To awaken each morning with a smile brightening my face,

To greet the day with reverence for the opportunities is contains; 

To approach my work with a clean mind;

To hold ever before me, even in the doing of little things,
the Ultimate Purpose toward which I am working;

To meet men and women with laughter
on my lips and love in my heart;

To be gentle, kind, and courteous through all the hours;

To approach the night with weariness that ever woos sleep,
and the joy that comes from work well done ~

This is how I desire to waste wisely my days.

~ Thomas Dekker ~
(1570 - 1641)

Thanks for sharing, Dorcas