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Everyday Life Lessons
Everyday life lessons
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It's the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary. I
believe this to be true and have experienced this with my own
family. When I think of the times where we laughed the most or
had the most fun - it was when we were doing simple, everyday
things like swimming in a pool, combing a beach for shells,
playing a board game or sharing a delicious meal.
If you're smiling right now, you're doing something right.
It's not so much what you say that counts, it' how you make
people feel.
Even when you feel like you have nothing, someone else likely has
far less. Find them and help them. You'll see why.
Change happens for a reason. Roll with it. It won't be easy, but
it will be worth it. Having a thousand credentials on the wall will
not make you a decent human being. But genuinely helping one
person everyday will.
It is okay to be angry. It is never okay to be cruel.
You can't change who you are. You can only change what you
know and how you apply this knowledge.
True friendship and true love do sustain the tests of distance

and time.
We are all weird. And life is weird. And when we find someone
whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we call it love.
Everything that happens in life is neither good nor bad. It just

depends on your perspective.
As you strive to achieve your goals and dreams you can count on
there being some fairly substantial disappointments along the
way. Don't get discouraged, the road to your dreams may not be
an easy one. Think of these disappointments as challenges -
tests of persistence and courage - that life throws at you
during your journey. They are necessary and are meant to help
you grow as a person.
In work and business, when they need you more than you need
them, you have succeeded.
If something won't be significant to you 3 days/3 months/3

years from now, don't waste all your time worrying about it now.
Learn to adjust the sails of your life to unpredictable winds,

while keeping your focus clear on your destination. And keep
sailing until you get there.
There's a big difference between knowing and doing. Knowledge

is useless without action.
It's okay to look back once and a while, but never live your life
in the past. You can stroll down memory lane for a short time,
but after a while you have to leave it behind and move on.
You can press forward long after you can't. It's just a matter
of wanting it bad enough.
Figure out what you want. Set real goals and make a logical plan
to achieve them. It's like the old saying, "A goal that is never
written down is nothing more than a New Year's resolution." And
we all know what happens to New Year's resolutions.
The one with nothing to hide is always the one left standing tall.
Laughter is the best medicine for stress. Laugh at yourself

often. Find the humour in whatever situation you're in.
Count your blessings every day. I know, this is a refrigerator

magnet line, but practice it daily anyway. There is so much good,
so much beauty, so much love in your life. What more do you
really need? You have so much right now, you just need to pause
long enough to appreciate it.
Be vulnerable. Allow yourself to feel, to be open and authentic.

Tear down any emotional brick walls you have built around
yourself and feel every exquisite emotion, both good and bad.
This is real life. This is how you welcome new opportunities.
Embrace change. As uncomfortable as it is sometimes, change

allows us to stretch and grow. New things feel awkward and
scary at first, but those feelings go away, and you are left with
something bigger and bolder in your life.
You must create and look for opportunities. Opportunities rarely

ever come knocking on the door of someone who's not seeking
them. You have to create and seek opportunities for yourself.
You have to take the initiative to get the ball rolling and the
doors opening.
Negativity breeds more negativity. When you focus only on the

negative, obviously that's all you will see. You will not seek out
positivity, and even when positivity comes into your life, you'll
look for the negative side of things.
Complaining is like slapping yourself for slapping yourself. It

doesn't solve the problem, it just hurts you more.
There is only one way to learn, and that is through action. Trying
to learn without doing is like trying to lose weight by watching
someone else exercise. It's just not going to work. It's not
about getting a chance, it's about taking a chance. You'll rarely
be 100% sure it will work. But you can always be 100% sure doing
nothing won't work. Sometimes you just have to go for it!
If it were easy everyone would do it. This is why get rich quick
schemes will never be true. If it was so quick and easy then
everyone would be millionaires. Making money and accomplishing
tasks is hard work, but well worth it.
Someone always has it worse. At times you may be having a bad

day, but stop yourself and think about it; there are plenty of
other people who have it worse off than you do.
Being open-minded is the key to more knowledge. If you want to

know more about the world you have to keep an open mind. You
have to give people and things a chance.
Marriages evolve and change. The feelings you had for the man
or woman you married will mutate and evolve several times over
the life of a marriage. Hopefully you will evolve in the same
direction or at least embrace and accept the changes in the
other person. It takes work, and sometimes it takes counselling.
Don't gloss over those changes or you may wake up next to a
stranger one day.
Manage aging, but why fight it? You can spend a fortune on face
creams, plastic surgery, hair growth formulas, and Botox, but
eventually you realize you are fighting an uphill battle. Groom
yourself nicely. Stay fit. Have unsightly things removed. But
accept the beauty of aging. A striking mature man or woman is
much more attractive than someone who looks overly taunt,
tanned or top-heavy.
Hang out with younger people. Stay connected with what the
generation behind you is doing and thinking. Establish
friendships with them. You will benefit and learn from each
other. Don't act superior, because younger people may know a
whole lot more than you do.
Keep your brain active. Don't get into a mental rut. Do new
things, learn new things, explore new ideas in all areas of your
life. Keep challenging yourself and your mind. Be curious and
interested in the world around you.
Let your kids fail. Your kids will be okay, even if you think they
are headed for the juvenile hall right now. Don't come to their
rescue all the time. Don't manage every detail of their lives or
over-schedule them with karate or viola lessons. Give them some
boundaries, and then relax.
Money and stuff are not all that important. Yes, you want
enough to be comfortable and do the things you want to do. But
accumulating for the sake of accumulating is boring and empty.
Trust me, it gets old fast. So feed your soul, not your ego.
Experience life before you settle down. Whatever it is you want

to do or experience, do as much of it as you can before you have
children. Especially travel. Live in a hostel in Costa Rica for a
month or drive across the country from coast to coast if you
have to. But go have some really great, amazing, mind-blowing
experiences.
There is nothing to hold you back except yourself. There is only

one question to ask yourself here: "What would you do if you
were not afraid?" Think about it.
If you catch yourself working hard and loving every minute of it,
don't stop. You're on to something big. Because hard work ain't
hard when you concentrate on your passions.
Freedom is the greatest gift. Self-sufficiency is the greatest

freedom.
No matter how it turns out, it always ends up just the way it

should be. Either you succeed or you learn something. Win-Win.
The biggest mistake you can make is doing nothing because

you're scared to make a mistake.
Bulls**t might help you get you to the top, but it won't keep you
there. The truth always rises to the top and buries the bulls**t
eventually.
I don't need a certain number of friends, just a number of

friends I can be certain of.
Treat every small interaction with another person as an

opportunity to make a positive impact in both your lives.
Either you're going to take action and seize new opportunities

or someone else will. You can't change anything or make any sort
of progress by sitting back and thinking about it.
Living a life of honesty creates peace of mind, and peace of

mind is priceless. Period. Don't be dishonest and don't put up
with people who are.
People who are meant to be together will find their way back to
each other. They may take detours, but they're never lost.
The French have an aphorism that you don't appreciate

something until you don't have it anymore. In 40 years from now
what is it that you will regret not having accomplished,
appreciated or attempted? Do it, appreciate it, attempt it
NOW!
The greatest "adventure" is the ability to INQUIRE, TO ASK

QUESTIONS. Sometimes in the process of inquiry, the search
is more significant than the answers. Answers come from other
people, from the universe of knowledge and history, and from
the intuition and deep wisdom inside yourself.
Life gives and takes away. During difficult times, be committed

to resolving problems, but also lighten up and ride the waves of
impermanence. What is a monster problem today will be a
forgotten thought in the future.
Supporting, guiding, and making contributions to other people is

one of life's greatest rewards. In order to get, you have to give.
Time is of the essence. You are born and you will die. Don't
waste the time in between. Use a time management system to
control events, rather than have events controlling you.
You're not alone. Everyone has problems. Some people are just
better at hiding them than others.
When passion and skill work together, we're often left with a
masterpiece.
If you live your life consumed by the past, you waste the great
moments you still have left to live.
When the 'want' gets stronger, the 'how' gets easier.
At 79, I regret the things I didn't do far more than the things
I did.
The best feeling in the world is getting paid to do what you love
to do.
I have taken noticed that the deeper I know about myself, the
clearer I understand others.
If you want love, give love. If you want friends, be friendly. If

you want money, provide value. It really is this simple. Change is
the only permanent thing in life.
Truly 'rich' people need 'less' to be happy.
No matter how bad your heart has been broken the world
doesn't stop for your grief. The sun comes right back up the
next day.
Maturity is more about education and life experience than it is

about age. I know plenty of mature 30-somethings and immature
50-somethings.
If you want to feel rich, just count all the great things you have
that money can't buy.
Your years spent at school, reading and learning will seem short
compared to a lifetime of minimum wage jobs. Get a good
education, concentrate on areas that interest you and pursue
your dreams.
Life is unbelievably brief. When you're young, you might feel

like there's a huge mass of time ahead of you. But trust me, it
passes much faster than you think. You get gray hairs before
you feel like a real adult. And then you have kids, and suddenly
they're leaving for college. Stop long enough to appreciate it all.
If you want something in your life you've never had, you'll have
to do something you've never done.
Too often we judge people on too little information. Instead of

judging someone for what they do or where they are in their
life, figure out why they do what they do and how they got to
where they are.
A hero is someone who makes a positive difference in someone

else's life - even if it's only one other person's life.
Arguments are natural. An argument between two close friends

doesn't show a lack of love or respect, it's simply a
disagreement. In fact, quite often, the only reason we get
frustrated with people and argue with them is because we care
about them. Which is why we need to remember not to get too
carried away.
Never tell someone their dreams are impossible. You'll feel like
a fool when they prove you wrong.
Take a step back to gain some perspective. Usually when we're

worried or upset, it's because we've lost perspective. In the
grand scheme of things, this one problem means almost nothing.
The older I get, and the more I learn, the more I realize I know
so little. At 72, life still teaches me new lessons every day.
If it's out of your control, why fret about it? Concentrating on

things you can control is how you make good things happen.
If you awake every morning with the thought that something

wonderful will happen in your life today, and you pay close
attention, you'll often find that you're right.
Good looks attracts the eyes. Personality attracts the heart.
Trying to be somebody you're not is not sexy. Be you. That's

when you're beautiful.
When two people cooperate instead of competing against each

other, their teamwork accomplishes far more than either of
them could have achieved on their own.
Forgiving yourself is far more important (and difficult) than

getting others to forgive you.
Simplicity is often a major factor of success. But the process

of simplifying things is rarely easy.
Between what happened and what will happen is our choice. So

choose to be positive in everyday tasks.
Never regret. If it's good, it's wonderful. If it's bad, it's

experience.
After 40 years of teaching at a local college I've come to

realize that a teacher is nothing but a clever student.
Saying "no" to right people gives you the time and resources
required to say "yes" to right opportunities.
There's no such thing as 'risk free.' Everything you do or don't

do in life has an inherent risk.
There are few joys in life that equal a good conversation, a good
read, a good walk, a good hug, a good smile, or a good friend.
Never send a text message, email or photo to someone that's

unfit for the eyes of the entire world. In this digital age you
never know what might slip into public view.
You're never too old to follow your dreams, whatever they may
be. I didn't start my first business until I was 46 (something I
always wanted to do). Now at 53, my business is more successful
than I ever could have imagined.
When you spend time worrying, you're simply using your

imagination to create things you don't want.
Being busy and being productive are two different things.
Every mistake you make is progress. Mistakes teach you

important lessons. Every time you make one, you're one step
closer to your goal. The only mistake that can truly hurt you is
choosing to do nothing simply because you're too scared to make
a mistake.
Nobody ever feels 100% ready when an opportunity arises.

Because most great opportunities in life force us to grow
emotionally and intellectually. They force us to stretch
ourselves and our comfort zones, which means we won't feel
totally comfortable at first. And when we don't feel
comfortable, we don't feel ready.
Spend less than you earn, go without until you have the money in
hand.
Life is way more enjoyable when you stop trying to be cool and
simply focus on being yourself.
As a child, I always thought the expression "it's better to give

than to receive" was trite and silly. As an adult, I recognize the
expression's value. Having the capacity to give means you
possess a mindset of abundance. Having the will to give means
you want to make a difference in the world. Having the desire to
give means you care.
Your ability to select a suitable spouse will greatly influence

your financial and emotional well-being. Three common sense
guidelines:
1. Pick someone who's a joy to be around and who makes you
happy.
2. Know the person well.
3. Ensure compatibility beyond physical attraction because
beauty and youth are fleeting, while the mind and heart endure.
Start by asking yourself whether each of your relationships

drags you down or lifts you up. Surrounding yourself with
positive, loving people is half the battle of living a happy,
successful life.
No matter how much progress you make there will always be the
people who insist that whatever you're trying to do is
impossible. Or they may incessantly suggest that the idea or
dream as a whole is utterly ridiculous because nobody really
cares. When you come across these people, don't try to reason
with them. Instead, forget that they exist. They will only waste
your time and energy.

The acquisition of knowledge doesn't mean you're growing.

Growing happens when what you know changes how you live.

If you keep doing what you're doing, you'll keep getting what
you're getting.

Pursuing happiness by acquiring material things (fancy cars,

expensive jewellery, designer clothing) is like jogging to the
grocery store on your treadmill: it won't get you anywhere.

Keep six months of your salary in an emergency savings account

just in case you lose your job or have an emergency that
prevents you from working for a prolonged period of time. And
keep a few extra hundred dollars on hand for unexpected
expenses, such as car and home repair.

Mistakes teach you important lessons. Every time you make one,
you're one step closer to your goal. The only mistake that can
truly hurt you is choosing to do nothing simply because you're
too scared to make a mistake.

Your health is your life, keep up with it. Get an annual physical
check-up.

Get up 30 minutes earlier so you don't have to rush around like a

mad man. That 30 minutes will help you avoid speeding tickets,
tardiness, and other unnecessary headaches.

Spend more time with those who make you smile and less time
with those who you feel pressured to impress.

Sooner or later, you just want to be around the people who make
you smile.

Laugh at stupid jokes. Apologize. Tell someone how much they

mean to you. It's the small moments that make life grand.

No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you

progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn't trying.

When other people treat you poorly, keep being you. Don't ever
let someone else's bitterness change the person you are.

Paving your own road is intelligent only if nobody has gone

exactly where you are going.

Kindness and hard work will take you further than intelligence.

You can't keep doing the same thing everyday and expect
different results. For example, if you've been working out for
awhile and making no progress, you can't keep doing the same
workout routine and expect to look differently. In order for
your life to change, you must change. To the degree that you
change your actions and your thinking is to the degree that your
life will change.

Sometimes it's easy to feel like you're the only one in the world
who's struggling, who's frustrated, or unsatisfied, or barely
getting by. But that feelings a lie. And if you just hold on, just
find the courage to face it all for another day and someone, or
something, will find you and make it all okay. Because we all need
a little help sometimes. Someone to help us hear the music in
our world. To remind us that it won't always be this way. That
someone is out there, and that someone will find you.

You have to fight through some bad days to earn the best days
of your life.

The best revenge is happiness, because nothing drives your

adversaries more insane than seeing you smiling and living a good
life.

Don't be afraid to move out of your comfort zone. Some of my

best life experiences and opportunities came to me only after I
dared to lose!

Dwell in possibility.' This is a quote from Emily Dickenson, and

it's some of the best advice I've ever received. I take the view
point that in this life anything is possible. You have to have a
dream in order to have a dream come true! I never ever say
never.

You cannot change what you refuse to confront.

Anything is possible if you've got enough nerve.

What goes around comes around. It's true - so smile and be

courteous to everyone around you.

Don't let the past steal your present.

Never give up on the things that make you smile.

More women worldwide are suffering from anorexia and bulimia

than are fighting breast cancer. Love yourself the way you are.
You are already beautiful.

Sometimes we accidentally allow small problems to escalate and

dominate our lives. If we get overcharged a few cents, it is
irritating, but don't let it ruin your day. There will always be
small issues that irritate us, the secret is to be able to give
them the miniscule level of importance they deserve.

Happiness is found by living your life day to day, smiling and

surrounding yourself with positive and loving people.

Don't dwell on the past or worry about the future for too long.
Right now is life. Live it.

Never lie! Not even a white lie. When you steer away from the
truth, you steer away from your soul. Be honest, be real and tell
the truth. This awareness forces you to make better choices
and be a stronger person.

'Human' is the only real label we are born with.

Don't be afraid to cry. Crying is human nature. It's a sign of

awareness and strength, not weakness.

If you are passionate about something, pursue it, no matter

what anyone else thinks. That's how dreams are achieved.

When people ask me what the meaning of life is, I tell them that
it's to give life meaning.

Luck happens when preparation meets opportunity.

If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always
gotten.

Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent

perspiration.

Life is 10% of what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it.

Crying doesn't indicate that you're weak. Since birth, it has

always been a sign that you're alive.

Anyone can change your mind, but no one can change your heart.
Make the eighteen inch bridge from your brain to your heart
and never look back.

Money makes life easier only when the money is yours free and
clear.

The more obstacles you overcome, the stronger you become.

In life don't compare yourself with other people. Just live your
life according to your strategy and do not fake yourself for the
sake of impressing others.

Never let bullies know that they got to you. Ignore them. Hold
your head up high and pretend all their negative remarks don't
even phase you, and someday they actually won't.

Don't worry if you're not 'cool' or 'popular'. It's not normal to

have slept with 5 guys by the age of 15. It's not normal to get
high every night. It's not normal to get so drunk you can't
remember who you are every weekend. Next time another kid
tries to make you feel inferior, remember that.

In order to be creative, we must lose our fear of being wrong.

As long as you live is as long as you learn. When you stop

learning, you stop living.

Don't waste your present with a past that has no future.

The greatest truths in life are uncovered with simple, steady

awareness.

You don't need to have a prince charming or a fairy tale story to

get your 'happily-ever-after.' You just need to be happy with
the life you lead.

Grudges are a waste of perfect happiness. Let it go.

It's okay if you mess up. That's how you get wiser. So give
yourself a break.

A harsh fact of life: Bad things do happen to good people.

Most of the time what you are looking for is right in front of
you.

One thing is for sure: Regardless of the situation, life goes on.

In life, if you don't risk anything, you risk everything.

Always seek the truth in everything, no matter how hard it may

be. Because this is the only way to stay true to yourself.

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about
learning to dance in the rain.

Do what you have to do now so you can do what you want to do

later.

Kindness and hard work together will take you further than
intelligence alone.

Giving up doesn't always mean you're weak, sometimes it means

you are strong enough and smart enough to let go.

Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love

for each other exceeds your need for each other.

Forgiveness is one of the primary keys to happiness.

People deserve a second chance, but not a third.

Money is a renewable resource. If you lose some money, don't

sweat it. You can always make more. However, if you spend
valuable time stressing over money, or lost opportunity, you'll
never get that time back. Time is more valuable than money -
time is the greatest constituent of life.

If a person wants to be a part of your life, they will make an

obvious effort to do so. Don't bother reserving a space in your
heart for people who do not make an effort to stay.

Where you invest your love, you invest your life.

No matter how cautiously you choose your words, someone will

always twist them around and misinterpret what you say.

You can learn great things from your mistakes when you aren't
busy denying them.

Nobody is perfect, and nobody deserves to be perfect. Nobody

has it easy, everybody has issues. You never know what people
are going through. So pause before you start judging,
criticizing, or mocking others. Everybody is fighting their own
unique war.

We all have a key to happiness. All we have to do is find the

right keyhole.

As we grow older, we don't necessarily change, we become more

of who we really are.

Feelings, good and bad, always come and go.

We meet no ordinary people in our lives. If you give them a

chance, everyone has something amazing to offer.

True love is rare.

Always do what you feel in your heart is right, for you'll likely
be criticized either way.

What lies before us and behind us are tiny matters when

compared to what lies within us.

Throughout your lifetime, the most difficult choice you will ever
have to make is deciding whether you should let go, or hold on a
little longer.

Work on what makes you happy. Be with people who make you
smile. Laugh as often as you can. Love as long as you live.

Somewhere someone is practicing, and when you meet them in

face to face competition, they will beat you.

Often in life, we unintentionally forget the things we should

remember, and remember the things we should forget.

You have to accept that some things will never be yours, and
learn to appreciate the things that are only yours.

Everyone wants a perfect ending. But over the years I've

learned that some of the best poems don't rhyme, and many
great stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, or end. Life is
about not knowing, embracing change, and taking a moment and
making the best of it without knowing what's going to happen
next.

Life is like a mirror, we get the best results when we smile.

Trying to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.

When someone says, 'You've changed,' it's not always a bad

thing. It just means you stopped living your life their way.

The real world doesn't reward perfectionists. It rewards people

who get things done. And the only way to get things done is to
be imperfect 99% of the time.

People may not always tell you how they feel about you, but they
will always show you. Pay attention.

Good looks attracts the eyes, personality attracts the heart. Be

proud to be you. You're a one of a kind.

Stay positive when negativity surrounds you. Smile when others

frown. It's an easy way to make a difference.

A smile is a curve that sets everything straight. Smile more

often, you might change a life while doing so.

One does not become beautiful by trying to be beautiful. One

becomes beautiful by finding beauty in what's already within.

Mistakes make us human. Failures help us grow. Hope keeps us

going. And love is the reason we're alive. Keep learning, loving,
and living.

Don't regret intimate relationships that don't work out.

Because they will only help you find the RIGHT partner for you,
and better appreciate them for everything they do and
everything they are.

You never know how strong you really are until being strong is
the only choice you have.

There's always some truth behind â€˜just kidding,' knowledge

behind â€˜I don't know,' emotion behind â€˜I don't care,' and
pain behind: â€˜It's okay.' So pay close attention to how people
feel.

It's often hard to tell just how close you are to success.

The only normal people I know are the ones I don't know very
well.

I have learned that we are who we choose to be. Nobody's going

to come and save you. You've got to save yourself. Nobody's
going to give you anything. You've got to go out and earn it.
Nobody knows what you want except for you. And nobody will be
as sorry as you if you don't achieve it.

The most beautiful thing is to see a person you love smiling. And
even more beautiful is knowing you are the reason behind it.

Don't change so someone will like you. Be yourself and the right
people will like and love the real you.

Sometimes you need to distance yourself to see things clearly.

Give up worrying about what others think of you. What they

think isn't important. What is important is how you feel about
yourself.

Never let success get to your head and never let failure get to
your heart.

To be great does not mean you have to dominate others. It

means you have to dominate your own potential.

Continue to work hard at what you love no matter what the odds
are. Eventually, someone will praise and appreciate what you do.

Unconditional acceptance is something we want, but rarely ever

give out.

If you are too busy to laugh, you are too busy.

The best thing in life is finding someone who knows about all
your flaws and still thinks you're completely amazing.

Making one person smile can change the world. Maybe not the
whole world, but their world. Start small. Start now.

When you stop chasing the wrong things you give the right
things a chance to catch you.

We must fail in order to know and hurt in order to grow.

