Hi Margaret: I love the Desiderata also and have it on the wall above my computer. According to my plaque it was "found in Old Saint Paul's Church, Baltimore; dated 1692. Also, to Debby H.--my husband says he'd marry me again also even knowing I would have PD; I feel very lucky. I feel guilty having PD, for inflicting it on him and my kids, like a burden, but that's me, not him. There are many horrible illnesses and there are no guarantees. "Go placidly among the noise and haste..." Liz S.