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OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!

“You have brains in your head.

You have feet in your shoes.

You can steer yourself

Any direction you choose.

You’re on your own. And

you know what you know.

And YOU are the guy who’ll

decide where to go.”

“You’ll get mixed up,

of course, as you already know.

You’ll get mixed up with

many strange birds as you go.

So be sure when you step.

Step with care and great

tact and remember that

Life’s A Great Balancing Act.”

“And will you succeed?

Yes! You will, indeed!

(98 and ¾ percent guaranteed.)

KID, YOU’LL MOVE

MOUNTAINS!”

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

“If we didn’t have birthdays,

you wouldn’t be you.

If you’d never been born,

well then what would you do?

If you’d never been born,

well then what would you be?

You might be a fish!

Or a toad in a tree!

You might be a doorknob!

Or three baked potatoes!

You might be a bag full of

hard green tomatoes."

“Or worse than all that…

Why, you might be a WASN’T!

A Wasn’t has no fun at all.

No, he doesn’t.

A Wasn’t just isn’t. He just

isn’t present. But you…

You ARE YOU!

And, now isn’t that pleasant!"

“Today you are you!

That is truer than true!

There is no one alive

who is you-er than you!

Shout loud, “I am lucky to be

what I am! Thank goodness

I’m not just a clam or a ham

Or a dusty old jar of sour

gooseberry jam!

I am what I am!

That’s a great thing to be!

If I say so myself, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!”

  WAITING

   Waiting for a train to go

   or a bus to come, or a plane to go

   or the mail to come, or the rain to go

   or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow

   or waiting around for a Yes or a No

   or waiting for their hair to grow.

   Everyone is just waiting.

   Waiting for the fish to bite

    or waiting for wind to fly a kite

    or waiting around for Friday night

    or waiting, perhaps, for their uncle Jake

   or a pot to boil, or a Better Break

   or a string of pearls, or a pair of pants

   or a wig with curls, or Another Chance.

   Everyone is just waiting.

~ Dr.Seuss

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