Only You Know What Is Best For You

You cannot listen to what
others want you to do.
You must listen to yourself.
Society
family
friends
do not know what
you must do.
Only you know
and only you
can do what is
right for you.
So start right now.
You will need to
work very hard.
You will need to
overcome many obstacles.
You will need to go
against the better
judgment of many people
and you will need to
bypass their prejudices.
But you can have
whatever you want
if you try hard enough.
So start right now and
you will live
a life designed
by you and
for you
and you will
LOVE
your life.

Susan Polis Schutz

"Poem used with permission of Blue Mountain Arts"