I Choose to live by choice, not by chance; to make changes, not excuses; to be motivated, not manipulated; to be useful, not used; to excel, not compete. I choose self-esteem, not self pity. I choose to listen to my inner voice, not the random opinion of others.
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So...just to clarify: listening to the random opinions of others is wrong? What about listening to the advice of others? My friend is telling me to jump off a 50K bridge...and can I count postings to the blog as part of my word count for NaNo?
ReplyDeleteAll joking aside, here's mine:
ReplyDeleteUnsubdued by Samuel E. Kiser
I have hoped, I have planned, I have striven,
To the will I have added the deed;
The best that was in me I've given,
I have prayed, but the gods would not heed.
I have dared and reached only disaster,
I have battled and broken my lance;
I am bruised by a pitiless master
That the weak and the timid call Chance.
I am old, I am bent, I am cheated
Of all that Youth urged me to win;
But name me not with the defeated,
Tomorrow again, I begin.