settle for nothing but the bulls eye

You aim straight and settle for nothing but the bulls eye.

The following is from Christian D. Larson called the Optimist Creed. Personally, I prefer to call this my Sanity Pill. I take a dose when I think I'm losing my ground. I take a dose when I think I am about to get suffocated. I get a dose when I think my heart pumps too fast or that my blood pressure is too high.

But most of the time I only need to read the first line, "to be so strong that nothing can disturb my peace of mind", to bring myself back to my normal state.

When I look around me, I hope people would expect the best and yet be forgiving to mistakes. I hope everyone would smile and keep moving on. I hope people would have faith in one another as much as they have faith in themselves.

I hope everyone sees life as a hike up Mount Everest or a dive down the deepest sea - where life is concerned you need courage, wisdom, trust, focus and perseverance to make things happen.

I Promise Myself

To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.

To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet.

To make all your friends feel that there is something worthwhile in them.

To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.

To think only of the best, to work only for the best and to expect only the best.

To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.

To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.

To wear a cheerful expression at all times and give a smile to every living creature you meet.

To give so much time to improving yourself that you have no time to criticize others.

To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.

To think well of yourself and to proclaim this fact to the world, not in loud word, but in great deeds.

To live in the faith that the whole world is on your side, so long as you are true to the best that is in you.

By Christian D. Larson