I found this when I was going through an old notebook and thought I would share it...

I get discouraged now and then when there are clouds of gray.
Until I think about the things that happened yesterday.
I do not mean the day before, or those from months ago.
But all the yesterdays in which I had a chance to grow.
I think of opportunities that I allowed to fall aside.
And those I took advantage of before they passed me by.
And I remember that the past presented quite a plight.
But somehow I endured it and the future seemed all right.
And I remind myself that I am capable and free.
And my success and happiness are really up to me. -James J. Metcalfe