Wednesday, April 21, 2004

Good Thoughts

Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there - to serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson or help figure out who you are or who you want to become. You never know who these people may be but when you lock eyes with them you know at that very moment that they will affect your life in some profound way. And sometimes things happen to you that may seem horrible, painful, and unfair, but in reflection you realize that without overcoming those obstacles you would have never realized your potential, strength, will power, or heart.

Everything happens for a reason - nothing happens by chance or by means of good luck. Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness and sheer stupidity all occur to test the limits of your soul. Without these small tests life would be like a smoothly paved, straight, flat road to nowhere: safe and comfortable, but dull and utterly pointless.

The people you meet affect your life. The successes and downfalls that you experience can create whom you are and the bad experiences can be learned from. In fact they are probably the most poignant and important ones.

If someone loves you, love them unconditionally, not only because they love you, but because they are teaching you to love and open your heart and eyes to little things. Make every day count.

If someone hurts you, betrays you, or breaks your heart, forgive them because they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious to whom you open your heart.

Appreciate every moment and take from it everything that you possibly
can, for you may never be able to experience it again.

Talk to people whom you have never talked to before, and actually listen. Let yourself fall in love, break free and set your sights high. Hold your head up because you have every right to. Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself, for if you don't believe in yourself, no one else will believe in you.

Create your own life and then go out and live it!

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