Be Still and Reflect
by Ngozi Osuagwu, MD | April 21st, 2019

I was on my 3-mile walk with my husband on Easter Sunday reflecting on all that was happening in the world and wondering whether anyone could make a difference. It just seems overwhelming. He then quoted Mother Theresa:
“Never worry about the numbers. Help one person at a time and always start with the person nearest you.”
When I got home from the walk, I immediately googled to confirm that he was correct and chanced upon the Mother Theresa’s Anyway poem.
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
Find time this week to just be still and reflect.
Dr. Ngozi, what a wonderful message —-and reminder. So timely. Thank you!
Thank you.
Good compass for our lives:-)
Thank you.
What a wonderful world it would be if we all lived by that!!
You are correct. Thank you.