Being All You Can Be!
December 1, 2011 · 0 Comments
By Dr. Synesio Lyra, Jr.
In any society there are products that have been around for a long, long time. Some may change their outward packaging, while the content remains the same. I daily enjoy at home some teas which first made their appearance in the 1700’s, and are still consumed by countless people.
Other items undergo many changes continually, so as not to lose their clientele to new, competing products. Thus, we often find an “advanced” formula, or a “newly improved” pill, or something else with more of this or less of that!
As persons, we should not make ourselves into guardians of the “status quo,” but project ourselves as people on the move, always advancing, manifesting tangible growth in significant aspects of our being, showing definite improvement. Of necessity, genuine changes must occur in every human life and conduct as result of personal planning and courageous determination!
Being all you can be is a worthy goal for every thinking human. It happens as you diligently apply all you learn into new situations you face, all the changing experiences you encounter, both positive and negative, to strengthen you for the surprising new challenges life shall continue always to present!
Inasmuch as you should portray a pleasant, outward disposition in all your contacts with others, the emphasis is not merely cosmetic in nature. Rather, it entails the cultivation of your inner self to the extent that personal qualities, carefully developed, can always be outwardly manifested to influence your surroundings in a positive way!
Never limit yourself, but live to the fullest, employing all the legitimate resources you’ve been accumulating through the years in your life, determined to grow and make a lasting difference wherever you pass or stay!
