A Mantra That I Live By

Every day, think as you wake up,
today I am fortunate to be alive,
​I have a precious human life,
I am not going to waste it.
I am going to use
all my energies to develop myself,
to expand my heart out to others
to achieve enlightenment
for the benefit of all beings.
I am going to have kind thoughts towards others,
I am not going to get angry or think badly about others.
I am going to benefit others as much as I can.

- His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama