Steps to Happiness <br /> <br /> <br />Everybody Knows: <br /> <br />You can't be all things to all people. <br />You can't do all things at once. <br />You can't do all things equally well. <br /> <br />You can't do all things better than everyone else. <br />Your compassion is not just like everyone else's <br /> <br /> So: <br />You have to find out who you are, and be that. <br />You have to decide what comes first, and do that. <br />You have to discover your strengths, and use them. <br />You have to learn not to compete with others, <br />Because no one else is in the contest of *being you*. <br /> <br /> Then: <br />You will have learned to accept your own uniqueness. <br />You will have learned to set priorities and make decisions. <br />You will have learned to live with your limitations. <br />You will have learned to give yourself the respect that is due. <br /> <br /> Dare To Believe: <br />That you are a wonderful, unique person. <br />That it's more than a right, it's your duty, to be who you are. <br />That life is not a problem to solve, but a gift to cherish. <br />And you'll be able to stay one up on what used to get you down<br /><br />Pam Fraser<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/steps-to-happiness/