Do It Anyway

As the sun was rising earlier, I was doing a quick facebook check with my morning coffee when I saw a poem my sister-in-law had posted on her page.  It was by Mother Teresa, and the words cut straight to my heart.  I spent a little time googling it and found it over and over, sometimes with slightly different wording, but with the same message.  I found the truth in these words completely raw and inspiring, especially knowing they were from a woman who spent her life giving and knows of what she writes.

These were words I needed to hear.  So I thought I'd share this poem with you, in case you needed to hear them too.

DO IT ANYWAY

by Mother Teresa

People are often unreasonable, 

illogical and self-centered; 

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 true enemies; 

Succeed anyway. 

If you are honest and frank, 

people may cheat you; 

Be honest 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 God; 

It was never between you and them anyway.