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An Affirmation for the Cadre for 2019

dangerousdon

dangerousdon

"I am Udderly Insufferable”
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We are on the doorstep to a new year and therefore, a new chapter in our lives. The Cadre has been a constant rock over the past 10 months since I joined and has provided me a place where I can discuss, praise, complain, and boast. This is a wonderful place.

A few months ago I came across a poem/affirmation and have made it part of my life. It made such an impact on me that I read it almost daily now. And while I understand that reading this does not give me any more strength in life that I already posses. It does reaffirm who I am, that I have a place in this world, and that no matter how great or small my actions are, they change the world...at least in some small way.

So while we venture into this new year with uncertainty of it's outcome, I want to share this "blessing" with you.

Desiderata by Max Ehrmann

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.

https://youtu.be/d5LYGKdRaSY

I wish the Cadre the Greatest of Blessings and
the Calmest Peace into the new year! May your lives be filled with health prosperity of all kinds!
 
Nice Don, Here’s mine:

If - by Rudyard Kipling

If you can keep your head when all about you

Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,

If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,

But make allowance for their doubting too;

If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,

Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies,

Or being hated, don’t give way to hating,

And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream—and not make dreams your master;

If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim;

If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster

And treat those two impostors just the same;

If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken

Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,

Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,

And stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings

And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,

And lose, and start again at your beginnings

And never breathe a word about your loss;

If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew

To serve your turn long after they are gone,

And so hold on when there is nothing in you

Except the Will which says to them: ‘Hold on!’

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,

Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch,

If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,

If all men count with you, but none too much;

If you can fill the unforgiving minute

With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,

Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,

And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!

https://youtu.be/trvV2ZVL71I
 
Spider said:
Nice Don, Here’s mine:

If - by Rudyard Kipling

If you can keep your head when all about you

Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,

If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,

But make allowance for their doubting too;

If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,

Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies,

Or being hated, don’t give way to hating,

And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream—and not make dreams your master;

If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim;

If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster

And treat those two impostors just the same;

If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken

Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,

Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,

And stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings

And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,

And lose, and start again at your beginnings

And never breathe a word about your loss;

If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew

To serve your turn long after they are gone,

And so hold on when there is nothing in you

Except the Will which says to them: ‘Hold on!’

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,

Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch,

If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,

If all men count with you, but none too much;

If you can fill the unforgiving minute

With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,

Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,

And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!
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Very Nice KJ! I think both a very similar and set out to accomplish the same thing! Thanks for sharing!
 
I hope to bring up my affirmations quotes to the page for 2019 But will start with this one.
My only fault is that I don't realize how great I really am-Muhammad Ali
 
Sharp's said:
I hope to bring up my affirmations quotes to the page for 2019 But will start with this one. \nMy only fault is that I don\'t realize how great I really am-Muhammad Ali
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\n\nThanks for sharing! Definitely a good one we should all think on!
 
Wonderful Don & KJ. Thank you for sharing. May we each be reminded daily how blessed we are, and how much we can change the world around us for the better. It’s a choice we have each day.
 
dmshaver said:
Wonderful Dan & KJ. Thank you for sharing. May we each be reminded daily how blessed we are, and how much we can change the world around us for the better. It’s a choice we have each day.
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Yeah yeah yeah, but we don't get to rename people ? at least that's what I've been told when I tried.
 
Yeah, Dan - Don, what's the difference, it's not Dave!

Thanks for pointing out my mistake, I've corrected it. It sure would be easier though if everyone was Dave!
 
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