Promises To Yourself

One of my Vidyapith teachers sent this to me, and I really liked it. I thought I’d share it with you all — its nice to see that someone has so eloquently voiced the way I try to live.

Promises To Yourself
Promise yourself…
To be so strong that nothing can disturb your
peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to
every person you meet.
To make all your friends feel that there is
something in them.
To look at the sunny side of everything and
make your optimism come true.
To think only the best, to work only for the
best, and to expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success
of others as you are about your own.
To forget the mistakes of the past and
press on to the greater achievements of the
future.
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times
and give every living creature you meet a
smile.
To give so much time to the improvement of
yourself that you have no time to criticize
others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for
anger, too strong for fear; and too happy to
permit the presence of trouble.
To think well of yourself and to proclaim this
fact to the world, not in loud words, but in
great deeds.
To live in the faith that the whole world is on
your side so long as you are true to the best
that is in you.
(Published as “The Optimist Creed” almost a hundred years ago by Christian D. Larson, the words complement and provide inspiration to those reaching out for spiritual realms.)

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3 Comments

  1. Saketh wrote:

    “To make all your friends feel that there is something in them.”

    needs to be changed to

    “To make all people know that there is something in them.”

    Then I would agree that it voices the way you try to live.

    Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at 5:05am | Permalink
  2. Sonali wrote:

    Good point — I hadn’t noticed that until you pointed that out. Thanks!

    Friday, November 12, 2010 at 4:02am | Permalink
  3. malika wrote:

    I like the importance you are giving to all learning and the way of connecting it with introspection. That is a sure way to progress in the world of spirituality (in my little understanding).  

    Thursday, December 16, 2010 at 7:48pm | Permalink

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