Too many people buy things they don't need with money they
don't have to impress people they don't know.

Once a year, go somewhere you've never been before.

Don't get caught up in wasted potential from years past.

Potential is all we ever have.

We tend to judge others by their actions and ourselves by our

ideals.

If you obey all the rules, you'll miss out on all the fun.

Share your knowledge. It's a simple way to achieve immortality.

Life doesn't happen to you, it happens through you. It comes

from you and reflects back to you. The image in the mirror only
changes when you change.

One of the hardest lessons in life to learn is figuring out which

bridges to cross and which to burn.

People are going to talk no matter what you do, so you might as
well give them something to talk about.

Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall

together.

We are not alone. No matter how bizarre or embarrassed or

pathetic we feel about our own situation, there will be others
out there experiencing the same emotions. When you hear
yourself say "I am all alone," it is your mind trying to sell you a
lie so you will continue to feel sorry for yourself.

Not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of

luck.

In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current

situation. Don't bring up the past.

You must see things how they are instead of how you hoped,
wished, or expected them to be.

I promise you, there will come a day when it won't matter - a

day when you will be gone. So let despair go and spend time
doing things that make you smile until then.

Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines.

Remind yourself everyday that you have everything you need. If

this thought causes a resistance in you, think even more about
it. You really do have everything you need.

Under-promise, over-prepare, and over-deliver. Not just in

business, but in every facet of your life. Not just for others but
for yourself too.

Notice and cherish life's surprises. Just because it's not what
you were expecting, doesn't mean it's not everything you've
been waiting for.

you were expecting, doesn't mean it's not everything you've
been waiting for.

Don't be afraid of making mistakes. Mistakes are valuable

experiences and great teachers. Failure is good. If you're not
failing every now and again, then you're not trying hard enough
to move ahead of yourself.

The hardest part about growing up is letting go of what you

were used to, and moving on with something you're not.

Don't forget what happened, but understand that you cannot

move forward while looking backwards.

Everyone dies, but not everyone truly lives. Have the courage to
live your life the way you want to live it.

Life is short, don't waste time worrying about what people think
of you. Hold on to the ones that care, because in the end, they
will be the only ones there.

If you want something badly, madly and repeatedly, it happens.

This has always been true for me. Dreams do come true. Believe
in your dreams. Believe in yourself. Take constant, decisive
action to achieve them.

Life is actually really simple, but we insist on making it

complicated.

You must accept the fact that life is not perfect, that people
are not perfect, that you are not perfect, and that there are all
sorts of things in this world that will disappoint you.

Nothing at all happens without risk. Everything you do and don't

do has an inherent risk.

In the end, we only regret the chances we didn't take,

relationships we were afraid to have, and the decisions we
waited too long to make.

Anyone can give up, it's the easiest thing we can do.

Learn to appreciate the things you have before time forces you
appreciate the things you once had.

Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.

All you see is that difficult turn. You won't see the open road
ahead until you make that turn.

To learn how to use a sword, one must first master when to use
a sword.

Just because one person doesn't seem to care for you, doesn't
mean you should forget about everyone else who does.

When writing the story of your life, don't let someone else hold
the pen.

Forgiveness is the key that unlocks the door of resentment and

the handcuffs of hate. It is a power that breaks the chains of
bitterness and the shackles of selfishness.

Imagine with your mind, believe with your heart, and achieve
with all your might.

Every single thing that has ever happened in your life is

preparing you for a moment that is yet to come.

If you get tricked, you shouldn't hold a grudge. Appreciate the

trick, try to understand it, learn from it and use it to your
advantage.

A true friend is someone who knows the melody of your heart

and sings it to you whenever your memory fails.

You will never become who you want to be if you keep blaming
everyone else for who you are now.

If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it,
change the way you think about it.

There are three sides to every story: His side, her side, and the
truth.

Never hate those people who are jealous of you, but respect
their jealousy, because they are the ones who think you are
amazing.

Sometimes words are not enough to make someone feel that you
care for them. Sometimes you need to make a little extra
effort.

When the pain of holding on is worse than the pain of letting go,
it is time to let go.

You may not be perfect in everything, but some things would not
be perfect without you.

When we judge or criticize another person, it says nothing

about that person; it merely says something about our own need
to be critical.

The best way to prepare for the future is to take care of the
present.

Don't ask others what the meaning of life is. Define it for
yourself.

If you want to create good things in your life, be aware, reflect,

take inventory, and make decisions. Accept the risks, challenge
yourself to exceed your goals, master your skills, and conquer
your visions. DARE TO BELIEVE in yourself and know that LIFE
IS GOOD.

What you do every day matters more than what you do every
once in a while.

One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it's
worth watching.

If men and women would search for their spiritual and mental
mates rather than allow their physical senses to govern them,
divorce would be impossible. There is nothing in this universe
that could separate a man and woman who know and share true
love.

When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of
person who can live at peace with others.

Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it.

Most great things in your life won't happen by chance, they will
happen by choice.

The most painful and worst possible types of goodbyes are the
ones that are never said, or never explained.

If you're 18 and entering college, or 22 and graduating, and

trying to figure out what you want to do with your life, think
about this: when you're 65 and retiring, what will you regret
having NOT done? Do that.

Nice people may not always finish first, but that's okay because
they haven't left as much hurt and destruction along the way.
Karma catches up with everyone eventually.

It's easy to love someone, but hard to let someone love you
back. That's the challenge of love - fighting without knowing
how to win.

I've made mistakes in my life. I've let people take advantage of

me, and I have accepted way less than I deserve. But, I've
learned from my bad choices, and even though there are some
things I can never recover and people who will never be sorry, I
now know better for next time. Next time I won't settle for
anything less than I deserve.

You will never become in the future what you are not becoming
today.

At some point, you have to make a decision. Boundaries don't

keep other people out, they fence you in. Life is messy. That's
how we're made. So, you can waste your life drawing lines. Or
you can live your life crossing them.

Dream what you want to dream, go where you want to go, be

what you want to be. Because you only have one life and one
chance to do it all.

When you say 'yes' to others, make sure you are not saying no'
to yourself.

If there is no passion in your life, then have you really lived?

Find your passion, whatever it is. Become it, and let it become
you and great things happen FOR you, TO you and BECAUSE of
you.

Live fully, love deeply, and let go with no bitterness.

The world's a playground. You know this when you're a kid, but
somewhere along the way everyone forgets it.

Deep down you know exactly what you should, could, and want to
do! Over-think it too much and you'll start to debate the initial
motivating thought, manifest unfounded fears, and create
excuses. Stop. What does your gut tell you to do? Instincts
arise from your subconscious stored knowledge, wisdom, and
your life experiences. They are a great asset. Don't battle
them. Listen to them from the start.

When you first encounter doubt, assume the best. Because

without fact or certain knowledge it is simply a figment of your
imagination that negatively controls your thoughts, limits your
behaviour, actions, and opportunities. Do you really know for
SURE? If not, WHY are you wasting time assuming or doubting?
Give yourself and others a chance.

Today is a choice. Today I choose grace over impatience,

laughter over worry, and beauty over negativity. I hope you will
join me.

If you really want to do something, you'll find a way. If you

don't, you'll find an excuse.

It's easy to assume negative things about others, get insecure

about relationships, and attribute it to yourself when suddenly
you're not getting the usual attention from others. But give
them the benefit of the doubt! Do you really know what is going
on in their life or what they are trying to manage/balance right
now? It doesn't always mean they don't care for you anymore!
Life can be hard to juggle at times. That's all.

The secret to success is no secret. Just work hard and add

more value to people's lives than anyone else does!

Whatever you're thinking about is literally like planning a future

event. When you're worrying, you are planning. When you are
appreciating, you are planning. What are you planning?

Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you

get.

When you concentrate all of your energy on what you hate, it

tends to be what you become.

The best advice I can give is to ignore most people's advice.

Follow your heart instead. Life is too short to be sidetracked by
the things everyone else wants you to do.

Don't ever go to bed angry.

Growing old is mandatory. Growing up is optional.

Just because it didn't last forever, doesn't mean it wasn't

worth your while.

Love isn't something that you find, it's something that finds
you.

You are important. No, really! It took me years to figure this

out. I'd always heard people say it, but figured they meant
someone else, someone who did more, or looked better, or was
more interesting. If you feel that way, it is not true! EVERY
person is important and adds something to the lives of those
around them. Don't ever forget that you make a difference,
even though it will sometimes be a difference you can't
perceive.

Personality is not a thing set in stone. There is very rarely a

true "I am what I am" situation. You are who you choose to be.
If you don't like how you are appearing or how you are behaving,
take the steps to change it. Look around. Who is truly standing
in your way? Most likely, it's only you.

Look at what you are doing. Ask yourself, is it important to you?

Is it important to someone else? Is it important to many people?
Is It important to the world? Is it important to all living things?
If it's not any of those, stop, and find something that is.

Stand up for what you believe in, even if it means standing alone.

You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying

there.

Happiness never comes to those who don't appreciate what they

already have.

To be upset over what you don't have, is a waste of what you do

have.

Every sixty seconds spent upset is a minute of happiness you'll

never get back.

Whenever somebody tells you that you can't do something, keep

in mind that they are speaking from within the boundaries of
their own limitations.

Don't take yourself too seriously.

A good deed is rewarded with a good deed. You will see.

If you change the way you look at things, all the things you look
at change.

The two most important days in your life are the day you were
born and the day you discover why.

If you waste all your time judging people, you won't have time to
appreciate them.

Be a Fruit Loop in a world full of Cheerios.

There are more important things in life than whatever is

bothering you today.

You don't have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body.

It's okay if nobody else understands, as long as you believe in

what you're doing.

You were born an original, don't die a copy.

You may not know why you didn't get what you wanted, but most
of the time it will eventually become clear that not getting it
was the right thing.

Don't assume negative things about people. To assume is to

guess without facts or knowledge. Others behave and
communicate differently than you for reasons you may not
understand or realize. Sometimes what you think is negatively
directed towards you, in fact, is not.

Opportunities are like sunrises - if you wait too long, you miss
them.

Sometimes during times of stress, sadness, and anger we isolate

ourselves and close off to the world. But what good does this
bring into our life? Realize that when you take action and put
yourself out there, you ALLOW new opportunities to reach you.
Think positive, be open, friendly, and EXPLORE what life can
offer you. Let the opportunities reach you! Don't sit and wait
for them to come to you. They can't get in if the door is locked.

Find something that you love - something that gets you so

excited you can't wait to get out of bed in the morning. That's
what life is all about.

If you don't take control of your life, someone else or

something else will. It's also easy to lose control. You have to
stay focused and grab it, or recover it if you lose it. It's a
constant challenge, but when you have it you feel positive about
yourself and the future. It feels great! So organize, list, and
DO! You are in charge right now. You CAN! Take control!

Don't argue with your parents or loved ones. Even though it

feels like it right now, they won't be around forever. Neither
will you.

Sometimes saying yes, when you otherwise would not, can turn
out beautifully.

You can't always help someone who doesn't want your help. It's
not your fault. So help the people you can, and accept that the
others may or may not come around.

Everybody wants to be happy. Nobody wants to feel pain, but

you can't have a rainbow without a little rain.

The past cannot be changed, forgotten, or erased. It can only

be accepted.

Every morning I say "Hello" to the future, because I'm over the
past. Do the same.

Rejection doesn't hurt, expectation does. Lying doesn't destroy,

denial does. Forgetfulness doesn't heal, forgiveness does.

Never struggle to chase love, affection, or attention. If it isn't

given freely by another person, it isn't worth having.

Most people try to add years to their life, when the real trick is
in adding more life into every year.

Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If we

were to go through our life without any obstacles, we would be
crippled. We would not be as strong as what we could have been.
Give every opportunity a chance, leave no room for regrets.

Success is spending your life in your own way.

The life you live is more important than the words you speak.

Things turn out best for people who make the best out of the
way things turn out.

Remember yesterday. Dream about tomorrow. Live today.

Consciously.

Choose the guy or girl who brings you to meet his or her
parents, not his or her bedroom.

Failure is success, if we learn from it!

Being a true friend means caring about someone enough to not

give up on them even when they have given up on them self.

Yes, it's okay. I've made mistakes too. Life didn't come with
instructions.

Most of the great times you will remember are the ones when
you stepped outside of your comfort zone and tried something
new. Those will be the memories that you tell your grandchildren
with a smile, someday.

Give yourself time to be upset, it will help you heal.

Wise old people were once young and foolish, that is how they
became wise.

Love the world, love people, love life, but most importantly, love
yourself. Love who you are and what you stand for.

Those who dance are thought to be crazy by those who don't

hear the music.

People change, things go wrong. Just remember life goes on.

Live your life the way you want to live it. Don't let other people
live it for you.

True love doesn't have a happy ending, because true love never
ends. Letting go is one way of saying, "I will love you forever."

Life is about creating yourself, not finding yourself.

I don't regret the things I've done. I regret the things I didn't
do when I had the chance.

Today is tomorrow's yesterday. Make it count.

When you were born, everyone around you was smiling while you
were crying. Live your life so that when you die everyone around
you is crying while you are smiling.

Life is a journey. It's not where you end up, but how you got
there that counts.

When you try to hold onto everything, you walk away with
nothing.

The biggest challenge in life is being yourself in a world that's

trying to make you like everyone else. Stand strong.

In life, the hardest thing and the right thing are often the
same thing.

When your candle burns low, you've got to believe that the last
light shows you something besides the progress of darkness.

Everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something, and

has lost something.

There isn't anything noble about being superior to another

person. True nobility is in being superior to the person you once
were.

People will come and go. Events will come and go. Day and night
will come and go. But a true love for yourself and others will
always remain with you.

You have to climb a mountain before you can enjoy the view.

Don't worry about tough times; just know that they will pass.
And the ones that care will want to be there to help you
through.

The only people you need in your life are the ones that need you
in theirs.

Never waste a moment, it may be the last with someone you

love.

When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, show life that you
have a thousand reasons to smile. You'll see why.

The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and
nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there
permanently if you let it. You, me, nobody is gonna hit as hard as
life. But it ain't how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can
get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and
keep moving forward. That's how winning is done. Now, if you
know what you're worth, then go out and get what you're worth.
But you gotta be willing to take the hits!

It takes one positive thought to overpower an entire array of

negative thoughts. People who are able to find the one positive
point in negative situations are the ones who never give up.

Giving up and moving on are two very different things.

Don't lower yourself to other people's standards. Raise them to

your standards!

Silence is often the loudest cry. Pay attention to those you care
about.

Some relationships are like glass. It's better to leave it broken,

than to hurt yourself more by trying to put it back together.

Key things to live by: 1) Don't say "I love you" if you don't mean
it. 2) Don't say "I understand" if you have no clue. 3) Don't say
"I'm sorry" if you're not. 4) Be honest with yourself and your
loved ones. Lies help no one in the long run.

No matter what you do in life, always put your heart in it. Live
your life without regret; learn to trust yourself.

As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn't
supposed to ever let you down probably will. You will have your
hear broken probably more than once. You too will break some
hearts so remember how it felt when yours was broken. You'll
fight with your best friend. You'll blame new loves for things an
old one did. You'll cry because time is passing too fast, and
you'll eventually lose someone you love. So take too many
pictures, laugh too much and love like you've never been hurt.
Don't be afraid that your life will end, be afraid that it will
never begin. Life is too short to let it pass by. Live it to the
fullest!

The regrets of yesterday and the fear of tomorrow are the

greatest tragedies of life.

You don't always realize you're loving the wrong person until
someone makes you notice the difference.

Happiness is enjoying the small things in life all while chasing

after the big ones.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the

strong.

Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself

to be their option.

It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return, but what

hurts even more is to love someone and never find the courage
to let the person know how you feel.

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the
way.

Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet

voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow."

It always amazes me to see people making a decision to never

forgive. It's like trying to punish their tormentors by harming
themselves.

Don't criticize anybody until you take a look in the mirror and
realize all the imperfections you have.

You will never know true happiness until you have truly loved,
and you will never understand what pain really is until you have
lost it.

Part of being wise is knowing what to overlook.

Don't try to be everything to everyone. Be everything to

someone.

Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the
same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller,
Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci,
Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.

The search for happiness is sometimes the main reason for

unhappiness. Accept and appreciate things now, and you'll find
more happiness in every moment you live

There are people who have money and people who are rich. But
they're not always the same people.

Don't let your ears witness what your eyes didn't see, or let
your mouth speak what your heart doesn't feel.

We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves

strong. The amount of work is the same.

Sometimes you cannot believe what you see, you have to believe
what you feel. And if you are ever going to have other people
trust you, you must feel that you can trust them too.

Letting go is not forgetting, it's remembering without fear.

It's not what you are going to do, it's what you are doing now
that counts.

Mistakes make you think. They make you realize what you had,
what you've lost and what you've taken for granted. They make
you realize that sometimes there are no next times, no time
outs and no second chances.

Efficiency is doing things right. Effectiveness is doing the right

things. Success is doing the right things, right, right now.

The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving

someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.

Always do your best. Your best is going to change from moment

to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed
to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you
will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse, and regret.

A real person is not perfect, and a perfect person is not real.

An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind ' , so give without
expecting to receive in return, and always go about things with
only good intentions.

Don't choose the one who is beautiful to the world, choose the
one who makes your world beautiful.

It's not what you achieve in life that defines you; it's what you
overcome to achieve it.

If you love someone, tell them. Forget about the rules or the
fear of looking ridiculous. What is really ridiculous is passing up
on an opportunity to tell someone that your heart is invested in
them.

We don't always need advice. Sometimes all we need is a hand to

hold, an ear to listen, and a heart to understand.

Accept what comes to you totally and completely so that you can
appreciate it, learn from it, and then let it go.

Most of our everyday problems in life arise for one of two

reasons: 1) We act without thinking. 2) We keep thinking
without acting.

It is a little step and a lot of courage that marks the difference

between an opportunity and a great experience.

Wars are fought in battles, and the only war we should be

fighting is the war against hate. So fight your pain and struggles
on a day to day basis. Don't allow a hurtle to conquer you, and
don't be discouraged when you don't conquer it in one day. And
love. Always love.

We're not here to live up to each other's expectations. We're

here to live up to our own expectations.

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a

kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest
act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life
around.

When humour is being used as a weapon, look closer - it's most

likely being used as a shield

Be impeccable with your word. Speak with integrity. Say only

what you mean. Avoid using your word to speak against yourself
or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the
direction of truth and love.

If you have faith and believe everything happens for a reason, it

will make the really tough moments in your life mentally easier
to handle. Do good. Help others. Be positive. And ride out the
tough time. Something good is on the horizon if things aren't
going right, right now. Life always balances itself out.

A silent hug means a thousand words to the unhappy heart.

Why worry about tomorrow or what people think? Today is

today. This is your life, not theirs. Focus on the moment. Focus
on DOING and go for it! Why does the future weigh so heavy on
your mind when it's today right now? YOU control the direction
and pace of your future. Tomorrow doesn't exist yet! So stop
assuming already!

Your REAL religion is the way you act when the religious sermon
is over.

Not until you push yourself to the limit and then past that, will
you begin to realize exactly what you are capable of handling
physically and mentally. Yes it's scary, hard, and exhausting. But
when you challenge yourself, and strive to work harder than you
ever have at the beginning of each day, when you finally stop to
rest, you'll be more positive than anxious about your future!

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to

success. If you love what you are doing, you are successful.

If you want to see a real miracle, look in the mirror.

I may not be the most beautiful, smartest, most accomplished,

most perfect, or first choice. But, I am a great choice. I won't
pretend to be someone I'm not, because I'm happy just being
me. I might not be proud of some things I've done in the past,
but I am proud of who I am today, and I VALUE you for who
YOU are today. Now take me as I am, for the positive, or watch
me walk away!

Recipe for a happy life: Training yourself to live in the present

without regretting the past or fearing the future.

Don't take anything personally. Nothing others do is because of

you. What others say and do is a projection of their own dream.
When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you
won't be the victim of needless suffering.

If you didn't see it with your own eyes or hear it with your own
ears, don't think it with your small mind and spread it with your
big mouth! :)

I found love, lost it, found it, lost it and then I found it once
again. Each time what I found was more perfect than the last.
Everyone suffers in life at some point. The key is using learning,
experience, reflection, change, and choice. When you apply this
wisdom to your future choices and actions, YOU MOVE
FORWARD in life, not backwards. You become stronger, more
self confident, and wiser.

You are the person you believe yourself to be.

To over-think about love and positive life possibilities is

uplifting, energizing, and motivating. To over-think about
negative situations and problems is depressing, exhausting, and
paralyzing. Your brain can only focus on ONE set of thoughts at
a time. One set makes you feel worse, one better! Decide today
which set you want to focus on.

Don't make assumptions. Find the courage to ask questions and

to express what you really want. Communicate with others as
clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness, and
drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely
transform your life.

Obstacles don't have to stop you. Yes they may slow you down,
but that's just part of life. Everyone deals with obstacles. You
just have to keep moving, even if it's frustrating, or a sudden
weight on your shoulders. Nothing is easy. We all have to work
hard to conquer, achieve, and find success and happiness. Stay
determined. Don't let them stop you from moving forward!

The key to power, strength, and motivation, is using all the

negativity around you to empower you, rather than letting it
tear you down. Every time someone doubts you, or doesn't trust
or believe in you, relax. Use it to empower you to DO! It's
amazing what you can do with a little negative encouragement.
Say: "YES I CAN! I WILL! WATCH ME! Then go for it! Full
force! With a big smile.

Don't grumble because roses have thorns. Be thankful that

thorns have roses.

If people don't like you because you are different, just be

thankful that you are different from them.

The easiest way to not get hurt is to not care, but that's one of
the hardest things to do.

Someday, when you look back at your tears, you will laugh. And
when you look back at certain happy moments, you will cry.

Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who
treat you right and ignore the ones who don't.

Cherish your youth. You will never be any younger than you are
at this very moment.

The quickest way to find love is to give love.

Ignore all hatred and criticism. Live for what you create, and
die protecting it.

If you want to live a happy life, tie yourself to your goals, not to
people or things.

There's no need to rush. If something is meant to be, it will

happen. In the right time, with the right person, and for the
best reason.

You may have experienced a setback, but when you live

righteously, life lines everything up, balances things out, and
helps you bounce back.

You deserve to be with somebody who makes you happy.

Somebody who doesn't complicated your life, somebody who
won't hurt you.

Life can either be accepted or changed. If it is not accepted, it

must be changed. If it cannot be changed, then it must be
accepted.

When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare

or compete, everybody will respect you.

Beauty gets the attention but personality gets the heart.

Life is never going to be perfect and you need to realize that.

People you thought you knew are going to turn into strangers.
The one you thought you loved may be the person you hate the
most someday. You're going to be happy and you're going to fall.
You need to know life isn't perfect and that's what makes it
best of all. Live your life for today and don't forget to believe
in yourself.

Someone will always be prettier. Someone will always be

smarter. Someone will always be younger. But they will never be
you.

