Daily Affirmation

 

To laugh often and love much;
to win the respect of
intelligent persons and the
affection of children, to
earn the approbation of
honest critics; to appreciate
beauty; to give of one's self,
to leave the world a bit better,
whether by a healthy child,
a garden patch or a redeemed
social condition; to have
played and laughed with
enthusiasm and sung with
exultation; to know even one
life has breathed easier
because you have lived--
that is to have succeeded.
                Ralph Waldo Emerson