Anyways

People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered;
Forgive them anyway.

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

If you are successful,
you will win some false friends and some true enemies;
Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank,
people may cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway.

What you spend years building,
someone could destroy overnight.
Build anyway.

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

The good you do today,
people will often forget tomorrow;
Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have,
and it may never be enough;
Give the best you've got anyway.

You see, in the final analysis
it is between you and God;
it was never between you and them anyway.
Mother Teresa

This is probably one of my all time favorite quotes. It is so true. Kudos to my husband - I was struggling through some stuff yesterday - thought I'd had some closure on some things, and heard from a friend that some people have been slandering me - it re-opened what I'd just closed and went a little deeper. Anyways, I was reminded last night that in the end - I have to stand before the Savior and HE knows. It really doesn't matter what others think or say (even though it feels like it) - what really matters is how I stand before God. That's it. Sometimes its good to remember. ANYWAYS