Even the worst mistakes were meant to be made. Don't dwell on

the past, but live looking forward. There's always a light at the
end of the road.

Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but of looking

outward together in the same direction.

If you tell the truth, it becomes a part of your past. If you lie,
it becomes a part of your future.

We may love the wrong person and cry for the wrong reasons.
But one thing is for sure, these mistakes help us find the right
person.

The best feeling in the world is finally knowing you took a step
in the right direction, a step towards the future where
everything that you never thought was possible, is possible.

Fall in love when you're ready, not when you're lonely.

Follow your heart, but don't forget to take your brain with you.

Life is like an ocean. It can be calm and still or rough and rigid.
But in the end it's always beautiful.

The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly

themselves and not to twist them to fit our own image.
Otherwise, we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in
them.

Relationships are about two individuals who maintain their own

lives and create another one together.

Life is like a party. You invite a lot of people; some go, some join
you, some laugh with you, some didn't come. But in the end,
after the fun, there would be a few who would clean up the mess
with you. And most of the time, those were the uninvited ones.

If you get the opportunity to spend time with someone, and you
know it will be the last time - don't hold anything back, because
if you do, you will always regret it.

I never knew how much love my heart could hold until a certain
someone called me 'mommy.'

Always wanting what's best for someone, even if it doesn't

include you. That's what true love is.

Each second that passes is another moment to turn it all around.

Next time you're stressed, take a step back, inhale and laugh.
Remember who you are and why you're here. You're never given
anything in this world that you can't handle. Be strong, be
flexible, love yourself, and love others. Always remember, just
keep moving forward.

Love is living your own life, but sharing it. It's forgiveness. It's
making a million mistakes and turning them into learning
experiences. Love is patience, optimism, and sometimes it's a
simple hug when there is nothing left to say.

When you're struggling with something, look at all the people

around you and realize that every single person you see is
struggling with something, and to them, it's just as hard as what
you're going through.

What you do today IS important because you are exchanging a

day of your life for it.

If you don't value yourself, you won't value your time. If you
don't value your time, you won't do anything with it.

Making a million friends is not a miracle. The miracle is to make

a friend who will stand by you when millions are against you.

Just smile like you mean it. Laugh like you can't stop. Don't care
what others think anymore. Be you. Trust me, you will live a
much happier life.

Live the life you want to live. Be the person you want them to
remember. Make decisions and make mistakes. And if you die
trying, at least you tried.

We say we love flowers, yet we pluck them. We say we love

trees, yet we cut them down. And people still wonder why some
are afraid when told they are loved

Everything is going to be alright, maybe not today but

eventually. Hope is a driving factor in helping us stay on course
in life. It may feel as though it comes and goes, but in reality
there is always hope. There is always a chance for something
else to happen, and you need to have faith that it will.

If you expect the world to be fair with you because you are
fair, you're fooling yourself. That's like expecting the lion not
to eat you because you didn't eat him.

Judge me based on who you know me to be; not what other

people tell you to see.

Life is not the amount of breaths you take, but the moments
that take your breath away.

Being able to wait is a sign of true love and patience. Anyone can
say he/she loves you, but not everyone will wait for you.

Insecure people try to make you feel smaller. Confident people

love to see you walk taller.

7 rules to a better life: 1) Never hate. 2) Don't worry. 3) Live

simply. 4) Expect a little. 5) Give a lot. 6) Always smile. 7) Live
with love.

Let us remember that we can't force anyone to love us. We

can't beg someone to stay when they want to leave and be with
someone else. This is what love is all about. However, the end of
love is not the end of life. It should be the beginning of
understanding that love leaves for a reason, but never leaves
without a lesson.

Give, but don't allow yourself to be used. Listen to others, but

don't lose your own voice.

Sometimes your heart will sink when you realize you weren't
paranoid after all. You were 100% right.

Sometimes it's ok to admit you're not ok.

The smallest act of kindness is grander than the grandest

intention.

I've learned that HATING is an emotional disease. So for those

who hate me, I tell them to 'GET WELL SOON!'

True words are not always pretty and pretty words are not
always true.

Don't take things too personally. Rarely do people do things

because of you. They do things because of them.

The most courageous thing you can do is think for yourself.

Stay determined and don't let obstacles stop you from moving
forward! You will eventually get there! But you must keep taking
steps and doing. One step at a time if needed. Stopping will
waste your time and cause you focus on something negative.
Distracting you! So just keep moving and stay focused.

You need to make peace with your own memories. We have all
done things and been through situations that make us cringe.

Fate is what we are given. Destiny is what we make of it.

Sometimes it takes a lot of courage to simply be yourself.

No matter how long you have traveled in the wrong direction,

you always have the choice to turn around.

Hurt people hurt people. If someone is hurting you, they are

most likely hurting inside.

The more we understand about ourselves and what we want, the

less we let things upset us.

Life comes with no guarantees, no timeouts, no second chances.

You just have to live life to the fullest, tell someone what they
mean to you, let your voice be heard, dance in the pouring rain,
hold someone's hand, comfort a friend, fall asleep watching the
sun come up, stay up late, be a flirt, and smile until your face
hurts. These are the small moments the make life worth living.

YOU can choose your thoughts the same way you choose what
clothes you wear every day. This is a power you CAN cultivate.
If you want to control things in your life, work on your mind.

Whatever your circumstance, there IS a way through it.

You have the power to move forward no matter what obstacles

block your path. You have the power to live up to your highest
vision of how your life can be. You have the power to follow and
reach your dreams. You have all this power because you have the
CHOICE. In each moment you can choose what you think, what
to say, and WHO YOU WANT TO BE!

To be beautiful means to be yourself.

The dreams in your heart are previews of your future as long as

you hold fast to them and never let them go until they are here.

Sometimes it's hard to see the wonderful opportunities life

offers until you are looking back at them.

No matter what happens, no matter how far you seem to be

away from where you want to be, never stop believing that you
will somehow make it. Have a unrelenting belief that things will
work out, that the long road has a purpose, that the things that
you desire may not happen today, but they will happen. Persist
and persevere, your desired path remains possible.

Choose your relationships wisely. It's better to be alone than to

be in bad company.

The easiest way to fail is to simply fail to try.

Tears will earn you sympathy from others. Sweat will change
your circumstances. Use your discontent to fuel your motivation
to make a positive change in your life.

Thinking too long about doing something is often the reason it

never gets done.

Don't be scared of death. Be scared of a life you never lived

because you were too scared to take action.

You know you've found true love when you catch yourself falling
in love with the same person over and over again.

There is no truly safe path.

Smile! It increases your face value... in everything you do.

Everybody's human. Everybody makes mistakes. If you laugh it

off and keep going and try to give it your best the next time
around, people will respect for it and you will earn another
chance to get it right.

Some people think life just 'is what it is', but really life is how
you deal with it.

If you attach yourself to the negative behavior of others you

bring yourself down to their level.

Life is way shorter than it feels right now. Those who go on

postponing, go on missing.

Be yourself! Everyone else is already taken. -Albert Einstein

Remember, you must give to get. But it's not an eye for an eye.
Don't wait to give. You sometimes must give twice as much
without expectations to eventually get something positive in
return. The more you give, the more you eventually get. It's an
investment in generosity, helping, and faith which attracts good
things back.

Never give up. There is no such thing as an ending - just a new

beginning. I think everyone at some point goes through that one
moment where they think "Oh, I can't do this". But you know
what? You can. No matter how close you are to the edge, no
matter how badly you feel like giving up, or think it's best to do
so rather than have to put up with the pain - don't. Don't lose
hope. Things will get better.

Don't carry your mistakes around with you. Instead, place them
under your feet and use them as stepping stones.

Have you ever thought about how much your actions mean to
someone? Maybe that smile you gave to a stranger today made
their bad day better. Maybe that hello you gave to a classmate
today made them realize people actually notice and care for
them. Maybe that money you gave to a homeless man today made
him think in the good the world has to offer again. Maybe
hanging out with someone today made them forget all their
problems for awhile. Keep it up.

When you're comfortable in your own skin, even your flaws look
beautiful.

Sometimes, when you loose something precious, you're not really

loosing it, but passing it along to someone else.

Life is like a camera lens. Focus only on what's important and

you will capture it perfectly

Never give up on something that you can't go a day without

thinking about.

Everything in life has a beautiful ending. If it's not beautiful,

then it's not the end, it's just the beginning of something more
beautiful.

Every success makes you grow strong, because it teaches you

what to do. But every failure makes you stronger because it
teaches you what not to do.

Be deaf when people tell you that you can't fulfill your dreams.

When we find truth inside ourselves, its hard not to run away.
But we must capture and embrace it if we truly wish to live our
lives.

It may be difficult, but DON'T let ANYONE bring you down.

Love waits for one thing, the right moment. Patience is bitter,
but it bears sweet fruit.

Sometimes you have to be strong for yourself. What's meant to

be will end up good and what's not - won't. Love is worth
fighting for, but sometimes you can't be the only one fighting.
At times, people need to fight for you. If they don't, you just
have to move on and realize what you gave them was more than
they were willing to give you.

We cannot do great things. We can only do little things with

greatness.

Act as if what you do makes a difference. And it will.

Never go through life thinking you aren't beautiful, or talented,

or worth something, because negative thoughts can literally be
the death of you. It gets better.

Being normal is overrated. Its people's quirks that make them

unique. Never lose who you are.

Love comes to those who still hope even though they've been
disappointed, to those who still believe even though they've
been betrayed, to those for whom love still heals, even though
they've been hurt.

If someone tells you, 'You can't' they really mean, 'I can't.'

Love means giving someone the chance to hurt you, but trusting
them not to.

Accept yourself just the way you are. You are you and that is
the beginning and the end... no apologies, no regrets.

No amount of money will make you happy if you aren't happy

with yourself.

Happiness formula = Do YOUR best and feel good about it. /

Unhappiness formula = Compare yourself to others.

When something good falls apart, it is so something great can

fall together, even if its not clear at the moment where life is
taking us. Never forget to keep pushing on.

Life is limited, love is not. So don't let time be the master of

your heart.

Change is not something we must do, it's something we must

accept.

Every moment of your life, including this one right now, is a

fresh start.

Don't put up with the things you can change. Change them!

Let us not get too busy in life to stop and recognize the
miracles happening all around us every day.

Learn from the past, set intelligent goals for the future, and
live in the only moment of time you have any control over: NOW.

Opportunity does not always knock. Sometimes it presents itself

only when you open the door first.

Don't try to be better than anyone else. Try to be better than

you ever thought you could be.

You're only as tall as your heart will let you be, and you're only
as small as the world will make you seem.

Age doesn't matter. What matters most is how you age, and how
you spend the time in between.

Always forgive people and move on, even if they never ask for
your forgiveness. Don't do it for them - do it for yourself.

Life is not about winning or losing, it's about continual growth.

Achievement, failure and the path to these two teach you
valuable lessons, which contribute to your personal growth. No
matter what you do, you grow in one way or another.

I now realize my past failures actually paved the foundation for

the understandings that have built the lifestyle I now enjoy
daily.

Everything is a life lesson. Everyone you meet, everything you

encounter, etc. They're all part of the learning experience we
call 'life.' Never forget to acknowledge the lesson, especially
when things don't go your way. If you don't get a job that you
wanted or a relationship doesn't work, it only means something
better is out there waiting. And the lesson you just learned is
the first step towards it.

Choosing to have a positive attitude directly determines how you

are going to live your life.

Don't allow negative circumstances to destroy you. Learn from

your experiences and surround yourself with people who will lift
you up and show you the road to success.

Try every day to learn something new and be kind to those

around you.

Happiness is not the fulfillment of what you wish for, but the
appreciation of what you already have.

Do not judge others by your own past. They are living a

different life than you are. What might be good for one person
may not be good for another. What might be bad for one person
might change another person's life for the better. Allow people
to make their own mistakes or their own decisions.

Lots of people know how, but few people actually do it. And
these few are the people we call successful.

When you do important things, act like the world is watching

you.

Dreams can come true if you take the time to think about what
you want in life, and then pursue it with every bit of strength
you have inside you.

Pick one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream
of it, live by it. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of
your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea
alone. This is the way we bring dreams to life.

If you don't go after what you want, you'll never get it. If you
don't ask the question, the answer will always be no.' If you
don't take a step forward, you're always going to be in the same
place. Life is full of choices. These choices are yours to make.

When someone is saying something about you that you don't

like, take a minute to truly reflect. If it is true, now that you
realize it you can fix it. If it is a lie, if you live your life true to
your character, everyone will know it is a lie.

Change the things that you have the power to change. No one
can do it better than you. And do it now. Stop waiting for the
perfect moment. There is no perfection. There is a beautiful
imperfection that you must see and try to accept... to make the
best of it.

Spend time with people who help you love yourself more.

I have learned that life is constantly testing us for our level of

commitment, and that life's greatest rewards are reserved for
those who demonstrate a never-ending commitment to push
forward even when times are tough.

The only difference between an obstacle and an opportunity is

your attitude.

If you love someone, show it!

The two greatest days in your life: The day you were born and
the day you prove to yourself why you were born.

People who can sense the sorrow behind your smile, the love
behind your anger, and the meaning behind your silence are your
true friends in life.

Relationships are never 50/50. You can't always feel 50%, life is
too unpredictable for that. So on the days you can only give
20%, the other must give 80%. It's never been about balancing
in the middle, it's about balancing where you need it most, and
being willing to give more when the one you love can't help but
give a little less.

It is better to deserve recognition and never get it than to

never deserve it at all.

Circumstances are sometimes difficult to change, but by

changing yourself you automatically change the effects of the
circumstances. And that's something you can do anytime.

The grass is always greener in the areas where you water it.

Stop looking back at the door shutting behind you before you
walk past the door opening in front of you.

Clever people try to change the world. Wise people change

themselves.

Don't mix bad words with your bad mood. You will have many
opportunities to change a mood, but you will never get the
opportunity to replace the words you spoke.

Some things in life we may never understand, but it is the

lessons we learn from the things we go through that make us
stronger person.

When you resist change, you resist growth. And if you never
grow, you never really live.

When you choose to see the good in others, you end up finding
the good in yourself.

It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really

are.

There will be two dates on your tombstone. Everyone is going to

be looking at them, but all that's going to matter is that little
dash in between them.

People will hate you, rate you, shake you and break you. But how
strong you stand is what makes you.

Never regret anything. The moment you do is the moment you

stop learning from the mistake.

Little things can be enjoyed. Little things can make a big

difference. Be careful what you step over.

Life is short, live it. Love is rare, grab it. Anger is bad, dump it.
Fear is awful, face it. Memories are sweet, cherish it.

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of

everything; they just make the most of everything that comes
their way.

Life is going to find a million ways to try to knock you down, and
sometimes the blows just keep coming. Always, always, stand up
and fight life right back.

Growing older doesn't mean you have to completely grow up.

Things that push you to do wrong things: lack of patience, hope

& empathy; anger, jealousy, hate, fear, selfishness,
stubbornness. Learn to avoid, understand and control them when
they show up!

Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to begin. Beginning

makes the conditions perfect.

Live for others. You are increasing your good days by doing so.

Quit confining yourself with who you once were. BE YOU

TODAY! Fully. In this moment. Independent of what others may
or may not expect from you.

With a good idea, determination, and the right tools, anything is

possible.

The only place where your goals and dreams are impossible is
inside your own head.

When you come back for something or someone, do it because

you're incomplete without that something or someone. Don't do
it just for the sake not being alone.

Don't hold on because you think there will be no one else. There
will always be someone else. You've got to believe you are worth
more than being repeatedly hurt by someone who doesn't really
care and believe that someone will see what you are really worth
and treat you the way you should be treated.

A little laughter is often a big success.

There have been lots of ups and downs, but ultimately, at the
end of the day, that's what makes you who you are. We all know
how to laugh, we all know how to love back. We all know
heartbreak, but the world keeps moving, and we keep moving
along with it. And everything we experience helps us realize how
beautiful life really is.

Never sacrifice who you are, just because someone else has a
problem with it.

Finding a companion isn't about trying to transform yourself

into the perfect image of what you think they want. It's about
being exactly who you are and then finding a person who
appreciates that.

Your best friends are the ones who first to come in your mind
when you want to share something with someone.

The sky isn't always blue. The sun doesn't always shine. So it's
okay to fall apart sometimes. Don't be scared, you don't need to
pretend that everything is fine. Let it go, cry if you must, fall
apart, go on. Let it drain you. Pour out everything, let your heart
mourn, let it hurt until it hurt no more. And once you gain
strength, stand up again, dry the tears, pick up the pieces and
live again. And see how it molds you into a stronger you.

If someone really loves you, they will never give you a reason to
doubt it. But whatever the situation maybe, don't ever be cold
to someone you care about. Indifference and unanswerable
question hurts more than angry words.

You deserve to wear a smile in your heart. Not because of what

you have or what you do, but because of who you are. Yes, you
are changing each day, but you are always amazing just as you
are.

Feelings change. People change. Time keeps rolling. So don't sit

there crying about the past when you could be creating your own
happiness. A smile is a choice, not a miracle.

All trials are not the reason to give up, but a challenge to
improve ourselves. Our pain is not an excuse to back out, but an
inspiration to move on.

We're all in this together. We must keep an eye out for one
another and make an effort to encourage and help one another.

Pain is a part of life. Sometimes it's a big part, and sometimes

not. But either way, it's a part of the big puzzle, the great
game. Pain does two things: It teaches you and tells you that
you're alive. Then it passes away and leaves you changed. It
leaves you wiser, sometimes. Sometimes it leaves you stronger.
Either way, pain leaves its mark. Everything important that will
ever happen to you in life is going to involve pain in some way.

Falling in love is not a choice. To stay in love is.

To those who have lost hope, I understand how rough things are
right now. I just want to let you know that things will get
better, I promise. Keep holding on just a little bit longer. I know
you feel like nobody really cares. You're wrong, stop denying it.
I care, otherwise I wouldn't be writing this. You're not alone,
we may be miles away but we're all going through the same
things. Please keep holding on.

We must learn to balance work and play. Too much of either

ends up creating stress that no one needs in their life.

Detach from all unhealthy relationships and attach

wholeheartedly forever to all those without whom your life is
meaningless.

Someone else doesn't have to be wrong for you to be right.

You don't always have to pretend to be strong, there is no need

to prove all the time that everything is going well. You shouldn't
be concerned about what other people are thinking, cry if you
need to, it's good to cry out all your tears. Because only then
you will be able to smile again. Sometimes, it's okay to fall apart
for a little while.

True happiness comes from within yourself, not from someone

else. Don't make the mistake of waiting on someone or
something to come along and make you happy.

If you don't love someone, don't lead them on. If you do, don't
hold anything back.

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a

victim. Accept no one's definition of your life, define yourself.
Whoever you are, wherever you may end up, always be proud of
who you are and what you stand for. Even when it seems
impossible to do so. You are special. Be Special.

Sometimes you love, and you learn, and you move on. And that's
okay.

You can't change what's done, you can't go back in time, you
can't try to change the hurt feelings or mend the broken
hearts. All you can do is learn from your mistakes, and hope you
will never regret anything as much as you do now.

There is a difference between giving up and letting go. Giving up

is sacrificing what was rightfully yours, letting go is forgetting
what was never yours. We can't gain if we can't let go. There's
no love without tears, there's no happiness without sacrifice,
and there's no forever without goodbye. It's not giving up, it's
more like... letting go.

Do not look back and grieve over the past for it is gone. Live in
the present and make it so beautiful that it will worth looking
back at. Like Katy Perry said 'no regrets, just love'. If it's
good, it's gonna be wonderful. If it's bad, it's gonna be an
experience.

The real purpose of our existence is not to make a living, but to

make a life - a worthy, well-rounded, useful life.

Missing someone isn't about how long it has been since you've
seen them or the amount of time since you've talked. It's about
that very moment when you're doing something and wishing they
were right there with you.

Never give up. There is no such thing as an ending. Just a new

beginning. I think everyone at some point, goes through that one
moment where they think "Oh God, I can't do this". But you
know what? You can.

It's okay to cry, it's okay to be sad about it. It's okay to miss
him, and it's okay to wish you did something differently. But
never blame yourself for how things turned out. Never tell
yourself you can't do better, and never tell yourself this is end
of the road. Fate has a time and place for all of us and nothing
you can do or say will change that. Sure, it's okay to fall, but
it's never okay to stay down.

We are all weird in some way. Except it, appreciate it, don't
hide it.

For those suffering through bullying, I've been there. I almost

killed myself because of it. But i relized that i am better than
them. I could rise above it. And i did. My friends stuck with me
and i could always turn to them and my mom. I didn't relize how
good i had it until it was almost gone. You are better than the
people trying to hurt you. You are loved. You are beautiful. Don't
think you are trash. Dont belive them.

"Always, always, be happy doing what you are doing. If you are
not happy, no matter how well you do it, leave it. It truly is all
about the happy part." I wrote this quote after a near fatal
accident. I was given a second chance by the Grace of God - I
walked away from a high paying position to pursue a dream and I
can't imagine ever going back. Don't wait for an accident to help
you realize all about happiness - I pray you understand it now.

Sometimes mistakes are unavoidable. Learn to forgive yourself.

It's better to know and be disappointed than to never know and

always wonder.

Never do something permanently foolish just because you are

temporarily upset.

Often the hardest thing and the right thing are the same thing.

Sad? Later you will be happy. Crying? Later you will smile.
Because for every action in life there's an opposite reaction. So
hold on, things will be better soon.

If someone won't lift a finger to see you and spend time with
you, it's time for you to lift five fingers and wave goodbye.

If people are trying to bring you down, it only means that you
are above them.

Don't start your day with the broken pieces of yesterday. Every
day is a fresh start. Each day is a new beginning. Every morning
we wake up is the first day of the rest of our life.

You are capable of loving and of being loved. You deserve

nothing less. You are not perfect. There may be parts of you
that you would change if you could, but accept that some things
cannot be changed. This acceptance isn't easy, but it makes you
a stronger person. Try your best not to dwell on your
imperfections. Instead, try to see them as just part of a
beautiful whole. The same things that make you different make
you beautiful.

Never under-estimate your power to make a positive change in

yourself, and never over-estimate your power to make any kind
of change in others.

When I was nine years old my farther was diagnosed with

cancer. Now, eight years later, he is still here living strong. The
moral is never give up hope. Cancer or any other life-threatening
condition is not the end, its only the beginning of a new
challenge.

Trust me, in the end you will not regret the things you have
done nearly as much as the things you have left undone.

Crying doesn't make us weak; it shows that there's still some

strength and passion left inside of us.

Every morning you are faced with two choices: You can aimlessly
stumble through the day not knowing what's going to happen and
worry about it. Or you can go through the day directing your
own life and making your own decisions and destiny.

Surround yourself with people who make you better.

