"It's My Job", Mother Teresa's Rules and Other Words of Wisdom:

"It's My Job"

Jimmy Buffett

"Anyway"

by Mother Teresa

People are unreasonable, illogical, self-centered
...love them anyway.

If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives
...do good anyway.

If you are successful, you win false friends and true enemies
...be successful anyway.

The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow
...do good anyway.

Honesty and frankness will make you vulnerable
...be honest and frank anyway.

People love underdogs but follow only top dogs
...follow some underdog anyway.

What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight
...build anyway.

People really need help but may attack you if you try to help
...help people anyway.

If you give the world the best you have, 

you may get kicked in the teeth
...but give the world the best you have

... ANYWAY.

When I looked for Mother Teresa's words on the computer, I found the following website.  I hope that they don't mind that I borrowed Mother Teresa's advice from them.  There are more versions of what Mother Teresa has to say on here:  Paradoxical People.

A few other sayings that wander in and out of my brain:

"Nobody ever said that it was going to be easy."

"Life's not fair, but God is good."

"Good, better, best.  Never let it rest ... 
until the good is better, and the better's best."

"Don't mistake my kindness for weakness." 

"I am not a shit magnet." 
(Guess who made that one up?)

"Don't make somebody your priority 
when they only make you their option."

"Create in me a clean heart, O' Lord
Renew a right spirit within me."

"As you wish!"   and  " "--true love is the greatest thing in the world, except for a nice MLT. Mutton, lettuce, and tomato sandwich; when the mutton is really lean."
From The Princess Bride

Source:  Bing Images

"Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness.  Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans:  that the moment one definitely commits oneself, the providence moves too.  A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no person could have dreamt would have come his or her way."

William H. Murray

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