Anyway

“People are often unreasonable, illogical and self centered;

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 false friends and some true enemies;

Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;

Be honest and frank anyway.

What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;

Build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous;

Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;

Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough;

Give the world the best you've got anyway.

You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and your God;

It was never between you and them anyway.”

-Mother Theresa

The first time I ever heard this quote was this summer during reflections at PLT, and to me, it just might have been the most influential part of the weekend. I’ve found myself thinking about these words again and again ever since.

I’ve always struggled finding my people. I worry a lot about what other people think of me, which really stresses me out sometimes and I’m often uptight about things because of it, but this quote by Mother Theresa has really helped me to maintain focus, remember what is most important, and understand that in the end, only His matters.

Because of these words, I have found a few of my best friends, something that I’ve never really had before this year. I hope that this quote can help you just as much as they have helped me!

Love,

Hailey