Life’s Lessons

You will never

please everyone so don’t try.

You will never

have everything so don’t compare.

You will never

be complete so keep growing.

You will always

want something from your past

so don’t feel guilty.

You will always

be missing at least one thing

so keep searching.

You will always

need love and comfort

so keep praying.

Places You’ve Been

When you wonder why you are

where you are,

Think about where you’ve been.

Have you been the best that you could be

to strangers and to friends?

Have you taken time to help someone

who may have been in need?

Did you think of sharing what you had

or were you full of greed?

Did you say a kind word,

lend an ear or ever really show

the kind of love that you

would want if you were feeling low?

The place you’re at is not by chance,

you didn’t just arrive.

You are your own experience

and here’s the reason why.

They say that what you give,

you’ll get returned to you times ten.

So where you are is really just

exactly where you’ve been.


Gail Lindsay