronger or faster man.
But soon or later, the man who wins
Is the man who thinks he can.



The Dilemma

To laugh is to risk appearing a fool.
To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.
To reach out for another is to risk involvement.
To expose feelings is to risk rejection.
To place your dreams before the crowd is to risk ridicule.
To love is to risk not being loved in return.
To go forward in the face of overwhelming odds is to risk failure.
But risks must be taken , because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.
The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, and is nothing.
He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he cannot learn, feel, change, grow or love.
Chained by his certitudes , he is a slave. He has forfeited his freedom.
Only a person who dares to risk is free.


The following is the hospital message at the Foothills Hospital in Calgary.

Within this temple of medicine
A place of hope and faith
May all be granted
The wisdom to comprehend
The courage to face
The grace to surmount
And the compassion to lighten
The Voyage of life.


how amazing are these three passages....