When you've reached the goal

you've chosen for yourself,

set your sights on an even higher objective.

And keep going.

When things have not worked out

the way you planned,

learn the valuable lessons

that the experience has to offer.

And keep going.

The key to meaningful achievement

is not in how clever you are

or how lucky you are

or in how much advantage you can gain over others.

The key is to keep going.

When other people give you encouragement,

insight and assistance,

thank them for their help while offering

your own special value in return.

And keep going.

When others seek to block your every effort,

raise yourself up to where you can clearly see

beyond their petty, shortsighted attempts.

And keep going.

Whatever may come or go

or happen or fail to happen,

there is always a way,

some way or another, to keep going.

You will get wherever you wish to go

when you consistently choose,

in each moment, to simply, thankfully

and gracefully keep going.

-- Ralph Marston