Dare to Dream

Choose a wish,

find a dream,

pick a wishing star;

Let your hopes

and spirits soar

high and free and far.

Believe in

the impossible,

then work

and try to do-

For only those who dare

to dream

can make a dream come true.

@CMP

The Man in the Looking Glass

Anonymous

When you get what you want in your struggle for self

And the world makes you king for a day.

Just go to a mirror and look at yourself,

And see what THAT man has to say.

For it isn’t your father or mother or wife

Whose judgment upon you must pass;

The fellow whose verdict counts most in your life

Is the one staring back in the glass.

You may be like Jack Horner and chisel a plum

And think you’re a wonderful guy.

But the man in the glass says you’re only a bum

If you can’t look him straight in the eye.

He’s the fellow to please, never mind all the rest.

For he’s with you clear up to the end.

And you’ve passed your most dangerous, difficult test

If the man in the glass is your friend.

You May fool the whole world down the pathway of years

And get pats on the back as you pass.

But your final reward will be heartaches and tears

If you’ve cheated the man in the glass.

The Guest House

This being human is a guest house
Every morning a new arrival

A joy, a depression, a meanness
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor

Welcome and entertain them all.
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of it’s furniture,
still, treat each guest honorable.

He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.

The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.

Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.

Rudyard Kipling
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