I saw this great poem by Nancy Simms and thought you all would love it.

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Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself to 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 you
know 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 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 to be brave.
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it is 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 are going. Life is not a race, but a journey to be savoured each step of the way.