Michael's Chronicles: Be Who You Are

To quote the old Motown song, You can do what you want to do/But be who you are . . .

Take some advice from Michael, who has had A LOT of things go wrong on the road, and has had a lot of people try to get him to compromise, or take the blame when he shouldn't, or help them with unworthy shenanigans.

Be who you are 

Use what you have 

Do what you can 

And be kind 

You have nothing to lose 

Be grounded 

Be principled 

Be honest 

Know who you are 

Be an example 

The world may go nuts 

As it does from time to time

Don’t go along for the ride 

You have better things to do

Things that need your best 

Don’t be distracted 

Be a witness to truth 

Not a purveyor of rumor 

Stay clear and grounded 

Walk upright, chin to the wind 

Seek the long view 

Listen to those that ask 

Good questions 

Be wary of those 

Who have all the answers 

Never stop searching 

And least not of all 

Look inward 

Long before you blame others

When things don’t go as expected 

Have a good laugh 

And move on