Geekgirl611’s Weblog

To laugh often and love much; to win the respect of intelligent persons and the affection of children; to earn the approbation of honest citizens and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to give of one’s self; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived—this is to have succeeded.

- Attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson

That is my favorite quote of all time. The last line is what I attempt to live my life by. To know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived…

That is so powerful. People, I think, confuse the true sense of helping someone. People think they have to be recognized in order for it to “qualify”. Not so, my friends. Just because no one gives you an “atta boy”  or rewards you does not mean you did not help, did not contribute. If you are going to help someone, somehow, do it for the reason and purpose of just plain helping. Trust me, it’s more rewarding than you think. Self-rewarding. Don’t set your standard of self worth on what other think or how much you get noticed. Place you worth on your own opinions, knowing what you have and will do.