Be You

Be You

by Ralph Marston

You were born to be real,

not to be perfect.

You are here to be you,

not to live someone else’s life.

Every day you make some

progress and every day you

make a few mistakes.

Through it all, your wisdom

continues to grow and your

experience continues to broaden.

Be gentle with yourself.

Accept who you are,

where you have been,

and what you have to work with,

for in this moment you can make

positive use of it all.

Reach in and touch the purpose

that makes you feel most alive.

The world around you is filled

with places where that purpose

can do great things.

It is never too late to offer

your unique and genuine gifts to life.

Now is the time to do great things,

even in the smallest of ways.

Choose to fully and graciously live

life as it comes.
The richest rewards

by far are the ones to which you most

sincerely give of yourself.