You only live once - but if you work it right, once is enough.
-Joe E. Lewis





Life can only be understood backward, but it must be lived forward.
-Kierkegaard

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 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 God;
it was never between you and them anyway.

Mother Teresa

The quotes are not mine but I find them very comforting.

The artwork is mine. Prints are for sale at Virginia McLaren Artist