Desiderata

Walk gently.

The world is loud,

but your heart knows silence.

Hold kindness like water,

it slips if you squeeze too tight.

Breathe before you speak.

Someone is fighting a battle

you cannot see.

Dream softly,

yet walk firmly—

your path is yours alone.

Do not envy.

Every sun rises

at its own time.

Forgive often.

Not for others,

but to unchain your soul.

Be humble in victory,

and calm in loss.

Both teach you something.

Love deeply,

without counting the cost.

Listen—

even to the wind,

it carries forgotten wisdom.

You are a small part

of something infinite,

yet infinite within yourself.

So live kindly.

Speak truth.

And rest—

knowing you were enough.

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