You might get to the point where you want to give up, to stop
fighting, to stop believing in yourself and others. But every day
is new, every breath is another moment of your life, another
chance. There's always another chance as long as there's
another breath left in you.

Someday everything will make perfect sense, so laugh at the

confusion, smile through the tears and know that everything
happens for a reason.

There are parts of a ship which taken by themselves would sink.

The engine would sink. The propeller would sink. But when the
parts of a ship are built together, they float. So, with the
events of my life, some have been tragic, some have been happy,
but when they are built together, they form a craft that floats
and is going some place, and I am comforted. -- Ralph Sockman

You can't make the same mistake twice. The second time you
make it, it's no longer a mistake, it's a choice.

You have to be patienet. The opportunities you've been waiting

for WILL eventually present themselves. Just be patient
because in the end, it will all be so worth it.

Speak properly, apologize rapidly, forgive quickly - evolve your

being and inspire others.

I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying
to please everybody. -Bill Cosby

I would rather be disliked for who I am than liked for what I am

not.

Keep smiling, because life is beautiful and there is so much to

smile about. The sun's going to shine, and the rain's going to
fall, and in the end you might get burnt or wet, but hey, that's
life. So dance in the puddles and bathe in the sun, and at the
end of the day, smile. Everything's going to be all right.

A laugh changes everything, at least for a moment. That's

because you can't feel two emotions at once. One will always
trump the other. So do something that makes you laugh, or that
makes others laugh. Focus on and force the laughs! It's the
most priceless gift... besides love.

Let go of things that you are not supposed to hold on to. They
made you happy once, but maybe this time, they'll make someone
happier.

Be thankful for the bad things in life. For they open your eyes
to the good things you weren't paying attention to before.

The end will justify the pain it took to get there. So hang in
there through the rain, and know that beauty will emerge from
the pain.

Take a second out to think about this: in your life you search
and search for the right person for you. Every time you break
up with someone you get one step closer to that person. You
should look at moving on as getting closer to meeting the one.

Sometimes you just have to forget how you feel, remember

what you deserve, and keep pushing forward.

Life is a series of journeys. Allow each step to be a teachable

moment.

Be the friend that you want to have.

NO' is not a negative word. Sometimes, saying NO' can save you
from life's greatest pains.

If you judge a book by its cover, you limit the possibilities and
relationships that could one day be willing to love, support, and
boost you. The outside doesn't define us. That's something we
have no control over. What defines who we really are and
inspires others, is our personality, hard work, positive behavior,
compassion, and love.

Enjoy the little things, because one day you may look back and
discover they were the big things.

If you think you can do it or you think you can't do it, you're
right. -Henry Ford

Your life's story is the sum of all your choices.

People hold on to memories because, unlike people, they never

change. So make them great!

A poem my dad used to recite to me: "You have to take the good
with the bad, smile with the sad, love what you got and
remember what you had, always forgive, but never forget, learn
from your mistakes, but never regret, people change, things go
wrong, just remember, life goes on."

It's much harder to change the length of your life than it is to

change the depth of it.

Take a chance and never let go. Risk everything. You've got
nothing to lose. Don't worry so much. Cry in the rain and speak
out loud. Say what you want and love who you desire. Be yourself
and not what others want to see. Never blame anyone else if you
get hurt because you took the risk and decided who was worth
the while.

Loving others means allowing them to be themselves.

Failure should be your teacher, not your undertaker.

Until you accept who you are inside, you will never be content
with what you have on the outside.

If you have faith and believe everything happens for a reason, it

will make the really tough moments in your life mentally easier
to handle. Do good, help others, be positive, and ride out the
tough times. Something good is on the horizon if things aren't
going right. :)

To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover the prisoner

was you.

Never use a lack of time as an excuse. There is always time, the

subject was simply not high enough on your priority list.

One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it is
worth watching.

The only people who truly know your story are the ones that
helped you write it. These are the people who should matter
most to you.

We rarely see the things the way they are. We see things the
way WE are.

Be fearless when it comes to life, and careless when it comes to

what people say or think about you.

EVERYONE makes mistakes. If you can't forgive others, don't

expect others to forgive you.

In dreams and in love there are no impossibilities.

Don't get stuck on the one thing that ruins your day. Smile and
be happy. Life is too short to waste on negativity.

Let us always meet each other with smile, for a smile is the
beginning of love.

Challenge your own assumptions. They were built in the past and
directly affect your future. Like anything else, they need to be
cleaned up from time to time.

Success involves risk. Period. You can't make it to second base

with your foot on first.

You will get lied to. It happens because not everyone is an

honest person. Just know who they are and let them fade out of
your life becuase if they cant be honest with you then they
arent worth kepping. Be honest as much as you can and you will
attract honest, true friends.

Be true to yourself always. The worst person you can decieve is

you. Whatever happens in life you need to be able to look in the
mirror and respect YOU.

It's okay to not really want a boyfriend or girlfriend in high

school and college and to focus on school instead.

Life is about trusting your feelings, taking chances, finding

happiness, learning from the past, and realizing everything
changes.

No matter how many quotes you read, song lyrics you hear, or
how much you write your heart out, sometimes words just can't
describe how you feel.

Good relationships don't just happen; they take time, patience

and two people who truly want to work to be together.

Regardless of how filthy your past has been, your future is still
spotless.

Change is the only permanent thing in life.

You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying

there.

Things change, friends leave, and life doesn't stop for anybody.

You change for two reasons. Either you learn enough that you
want to or you've been hurt enough that you have to.

I've learned that my best friends and I can do anything, or

nothing, and have the best time.

Each second that passes is another moment to turn it all around.

Somebody can't help everybody, but everybody can help

somebody.

Never reject any experience in your life, because good

experiences give us happiness and bad experiences teach us
lessons. Both are essential in life.

Life stops when you stop dreaming, hope ends when you stop
believing, love ends when you stop caring, friendship ends when
you stop sharing.

People who hate others don't really hate others, they hate
themselves.

While you're busy looking for the perfect person, you'll

probably miss the imperfect person who could make you
perfectly happy.

Always laugh when you can. It's the cheapest medicine.

Whatever makes you feel bad, leave it. Whatever makes you
smile, keep it.

Your fear can only survive if you let it.

Being open to new ideas is more important than being right.

Learn to love yourself first, instead of loving the idea of other

people loving you.

You have to take the good times with the bad times and know
that things are going to change and keep changing. It's you who
has to grow and adapt. It won't always be easy, but in the end
with will be worth your while.

Hold your head high, stick your chest out. You can make it. Yes,
it gets dark at times, but morning always comes. So go slowly,
but keep going.

You never lose by loving. You lose by holding back. Nothing in

this world is impossible until you refuse to give it a chance.

Free your heart from hatred. Free your mind from worries. Live
simply. Give more. Expect less. Smile when you can.

The happiest people I know keep an open mind to new ideas and
ventures, use their leisure time as a means of mental
development, and love good music, good books, good pictures,
good company, and good conversation. And oftentimes they are
also the cause of happiness in others, me in particular.

If you live by the expectations of what others will give, or

should give, in regards to what you give to them, you will set
yourself up for disappointment. Focus on the positive at this
moment, today.

your attitude + your choices = your happiness.

Personal growth does not always feel good, and feeling good
does not always provide personal growth.

When you stop worrying about what you can't control, you have
time to change the things you can control.

Every success has a trail of failures behind it, and every failure
is leading toward success.

Happy is the man who realises what he needs to do is the same

as what he is doing.

Trust your first instinct; it's usually the right thing to do.

It's not about what people think about you; its' about knowing
who you are and enjoying every moment with the people who
truly care.

Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature.

Life is either a daring adventure or a complete waste.

To win, all you have to do is get up one more time than you fall
down.

I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever

situation I may be, for I have also learned from experience that
the great part of our happiness or misery depends upon our
dispositions, and not upon our circumstances.

It's impossible to find someone who won't EVER hurt you, so go

for the person worth the pain and remember that without pain
joy wouldn't feel so good.

Never mess up a great thing for a new thing.

A habit cannot be tossed out the window; it must be coaxed

down the stairs a step at a time.

The impossible only becomes possible when someone wants it

bad enough.

People take different roads in life. Just because someone is not

on your road doesn't mean they're lost.

Instead of wishing you were someone else, be proud of who you

are. You never know who has been looking at you wishing they
were you.

You don't really need someone to complete you. You only need
someone to accept you completely.

Accept the risk and take a chance. Even if you fall, if it's meant
to be, it will be worth it all.

Stop trying to fit in. There is nothing worse than being ordinary.

Risk more than others think is safe. Care more than others
think is wise. Dream more than others think is practical. Expect
more than others think is possible.

This Present Moment is the ONE and ONLY moment of

experience. Happiness therefore only exists in This Present
Moment.

Its never ok to hate a person; whats ok is hating what they do

to you. Those are very different things.

Luck is taking a chance when you have a choice. Destiny is

making a choice when you are given the chance.

Bad news can be changed to good news with a change in attitude

and perspective.

Doing something and getting it wrong is at least ten times more

productive than doing nothing.

The right person is always worth the wait.

You've got to get up in the morning with a smile on your face,

and show the world all the love in your heart.

I am who I am and your approval isn't needed.

If you want to fly, you have to give up the things that weigh you
down.

I think everyone should be told they're beautiful until they

believe it.

It does not matter what a person calls you, it only matters what
you answer too!

Trust in instincts. Your initial perceptions are often far more

accurate than you are willing to believe.

Happiness is the highest level of success.

We can do anything we want to with our lives if we stick with it

long enough.

There is a hidden treasure inside every problem. It's your job

to find it.

Approach the start of each day with one goal and end the day
with one word. DONE!

One thing about following people, you will always be one step
behind.

Saying someone is ugly doesn't make you any prettier.

Life's curveballs are thrown for a reason - to shift your path

into a direction that is meant for you. You may not see or
understand everything the moment it happens. And it may be
tough. But reflect back on those negative curveballs thrown at
you in the past. You'll often see that eventually they lead you to
a better place, person, state of mind, or situation.

There comes a point in life when you get tired of chasing

everyone and trying to fix everything, but it's not giving up. It's
realizing you don't need certain people and the drama they
bring.

If you love life, life will love you right back.

In soccer and in life, you can't score if there's no goal on the

field.

Success is not about where you are standing now, it about how
far you've come to get here.

The greatest weapon and the greatest medicine, is laughter.

If you can't smile about it, it's a waste of your time.

If what you're doing is not your passion, you have nothing to

lose.

The bad news is time flies. The good new is you're in the pilot's
seat.

Life is a lesson that must be lived fully to be understood.

Perfection is found in the beauty and appreciation of

imperfection.

In life you get just about as many chances as you're willing to

take.

Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways
you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all
the people you can, for as long as you can.

Happiness may be free, but freedom does not always guarantee

happiness. Not by a long shot.

I'd rather my life be an honest story rather than an exposed

secret. Always remember, it's okay to speak up about your
issues and get help.

Your siblings will forever be your worst enemies you simply can't
live without.

The practice of altruism and general kindness is the authentic

way of living a human life; it is not limited only to the religious.

A smile is the shortest distance between two people.

A smile doesn't always mean a person is happy. Sometimes it

simply means they are strong enough to face their problems.

Time stands still for no man, wake up and live your life before it
ends.

You cannot find peace by avoiding things.

It is only when we are tragically reminded of how short life is -

that today could easily be our last - that we start to appreciate
every day as if it were.

Appreciate life even it's not perfect. Happiness is not

fulfillment of what we wish for, but an appreciation of what we
have.

The most difficult phase of life is not when no one understands

you, it is when you don't understand yourself.

Good things never get done in a hurry.

There are no mistakes, just lessons.

Every day we are faced with great opportunities disguised as

difficult circumstances.

No matter what happens, try to do your best. You won't enjoy

your life if you don't enjoy your challenges.

Read something positive every morning when you awake and do

something positive before you go back to sleep.

True words are not always pretty. Pretty words are not always
true.

The one pointing a finger at others usually has the dirtiest

hands.

The older I get, the more I realize the things I once worried
about most were mostly illusions.

When those around you are inspired, they will inspire you. When
those around you are positive, they will positively shift you.
When those around you smile at you, it auto-encourages a smile
back from you. When others are respectful of you, it creates
appreciation and confidence in you. If you need extra positivity
make it a priority to actively seek and befriend positive people.

Don't listen to what people say. Watch what they do.

When you point a finger at someone, remember you have three

pointing back at you.

People do remarkable things when they think they can do

something. Believing in yourself is the first secret to success.

A good question is always better than a bad answer.

It's easier to find wealth by needing less, instead of making

more.

Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and
driving through traffic in a car that you financed - in order to
get to the job you need to pay for the clothes and the car, and
the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.

We often ask for advice when we already know the answer, but
hope we're wrong.

Dream about your ideal life. Focus on it until you know exactly
what it looks like. Then wake up and do at least one thing every
day to make it a reality.

When you copy others, you are cheating on yourself.

Life is filled with possibilities. But you have to do something

with them.

Key to success and happiness: Decide what is worthwhile and

follow through with it.

Nothing in life was meant to be easy, so we must learn to take it

easy. It's the only sane way to deal with life.

Don't be what you think they want you to be. Be what you know
you are. Be you.

There are no significant short cuts. Victory lies in overcoming

obstacles every day.

Don't find love, let love find you. That's why it's called falling in
love, because you don't force yourself to fall, you just fall.

Definition of a friend: Someone who says nice things about you

when you aren't around.

An honest, loving heart is the beginning of everything that is

right with this world.

Everything around us is made up of energy. To attract positive

things in your life, start by giving off positive energy.

Nothing in life is actually bad, because life isn't a problem to be

solved. It's a journey to be experienced.

Don't put off living to next week, next month, next year or next
decade. The only time you're ever living is in this moment.

There is a time to speak out and a time to remain silent, wisdom

comes from knowing the difference.

The time to take a deep breath is when you don't have time for
it.

Things that don't make any sense right now with make perfect
sense someday.

People who make it a point to make others smile make

themselves smile too.

The best portion of your life will be the small, nameless

moments you spend smiling with someone who matters to you.

Success is looking back on your life with satisfaction.

The more you smile, the more things you will have to smile
about.

The one who asks too many questions looks like a fool for a few
minutes, the one who never asks any questions remains a fool
forever.

Keep money on your mind but out of your heart.

Sitting on the right track is equivalent to racing down the wrong

track.

Being uncomfortable and uncertain is part of learning and

growing. Get used to it. It's worth it.

I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost
300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game
winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again
in my life. And that is why I succeed. -Michael Jordan

You can't correct a mistake if you never take ownership of it.

Every time you don't make an attempt, you fail automatically.

What you fear doesn't hurt you. But fear itself does.

Everything you want in life has a price connected to it. There's

a price to pay if you want to make things better, a price to pay
just for leaving things as they are, a price for everything.

Don't try so hard looking for a perfect partner. It's just this
simple... be with people who know how lucky they are when they
have you.

Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of people

overcoming of it.

Failure leads to disappointment. Inaction leads to devastation.

Forget what you don't have. Exploit all the resources you DO
have access to.

Eventually you will come to understand that true love heals

everything.

Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills

the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention
to an unhealthy state of things. -Winston Churchill

It's hard to change the whole world. But it's not that hard to
change one person's world.

Strangers are just friends waiting to happen.

We take a little piece of every person we meet with us,

wherever we go.

Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is

not a deleted memory. Instead, forgiving what we cannot forget
creates a new way to remember. We change the memory of our
past into a hope for our future.

Experience is the hardest kind of teacher. It gives you the test

first and the lesson afterward. What you truly believe to be
true, ultimately becomes true to you.

Live your life from your heart. Share from your heart. And your
life story will touch and heal other people's hearts

Found within the giving, is the getting.

The impossible is often an untried possibility.

Being angry and unhappy is easy. Doing something productive

about it is the hard part.

Healing may not be so much about getting better as it is about

letting go of everything that isn't you - all of the expectations,
all of the beliefs - and becoming who you really are.

Don't let yesterday blind you from everything happening today.

Kindness is a universal religion.

Asking the right questions is more important than being given

the right answers.

It's not your circumstances that shape you, it's how you react
to your circumstances.

The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution

to the healing of the world.

Peace and happiness always comes from within. If you're looking

for it elsewhere, you'll never find it.

It takes a great deal of strength to be gentle and kind.

A hero is someone who does what they can when the opportunity
rises.

Our limitations and success will be based, most often, on our

own expectations for ourselves. What the mind dwells upon, the
body acts upon.

Most major victories and breakthroughs come when we work

together.

The human body is the only machine for which there are no
spare parts. Treat it right.

We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.

The soul is born old but grows young. That is the comedy of life.
And the body is born young and grows old. That is life's tragedy.
-Oscar Wilde

A house is a home when it shelters the body and comforts the

soul. -Phillip Moffitt

The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the
other ages you've been.

Nothing is worth more than today.

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can

change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.

Life is like a ten speed bike. Most of us have gears we never

use.

The more we share, the more we have.

Out of clutter, find simplicity; from discord, find harmony; in

the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity. -Albert Einstein

Hope sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the
impossible.

Our greatest glory is not failing, but in rising every time we fail.
-Confucius

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation,

because your character is what you really are, while your
reputation is merely what others think you are.

Worry is as useless as a handle on a snowball.

It's not the load that breaks you down; it's the way you carry
it.

A person that values it's privileges above its principles soon

loses both. -Dwight Eisenhower

It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and

regret.

We all have a few failures under our belt. It's what makes us
ready for the successes that lie ahead.

Don't count every hour in the day, make every hour in the day
count.

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you

want to be happy, practice compassion. -Dalai Lama

The faintest ink is better than the best memory.

Friends really do come and go. Some come back. Some don't.
That's OK.

With a few very extreme exceptions, nobody cares about you as

much as they care about themselves.

It's OK to be different.

Most people won't agree with you. But the people who really
care will still care whether they agree with you or not.

It's easier to take a small action now instead of a big action

'some day.'

Somebody will always tell you your ideas suck. Take action
anyway.

You might think you're not good enough, but you'll surprise
yourself when you try.

Nobody cares what kind of car you drive. If they do, they're
not worth your time.

It's OK if you don't like something. Just don't pretend that you
do.

Play on a swing set at least once every year. It is guaranteed to

bring a smile to your face.

Don't listen to anybody who tells you "you're missing out" by not
going somewhere or doing something. You're only missing out if
you believe you're missing out.

Don't think of cost. Think of value.

You can change the world because you define your world.

Do what you love even if you don't get paid for it.

The secret to winning is playing. Often.

There is always more you can do. But that doesn't mean there is
always more you should do.

Low calorie does not mean healthy.

When in doubt, just take the next small step.

If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.

Life is too short for long pity parties. Get busy living, or get
busy dying.

A writer writes. If you want to be a writer, write. This concept

can be universally applied.

Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie.
Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.

Over prepare and then go with the flow.

Frame every so-called disaster with these words: "In five years,
will this matter?"

What other people think of you is none of your business. And it

doesn't matter.

Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends
will. Stay in touch.

If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's,

we'd grab ours back.

Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

The hardest thing to do is watch the one you love, love someone
else.

You will never find the right person if you don't let go of the
wrong person first.

When things don't feel quite right. Trust yourself to know more
than you think you do.

People are more what they hide than what they show.

Nothing is forever - forever is a lie. All we have is what's

between hello and goodbye.

Don't try to dress good, look good, walk good, or act good to
impress me. Be yourself, and what will impress me is whats
hidden inside you that I will eventually see as I get to know you.

Don't live a life full of plans. Sometimes the best moments

happen unplanned and the greatest regrets happen by not
reaching what was planned.

You can lie to anyone else in the world, but you can't lie to
yourself.

Promises mean everything, but after they're broken, sorry

means nothing.

The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest

intention.

Never say, 'That won't happen to me.' Life has a funny way of
proving us wrong.

Being alone does not mean you are lonely, and being lonely does
not mean you are alone.

Don't give your anger a chance to burn you, while they laugh.

Sincerity is an expensive gift, don't expect it from cheap

people.

Forgiveness is the sweetest revenge.

Life is the flower for which love is the honey.

Every passing minute is another chance to turn it all around.

When you forgive, you in no way change the past, but you sure
do change the future

Never settle for being someone's 'other' when you have the
potential to be someone's 'only.'

Those who tell you about others secrets may be telling your
secrets to others.

Major factors that contribute to success include hard work and

faith. These are pretty straight forward and well known. An
often overlooked factor of success, that is self-blurred when
we have invested ourselves and countless hours into a plan, is
knowing when to quit.

Sometimes your existence gives hope to one person or your

smile makes someone else smile. So value yourself!!!

You've got to get up every morning and do something that

matters to you if you intend to go to bed each night with a
sense of satisfaction.

To the world, you might be just one person. But to one person,
you might be the world.

Instead of protecting the ego, protect the relationship.

Accidents are always preventable. The problem is we never get

to see the accidents that we did prevent!

Sometimes, you really do not know what you have until it is gone.

Forgiveness is not saying, "What you did to me is ok." It is

saying, "I'm not going to let what you did to me ruin my
happiness forever." Forgiveness is the answer... let go, find
peace, liberate yourself!

If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never
think another negative thought.

You are your biggest critic and enemy. You have the power to
manifest your destiny. Don't stand in your own way.

That's what makes this life worth living... taking chances rather
than giving yourself away.

There is no harm in trying... EVER. Either you succeed or you

learn a lesson about how step closer to success next time.

Today will be better than yesterday because, yesterday is over.

We can't change or improve it anymore. However, we do have
the power TODAY to create, shape, and influence the next
hour, day, and week. So start the day strong! Let's do it
together.

Every success is built on the ability to do better than â€˜good

enough.'

Lazy is being unable to find the time that you have.

Determination is being able to find the time that you don't have.

To miss somebody and to miss being in a relationship are two

different things.

You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only
connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the
dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in
something -- your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This
approach has never let me down, and it has made all the
difference in my life. -Steve Jobs

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life.

Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of
other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions
drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the
courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow
already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is
secondary. -Steve Jobs

Forgive but don't forget, or you will be hurt again. Forgiving

changes the perspective. Forgetting loses the lesson.

Joy increases when we share it with others.

Dare to vividly envision the things you want to achieve and I

guarantee you will end up achieving them.

Allow yourself to see beyond what others think is possible, wise,

or practical. You can create a different reality and make a
different life for yourself. In the end your success will be more
rewarding.

Knowledge is not power, but the use and application of

knowledge is.

Sometimes, some people just aren't worth the hassle. You just
have to move on with your life and realize you're worth more
than the way they are treating you.

Nothing makes a women more beautiful than her own belief that
she is beautiful.

To be upset over what you don't have is to waste what you do

have.

Forget your pain. Forgive those who have hurt you and enjoy
being with those who love you. We spend our lives waiting for
something to happen, but do not realize that life is slipping by.
We don't understand how much moments are worth until they
become memories. That is why you should do whatever you want
to do, before it turns into something 'you should have done.'

There's nothing I dread more about growing up than waking up

one day in a few years and realizing that I don't love what I do.

