Below are some of my favorite poems that i have collected 

all through my 26 years.. 

hope you like them too..

Standing for what you believe in

regardless of the odds against you

and the pressure that at your resistance

means COURAGE

keeping a smile on your face

when inside you feel like dying

for the sake of supporting others

means STRENGTH

 
stopping at nothing

and doing what in your heart

you know is right

means DETERMINATION

 
doing more that is expected

to make another's life a little more bearable

without uttering a single complaint

means COMPASSION

 
helping a friend in need

no matter the time or effort

to the best of your ability

means LOYALTY

 
giving more than you have

and expecting nothing

but gratitude in return

means SELFLESSNESS

 
holding your head high

and being the best you know you can be

when life seems to fall apart at your feet

and facing each difficulty with the

confidence that time will bring

you better tomorrows and never giving up

means BELIEVING IN YOURSELF.

By: Mary Ellen Joseph

You have the ability to attain whatever you seek;

Within you is every potential you can imagine

Always aim higher that you believe you can reach..

So often, you'll discover that when your talents are set free

by your imagination...

You can achieve any goal.

If people offer their help or wisdom

as you go through life,

accept it gratefully.

You can learn much from those

who have gone before you.

But never be afraid or hesitant to step off

the accepted path and head off in your

own direction..

If your heart tells you

that it's right way for you.

Always believe that you will ultimely succeed

at whatever you do, and never forget the value

of persistence, discipline, and determination

You are meant to be whatever you dream

of becoming...

By: Edmund O'Neil

Each of us has a hidden place

Somewhere deep within ourselves

A place where we go to get away;

To think things through

To be alone, to be ourselves...

This unique place, where we confront our deepest feelings

Becomes a storehouse of all our hopes

All our needs, all our dreams

and even our unspoken fears.

It encompasses the essence of who we are

And what we want to be.

But now and then, whether by chance or design

Someone discovers a way into that place we thought

was ours alone.

And we allow that person to see, to feel, and to share

All the reason, all the uncertainty

And all the emotion we've stored up there.

That person adds new perspective to our hidden realm

Then quickly settles down in his own corner

of our special place,

Where a bit of himself will stay forever.

And we call that person a FRIEND...

 By: Carol Elaine Faivre-Scott