Jan 26 • Wisdom & Nuggets 💡
Desiderata
Good Evening SSA Fam!
I felt the need to share a poem, one that some of you may already be familiar with. I was first introduced to it as a child, when my parents kept it prominently posted in our den. I remember practicing reading it aloud—at the time, I didn’t really understand its meaning. I was simply proud to make my way through all the words. LOL
Over the years, this poem has stayed with me, and I’ve come to love it deeply because, for me, these are truly words to live by—principles I return to and need to be reminded of every now and then. As I’ve grown, its meaning has unfolded in deeper and more meaningful ways, and I find myself returning to it whenever I need perspective—a reminder of what truly matters. I was drawn today to re-read it as I searched for a way to help restore peace within my soul, considering what has been happening here in the U.S.
I hope that it may offer you even a small measure of the calm and reassurance it brings me, and that its words might help quiet your own moments of angst or disappointment, just as it does for me. 😊
Desiderata
by Max Ehrmann
Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible, without surrender,
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even to the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons;
they are vexatious to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain or bitter,
for always there will be greater and lesser persons 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,
and 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 and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be.
And whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life,
keep peace in your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.
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