Yesterday I visited our local greenhouse and among other things, I purchased flowers for the window boxes on my shed. Shortly after I finished planting them, a storm blew in and they were pummeled with hail. They survived, but were a little worse for the wear. I was reminded of the saying by Mother Teresa called “Do It Anyway.” I am glad I planted the flowers even though the hail damaged them a bit. They will bounce back and be beautiful in my yard for the rest of the summer.
Here is the full quote from Mother Teresa:
People are often unreasonable, illogical and self centered;
Mother Teresa
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies;
Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;
Build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous;
Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;
Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough;
Give the world the best you’ve got anyway.
You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and your God;
It was never between you and them anyway.
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It’s wonderful to wake up to your Picturing Positive message & drawing this morning. It brought tears to my eyes & happiness to my heart. You are a blessing to us all, Beth, for sharing your soul.
I will think of you when I go to the flower store tomorrow to pick out plants for my two hanging baskets. You’ve inspired me! Thanks for sharing the Mother Teresa piece – I was not familiar with it and now I am glad that I am.
The greenhouse is my happy place 😉 I was thinking yesterday how fun it would be to work there…..although I’m sure I would spend my entire paycheck if I did 😉 Happy shopping to you, LuAnne!
I love your handwriting Beth! It’s soooo pretty! 🙂 The flowers are lovely too! 🌸
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Thanks so much!! I love connecting with people on here. I’ve been a bit lax lately, but I have one in the works. 😉 Not sure what’s up with no follow button, but thanks so much for visiting!