If you're not experiencing any problems, you are missing an

opportunity for growth.

It is when you feel weakest that you grow stronger.

Your work is to discover your work and then, with all your heart,
to give yourself to it. -Buddha

Do no put conditions on the love that you give. Accept people

the way they are. Do not expect and demand that people ï¬t
your mold before you love them.

Many people are so poor that the only thing they have is money.
Cultivate your spiritual growth.

A cheater's punishment is to live a life of mistrust and

uncertainty. They live in constant fear that the people they
cheated on will also cheat on them. So be faithful to those you
care about.

What you choose is much of what you will have in your life. So
RESPECT yourself so others will RESPECT you. RESPECT - learn
it, give it, get it!

Happiness formula = Do YOUR best and feel good about it.

Unhappiness formula = Compare yourself to others. And
remember, no amount of money will make you happy if you aren't
happy with yourself.

Life is short, don't waste time worrying about what people think
of you. As the saying goes... ''Be more concerned with your
character than your reputation, because your character is what
you really are, while your reputation is what others think you
are.''

Sorry' works when a mistake is made, but not when trust is

broken. So in life, make mistakes but never break trust. Because
forgiving is easy, but forgetting and trusting again is sometimes
impossible.

You will always pass failure on the way to success.

It may take little time to get where you want to be, but if you
pause and think for a moment, you will notice that you are no
longer where you were. Do not stop--keep going. You're getting
closer every day.

Everyone admits that love is wonderful and necessary, yet no

one agrees on specifically what it is. Certainly don't let others
define it for you. Find it for yourself.

Some people spend half of their lives complaining about the

shortness of life's span and the other half killing time. Learn to
make the most of life. Lose not a single day - time can never
bring back what was swept away. Live life with a joyful heart
and keep your spirit free and young. Enjoy the journey.

Eventually all things fall into place. Until then, laugh at the
confusion, live for the moments, and know everything happens
for a reason.

Don't wait until it's too late to tell someone how much you love
and care for them, because when they're gone, no matter how
loud you shout and cry, they won't be able to hear you anymore.
And don't make someone keep waiting , even if you know they
will. Eventually they will be forced to stop, and you will be back
to wanting what you can't have.

Stop talking about what you have done or what you are going to
do. Just do it and let your actions speak for themselves.

"I'm letting go of negative feelings, people, memories and

thoughts in my life. I have no room for them and will only think
positive and happy thoughts from now on." â€“ Say this every
morning, then practice. It will make a difference in your life,
guaranteed.

Moving on is never an easy thing, but if you start accepting

things for what they are it'll be a lot easier. Acceptance is
always the KEY to moving forward.

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don't need to be

accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.

Most people are searching for happiness outside of themselves.

That's a big mistake. Happiness is something that you are, and it
comes from the way that you think.

One day at a time â€“ this is enough. Do not look back and grieve
over the past for it is gone. And do not be troubled about the
future, for it has yet to come. Live in the present, tomorrow is
never promised, so make it so beautiful it will be worth
remembering. Happiness is a journey, just as life is. Enjoy the
ride.

Never regret anything. Because every little detail of your life is

what made you into who you are.

Put your heart, mind and soul into even your smallest acts. This
is the secret of success.

Past is a good place to visit, but certainly not a good place to

stay.

Smile!!! Let everyone know that today you are a lot stronger
than you were yesterdayâ€¦ and you will be.

We have all been through situations and dealt with people we

really care about who can sometimes make us feel insignificant.
Never let your circumstances make you feel less than who you
are. You know what you are capable of. Remind yourself that
even in the midst of dark times, great things are in the horizon.

Just because life throws change at you, doesn't necessarily

mean that a negative outcome is on the way horizon, it just
means that life is happening as it naturally does, in seasons.
Many of us tend to avoid change because we feel that we lose a
sense of control and stability that we had in our lives before.
Changes may happen in your life may seem overwhelming, but
TRUST in yourself and know that there is nothing that life
throws at you that you can't handle.

Be kind whenever possible. And realize that it is always possible.

We often want everything to stay the same, but feelings fade

and people change. There are people who we think will be in our
lives forever that become distant memories of our past. Do not
fret. Feelings fading, and people changing is a part of life, and if
you are growing as a person, not everyone will grow with you. You
don't have to forget your past, instead learn from it and use
this wisdom to choose the people who will surround you in the
future.

Never feel bad if people remember you only at the time of their
personal need, feel privileged that they think of you like a light
in one of their darkest hours.

We all make mistakes, have struggles, and even regret things in

our past. But you are not your mistakes, you are not your
struggles, and you are here NOW with the power to shape your
day and your future.

The future starts today, not tomorrow.

You are going to come across people in your life who will say all
the right words at all the right times. But in the end, it's always
their actions you should judge them by. It is actions, not words,
that matter.

Happiness comes when we stop complaining about the troubles

we have and offer thanks for all the troubles we don't have.
Every day take the time to find something that makes your
heart laugh and your soul smile. We all face difficult times in
our lives, but do not let your circumstances weigh you down.
Happiness is a choice... choose to be happy, and you will be.

Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.

A little bit of knowledge and a lot of action always trumps a lot

of knowledge and no action.

If you do a good job for others, you heal yourself at the same
time, because a dose of joy is a spiritual cure.

You attract what you put out there.

Care is the ingredient that keeps true friendships alive despite

separation, distance, or time. Care gives latitude to another
person and gets you past the dislikes and annoyances. Quite
simply, caring sustains love.

If we worry about everything we wish we did, or could do with

our lives, we will miss out on the opportunity to really live our
life right here right now. Regardless of our age, we all have two
things in common: we get to decide whether or not this moment
matters; and we get to decide what it means to make it count.

Give someone the gift of you. Your time, undivided attention and
love. That's better than any gift. It won't break or get lost.
And will always be remembered.

It's better to be hurt by the truth than comforted by a lie.

The moments may have ended but the memories last forever.
Cherish them.

Life is all about risks and it requires you to jump forward. Don't
be a person who has to look back and wonder what they would
have or could have had. No one and nothing waits forever.

The little things in life create the biggest smiles. Be happy! Not
because everything is good, but because you can see the good
side of everything. You can be as happy as you allow yourself to
be. Happiness is not by chance, but by choice.

Give it all you've got because you never know if there's going to
be a next time.

Never force love, or force or beg someone to love you back. It's
as impossible as teaching a fish to walk. Love should be given
freely and unconditionally. Sometimes we must know how to
contradict our feelings so you we won't let our emotions get the
best of us. Always maintain self respect.

Never assume. Instead, observe and ask questions. Assuming is

like pretending you know the truth, while asking and observing
will lead you to the truth.

YOU are the only person you're stuck with, the only person you
can count on, for the rest of your life. Make sure you like who
that is.

Sometimes, some "UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT" may take place

in your life, but always remember as long as you remain focused
on your goals, the UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT may be the one
that nature uses to wake you up and set you on course towards
your goal. So what looks bad today, may very well turn out to be
the best that has ever happened to you in a couple of days,
months or years.

A best friend is someone who loves you when you forget to love
yourself.

Choices, Chances and Changes. You must make a choice to take a

chance or your life will never change.

Instead of thinking about what you're missing, try thinking

about what you have that everyone else is missing.

Live your life accepting that you're not perfect, rather than
spending your whole life pretending to be.

Choose your thoughts carefully. Keep what brings you peace,

release what brings you suffering. And know that happiness is
just a thought away.

Don't live in the past, thinking about mistakes or changes you

made. Think of your life as a book, move forward, close one
chapter and open another. Learn from your mistakes, but focus
on your future, not on your past.

There are jobs and there are dreams, and one of the greatest
forms of happiness is found when these two become one.

The truth is, nobody needs your kindness more than you do.
Don't be too hard on yourself.

Insults are the last resort of insecure people with a crumbling

position that are trying to appear confident.

We'd rather look back at our lives and say, "I can't believe I
did that!" Instead of saying, "I wish I would haveâ€¦" It's
better to have a life full of mistakes that you learned from,
rather than a heart full of regrets.

Jealousy is the art of counting someone else blessings instead

of your own. Don't waste your time on jealousy. The only person
you're competing against is yourself.

Cultivate an optimistic mind, use your imagination, always

consider alternatives, and dare to believe that you can make
possible what others think is impossible.

Surround yourself with great people. Look for them, be around

them, talk to them, read about them, and learn from them. Most
great people like to share their advice and wisdom.

Do not become possessive. The purpose of a relationship is to

complement each other, grow together, and achieve your
common goals as a couple. At the same time, you must each
maintain your individual identity as a human being.

Don't count the days, make the days count.

I have learned more from my mistakes than from my successes.

Don't say everything you know - but know everything you say.

Don't give anyone the power to put you down. Don't quit just
because they say you can't. You SHOULDN'T allow them to stop
you. Instead use their words to motivate your drive.

Don't wish things were easier, pray you were better. Don't wish
for fewer problems, pray for more skills. Don't wish for fewer
challenges, pray for more wisdom.

Respect isn't something you get by saying all the right words.
Words can easily be a lie to get what you want. Respect is an
attitude of acknowledging the feelings of another. You get
respect for how you act and how you treat other people.

If I could go back in time and fix all the mistakes I made, I

wouldn't because it has made me who I am today.

The greatest happiness is to transform one's feelings into

action and one's dreams into reality.

The best feeling comes when you realize that you're perfectly
happy without the people you thought you needed the most.

Don't fear change. Change fear.

The secret to friendship is being a good listener.

Even if you never know it, each and every kind act affects
someone. Your small gesture of kindness might be the one small
thing that keeps another holding on. Always be KIND... in words
and in deeds.

Forgiveness is not reconciliation, it's not condoning unkindness,

or giving up your hurt feelings. It's NOT forgetting what has
happened, It IS simply moving on and concentrating on making
the future brighter.

Start doing things you Love. If you don't like something, change
it. Open your minds, arms and hearts to new things. Life is
short. Live your dream and wear your passion.

It's not that we stop loving someone,it's just that we have to

learn to live without them.

Often people attempt to live their lives backwards. They try to

acquire more things, or more money, in order to do more of what
they want, so they will be happier. The way it actually works is
the reverse. You must first be who you really are, then do what
you need to do, in order to have what you want.

If you say your going to do something, DO IT! If you say your

going to be somewhere, BE THERE! If you say you feel
something, MEAN IT! If you CAN'T, WON'T, and DON'T, then
don't LIE. It's better to tell people the truth up front.

It is better to wait for years for that someone you are sure of,
than to continually grab a chance with someone who picks you up,
but drops you whenever they want to.

A smile is nearly always inspired by another.

Problems are like washing machines - they twist us, spin us and
knock us around, but in the end we come out cleaner, brighter
and better than before.

Focus on where you want to go, not where your currently are.

Everything in life is temporary. So if things are good, enjoy it.

It won't last forever. If things are bad, don't worry because it
won't last forever either.

Nothing worth having comes without sacrifice.

Misery loves company. Don't let miserable people suck the

happiness out of your life. Ignore them.

To forgive others is to give yourself a chance to grow.

No one can make you feel inferior without your permission.

When we continue to let someone in our lives repeatedly hurt us,

we are saying to them that they matter more to us than our self-
respect and our dignity. In order to take a stand for ourselves
we must be willing to part ways with people whom we know that
we've given a significant amount of chances to. Though letting
go can sometimes cause us a lot of pain, it's necessary for us to
provide the best future possible for ourselves.

People change, feelings fade, memories last forever. It's hard

to forget someone who gave you good times to remember.

You can't reach for anything new if your hands are still holding
onto yesterday's junk.

I never wanted to be different; I just wanted to be me. And

doing so was the best decision I ever made.

You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control
your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will
be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you.

Don't get to the end of your life and find that you lived only the
length of it. Live the width of it as well.

Feel grateful for small things in your life, because when you put
them all together you will see just how big they are.

Accept everything about yourself - I mean everything. You are

you and that is the beginning and the end - no apologies, no
regrets.

If you think positively, sound becomes music, movement

becomes dance, smile becomes laughter, silence becomes
meditation, and life becomes a celebration.

Be kinder than necessary. You never know what someone is going

through.

PEACE - It does not mean to be in a place where there is no

noise, no trouble or hard work. It means to be in the midst of
those things and still be calm in your heart. Peace is not found
elsewhere, it comes from within.

The greatest wealth in this world is PEACE OF MIND.

Faith and determination make all things possible. And love makes
it easier.

Things don't always work out the way we want them to, but they
have their own way of working out. And sometimes they work
out better than we ever imagined.

When someone we love leaves us, it doesn't mean we should be

bitter. It only means we need someone better. Love in a
relationship ends for a reason and departs with a lesson.

Don't worry about others doing better than you. Concentrate on

beating your own records every day. Success is a battle between
YOU and YOURSELF only.

A difference in your life today will start when you choose to

MOVE ON from what happened YESTERDAY.

Don't rely on someone else for your happiness and self worth.
Only you can be responsible for that. If you can't love and
respect yourself - no one else will be able to make that happen.
Accept who you are - completely; the good and the bad - and
make changes as YOU see fit - not because you think someone
else wants you to be different.

A bar of iron costs $5, made into horseshoes its worth is $12,
made into needles its worth is $3500, made into balance springs
for watches, its worth is $300, 000. Your own value is
determined also by what you are able to make of yourself.

What's done is done. What's gone is gone. Move on. It's okay to
look back and think of fond memories, but keep moving forward.

When you say you'll meet someone at 11:00 AM, be there at

10:45. When you promise a check on the 30th, send it on the
28th. Whatever you agree to do, do it a bit more. Start with
your family and friends, then extend it to everyone you deal
with. News will soon get around that you are a person of your
word.

Make sure that the choices you make are good for YOU,
because YOU'RE the one whose going to have to live with them.

Do not ask for fulfillment in all your life, but for patience to
accept frustration. Do not ask for perfection in all you do, but
for the wisdom to not repeat mistakes. Do not ask for more
before saying, "Thank You" for what you have already received.

Happiness is not determined by what's happening around you,

but rather what's happening inside you. Most people depend on
others to gain happiness, but the truth is, it always comes from
within.

We may love the wrong person and cry about the wrong things,
but no matter how things go wrong, one thing is for sure,
mistakes help us find the person and things that are right for
us.

Every time words are spoken, something is created. Be conscious

of what you say and how you say it. Use words that build up,
appreciate, encourage and inspire.

Bitterness is like a cancer that keeps growing until it consumes

you. Because the first thing it contaminates is the container. So
get over it! Bitterness in the heart takes the sweetness out of
life.

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.

The opportunity is always there to make best out of it.

Remember, what you say about others also says a whole lot
about YOU!

You will always see what is wrong when you are doing it right.
But you will rarely see what is right when you are comfortably in
the routine of doing it wrong.

When you truly love someone, you will be willing to give up

everything for them. But if they truly love you, they will never
ask you to.

Nothing is permanent in this world - not even our troubles.

Life can get so crazy and complicated, but always take the time
to slow down and appreciate what you have. There is always
someone out there who wishes that had what you have.

Live life fully while you're here. Experience everything. Take

care of yourself and your friends. Have fun, be crazy, be weird.
Go out and screw up! You're going to anyway, so you might as
well enjoy the process. Take the opportunity to learn from your
mistakes: find the cause of your problem and eliminate it. Don't
try to be perfect; just be an excellent example of being human.

The most painful thing isn't to be alone, but to be forgotten by

someone you can't forget.

Inner peace is being able to rest at night knowing you haven't

used or taken advantage of anyone to get to where you are in
life.

When someone gives you advice, but they don't follow their own
advice, it's not always because they are a hypocrite. That
person might believe you are stronger and more capable than
they are.

Silence makes the fight longer. Speak the truth. Let it out...
before it kills you.

Life should be lived with a little more GRATITUDE and a little

less ATTITUDE!

You can't change what has happened, but you can choose how
you're going to deal with it. Only you can choose your mood, so
stay positive and don't let negativity get you down.

In life you'll realize that there is a purpose for everyone you

meet. Some will test you, some will use you, and some will teach
you. But most importantly some will bring out the best in you.

Do not make assumptions unless you know the whole story. If in

doubt, ask the person directly.

I don't have time to hate people who hate me, I'm too busy
loving the people who love me.

Don't lose yourself in attempt to hold on to someone who

doesn't care about losing you.

Every friendship, every relationship, is bound to fall apart when

you start keeping too many things to yourself. Secrets don't
destroy things, but suspicion does.

Many of the things we desire are expensive. But the truth is,
the things that really satisfy us are totally free - love, laughter
and good relationships.

True enough, many of us have been hurt, and are reluctant to

trust someone to love us again. In order to avoid feelings of
loneliness we must first learn to let go of our pasts, and try to
embrace the fact that sometimes in life you will get hurt. Don't
waste time building up walls, when you should be devoting your
time to building bridges.

I've been walked on, used and forgotten and I don't regret one
moment of it, because in those moments I've learned a lot. I've
learned who I can trust and can't. I've learned the meaning of
friendship. I've learned how to tell when people are lying and
when they're sincere. I've learned how to be myself, and
appreciate the truly great people in my life as they arrive.

The adventure begins when we are born. The destination is

death. So the journey is far superior to the destination. Make
the journey worthwhile every single day, because the distance
we each get to travel is a mystery.

We're given second chances every day of our life. We don't

usually take them, but they're there for the taking.

Never regret a day in your life. Good days give you happiness
and bad days give you experience. Both are essential.

Don't wait for the right person to come into your life. Rather,
be the right person to come to someone's life.

If someone wants you in their life, they'll make room for you.
You shouldn't have to fight for a spot. Never, ever insist
yourself to someone who continuously overlooks your worth.

You have not lived a perfect day unless you have done something
nice for someone who will never be able to repay you.

Sometimes tears are a sign of unspoken happiness, and a smile is

sign of silent pain.

Be with someone who knows exactly what they have when they
have you. Not someone who will realize it when they've lost you.

Those who gossip to you will gossip about you.

Everybody deserves second chances, but not for the same exact
mistakes.

Your mistakes should be your motivation, not your excuses.

Being yourself is the coolest thing you can do. Everything else
looks ridiculous.

Devote yourself to an idea. Take action and make it happen.

Struggle on it. Overcome your fears. Smile. And don't forget
that this is YOUR dream.

If you feed your confidence you'll starve your fear.

It's not really a bad thing to have fake people in this world. It
makes it easier to find out who your real friends are.

Don't mess with someone's feelings just because you're unsure

of yours.

Don't think too much. You'll create a problem that wasn't even
there in the first place.

True friendship, like fine wine, gets better with age. And like
fine wine, it can sit on the shelf undisturbed for awhile but
when you need it, it's always the best.

Even if you never reach all of your goals, you will have gotten
significantly farther than you would have if you never set any.

Love and appreciate your parents. We are often so busy growing

up, we forget they are also growing old.

Getting extremely angry and enraged about something someone

else did is equivalent to you punishing yourself for the mistakes
of others.

Let bygones be bygones. Don't let old pain, old anger and the
past consume you. Move on in life and live for today, not
yesterday. Yes, sometimes it's hard to let go, sometimes it's
hard to say goodbye, but sometimes it hurts a lot more to hang
on. And no, we don't need to completely forget. We just need to
recognize and accept what is already long gone.

You can't always change what you hate, but you can always find
something you love.

Don't fear failure so much that you refuse to try new things.
The saddest summary of a life contains two descriptions: could
have and should have.

Everything in your life is a reflection of a choice you once made.

If you want different results, make different choices.

Worrying is like a rocking in a chair: it keeps you busy, but

doesn't get you anywhere.

Don't make a habit of pointing out other people's flaws. You're

not perfect either. Look in the mirror before you look out the
window.

No matter how good or bad you have it, wake up each day
thankful for your life. Someone somewhere else is desperately
fighting for theirs.

The second time you make the same mistake, it's a not really a
mistake, it's a choice.

Being nice to someone has absolutely nothing to do with liking

them or trusting them. It's just called being a good person and
doing the right thing.

Don't ever change yourself for someone. If they don't

appreciate the way you are, find someone who will.

Simple tip for avoiding heartache: Never lie to someone who

trusts you, and never trust someone who lies to you.

The happiest people I know don't get angry over what is lost,
but instead show gratefulness for what is left.

Remember when someone walks away from you, it's not the end
of your story. It's the end of their character's role in your
story.

To love is to risk not being loved in return. To trust is to risk

being mistreated. To try is to risk failure. But risk must be
taken, because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing and
receive nothing.

Sometimes the only thing you see is what someone else did,
when in fact, you should be looking at WHY they did it.

There comes a time when you have to stop thinking about your
mistakes and move on. No regrets in life - just lessons that
show you the way forward.

If you're not happy with yourself being single, you won't be

happy in a relationship either. You have to create your own life
first before you can share it with someone else.

Don't make life altering, permanent decisions on temporary

problems.

If someone has something nasty to say about you, it's probably

because they don't have anything good to say about themselves.

Let go of the things that can no longer be fixed. If you try to

force them back together, things will only get worse. Holding on
is being brave, but moving on is what makes us stronger.

Come clean and admit your mistakes before someone else

exaggerates the story.

There comes a time when you have to stand up and shout: This is
me darn it! I look the way I look, think the way I think, feel the
way I feel, and love the way I love! I am whole, unique and
complex. Take me or leave me! Stop trying to change me!

Try to appreciate the things you have right now, before time
eventually forces you to appreciate the things you once had.

When something bad happens, you can either let it define you,
let it destroy you or let it strengthen you. The choice is yours.

Don't worry too much about what others think of you. There will
always be a group of people who want to see you fail simply
because they never succeeded.

True happiness is found when what you think, what you say, and
what you do are all in perfect harmony.

A friend is one of the most valuable things you can have, and one
of the most important things you can be.

No one else can play your part better than you. That's why you
were born you!

I've lived. I've loved. I've trusted. I've lied. I've hurt. I've
lost. But I've learned so much, and I realize now, it was all
worth it.

Be strong, because things will get better. It may be stormy now,

but it never rains forever.

If you want people to accept you for who you are, you must first
accept them for who they are.

Those who seem to have the best, make the best of what they
have.

We rarely lose friends, we usually just figure out who our real
ones are.

There comes a time in your life when you realize all you can do is
say, Screw it, I'm doing things my way! That's the time you stop
planning for someone else's expectations and start tackling
things that are important to you right away. That's when you
live life according to your own morals and values. That's when
you can be at your happiest.

The hardships we go through in our lives teach us lessons for

the betterment of the rest of our lives if we choose to learn
from them. So let your past make you better, not bitter.

The only thing that will make you happy is being happy with who
you are, and not who people think you are.

A relationship without trust is like two people trying to trick

each other into believing something is there that isn't really
there. No relationship of any kind can exist without trust.

Stop thinking about the past, and don't worry too much about
the future. Your presence at this moment is a precious gift.
Stop thinking about what you don't have, what you wish you had,
who walked out of your life, and whatever else that falls in that
category. Think about what you have, who you have in your life,
and how fortunate you are right now.

