Quote of the day:
“Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it.” – Bruce Lee
Consider:
A story is told of Pope Leo XII and a visit he made to the jail of the Papal States in 1825, which goes like this:
The Pope insisted on questioning each of the prisoners as to how he had come to be there. Every man protested his innocence—all but one, that is, who humbly admitted that he was a forger and a thief.
Turning to the jailer, the Pope said sternly, "Release this scoundrel at once, before his presence corrupts all these noble gentlemen here!"
We chuckle, but there's a lesson here for all of us: How often are we like the other men in the story, bound up in pious little prisons of our own making because we aren't willing to admit our mistakes and shortcomings? It's silly, really, to try to keep up the pretense of being so perfect or righteous when we and others know we're anything but.
Lighten up! Stop trying to be perfect, because you never will be. Just do the best you can! Let's get down to what really counts—being ourselves and loving others.
Wishing you all the best,
Coach Dana
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