12-1-2017

Mary’s Minute

“Always be yourself. At the end of the day, that's all you've really got; when you strip everything down, that's all you've got, so always be yourself.”

                                                                   ~ Al Roker

“Be yourself, but always your better self.”

                                                                   ~ Karl G. Maeser

I have found in life that the people who seem the happiest are people who can be themselves.  Ultimately that is all we really have.  We see it in the world in very public ways, and we all have also probably experienced it for ourselves at some level.  The world is full of messages telling us who we should be, and it is easy to get discouraged and want to be different. 

I like the reminder from Karl Maeser to work to be a “better self.”  There is a big difference between continual improvement and trying to be someone we are not. 

To be happy and find success, we need to be who we are while we work to continually be the best we can be. 

With messages coming at us from many directions in the information age in which we live, it can be easy to lose sight of this simple, but important charge.  BE YOU! 

At Perry Central we strive to stay focused on being who we are and not feeling pressure to be like other schools.  At the same time we are determined to be the best school we can be.  There is a difference between continual improvement and being someone we are not. 

                                                               Have a great week!

                                                                                Mary