Isn't it funny how the people who know the least about you
often have the most to say? Don't be one of these people, ever.

Trust takes years to build and seconds to break.

Happiness avoids everyone who does not appreciate what they

already have.

What can and should be done today, do it now. Tomorrow may be

too late.

If you don't live for something, you will die with nothing.

Love is just another word until you find someone who defines it.

A great relationship is about two things: First, appreciating the

similarities, and second, respecting the differences.

Stop living for other people and their opinions. Learn to value
yourself and what you stand for. Be bold, be you.

If you were happy before you met someone, you can be happy
after they're gone.

When you KNOW better, you DO better.

Never cry for a person who purposely hurts you. Just smile and
say, "Thank you for giving me a chance to find someone better
than you."

People cry not because they're weak, but because they've been
strong for too long.

Let your smile change the world, but don't let the world change
your smile.

We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the
hand.

Every day may not be good, but there's something good about
every day.

Loneliness has always been a friend of mine who gradually helps

me to discover who I am.

One of the best gifts you can give yourself is forgiving yourself.

Some people think that 'holding on' shows great strength, but
the truth is 'letting go' is the true test of character.

It's not the people that stand by your side when you're at your
best, but the ones who stand beside you when you're at your
WORST that are your true friends.

If you aren't thankful for what you have now, it's likely that
you will never be thankful or happy with what you achieve in the
future.

Sometimes taking a little time to do nothing brings everything

into perspective.

There's no such thing as an ideal relationship. It's how two

people deal with the imperfections of a relationship that make it
ideal.

Believe you can and you are halfway there.

Enjoy who you are. Don't hate yourself for what you aren't.

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a

victim. Accept no one's definition of your life. Define yourself.

It's hard to accept the truth when the lies were exactly what
you wanted to hear.

Instead of judging people by their past, stand by them and help

repair their future.

Tomorrow does not exist. Just in case you do not live to see
tomorrow, make sure that your today was everything that you
would ever want because that is exactly how your life will be
left if tomorrow does not come for you. Remember, always go
out with a bang and never leave loose ends untied. Use the good
candles, go out to a fancy dinner, and kiss a stranger. You never
know, you might only have one night left to really make it count.

You can't change yesterday, but you can ruin today by worrying
about tomorrow. Live one day at time.

Forgiveness is not just for other people, it's for you too.
Forgive yourself, move on, and try to do better next time.

It's only after you have lost everything that you are free to do
anything substantial.

The people you need most in your life are the ones who need you
in theirs.

What you dislike in another, take care to correct in yourself.

If you can, fly. But if you can't fly, run. If you can't run, walk.
If you can't walk, crawl. No matter how you do it, move forward.

Don't just go through life, grow through life.

It's easier to build up a child than to repair an adult. Your

words and actions have power in your child's life, use them
wisely.

Regardless of how dirty your past has been, your future is still
spotless.

Every day is a new beginning. The mistakes from yesterday are

now just lessons learned. Absorb the energy and possibility of
today, acknowledge the simple beauty that can so easily be
taken for granted, and look forward to another new beginning
tomorrow.

The most beautiful smiles are usually the ones that struggled
though the tears.

Above average people talk about ideas. Average people talk

about things. Below average people talk about other people.

Forgive. Let go of resentment. No, it doesn't erase what they

did, but it prevents you from doing time for their crime.

If a friend is in trouble, don't bother them by asking if there is

anything you can do. Think of something appropriate and do it.

Love doesn't hurt. Lying, cheating and screwing with people's

feelings and emotions hurts.

Just because someone knows where you grew up, who your
parents are, and where you went to school doesn't meant that
they actually know you as a person.

Never be too proud of who you are and what position you hold.
Always remember that after a game of chess the kings and
pawns are tossed into the same box.

Worry will not strip tomorrow of its bourdons. it will strip today
of its joy.

When you make a mistake, you can't go back and change it. The
only thing you can do is promise yourself you'll never do it again,
and actually try to follow through.

Mistakes are painful when they happen, but years later this
collection of mistakes, called experience, leads us to success.

Smile. Let people know there is still hope!

Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind
me, I may not lead. Just walk beside me and be my friend.
That's what I need most.

Don't ever assume you're going to get a second chance. Not

everything comes twice in life.

To be beautiful means you need to be yourself. You don't need

to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.

Be the kind of person others admire, can count on, trust, and
enjoy spending time with. After you have developed that
reputation, people will start to ask you what you do and you will
be amazed at how many people will want to work with you. You
will attract others based on your character.

Don't live your life with hate in your heart. You will only be
hurting yourself more than the people you hate.

Remember, your friends are your anchor when your world is

trying to fall apart around you. We're here for each other.

All things happen for a reason, even though it sometimes takes

an eternity before we learn those reasons.

When people walk out of your life, let them. You might miss
them, but remember that you're not the one who gave up.

Friends are needed always, for joy and sorrow.

In life, you just have to live not caring what they think of you,
shake off the drama, and prove to YOURSELF that you're
better than they think you are.

Eye contact, a quick smile, and a genuine 'thank you' go a long

way. Usually further than you'd think.

If someone comes into your life and becomes a part of you, but
for some reason he/she couldn't stay, don't cry too much. Be
thankful that your paths crossed and somehow he/she made you
happy, even if it was just for a little while.

It's always nice to have someone in your life that makes you
smile even when they're not around.

It's your choice. You just have to decide that you're not going
to put your energy there. You must say, "I'm going to decide to
let this go." You can embrace it, you can become a prisoner of
bitterness and resentment, or you can just say "I'm going to live
my life and be happy."

One of the best feelings comes when you realize that you are
perfectly OK and happy without the things you once thought you
needed the most.

The best inheritance a parent can give to their children is a few

quality minutes of their time each day.

Follow your heart, but be quiet for a while first. Ask questions,
then feel the answer. Learn to trust your heart.

You know life is worth the struggle when you look back on what
you lost and realize what you have now is way better than
before.

Learn how to be happy with what you have while you pursue all
that you want.

You can't start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-
reading your last one.

Be confident. Too many days are wasted comparing ourselves to

others and wishing to be something we aren't. Everybody has
their own strengths and weaknesses and it is only when you
accept everything you are, and aren't, that you will truly
succeed.

You must forgive yourself for the mistakes of today, but know
they must not enter the choices of tomorrow.

I refuse to lower my standards to accommodate those who

refuse to raise theirs.

Lies run sprints, but the truth runs marathons.

What defines us is how well we rise after falling.

Let go of your past so you have a free hand to open the door of
your future.

Success and happiness in life has a lot to do with being a nice

person who does nice things.

The best way to make yourself smile is to make someone else

smile.

Every new day is another chance to change something in your

life. And every new day is a chance to be thankful for
everything you already have.

Our lives improve only when we take chances. And the first and
most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.

If justice is initially denied, don't fret; let the law of karma

takeover. Nothing in this world is done without a price.

I have learned that it is best not to chase after anyone. If you

want to walk out of my life, I'll hold the door open for you.

Cherish all your happy moments; they make a fine cushion for
hard times.

You're an original, an individual, a masterpiece. Celebrate that!

Don't let your uniqueness make you shy. Don't be someone other
than the wonder you are. Every star is important to the sky.

Be with someone who knows what they have when they have you.

Failure is the opportunity to begin again, smarter than before.

A beautiful appearance will last a few decades, but a beautiful

personality will last a lifetime.

Decisions sometimes prove to be the hardest to make, especially

when it's a choice between where you should be and where you
really wanted to be.

Help yourself before helping others. Change yourself before

changing others. Love yourself before loving others. Respect
yourself before respecting others. You cannot give anything to
others without having something to give.

Usually the people who degrade others are self conscious about
themselves. They want to feel empowerment over you and bring
you down to their level. Don't let them!

There's no person in the world who is capable of handling every

punch that is thrown at them. We aren't made that way. In
fact, we're made to get upset, sad, hurt, stumble and fall. We
aren't supposed to be able to instantly overcome problems.
Because that's the whole purpose of living â€“ to face problems,
learn, adapt, and solve them over the course of time. This is
what ultimately molds us into the person we become.

Count your smiles instead of your tears. Count your courage

instead of your fears.

Those people who don't try to understand you well are those
who don't deserve to be your friend.

Let go of your insecurities. Let go of your pain. You are limitless.

Nothing is holding you back. You are perfect. You are infinite.
Smile. Love. Laugh. Don't forget to live.

Never waste too much time explaining yourself. Your friends

don't need it and your enemies won't believe it.

Life is too short to spend time with people who suck the
happiness out of you! :)

Everything worthwhile in life is work. But if it puts a smile on

your face, it doesn't feel like work.

Sometimes you'll never know the true value of a moment until it

becomes a memory. So cherish every moment for what it's
worth, so you aren't stuck with unnecessary regrets in the
future.

Sometimes being strong means letting your tears fall.

Life is kind of like a party. You invite a lot of people, some leave
early, some stay all night, some laugh with you, some laugh at
you, and some show up really late. But in the end, after the fun,
there are a few who stay to help you clean up the mess. And
most of the time, they aren't even the ones who made the mess.
These people are your true friends in life. They are the only
ones who matter.

When someone truly loves you, they don't ever have to say a
word. You will be able to tell simply by the way they treat you
over the long-term.

Say what you mean and mean what you say. Don't expect others
to read your mind, and don't play games with their heads and
hearts. Don't tell half-truths and expect people to trust you
when the full truth comes out. Half-truths are no better than
lies. And don't ignore someone you care about, because lack of
concern hurts more than angry words.

Learn to love someone when they least deserve it, because that
is when they need your love most.

Never miss an opportunity to make others happy, even if you

have to leave them alone in order to do it.

Don't cry over someone that won't cry over you.

In the end you'll see who' fake, who's true and who would risk it
all for you. And trust me, some people will totally surprise you.

It's not always about trying to fix something that's broken.

Sometimes it's about starting over and creating something
better. Sometimes growing up means growing apart.

True love isn't about being inseparable; it's about two people
being true to each other even when they are separated.

If you need something to be grateful for then check your pulse.

Always be thankful for the gift of life.

Never neglect the people who are most important to you simply
because you think they will always be there. Because one
morning you might wake up and realize you lost the moon while
counting the stars.

Don't bother apologizing if you're just going to continue doing

the things you said sorry for.

Laugh at your mistakes and learn from them. Joke about your
troubles and gather strength from them. Have fun with the
challenges you face and then conquer them.

The sad truth is that there are some people who will only be
there for you as long as you have something they need. When
you no longer serve a purpose to them, they will leave. The good
news is, if you tough it out, you'll eventually weed these people
out of your life and be left with some great friends you can
always count on.

Intelligent people are not impressed by money, because they

know that what they have to offer is PRICELESS. Plus they
usually have their own.

It's always the right time to do the right thing.

The most important trip you will likely take in life is meeting
others half way.

Goodbyes will always hurt a little. Photographs can never replace

the act of being there. Memories, good and bad, will sometimes
bring tears. And words can never perfectly describe the
feelings they represent.

Sometimes you have to die a little on the inside in order to be

reborn and rise again as a stronger, smarter version of you.

Keep moving forward. Be willing to do the little things that you

can do without being too concerned about the big things that
you cannot do. Otherwise, you will end up doing nothing.

Be brave. Remember that bravery is not the lack of fear but the
ability to move forward in spite of fear.

The people who truly love you know your weaknesses but never
take advantage, and see your flaws but never judge.

If you want to test your memory, try to recall what you were
worrying about exactly one year ago today.

Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone,

don't keep it a secret.

Pain makes you stronger. Facing fear makes you braver.

Heartbreak makes you wiser.

Blowing out another's candle will not make yours shine brighter.

Breakdowns can create breakthroughs. Things fall apart so

things can fall together.

If a relationship has enough trust, honesty and understanding it

should never require promises, terms and conditions.

Life doesn't change, but people do. So learn to accept that not
everybody is who you once knew.

Treat everyone with kindness and respect, even those who are
rude to you - not because they are nice, but because you are.

Never stop doing little things for others. Sometimes those little
things occupy the biggest part of their hearts.

Keep people in your life who truly love you, motivate you,
encourage you, enhance you, and make you happy. If you know
people who do none of these things, let them go.

Never let your past experiences harm your future. Your past
can't be altered and your future doesn't deserve the
punishment.

Hard work and discipline are what you need to succeed. This
applies to everything. There really is no secret-or shortcut-that
will get you around this. So get to it, now.

Best friends don't have to be the ones you spend the most time
with, just the ones you have the greatest memories with.

If you want to test your memory, try to recall what you were
worrying about exactly one year ago today. Then ask yourself if
all the worrying was necessary.

Be strong when everything seems to be going wrong, and you will

find what you're looking for in life.

Always remember, you are somebody's reason to smile.

People are not as beautiful as they look, as they walk, or as they

talk. They are only as beautiful as they love, as they care, and as
they share.

Let your past make you better, not bitter.

Growth begins at the end of your comfort zone.

The only way to find the best path foreword is to occasionally

stray from it.

Being nice to someone you dislike doesn't mean you're fake. It

means you're mature enough to control your emotions.

Success often comes from making choices when everyone else

feels as though there is no choice.

No matter how slow you go, you're still lapping everyone who's
still waiting to start.

If someone tries to bring you down, you're already above them.

Every day is a new day to try again.

It's nice to be important, but more important to be nice.

Don't look back with regret, look back to see just how far
you've come.

I have learned that life is constantly testing us for our level of

commitment, and that life's greatest rewards are reserved for
those who demonstrate a never ending commitment to push
forward even when times are tough.

Next time you look at someone and think, "They do that so much
better than me," remember that other people think the same
way about you sometimes. It's perfectly okay if someone can do
something better than you. That's what makes life interesting.

If someone truly cares about you they won't make you feel like
you need to constantly fight for their attention.

If people judge you for your mistakes, feel sorry for them, for
simple minds are usually amused by simple things.

Life is about trusting your feelings and taking chances, losing

and finding happiness, learning from the past, appreciating the
memories, and realizing that change is worth it.

If you want to know something about someone, ask. Don't

assume. That's how drama starts.

Don't lose yourself in the process of holding on to someone who

doesn't care about losing you.

There is ample time for you to be who you want to be. Don't
allow yourself to settle for less than what you think you
deserve. Despite the struggles that you might be facing, never
give up on yourself. You're braver than you believe, stronger
than you seem, smarter than you think, and twice as capable as
you have ever imagined.

Be careful with the small things because it is from them that

the big things in your life will grow.

It's better to give your hand to someone who will never let go,
rather than holding onto the outside of a hand that has never
fully opened for you. Choose the life you deserve, not a series
of compromises.

The key to success is not yet clear to me, but the key to failure
is trying to please everybody.

You have to take risks. You will only realize the full potential of
your life when you allow the unexpected to happen.

Don't let your past dictate who you are, but let it be a lesson
that strengthens the person you will become.

Respect yourself enough to know you deserve the best!

To be in your children's memories tomorrow, you have to be in

their lives today.

Let your light shine. Be a source of strength and courage. Share

your wisdom with others. Radiate love always.

Sometimes the past comes back around to teach us a lesson we

missed the first time. It's okay. Learn from it this time, and
then let it go.

In human relationships, distance is not measured in miles but in

affection. Two people can be right next to each other, yet miles
apart. So stay in touch with those who truly matter to you. Not
because it's convenient, but because they're worth the extra
effort.

Above all, be true to yourself. If you cannot put your heart in it,
take yourself out of it.

You can't wrap love in a box, but you can wrap a person in a hug.
Do so every chance you get.

You'll never know how strong your heart is until you know how to
forgive who broke it.

It's only a failure if you don't learn something. Otherwise it's

just a lesson.

We sometimes let people get the best of us, destroy us and

change our opinions on what we believe is true. Only you know
what's right for yourself. You have the power, you make the
choice and you learn. Each experience we go through in life is a
lesson to be learned. We all make mistakes.

Being kind to others makes you a better person, which makes

the world a better place.

Love is the key to living.

Sometimes someone's silence shows you how they feel about you
more than their words ever could.

Forgive those who have hurt you in the past. But more than this,
forgive yourself for allowing them to hurt you.

Be single by choice, and continue to be until you meet someone

who deserves you.

The greatest thing holding many of us back is not that our aim is
too high and we miss our target, but that our aim is too low and
we achieve it too soon, and then stop.

Love yourself first and your other relationships will fall into
line.

Don't worry that children never listen to you; worry that they
are always watching you.

Don't you ever let someone tell you that you can't be exactly
who you already are.

When you are truly comfortable in your own skin, not everyone
will like you, but you won't care about it one bit.

Take everything you've ever learned - all the crazy experiences

and lessons - and place it in a box labeled "Thank You."

Speak and follow your truth, and your potential will expand.

Take a picture of your face and remember that in ten years

time you will be amazed at how gorgeous you were. Be amazed
now.

Trust, respect and truth are the very foundation of any

relationship. Break any of them once and the relationship with
suffer at least some permanent damage.

As we grow we don't really change that much, we just become a

clearer, more honest version of who we really are.

In a relationship, you have to accept the other person for all of

who they are and not just the parts that are easy to like.

Never judge others based on your own ignorance.

If someone is intimidated by your confidence, you're not at

fault. Don't tip-toe around their insecurity. Keep shinin' bright!

Find someone that isn't afraid to admit they miss you. Someone
that knows you're not perfect, but treats you as you are. One
who gives their heart completely. Someone who says I love you
and means it. Find someone who wouldn't mind waking up with
you in the morning, seeing your wrinkles and grey hair, but still
falls in love with you all over again.

Always remember that people that put you down are insecure
and just trying to make themselves feel good. So just keep
smiling, and remember you are the stronger one.

Good relationships don't just happen. They take time, patience

and two people who truly want to be together.

There is nothing more attractive than confidence, once you see

your own beauty, so will everyone else.

There is no such thing as a bad day; just bad moments that we

choose to take with us all day long.

Don't fear the enemy that attacks you, as much as the one that
hugs you.

Every day is a new beginning. Treat it that way, stay away from
what might have been and look at what could be. You will never
get anywhere you're meant to go by traveling yesterday's road.
It's a new day, find a new way.

The greatest gift is not found in a store, nor under a tree, but
in the hearts of true friends.

The best revenge is to simply move on and get on with your life.
Don't give someone the satisfaction of watching you suffer.

In life, sometimes you have to forget what's gone, appreciate

what still remains, and look forward to what's coming next.

The one who is meant for you encourages you to be your best,
but still loves and accepts you at your worst.

Talent is something we already possess from birth. Skill is

something which is acquired after hours and hours of constant
efforts. Others are sleeping, you are working, others are eating
you are still working. You require that kind of dedication to
acquire skill. A skilled person is always ready to take any kind of
challenges.

Don't look back unless it's a good view.

Having class is the ability to walk away from a bad situation with
a smile on your face and forgiveness in your heart.

Please love me when I least deserve it, because that's when I

really need it.

If you carry old bricks from your past relationship to your new
one, you will build the same house that fell apart before.

The scars you can't see are often the hardest to heal.

Why be fake? In the end, the truth comes out and when that
happens, you're standing alone.

Kindness is not to be mistaken for weakness, nor forgiveness

for acceptance. It's about knowing that hate and resentment
are not on the pathway to inner peace.

Avoid negative people, for they are the greatest destroyers of

self confidence and self esteem. Surround yourself with people
who bring out the best in you.

Every time you subtract negative from your life, you make room
for more positive.

Live LIFE like there is no tomorrow. LAUGH until the pain goes
away and LOVE like nothing else in the world matters.

Live with hope, face the fear and have the strength to always
walk with your head up high.

If someone truly loves you, they will never give you a reason to
doubt it.

Sometimes you have to be mature enough to forgive, but smart

enough not to trust again.

Nobody gets through life without losing someone they love,

someone they need, or something they thought was meant to be.
But it is these losses that make us stronger and eventually move
us toward future opportunities.

I can remember about 2 years ago when I used to hate my

family and never wanted to see them again. I thought that if I
just had my friends, that I would be happy with life. Since
moving away from my family and into college, I've come to
appreciate them. It's one of those things that you don't realize
is good until it's gone. Friends can't and won't always be there
for you when you need them, but family usually will be there in a
time of need. It's important to treat them right.

I think the only reason why people hold onto memories is

because memories are the only things that don't change when
everyone else does.

Relish love in your old age. Aged love is like aged wine; it
becomes more satisfying, more refreshing, more valuable, more
appreciated and more intoxicating.

Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.

Focus on your dreams, not your problems.

Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of brave

people who are overcoming it.

Never make up excuses, because excuses are lies confirming

that you are not being true to your heart. And don't look for
shortcuts in life either, because if you do you are only fooling
yourself. Simplify your life, work toward your goals, show
respect and be true to yourself and others. There is only one
'you;' reinvent the very best of you' every chance you get.

Single doesn't mean lonely. Single means you're preparing for

the arrival of a BETTER love.

Friends tell you what you WANT to hear. But best friends tell
you what you NEED to hear.

Let everyday be a dream you can touch. Let everyday be a love

you can feel. Let everyday be a reason to live, because life is too
short to be negative.

You never know what the future holds. What looks like the end
is often the beginning of something much greater. It is never
too late to be what you might have been.

If what you see with your eyes doesn't please you, close your
eyes and see from the heart. Because the heart can see beauty
more than the eyes can ever wonder.

There are two days in every week you cannot worry about,
yesterday and tomorrow. You cannot change what happened
yesterday and you cannot control what will happen tomorrow. So
live for today!

Don't spend so much time wishing for what you don't have that
you don't have time to enjoy what you've already got.

Surround yourself with positive people who believe in you and

inspire you. Don't listen to negative people. Believe in yourself! :-
)

I believe that bad things happen in life to teach us how to look

at good things in a whole new light.

Kindness is a gift everyone can afford to give.

You are entitled to your feelings, even if other people don't

understand.

The only person you can truly depend on is yourself.

Love yourself. Accept yourself. Forgive yourself and be good to

yourself because without you the rest of us are without a
source of many wonderful things.

It's not how much money we make that ultimately makes us

happy between 8 and 5. It's whether our work fulfills us.

It's the little moments that make life big.

Dear Past, thank you for all the life lessons you have taught me.
Dear Future, I am ready now!

You will never find the RIGHT person, if you never let go of the
WRONG person.

You don't need to attend every argument you are invited to.

In the end, our biggest regrets are usually the things we did
NOT do.

Do something today that your future self will thank you for.

It's important to make people happy. But you have to start with
yourself.

Rudeness is a weak person's attempted imitation of strength.

Life is too short to stress yourself with people who don't even
deserve to be an issue in your life.

Three simple rules for life: 1) If you do not decide what you
want, you'll never get it. 2) If you do not ask, the answer will
always be "no." 3) If you never take a step forward, you'll
always remain in the same place.

It makes a great deal of strength to admit weakness.

Don't let someone who gave up on their dreams talk you out of
going after yours.

