Best It Builds Character Poems

Note: "Arete": Pronounced [ ahr-i-tey ]

Sometimes our best efforts go unnoticed 
by everyone but ourselves.  
We strive mightily to succeed and accomplish 
something we think is important 
and of value to others 
that ultimately ends up in the proverbial wastelands  
of unseen and...

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I use to stay hungry, would eat a healthy portion of meat. Still I felt incomplete, I was destined to repeat until I heard of Spiritual Meat.

Meat very good to eat, it's nourishment to the bones and can be a real treat even sweet. But...

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Life is full of many important decisions my son
Each decision is a step closer to your future
Every step could lead in many directions, as a man, you must choose one
Do not decide your path on others convictions, examine your own beliefs first
There is nothing worst...

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We were so pathetic our first year of marriage. They say that being poor builds character, maybe that explains it. 
 

We were married way too young to ever have much money,
The thought of spending for a Christmas tree seemed to be too funny.

We decided...

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Twisted trail of opportunities
to grow, progress, change,
to gain lifes' meaning.
Adversity builds character,
a character once proclaimed
after learning all their pain
was past, as grist for a mill.
Past?
Past to ... bread?
When life hands you lemons
and you make lemonade,
do the nickels mean more than those
thrown in the hat of...

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Deep seated and connected
Deep seated and connected, my collection plate feels naked, been adjacent to ills and thrills of my spills, causing heartache. My thoughts go round and round like the earth rotates, I have expectations that haven’t come to pass, I had let go...

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Not just a pastime,
a game that builds character
and lifetime friendships.

That tiny white ball;
invigorating swing, smacks...
backward sailing spree.

A lonely mitt sits;
bat has conquered once again;
cheers, back pats and hugs.

At age eighty-three
a glorious reunion
baseball memories.

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Spare no effort to share the goodness of life
Put aside pettiness and destructive over-expectations
Realize that I/you are not the center of the universe
Expect the best and give no less than you would expect
Absolute abandonment of self breeds happiness for self and others
Dance, even if you...

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One of the most courageous things you can do is, identify yourself, know who you 
are, what you believe in, and where you want to go. 
I WILL NEVER BE THE SAME ! .. conflict builds character , but crisis defines it 
..and anything is...

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Another winding road, another hardship.
"Builds character," they say;
Well, I must be one helluva character by now I guess.
Still I smile and laugh at myself for the little quirks i have.
Like enjoying how a sneeze feels;
Ahh, Im still alive
Living in this hive.
Being pushed and prodded to...

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( SMILING )

Smiling is an action, that you do when your amused.
Sometimes people laugh so hard, they have to be excused.
Smiling takes lots of muscles, that you never thought you had.
It turns the frown upside down, and turns sad around to glad.

Some people smile for...

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The day my life went tipsy, weak-kneed and rosy, I met a boyish-man. He had a sidewinder-‘stache and I suddenly fell for a hairy man. Tickled lips like those propose suddenly to a starry-eyed sailor - me. Very quickly those skinny lips spoke I love...

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The tears shed and wiped
It builds character
The endurance of pain
It moulds strength
The obstacles along the way
It emphasises the sights
The challenges faced everyday
It sets the process in motion

A task at hand
It needs consideration
A heart felt story
It needs to be written
A adaption to the environment
It needs to...

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This is the Place where I met you first.
                            I could not understand that you were in rush.
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