Do not
Mourn the day lost
Or empty moments
Overrun by day dreaming
For they will yield to abundance
 
Do not
Hold the shame
Others have gifted
But return in kind
 
Do not
Fear a solitary path
For none are truly alone                                                               
 
Do not
Fear your darkness
Your failures or your pain
For everyone lives with these
 
Do not
Keep the company
Of fools unless
You need to be one
 
Do not
Profess to know
As you endeavor to learn
 
And always ask your
Self, “What is my role?”
And follow the answer
No matter where that leads
 
 
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