Don't spend so much time wishing for what you don't have that
you don't have time to enjoy what you've already got.

You get the best out of others when you give the best of
yourself.

You can have almost anything you want if you are willing to give
up the belief that you can't have it.

It's easy to look at people and make quick judgments about

them, their present and their past, but you'd be amazed at the
pain and tears a single smile hides. What a person shows to the
world is only one tiny facet of the iceberg hidden from sight.
And more often than not, it's lined with cracks and scars that
go all the way to the foundation of their soul. Never judge, learn
to respect and acknowledge the feelings of another.

Don't place your happiness in someone else's hands, because

once they disappear, so does your happiness.

Trust is the foundation for cultivating growth and

connectedness in any relationship.

Love doesn't self-destruct. We choke it with unkind words. We

starve it with empty promises. We poison it with toxic blame.
We break it by trying to bend it to our will. No, love doesn't die
on its own. We kill it. Breath, by bitter breath. Wise are those
who realize that they hold the fate of their love in their hands,
and blessed are those who keep it alive.

There is a difference between those who want to do some

things to the best of their ability and those who need to do
everything perfectly. The first group is acting out of joy for
what they do. The latter, is acting out of shame for who they
are.

Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what

matters most.

You can decide right now that negative experiences from your
past will not predict your future.

Never apologize for being a work-in-progress. For being a work

in progress doesn't mean that you're not good enough today. It
means that you want a better tomorrow. It means you wish to
love yourself wholly, so you can live your life fully. That you're
determined to heal your heart, expand your mind, and cultivate
the gifts you know you're meant to share. May we all be works in
progress forever, and celebrate the fact that we are!

Actions speak louder than words.

Just because something isn't happening for you now doesn't

mean it never will be.

Anyone can come into your life and say how much they love you.
It takes someone really special to stay in your life and show how
much they love you.

Cheating is easy. Try something challenging like doing the right

thing, being sincere and faithful.

Communication is not just an important part of a relationship,

communication is the relationship.

Start by asking yourself whether each of your relationships

drags you down or lifts you up. Surrounding yourself with
positive, loving people is half the battle of living a happy,
successful life.

A time comes in your life when you finally get it. When in the
midst of all your fears and insanity you stop dead in your tracks
and somewhere, the voice inside your head cries out â€“
"ENOUGH!" This moment is the turning point that leads to
success and happiness.

People seldom do things to the best of their ability. They do

things to the best of their willingness.

Things do not have to be bad in order to get to the point of

saying goodbye, and walking away forever. Sometimes, all it
takes is the feeling in your heart that being together is just not
meant to be, even if nothing is wrong in the relationship. Always
be brave enough to listen to your heart because it will never,
ever let you down.

Its not the matter of thinking "I have nothing to lose" but
instead thinking "what do I have to gain?" If you think you have
nothing to lose, then you're going to jump into the situation and
assume that you'll get something better than what you have
now. But if you think of what you can gain from it, good or bad,
your choice will be more predicated on reality and will bring a
better ending, or even a new beginning.

Our thoughts are the makers of our moods, the inventors of our
dreams, and the creators of our will. That is why we must sort
through them carefully, and choose to respond only to those
that will help us build the life we want, and the outlook we want
to hold as we're living it.

If you want to know who your true friends are, lose everything
you own and see who is still standing by your side.

If you want to forget someone, and move on, you must give up
hating them. It's hard to forget someone you hate, because
hate takes pieces of your heart - thereby this person stays
within your heart. If you want to forget someone, let go of the
hate, and create peace in your heart instead.

There is good reason why you should wake each morning and
mindfully consider what and who you will give your day to:
Because unlike other things in life - love, money, respect, good
health, hope, opportunities, and many more - time is the one
thing you can never get back once it's gone.

Life begins at the end of your Comfort Zone. So if you're

feeling uncomfortable right now, know that the change taking
place in your life is a beginning, not an ending!

The key to happiness lies somewhere between positive thoughts

and denial. Between effort and exhaustion. Between endless
taking and incessant giving. Between trusting everyone and
trusting no one. Between believing we are the center of the
universe and not knowing we are a part of it. May we all seek the
middle ground and know balance when we reach it.

To have what you want, you must first want what you have. You
must learn to be appreciative before you can ever be truly
happy.

The higher you build the walls around your heart, the harder you
fall when someone tears them down.

Most of the time, you're only competing with your doubts. Who
you gonna let win?

Never let old shames keep you spinning in a stagnant sea of

regrets. And never, ever let them sink you. For Life didn't show
you your mistakes so you could stay stuck in misgivings. It
showed you where you went wrong so you might patch your
vessel, pick up your lessons like oars, and row yourself down a
more trustworthy route to happiness.

A strong woman knows she has strength enough for the journey,
but a woman of strength knows it is in the journey where she
will become strong!

A big part of your life is a result of the choices you make. If

you don't like your life, then it is time to start making changes
and better choices.

When you are totally at peace within yourself, nothing can shake
you.

People don't fall in love with what makes you the same. They fall
in love with what makes you different.

View change as a chance for something better. Because it is!

Always share your light with those who are in the dark.

It's less about what happens to you and more about what you do
about it.

An apology is the best way to have the last word.

Celebrate every change you make today, no matter how small.

Because every step you take today, will lead you farther away
from where you were yesterday, and closer to where you want
to be tomorrow. Be it a better life or a dream we long to
realize, we reach our destinations by taking many small steps in
the same direction, one at a time.

Family isn't always blood. They're the people in your life who
want you in theirs - the ones who would do anything to see you
smile and who love you no matter what.

Love is not a tangible object. It is a feeling, so when I want to

express my love i say 'I feel love for you' or 'I love the way I
feel when I am with you'. I think that we cheapen the meaning
when we use the word so openly/freely.

If you have the time to do something, do it. Don't wait until

that time frame comes again because it may never come.

Silence is the true friend that never betrays.

Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable,

or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same.

Relationships are something that must be worked on all the

time, not only when they are broken and need to be fixed.

No one should have the power to make you feel small, unless you
give them that power. Remember, you are the one with the
power to create your happiness.

When you're up, your friends know who you are. When you're
down, you know who your friends are.

Live your life so that when it's time to ask where the time went,
you can answer: "It went to joyful moments with family and
friends, to my search for passion, to doing work that felt like
play, to standing up for what I believe in, and to exploring this
beautiful world we live in with an open heart. My time went to
LIVING my life!"

Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion.

Be careful of the thoughts you think, because your heart can

overhear them.

Love is friendship, friendship is love. If love fails, friendship

should remain. For friendship is the foundation of love.

Having strength of character isn't about how much you can

handle before you break, it's about how much you can handle
after you break.

Your mind is your private sanctuary; do not allow the negative

beliefs of others to occupy it. Your skin is your barrier; do not
allow others to get under it. Take control of your boundaries
and what you allow yourself to absorb from others.

Oftentimes walking away has nothing to do with weakness, and

everything to do with strength. We walk away not because we
want others to realize our worth, but because we finally realize
our own worth.

Don't look back. You're not going that way!

People will treat you the way that you allow them to treat you.
If you don't like it, change the power you allow them to have
over you.

Distance means so little when someone means so much. Distance

can never separate two hearts that truly care.

Never let someone's opinion become your reality. Never

sacrifice who you are because someone else has a problem with
it. Love who you are inside and out.

Think good thoughts. Speak kind words. Take good actions.

These are three steps that will bring you more than you could
imagine.

Of all the things that can be stolen from you - your belongings,
your youth, your health, your wealth, your rights - some things
no one can ever steal from you is your freedom to choose what
you believe in, and who and what your heart will love.

Learn to be okay with not knowing exactly what comes next.

That's part of life's magic.

Always be ready, you never know when you will have your shot!

Sometimes on the way to achieving a dream you get lost and find
a better one.

Never try to change a person. We all evolve as life goes on. Love
people as they are. :)

When people walk away from you, let them go. Your destiny is
never tied to anyone who leaves you, and it doesn't mean they
are bad people. It just means that their part in your story is
over.

When things fall apart, consider the possibility that life

knocked it down on purpose. Not to bully you, or to punish you,
but to prompt you to build something that better suits your
personality and your purpose. Sometimes things fall apart so
better things can fall together.

The more you take responsibility for your past and present, the
more you are able to create the future you seek.

If you can't get someone out of your head, then maybe they are
supposed to be there.

As we grow up, we realize it becomes less important to have

more friends and more important to have real ones.

Don't settle for somebody who treats you as ordinary. You

aren't. Nobody is.

Be it in a church, a temple, the depth of a song, the expanse of

the sky, the sound of the wind, or the quiet moments in
between: It doesn't matter where you find love and peace, as
long as you find it.

Whatever you do doesn't just have an effect on you. It affects

everyone that knows you, your family, friends, and their family
and friends. So be mindful of your actions because it doesn't
just begin or end with you.

Just because you make mistakes doesn't mean you are one.

When you say "yes" to others, make sure you are not saying "no"
to yourself.

Remember, not knowing how it's all going to turn out is a GOOD
thing! It gives life the chance to take your breath away.

Your physical appearance means nothing in the long term unless

you have a beautiful heart and loving soul. Your heart is
everything! The more you give your heart to life, the more
beautiful you will become and the more your love and happiness
will shine.

Be imperfectly perfect. We are not perfect for everyone, we

are only perfect for those select few that love us for who we
really are. And to those select few that still love us after they
have taken the time to get to know who we are and what we're
all about, being imperfectly perfect is what they love about us.

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness.

Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've
gotten lost.

Failed relationships aren't designed to encourage us to lower

our expectations, but to raise our standards.

You cannot make yourself feel something you do not feel, but
you can make yourself do right in spite of your feelings.

There are things that we don't want to happen but have to

accept, things we don't want to know but have to learn, and
people we can't live without but have to let go.

In your quiet moments, what do you think about? How far you've
come, or how far you have to go? Your strengths, or your
weaknesses? The best that might happen, or the worst that
might come to be? In your quiet moments, pay attention to your
self-talk. Because maybe, just maybe, the only thing that needs
to shift in order for you to experience more happiness, more
love, and more vitality, is your way of thinking.

I forgive people, but that does NOT mean I trust them. I

forgive them for ME, so I can let go and move on with my life.

A lie is a lie, no matter how big or how small.

Let your dreams be bigger than your fears and your actions
louder than your words.

If you tell the truth, it becomes a part of your past. If you lie,
it becomes a part of your future.

If you don't do stupid things while you're young, you'll have

nothing to smile about when you're old.

Honestly, I don't have time to hate people who hate me,

because I'm too busy loving people who love me.

Never underestimate the pain of a person, because in all

honesty, everyone hurts. Some people just hide it better than
others.

Beauty isn't about having a pretty face, it's about having a

pretty mind, a pretty heart, and a pretty soul.

Never regret anything that has happened in your life. It cannot

be changed, undone, or forgotten. So take it as a lesson learned,
adjust, and move on.

Sometimes it is better to be kind than to be right. We do not

always need an intelligent mind that speaks, just a patient heart
that listens.

Procrastinators who say, "There's always tomorrow" deny the

reality that one day, they will be wrong.

There's no such thing as good weather, or bad weather. There's

just weather and the attitude you choose to have toward it.

There no such thing as a bad situation, only the attitude you

have towards it.

Believe it or not, there are people out there hoping to meet

someone just like you.

Yes, I've made mistakes too. And that's okay. Life didn't come
with instructions.

Why waste your time getting hurt over and over by the same
person when there's someone else out there waiting to make you
smile.

Stop looking at what you DON'T have, and start looking at what
you DO have!

It is much easier to have a positive outlook in life when you

count your blessings instead of your burdens. We often take for
granted the very things that most deserve our attention and
gratitude.

Life and time are the two best teachers. Life teaches us to
make good use of time and time teaches us the value of life.

The past is where you learned the lesson. The future is where
you apply the lesson. Don't give up in the middle!

No one can control what happened in the past. It's gone and it's
over. Don't allow the past to hinder you from getting to the
future. Get on with your life. If you have to cry a river, cry a
river. And then build a bridge over it if you have to. But no
matter what, find a way to get over it.

Life is all about taking chances. It's about doing something you
initially thought you could never do. It's about being goofy and
not caring what other people think. And most importantly, it's
about learning to love what you have.

Sometimes tears help us clear our eyes so we can clearly see

the good things ahead.

You can close your eyes to the things you don't want to hear,
but you cannot close your heart to the things you don't want to
feel.

Good times usually become good memories and bad times usually
become good lessons.

It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but
it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until
it arrives.

Don't let anyone's ignorance, hate, drama or negativity stop you

from being the best person you can be.

I can laugh because I've known sadness. I'm brave because I've
lived through times when I was afraid. And I'm wise because I
once did foolish things.

Don't blame people for constantly disappointing you; blame

yourself for expecting too much from them.

What you buy, acquire, and flash on the outside may make you
feel more valuable and happy for a little while; but it's only what
you own on the inside and give away freely, that will make you
valuable and happy in the long run.

Pain is only weakness leaving us.

Always know your own worth. Ignore those who try to bring you
down. Don't give them the power to make you feel inferior.

It's not who is right, but what is right, that is of importance.

Don't let small minds convince you that your dreams are too big
:)

The things we know best are usually the things nobody taught
us.

There are certain people who aren't meant to fit into your life
no matter how much you want them to.

The only ones truly worthy of your friendship are the ones that
stand with you through the hard times and laugh with you after
the hard times pass.

The longer you wait for something, the more you will appreciate
it when you get it. Because anything worth having is worth
waiting for.

When we focus on leading a passionate, meaningful life, we are

also inadvertently creating a spectacular ripple effect of
inspiration in the lives around us. When one person follows a
dream, tries something new, or takes a daring leap, everyone
nearby feels their passionate energy; and before too long, they
are making their own daring leaps while simultaneously inspiring
others.

When you look at a person, any person, remember that everyone

has a story. Everyone has gone through something that has
changed them.

Love shouldn't be a secret! If you love someone, tell them. You

will always regret it if you don't.

Next time you're stressed out and feeling hopeless, take a few
steps back, and breathe. Remember who you are and what
you're fighting for. You're never given anything in the world
that you can't handle. So be strong, be flexible, love yourself,
and love others. Appreciate the lessons you learn along the way,
and keep moving forward.

Too many people underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a

kind word, or small act that shows you care. All of which have
the potential to make a person's day :)

In life, we do lots of things. Some we wish we could take back.

Some we wish we could relive a thousand times. All of these
things, positive and negative, have taught us important lessons
and have collectively made us into the person we are today. If
we were to reverse or adjust any of them, we wouldn't be who
we are; we would be somebody else. So just live, make mistakes,
make memories, and take chances. Never second guess who you
are or where you've been.

This moment, like every moment, is an opportunity.

Follow your heart, but always take your brain with you.

The reason so many people give up is because they tend to look

at how far they still have to go, instead of how far they have
come.

What often screws us up the most in life is the picture in our

head of how it's supposed to be.

Relying on destiny alone is something lazy people do. It's just an

easy excuse to wait for things to happen instead of making them
happen.

The biggest lie: "When I get what I want I will be happy." The
truth is, you will be about as happy as you decide to be. Others
can stop you temporarily, but only you can do it permanently.

Love is when you're sitting next to someone doing absolutely

nothing, and it means absolutely everything to you.

Respect is earned, honesty is appreciated, trust is gained, and

loyalty is returned.

Be amazing. Be good. Be pretty. Be strong. Be smart. Be cool.

But above all, be yourself.

When you truly care for someone, their mistakes never change
your feelings, because it's the mind that gets angry but the
heart still cares.

No one has the right to judge you. They might have heard your
stories, but they didn't feel what you were going through. So
forget what they say about you. Focus on how you feel about
yourself.

It's not the answers you get from others, but the questions you
ask yourself that will help you heal: What part of my life feels
broken? What do I need to repair, to learn, to accept, to reject,
or embrace before I can give myself permission to simply do
what I know in my heart feels right?

Don't stress over what could've been; chances are if it

should've been, it would've been.

In every mistake, there is a message. Some people miss the

message because they're too busy berating themselves for the
mistake.

The truth hurts only once, but a lie hurts every time you
remember it.

Sometimes it's not the person you miss, it's the feeling you had
when you were with them.

A person who truly knows and loves you is someone who sees the
pain in your eyes while everyone else still believes the smile on
your face.

Don't attach yourself too much to any one person or thing.

Nothing in this world is permanent. But don't let that stop you
from appreciating and loving what you have while you have it.

Anger is temporary. Respect, honor and dignity are forever. Do

not lose your cool and ruin your reputation permanently over a
little bit of anger that will dissipate in no time.

When you hear that people are talking about you, just
remember, most birds always peck at the BEST fruit.

When it comes to relationships, remaining faithful is never an

option but a priority. Loyalty is everything.

Sometimes it takes opening a door to get to a new place, and

sometimes it takes closing one. So make sure you find a way to
peacefully close the door of the past so you can walk away with
no regrets and your head held high.

If you have the courage to admit when you're scared; the ability
to laugh even as you cry; the nerve to speak up, even if your
voice is shaking; the confidence to ask for help when you need
it, and the wisdom to take it when it's offered, then you have
everything you need to get yourself to a better place.

If you feel like your ship is sinking, it might be a good time to

throw out the stuff that's been weighing it down. Let go of
people who bring you down, and surround yourself with those
who bring out the best in you.

Sometimes the hardest thing in life is simply letting go of what

you thought was real.

You can't always control what goes on outside, but you can
always control what goes on inside your head.

Your worth does not revolve around what others think, your
worth is what you know in your heart.

Don't walk away from negative people. RUN!

Before you quit, try. Before you talk, listen. Before you react,
think. Before you criticize, wait. Before you move-on, forgive.

Happiness is the feeling you're feeling when you want to keep

feeling it.

Stop holding on to what hurts, and make room for what feels
good.

Be happy. Be yourself. If others don't like it, then let them be.
Happiness is a choice. Life isn't about pleasing everybody.

Life is too precious to stress yourself out by worrying about

everything. Relax, have fun, and enjoy the learning process.

If someone continuously mistreats you, have enough respect for

yourself to leave them. It may hurt for a while, but it'll be ok.
You'll be ok.

It's not hard to find someone who tells you they love you. It's
hard to find someone who actually MEANS it.

Don't look for someone who will solve all your problems; look for
someone who will face them with you.

Love has the power to transform any situation; you just have to
choose to be happy rather than right.

The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of

everything, but they do make the most of everything.

Success does not depend so much on your abilities as your

choices. Any lack in skill can be more than made up for by how
hard you work toward a goal you care about.

Try not to take things personally, what people often say is a

reflection of them and not you.

No matter how carefully you choose your words, there's always

a good chance they'll be twisted up by others.

The more anger toward the past you carry in your heart, the
less capable you are of loving the present.

Actions speak much louder than words. You can say sorry a
thousand times, and say "I love you" as much as you want. But if
you're not going to prove that the things you say are true, then
it's not worth saying anything at all. Because if you can't show
it, your words don't mean a thing.

Never leave your key of happiness in someone else's pocket, and

don't wait on someone else to build your dream life for you. Be
the architect and keeper of your own happiness.

You can't control people's actions. All you can control is how you
react to those actions.

Stay strong, because things will get better. It might be stormy

now, but it never rains forever.

At any given moment you have the power to say, "This is not how
the story is going to end."

If it didn't come to you or stay with you, don't assume YOU

didn't deserve IT. Maybe IT didn't deserve YOU.

Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.

If you attach to the negative behavior of others it brings you

down to their level.

Just because you're afraid, doesn't mean you're in danger. Just

because you feel alone, doesn't mean nobody loves you. Just
because you think you might fail, doesn't mean you will. Look
beyond your doubts and keep searching for the truth.

A guilty conscience is an open wound only TRUTH can heal.

If you smile when you're by yourself, it's more likely that you
truely mean it.

The biggest challenge is to be yourself; because the whole world

around you often wants you to be someone else.

Sometimes you need to be alone. Not to be lonely, but to enjoy

some free time just being yourself.

Opportunities need to be seized while they still exist. When you

find something worth keeping, make sure you grab it with both
arms and don't let it go.

Remember, pain always changes people. So don't hurt them if

you don't want them to change.

Sometimes we know the answers to our questions yet we still

ask. Why? It's because the answers we know are the answers
we cannot bear to admit.

Sometimes people with the worst pasts create the best futures.

If your partner isn't bringing out the best in you, you're in a

wrong relationship.

When you have to start compromising yourself and your morals

for the people around you, it's probably time to change the
people around you.

Value the time spent on self-reflection. Becoming more aware of

yourself will allow you to become more aware of the people
around you. This realization provides the strength that is
needed to create change in your own life, and in the lives of
others.

Stay true to those people that you hold dearest. Cherish those
connections, and do everything you can to keep them strong.

Everyone is beautiful, it just takes the right person to see it.

The most important things in your life are not money and good
lifestyle, but honor, respect and love.

The only time you run out of chances is when you stop taking
them.

Take every chance you get in life, because some things only
happen once.

Being single isn't really a status; it's a word that describes a

person who's strong enough to enjoy life without depending on
others.

Never allow yourself to be so desperate that you end up settling

for far less than what you deserve.

Every relationship has its problems, but what makes it perfect

is when you wouldn't want to be anywhere else, even when times
are tough.

An open enemy is better than a false friend.

One of the best feelings in the world is knowing your Presence

and Absence both mean something to someone.

It's not hard to sacrifice something for someone, but it's hard
to find that someone who deserves your sacrifice.

Accepting what is, letting go, and moving on are skills that all
human beings must learn when facing the realities of life.

Learn from the past, and then get the heck out of there!

5 Rules of Happiness:
1. Don't Hate
2. Don't Worry
3. Give More
4. Expect Less
5. Live Simply.

Being single is better than being in a broken relationship. Know

your worth.

If you spend your life regretting things in the past, before you
know it you will have wasted your life on regret.

Do you really want to look back on your life and see how
wonderful it could have been had you not been afraid to live it?

You don't have to be great to get started, but you do have to

get started to be great.

Gratitude consists of being more aware of what you have, than

what you don't.

Change for the better; don't change for someone else, change
for yourself!

Appreciate what you have, who loves you and who cares for you.
You'll never know how much they mean to you until the day they
are no longer beside you.

When it comes to living as a compassionate, non-judgmental

human being, the only challenge greater than learning to walk a
mile in someone else's shoes, is learning to walk a lifetime,
comfortably in your own.

Never force someone to make a space in their life for you,

because if they know your worth, they will surely create one for
you.

If you've been asking the same questions for a long time, yet
are still stuck, it's probably not that you haven't been given the
answers, but that you don't like the answers you were given.
Remember, it takes a great deal of courage to admit that
something needs to change, and a lot more courage still, to
accept the responsibility for making the change happen.

Usually in life, the test comes first, before the lesson.

Be thankful for what you have. You have no idea how many
people would love to have what you've got.

How others see you is not important. How you see yourself
means everything.

