The Optimist Creed

Green Tea Japanese Spring Blossoms Print by Clancy’s Classics
I promise myself
To be so strong that nothing can disturb my peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness, & prosperity to every person I meet.
To make all my friends feel that there is 
something worthwhile in them.
To look at the sunny side of everything 
& make my optimism come true.
To think only of the best, to work only for the best, 
& to expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others 
as I am about my own.
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on 
to the greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful expression at all times & 
give a smile to every living creature I meet.
To give so much time to improving myself 
that I have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, 
& too happy to permit the presence of trouble.
To think well of myself & to proclaim this fact to the world, 
not in loud word, but in great deeds.
To live in the faith that the whole world is on my side, 
so long as I am true to the best that is in me.
Peace & Love.
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