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Mother Teresa's Final Analysis                       

People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered; forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; be kind anyway.

If you are honest and sincere, people may deceive you; be honest and sincere anyway.

What you spend years creating, others may destroy overnight; create anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous; be happy anyway.

The good you do today will often be forgotten; do good anyway.

Give the best you have, and it may never be enough; give your best anyway.

In the final analysis, it is between you and God; it was never between you and them anyway.

The first time I walked a labyrinth, I was instructed to ask a question on my way into the center and to stop and meditate to receive the answer before making my way out. My question was this: "What is my purpose in this life and how may I best attain it?" Random thoughts popped in and out of my head. Am I to publish a book? Write a play or movie? Become a teacher or healer? My answer was this:

"The end product is not the goal. The meaning of life is the journey.
Anything and everything done with love is purposeful.