Still I Rise

"Let us rise up and be thankful,
for if we didn't learn a lot today,
at least we learned a little,
and if we didn't learn a little,
at least we didn't get sick,
and if we got sick,
at least we didn't die;
so, let us all be thankful."

Someone who is kind
Someone who is compassionate
Someone who is patient
Someone who is thoughtful
Someone who speaks care-fully
Someone who listens with the intent of understanding, not with the intent of replying
Someone who touches tenderly
Someone who is interested in finding commonality, not difference
Someone who acts out of compassion, not out of self-glorification
Someone who values community over individuality, happiness over material, and the infinite over today.

2013 will be my year of calm.

Ohm.