• I will release the past, let go resentment and remember good.

• I will respect the dignity and identity of each human being.

• I will be joyfully aware of the whole world around me.

• I will grow little by little each day toward honorable pursuits.

• I will strive always for excellence and try to improve my performance each day.

• I will appreciate the benefits of the accrual of knowledge.

• I will be selective in curiosity with a penetrating mind.

• I will maintain integrity and not feign honesty or uprightness.

• I will assure my body of its life sources of oxygen, food and exercise.

• I will resist all negatives.

• My stream of consciousness will result in a positive power.

• My prayers will be first of gratitude and thanksgiving.

• My life will be a manifestation of love. 

Robert M. Ricketts

1978