Get to know yourself -
what you can do
and what you cannot do -
for only you can make your
life happy

Believe that by working
learning and achieving
you can reach your goals
and be successful

Believe in your own creativity
as a means of expressing
your true feelings

Believe in appreciating life
Be sure to have fun every day
and to enjoy
the beauty in the world

Believe in love
Love your friends
your family
yourself
and your life

Believe in your dreams
and your dreams can become
a reality

      -Poem by Susan Polis Schutz 
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You Deserve the Best  

This life is yours
Take the power
to choose what you want to do
and do it well

Take the power
to love what you want in life
and love it honestly

Take the power
to walk in the forest
and be a part of nature

Take the power
to control your own life
No one else can do it for you
Nothing is too good for you
You deserve the best

Take the power
to make your life
healthy
exciting
worthwhile
and very happy

Take the power
to reach for your dreams

      -Poem by Susan Polis Schutz  
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Your Life Holds 
Unlimited Potential
and Wonderful Dreams 
 
You have the ability
to attain whatever you seek;
within you is every potential
you can imagine.

Always aim higher than
you believe you can reach.

So often, you'll discover
that when your talents
are set free 
by your imagination,
you can achieve any goal.  
 
If people offer their 
help or wisdom
as you go through life,
accept it gratefully.

You can learn much from those
who have gone before you.

But never be afraid or hesitant
to step off the accepted path
and head off in your own direction
if your heart tells you 
that it's the right way for you.

Always believe that you will
ultimately succeed
at whatever you do,
and never forget the value 
of persistence, discipline,
and determination.

You are meant to be
whatever you dream  
of becoming.
            - Edmund O'Neill