You can't be all things to all people. 
You can't do all things at once. 
You can't do all things equally well. 
You can't do all things better 
than everyone else. 
Your humanity is showing 
just like everyone else's. 


So: You have to find out who you are, 
and be that. 
You have to decide what comes first, 
and do that. 
You have to discover your strengths, 
and use them. 
You have to learn 
not to compete with others, 
Because no one else 
is in the contest of *being you*. 


Then: You will have learned to 
accept your own uniqueness. 
You will have learned to 
set priorities and make decisions. 
You will have learned to 
live with your limitations. 
You will have learned to 
give yourself the respect that is due. 
And you'll be a most vital mortal. 


Dare To Believe: 
That you are a wonderful, 
unique person. 
That you are a once-in-all-history event. 
That it's more than a right, 
it's your duty, 
to be who you are. 
That life is not a problem to solve, 
but a gift to cherish. 
And you'll be able 
to stay one up 
on what used to get you down. 


- author unknown  -