ANOTHER CHANCE

We have a chance each morning…
before we walk out our front door
to be a better person…
than we were the day before…

Right away we notice…
when our feet first hit the floor
that we are a little different 
than we were the day before.

Certainly we’re one day older…
but there’s also something more…
more than just our age 
that makes us different than before.

Love and loss…victory and defeat…
we never know what’s in store
whatever happened yesterday…good or bad 
makes us a little different t
han we were the day before.

Each day brings with it new adventures…
each moment we’re awake
and we hope we learn as much from our successes 
as we do from our mistakes.

But on we go…we forge ahead…
out into the world we soar…
hoping today we are a little better 
than we were the day before.

Perhaps a little kinder, more compassionate, 
more accepting…and what’s more…
perhaps a little wiser t
han we were the day before.

If not…there is one consolation…
tomorrow…
when our feet first hit the floor
we’ll be given another chance 
to be a little better 
than we were the day before.
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