Write it on your heart
that every day is the best day in the year.
He is rich who owns the day, and no one owns the day
who allows it to be invaded with fret and anxiety.
Finish each day and be done with it.
You have done what you could.
Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in;
forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day;
begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit
to be encumbered with your old nonsense.
This new day is too dear,
with its hopes and invitations,
to waste a moment on the yesterdays.
~~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~~
Love this, thanks Carol
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very inspiring, thank you!
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Lovely – my sentiments exactly π
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One of my favorites…I used to have this framed at my desk (before I retired)..
Hi Mimi – Yes…it sounds like you. π
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I used to keep this in a frame on my desk in my office before I retired. I need to find the box it is packed in – wonderful words to live by.
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There has always been much to learn from the great Ralph Waldo Emerson β€
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I love this! β₯
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RWE knew a thing or two about the truth of the human condition. Needed this today (and everyday). Thank you for sharing it.
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This is absolutely one of my favourites–I have it written out beside my bed to read before I go to sleep
Good idea…they are truly wonderful words. π
Absolutely perfect! And I’m taking a cue from Mimi and printing this out for my desk. π
I’m thinking I should print it out MYSELF too… π
Have always loved the first two lines … thanks for sharing the rest of it!
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what an incredible poem! he says more in 13 lines than some do in 300 page self help books!
Emerson never fails to offer the best support and advice. Great poem. Thanks for visiting my blog!
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