Don't undermine your worth by

comparing yourself with others.

It is because we are different that

each of us is special.

Don't set your goals by what other

people deem important.

Only you know what is best for you.

Don't take for granted the things

closest to your heart.

Cling to them as your life,

for without them, life is meaningless.

Don't let life slip through your fingers

by living in the past or for the future.

By living your life one day at a time,

you live ALL the days of your life.

Don't give up when you still have

something to give.

Nothing is really over until the

moment you stop trying.

Don't be afraid to admit that you

are less than perfect.

It is this fragile thread that binds us together.

Don't be afraid to encounter risks.

It is by taking chances that we learn to be brave.

Don't shut love out of your life by

saying it's impossible to find.

The quickest way to receive love is to give:

the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly:

and the best way to keep love is to give it wings.

Don't run through life so fast that you

forget not only where you've been,

but also where you are going.

Don't forget that a person's greatest

emotional need is to feel appreciated.

Don't use time or words carelessly.

Neither can be retrieved.

Life is not a race, but a journey to be

savored each step of the way.

Photo by Steffie last month @ UCLA