Your Mentor Friends

One of the best reasons to be a part of the Mentor program is the people.

Often while I am out mentoring, I see the hustle and flow of Help Island.

It is at these times that I think of a bit of prose.

This is a keeper and is especially dedicated to fellow Mentor Golan Eilde and to all my mentor friends who work tirelessly to make our world a beautiful place. Thank you

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,

and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.

Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others,

even to the dull and the ignorant, they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter;

for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.

Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

Keep interested in your own career, however humble;

it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.

Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery.

But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection.

Neither be cynical about love, for in the face of all aridity

and disenchantment it is perennial as the grass.

Take kindly to the counsel of the years,

gracefully surrendering the things of youth.

Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.

But do not distress yourself with imaginings.

Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.

Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars;

you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you,

no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be,

and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life,

keep peace in your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.
Max Ehrmann c.1920

Your inner person conveys when you are speaking to others, even in text.

When you are in a good frame of mind to mentor, your mentoring will be right on target.

When you do not feel that your frame of mind is where you would like it to be take the tag off and sit on the sidelines. You can always get back in the game later!

Happy Mentoring...