• NARANON FAMILY GROUPS • CALGARY • ALBERTA • CANADA •

DESIDERATA

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• Go placidly amid the noise & haste & remember what peace there may be in silence. • As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. • Speak your truth quietly & clearly; & listen to others, even the dull & ignorant; they too have their story. • Avoid loud & aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. • If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain & bitter; for always there will be greater & lesser persons than yourself. • Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. • Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. • Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery. • But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; & everywhere life is full of heroism. • Be yourself. • Especially, do not feign affection. • Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity & disenchantment it is perennial as the grass. • Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. • Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. • But do not distress yourself with imaginings. • Many fears are born of fatigue & loneliness. • Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. • You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees & the stars; you have a right to be here. • And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. • Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be & whatever your labours & aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. • With all its sham, drudgery & broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. • Be careful. • Strive to be happy. • (found in Old Saint Paul's Church, Baltimore. Dated 1692)•

• Quotes • Just For Today • Pettiness Prayer •