do it anyway!

Recently when Education Minister, Andrew Holness was sworn in as the ninth and youngest Prime Minister of Jamaica, he quoted Mother Teresa's version of The Paradoxical Commandments. It's said that the 'commandments' were originally written by Dr Kent Keith, but in my opinion the Mother Teresa version is more 'complete.'

Overall, I think it's a good summary of some of the challenges that many persons face on the journey called life. Especially if along that journey you're working for a change that other persons aren't too fond of.

People are often unreasonable, irrational and self-centred...
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 unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies...
Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and sincere, people may deceive you...
Be honest and sincere anyway.
What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight...
Create anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous...
Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, will often be forgotten...
Do good anyway.
Give the best you have, and it will never be enough...
Give your best anyway.
In the final analysis, it is between you an God...
It was never between you and them anyway.

Don't let negativity from others change you, and don't let the distractions along the way you away from your dreams.

Kim