July 16 Intention: To Serve (read the poem, then see notes and thoughts below)
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The FINAL Analysis
Written by Dr. Kent M. Keith (often attributed to Mother Theresa)

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 world 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

Notes and thoughts:
Service, also known as Karma Yoga, blesses both the giver and the receiver.   At times it appears that our best efforts are  cursed rather than blessed.  This is merely an illusion. While the blessings we receive are not always evident, they are always present immediately following our good works. 

Why? Because to serve the highest good is to serve god, and serving god we nurture our own divinity.  True, people may dissapoint us, however the divinity that we nurture through a pure heart and good works are blessings that can never be taken away.

Throughout the week start each morning by setting the intention to serve in some small way - perhaps through your work, a kind word to a stranger, a thoughtful gesture to a friend, through your art, through volunteer work...whatever it is, use your gifts to serve others and you will feel your spirit elevated to new heights.

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