KNOW THYSELF      submitted by Leewal

   You can't be all things to all people.
>You can't do all things at once.
>You can't do all things equally well.
>You can't do all things better than everyone else.
>Your humanity is showing just like everyone else's.
> >So:
>You have to find out who you are, and be that.
>You have to decide what comes first, and do that.
>You have to discover your strengths, and use them.
>You have to learn not to compete with others, because no one else is
in the contest of *being you*.
> >Then:
>You will have learned to accept your own uniqueness.
>You will have learned to set priorities and make decisions.
>You will have learned to live with your limitations.
>You will have learned to give yourself the respect that is due.
>And you'll be a most vital mortal.
> >Dare To Believe:
>That you are a wonderful, unique person.
>That you are a once-in-all-history event.
>That it's more than a right, it's your duty, to be who you are.
>That life is not a problem to solve, but a gift to cherish.
>And you'll be able to stay one up on what used to get you down.
> >author unknown 
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