Thankful to a NM friend

I had a beautiful night last night! ever since I've come back from home from NM, I have been blessed to enjoy all that the tri-state area has to offer. I've been going to basketball games, going on boat/yacht rides & even going to the city for live entertainment!

Yesterday a couple of my girlfriends & I went to Radio City Musc Hall to see Cirque de Soliel: Zarkana. It was beautiful, afterwards I met with an old friend from my past & walked all around NYC enjoying the city atmosphere- had dinner & enjoyed good conversation.

While out & about, I was FB by an associate from NM, she was questioning my whereabouts & I communicated my situation to her. She apologized & gave me words of encouragement & shared this poem with me, which I would like to share with all of you:

                                                Desiderata Poem

Go placidly amid the noise & haste, & remember what peacethere may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly & clearly; & listen to others, even the dull & ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud & aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If youcompare yourself to others, you may become vain & bitter; for always there will be a greater & lesser person 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; & 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 & disenchantment it is perrenial s the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to yield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue & loneliness, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees & stars; you have a right to be here. & whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the univers is unfolding as it should. Therefore be @ peace with God, whatever you concieve Him to be, & whatever your labors & aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery & broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. STRIVE TO BE HAPPY.

Thanks Tracy!