With every single person you come into contact, you are either
giving love or you're not. And based on what you give,
determines what you receive. Give love to others through
kindness, encouragement, support, gratitude, or any good
feeling, and it comes back to you multiplied in every area of your
life.

You're a totally different person compared to who you were at

this time last year. And next year will be no different. How
much you grow and who you become is up to you.

Being a person is a matter of birth. Being an adult is a matter of

age. But being a loving, caring friend is a matter if choice.

Live by choice, not by chance. Make changes, not excuses. Be

motivated, not manipulated. Work to excel, not compete. Choose
to listen to your inner voice, not the jumbled opinions of
everyone else.

We read hear about these stories online and think wish that we
could just succeed. The fact of the matter is that we can't just
do it, we have to work for it. Life may suck at some points and
you may lose sight of what's important. The road is bumpy and
your car may not be ready, but just remember that no one's
road is smooth. It might be a pain in the butt (in this case,
literally), but it is those that endure the bumpy road that
succeed.

Things happen that we don't understand, but maybe we're not

supposed to understand everything. Maybe we're just supposed
to have faith, accept it and let it happen.

Keep your chin up. No one expected you to save the world,
otherwise you would have been born wearing a cape and tights.
Just do the best you can.

Being happily independent is the best choice you can make.

Don't rely on someone else for happiness, ever. You make it
happen.

The one that angers you, controls you. Don't give anyone that
power; especially the one who does it intentionally.

It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to our enemies but

a great deal more to stand up to our friends.

Change the phrase "have to" to "get to." So many things we

complain about are things that others wish they could have the
chance to do.

Good people bring out the good is other people.

Over-thinking can ruin you. It confuses the situation, twists

things around, forces you to worry, and often makes everything
seem much worse than it actually is.

Learning is a gift, even when pain is your teacher.

The most memorable people in your life will be the ones who
loved you when you weren't very loveable.

Past mistakes should teach you to create a wonderful future;

not cause you to be afraid of it.

The best remedy for a broken heart is, and will always be, more
love! So give it, take it, show it, embrace it and love it! When
you feel broken, just remember what made you feel whole to
begin with (love) and then go get more! And when others need
love, feel free to give freely, remembering how you felt when
you needed it, and how you felt when others gave it to you.

If you have people in your life to love, you are rich.

Anybody who is capable of loving is bound to get hurt at some

point.

There are two types of listeners: the ones who actually care and
the ones who are just nosey.

When you feel alone... When everything you see is dark and
grey... When you taste the bitterness of defeat... When you
cannot reach out and touch your dreams... When all hope seems
lost... You can either let this be your breaking point. Or make it
your turning point. What's it gonna be?

Exercise to be fit, not skinny. Eat to nourish your body. And

always ignore the haters, doubters and unhealthy examples that
were once feeding you. You are worth more than you realize.

Practice what you preach, or don't preach at all. Walk the talk!

Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring and

integrity, they think of you.

Western affluence and materialism offer us the equivalent of a

bottomless cup of coffee, on a larger and more spiritually
damaging scale. Is it any wonder that we are dissatisfied and
exhausted? We have enough but we are cursed with the
knowledge that we could have more.

It will work out well, but in ways you cannot predict. What
you're worrying about now won't always matter. You are a
beautiful miracle. You are not indebted to anyone for all you
have been given, though you may express gratitude if you
choose to. You are perfectly adequate, equal to everyone else.
In the future, enjoying life will be much more important than
struggling with it.

Sometimes we get lost in trying to live life for someone else,

trying to meet their expectations, doing things just to impress
others. Take a moment and stop. Are you doing things truly
because you believe in them? Remember your own goals. Live, do
and love so that YOU are happy, because when it comes down to
it, relationships can end in an instant, but you will live with
yourself for the rest of your life.

Give things that are within your means and never expect to get
something else back in return. Giving is not a boomerang.

Most people are like icebergs, hiding their problems. Don't be so

quick to judge. 'The brighter the light, the darker the shadow.'

Sometimes the person you need most is the one you didn't think
you wanted.

Just like you wouldn't give a book to someone who doesn't know
how to read, don't give your heart to someone who has
continuously proven that they don't know how to love.

Whoever thinks he or she has the right to judge your beautiful

imperfection should first try walking in your shoes.

It will hurt. It will take time. It will require dedication. It will

require willpower. You will need to make healthy decisions. It
requires sacrifice. You will need to push your body to its max.
There will be temptation. But, I promise you, when you reach
your goal, it will be worth it.

When you care for someone it's not all about being with them.
It's about being there for them.

Happiness can be found in the darkest of times, if one only

remembers to turn on their light.

It's funny how our opinion's of people, our perceptions of them,

can change so quickly. Sometimes the kid you didn't like very
much ends up as the best friend you've ever had.

The greatest discovery in the world is to DISCOVER

YOURSELF.

A friend is someone who truly knows you, and loves you just the
same.

When you say "I LOVE YOU," you are making a promise with
someone else's heart. Honor it!

Surround yourself with people who are FOR you, not against you.
It's not about the quantity of friends you have; it's about the
quality of your friends.

A relationship is twice as complicated when one person is

running it.

The most difficult time/darkest hour is always right before the

victory. So hang on.

Better to create than consume.

If you change your thoughts into the positive ones, you will
notice some positive changes in your life.

We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so we can

have the life that is waiting for us.

When you completely trust a person without any doubt, you'll

automatically get one of two results - a FRIEND for life or a
LESSON for life.

The beauty of love is in the smile we put on someone else's face,

and asking for nothing in return.

When you truly love someone you don't judge them by their
past, you accept it and leave it there.

If you want to know where your heart is, look where your mind
goes when it wanders.

That one little last regret you're holding onto, whether it be

from a past mistake, lost opportunity, or heartbreak... Well it is
time to let it go. There will be new love, better opportunities,
and life forgave you for that mistake before you even made it.
MOVE ON!

Sometimes we all get in such a hurry that we forget to slow

down and count our blessings. So stop and enjoy the view, and be
grateful. You don't know how long you have to take that
opportunity, so do it today.

Be nice. Something so simple, but yet we don't do it often. A

simple Hello to a stranger can change the whole attitude of
their day. Even a simple smile. Like they say, smiles are
contagious. Make someone's day today; flash a smile and say
hello. Just be nice :) Imagine if everyone did this kind of thing,
what kind of world would we would live in? An amazing one.

There are hungry people. Feed them. There are cold people.
Warm them. There are sad people. Make them happy. There are
discouraged people. Give them encouragement. There are lost
people. Help them find their way. There are unloved people. Love
them. Be there for someone, like you would want someone to be
there for you.

You are beautiful. Don't worry about what other people say
because the two most important people recognize your beauty.
You and God. So love yourself for the way you are because that
is the way you are supposed to be. Stop spending so much time
on your outward beauty, that's not the part that counts in the
end. Focus on your inner beauty. That's what makes one truly
beautiful.

Relationships fail because of trust issues, commitment issues

and communication issues. So trust, commit, and communicate
always.

Everything around us is made up of energy. To attract positive

things in your life, start by giving off positive energy.

Don't beat yourself up over past mistakes. Hold your head high
and dry your tears. A new day is here.

The first to apologize is the bravest. The first to forgive is the

strongest. The first to move forward is the happiest.

Do not judge other people, for you do not know their pain or
sorrows. If you cannot speak a kind word, say nothing at all.

Fall in love with someone who deserves your heart. Not someone
who plays with it.

The difference between your mind and your heart: Your mind
tells you what is smart and your heart tells you what you're
going to do anyway.

Sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to

understand. Be that hand and heart when you can.

Don't let negative people stop you from changing your lifestyle.
Take control of your life. It's yours to live.

You are only at your best when you are completely and utterly
being yourself.

My dog is alert and quite busy most of the time, but he never
works.

What is important to me is that I am only here once and then

I'll be dead for eternity. If I'm not here to join in, what am I
here for? Adding my voice to the millions of others by way of a
contribution seems to be the only thing to do.

There is only ever one 'right now'. There is therefore only one
right thing to do. There is no need to carry any burden while
doing that thing. If it is done well, the future will look after
itself. Keep it simple. Keep it light. Keep it effortless. Be alert
to what you are doing.

There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are

different from the things we do.

Choose your relationships wisely. Being alone will never cause as

much loneliness as the wrong relationship.

If you hold back your feelings because you are afraid of getting
hurt, you end up hurting anyway.

Some people are like dark clouds. When they disappear, it's a
brighter day.

You can't have a positive life with a negative attitude. If we

think positively, sound becomes music, movement becomes
dance, smile becomes laughter, and life becomes a celebration.

Remember that life's best lessons are usually learned at the

worst times and from the worst mistakes.

Sometimes, two people have to fall apart to realize how much

they need to fall back together.

Before you give up, think of the reason why you held on so long.

Learn to appreciate those you love before you have an

opportunity to lose them. Nothing hurts worse than a loved one
in the hospital and finally realizing how much they mean to you in
the exact same moment that you realize things may never be
the same.

The difference between ordinary people and extraordinary

people is the word "extra." Strive to do more for others. Go
above and beyond for people you care about. Be extraordinary.

Sometimes it's better to be wrong about something and be

humbled by it than be right and be arrogant about it.

It's your road, and yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but
no one can walk it for you.

Learning to ignore certain people and things is one of the great

paths to inner peace.

Fame and fortune don't mean much if you never find true love.

Take pride in how far you have come and have faith in how far
you can go.

Each morning is a brand new opportunity. What we do today is

what matters most.

Never make permanent decisions on temporary feelings.

You can't lose what you never had, you can't keep what's not
yours, and you can't hold on to something that does not want to
stay.

Being hurt is something you can't stop from happening but being
miserable is always your choice.

Sometimes, you need to step outside, get some air, and remind
yourself of who you are and what you want to be.

You should appreciate what you HAVE before it becomes what

you HAD.

Life is too short to be miserable. If you're not happy with

something, change it!

The worst person to be around is the one who complains about

everything and appreciates nothing. Avoid these people at all
costs.

Knowing what you DON'T want is 80% of the battle of getting

what you DO want in life.

Everybody has difficult years, but a lot of time when you look
back years later, those difficult years end up being or leading to
the best years of your life.

Sometimes we become so lost in what we're doing that we

forget what we're doing it for. Just like the artist, we
sometimes have to step away from the canvas to remind
ourselves of the big picture that we're making for ourselves.

Healthy aging is mainly the result of how we "communicate" with

our genes-through our diet, our lifestyle and the environment
we bathe them in.

Everyone says love hurts, but that is not true. Loneliness hurts.
Rejection hurts. Losing someone hurts. Envy hurts. Everyone
gets these things confused with love, but in reality love is the
only thing in this world that covers up all pain and makes
someone feel wonderful again. Love is the only thing in this
world that does not hurt.

Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is

letting go.

Fall in love with yourself. Go to the mirror, introduce yourself

and say, I love you!' Sometimes it's exactly what you need.

Raise your standards and your level of success will rise along
with them.

Be big and know what is right in a situation, act boldly on your

ideas.

I have found that one thing that helps me to live peacefully and
mindfully on this glorious planet is successful engagement in
meaningful work, keeping my mind where my hands are.

I have decided to be happy, because it's good for my health.

In order to succeed, your desire for success must be greater

than your fear of failure.

Not forgiving is like drinking poison and expecting the other

person to die.

Realize you are far from who you once were, but not yet all of
who you are going to be.

We can't ever know for sure what's going to happen next. We

can do our best to dream and thrive, but we don't know what's
going to happen five seconds, five minutes or one year from now.
What we can do is enjoy this moment and be in the present.

Love is when you sit beside someone doing nothing, yet you feel
perfectly happy and alive.

The greatest relationships are the ones you never expected to

be in, that swept you off your feet and challenged every view
you've ever had.

You are always free to do something that makes you smile.

Life has many ways of testing a person's will, either by having

nothing happen at all, or by having everything happen at once.

Feelings are like waves in the ocean; we can't stop them from
coming, but we can choose which ones to surf.

Everything you see, feel, or hear becomes imbedded within you

and makes you who you are.

There are times when family are like strangers, and strangers
are like family.

It's not the successes in life that are your friends; but it's the
failures that define the success.

Letting go is hard, but in some cases you should accept the fact
that you can't go back to how it was, and that it's time to forge
a new path for yourself.

There's no right or wrong when one chooses to be happy. It's

just a battle between one's own happiness and the judgment of
others.

Never base your life decisions on advice from people who don't
have to deal with the results!

Sometimes, when you give up on someone, it's not because you

don't care anymore, but because you realize they don't.

You never know what may come along with a fresh new start, so
don't be sad when something is over.

Every single person on the planet has a story. Don't judge

people before you truly know them. The truth might surprise
you.

Nothing is impossible. The word itself says 'I'm Possible.'

Sometimes we meet our destiny on the road we take to avoid it.

It's not the answers you get from others that will heal you, but
the questions you ask of yourself: What part of my life feels
broken? What do I need to heal, to learn, to accept, to reject,
or embrace before I can give myself permission to simply do
what feels right?

Sometimes a break from your routine is the very thing you need.

Be with people who know your worth. You don't need too many
friends to be happy; just a few real ones who appreciate you for
who you are.

Listen carefully to how a person speaks about other people to

you. This is how they will speak about you to other people.

There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those
who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less
competition there.

It's all about new beginnings, laying solid foundations and

building strong relationships. Everything we want is in front of
us.

Speak when you are very angry, and you'll make the best speech
you'll ever regret.

The mind is the battleground. It is the place where the greatest

conflict is. It's where half of the things you thought were going
to happen, never did happen. But if you allow those thoughts to
dwell in your mind, it will succeed in robbing you of peace, your
joy, and your life. You allow yourself to think yourself into a
nervous breakdown, into depression, into defeat. The warfare is
in your mind. The fight you've got to fight is in your mind.

You're life is the sum of your choices.

It's hard to watch a friend make a mistake, especially when the

mistake may directly hurt you. The best advice you can give
them is none at all. Often times people seek advice to validate
what they have already decided to do. The best thing YOU can
do is let them learn on their own and accept them back with
open arms, on their terms.

If you love someone, tell them. For hearts are often broken by
words left unspoken.

Don't ever let anyone break your soul. You have to stand on your
own two feet and fight. There are those who would give
anything to see you fall. Never give them the satisfaction. Hold
your head up high, put a smile on your face and stand your
ground.

Always respect people's relationships. There are many fish in

the sea, no need to mess with any that are already caught!

The only time you should ever look back is to see how far you've
come.

Don't get stuck with the thing that ruins your day. Smile and be
happy. Life is too short to be wasted on negative thinking.

You know it's true love when all you want is for that person to
be happy, even if you're not a part of their happiness.

The road to success is always under construction.

Happiness comes when we stop complaining about the troubles

we have and offer thanks for all the troubles we don't have.

Don't waste your time being upset about something you can't
change. Start again right now and do it better this time.

Good relationships are not just about the good times you share;
it's also about the obstacles you go through together, and the
fact that you still say "I love you" in the end.

Look for something positive in each day, even if some days you
have to look a little harder. Let life's challenges make you
strong.

Learn things from those around you, enjoy life with those
beside you. Don't underestimate those below you.

Don't listen to people who tell you what to do. Listen to people
who encourage you to do what you know in your heart is right.
You have one life to live. Live it your way!

True friends isn't about who came first and who you've known
the longest, it's about who came and never left.

I smile every chance I get. It's not that life has been easy,
perfect, or exactly as I had anticipated, but I choose to be
happy and grateful for all the good things I do have and all the
problems I know I don't have.

We cannot beg someone to stay if they want to leave. We have

to admit that LOVE doesn't give us the license to own a person.

Don't judge a person negatively for their feelings without full

understanding of the situation. Just because you don't agree,
doesn't mean that you're right.

Champions rarely talk. They just perform and the world around
them talks.

Don't be so quick to point out the flaws in other people's lives

when you are not willing to look at the flaws in your own.

No relationship is ever a waste of time. If it didn't bring you

what you want, it taught you what you DON'T want.

Be sure to taste your own words before you spit them out.

Your best friends are the ones who stand beside you even when
your shadow is hiding.

Relationships must be chosen wisely. Bad company corrupts good

morals. There's no need to rush into relationships.

The key to happiness: To love and be loved.

One of the greatest freedoms is truly not caring what everyone

else thinks of you.

Love doesn't make the world turn, but it makes every turn
worthwhile.

The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.

Don't let someone's opinion change you into someone you're not.

It's not how much we have, but how much we enjoy what we
have that makes us happy.

Don't ever let anyone break your soul. You have to stand on your
own two feet and fight. There are those who would give
anything to see you fall. Never give them the satisfaction. Hold
your head up high, put a smile on your face and stand your
ground.

Here's the amazing thing -- light trumps darkness, every time.

You can stick a light into the dark, but you can't stick the dark
into the light.

The best thing that you can do in life is follow your heart. Take
risks. Don't just make the safe and easy choices because you're
afraid of what might happen. If you do, nothing will ever happen.

There are those who will do anything to see you fall - ignore
them. There are those who want to see you suceed - appreciate
them. There are those who will give everything to see you
succeed - hold and cherish them. There are those you won't
want to live without - fight for them. There are those who
won't want to stay - release them.

The best things happen when you least expect it. Just sit back
and enjoy the ride.

Loving someone isn't just about saying it every day, it's showing
it every day in every way.

Treat people the way you want to be treated. Talk to people the
way you want to be talked to. Respect is earned, not given.

You can't always be agreeable. That's how people take

advantage of you. Sometimes you have to set boundaries.

True confidence leaves no room for jealously. When you know

you are great, you have no room to hate.

You are only responsible for what you say and do, not what
others understand.

Don't let loneliness drive you back into the arms of someone you
know you don't belong with.

Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another
person or event to control your emotions.

It's nice to have money and the things that money can buy, but
it's also important to make sure you haven't lost track of the
things that money can't buy.

Don't ever change just to impress someone. Change because it

makes you a better person and leads you to a better future.

Where ever you travel to, who ever you meet and what ever you
do; the only person that will be there through it all is you.

KNOW YOUR WHY! When setting a goal it is important to focus

on your reason why. Knowing and thinking about the end result
often, will help keep you motivated to do what it takes to get
there.

Never let yesterday's baggage weigh you down on the next trip
life takes you on.

Failure is not the opposite of success, it's part of success.

Take all the time you need to heal emotionally. Moving on

doesn't take a day; it takes lots of little steps to be able to
break free of your broken self.

The difference between who you are and who you want to be, is
what you do.

You can make whatever you want out of YOUR life, but first you
have to not be afraid to try.

Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your

appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything
in return. Truly appreciate those around you, and you'll soon find
many others around you. Truly appreciate life, and you'll find
that you have more of it.

If you're lucky enough to have something that makes you

different from everybody else, don't ever change.

Just because today is a terrible day doesn't mean tomorrow

won't be the best day of your life. You just got to get there.

Sometimes, the people who are thousands of miles away from

you, can make you feel better than people right beside you.
That's a sign of love and true friendship.

Put your heart, mind, and soul into even the smallest acts you
perform. This is one of the greatest secrets of success.

You are worthy of your desires. Really wanting what you want
gives you the power to get it. You were born free. You are
worthy of love and respect.

When you find yourself cocooned in isolation and despair and

cannot find your way out of the darkness, remember that this is
similar to the place where caterpillars go to grow their wings.

Never make a big decision when you're angry, and never make a
big promise when you're overjoyed.

Life is about being who you are, not who you were 'meant' to be
according to others.

Being your true self is the most effective formula for success
there is.

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don't need to be

accepted by others; you need to accept yourself.

Without communication there is no relationship; without respect

there is no love; without trust there's no reason to continue.

Maturity is not when we start speaking about big things, it's

when we start understanding the small things.

Don't let something that doesn't matter cause you to lose

something that does.

When you're not sure what the truth is in a situation, maybe

there is none at all.

Being mean or offensive is an intention, not a mistake.

Life is not about reaching one end goal. Life changes and you get
to reach more than one thing.

Never let a bad day make you feel like you have a bad life.

Lying to others is wrong, but lying to yourself is an absolute

tragedy.

Don't worry about the expectations others have for you; have
high expectations of yourself.

Stay with those who make you feel good by thinking about them.

Avoiding something doesn't mean you don't want it. Sometimes

it means that you do want it, but you know it isn't right.

Being strong is important, but knowing who you can count on is

also important.

Sometimes the person that has always been there for you needs
you to be there for them.

Hard work becomes easy when your work becomes your play.
Never underestimate the value of loving what you do.

You don't have it all figured out. None of us do. You can't make
it through on your own. None of us can. That's why, thank
goodness, you are never as alone as you think. So many of us are
fighting the same exact battle with you.

You don't always have to say something. Let your life be your
message.

Have compassion for people even when they don't deserve it. In
fact, have compassion for people ESPECIALLY when they don't
deserve it, because that's when they need your compassion the
most.

The opposite of fear is not courage. The opposite of fear is

hope.

Sometimes it is easier and better for us to love someone from a

safe distance.

We often think we need to find something missing to give us joy,

when in reality we already have that joy and we just need to
take a break long enough to see it. If taking things on doesn't
bring you joy, try taking things off instead.

You decide every moment of every day who you are and what you
believe in. You get a second chance, every second.

There is a difference between giving up and knowing when you

have had enough.

Stop wasting time regretting what you did a year ago. Start
doing what you have to do now, so that in a year's time you wont
regret what you did today.

If we want others to listen to our views, we must be willing to

listen to theirs.

Sometimes the people who know least about you have the most
something to say. Don't let their poisonous, fictitious words
influence you.

Life does not judge you by the mistakes you make, but instead
by the steps you take to rectify them.

Sometimes crying is the way we speak when we can't find the

right words for how we feel.

You were given the gift of a unique personality, don't ever lose
your identity by trying to be just one among the crowd. It takes
a lot of courage to stand alone and be yourself. But it's worth
it. Being YOU is worth it.

If someone can't accept you at your worst, they don't deserve

you at your best.

Fear of what lies ahead can make it tough to let go of a bad

relationship, but you must not be afraid to move on and discover
how beautiful of a person you really are, and how bright the
world really is.

Everybody deserves someone who helps them look forward to

tomorrow. These people are out there. Don't settle if you
haven't found them.

Forget what hurt you in the past, but never forget what it
taught you.

It takes a lot of courage to stand alone, but it's worth it. Being
YOU is worth it!

Follow your heart regardless of what others tell you to do. At

the end of the day it's you that has to live with your decisions,
not them.

Physical appearance doesn't matter for true love.

If you want to know if someone out there cares, they do. I do,
and I've met others who do too.

A healthy relationship keeps the doors and windows open. Plenty

of air is circulating and no one feels trapped. Relationships
thrive in this environment. Keep your doors and windows open. If
this person is meant to be in your life, all the open doors and
windows in the world won't make them leave.

The only way to make real progress in life is to go through it,

not around it.

Sometimes you have to stop worrying, wondering, and doubting.

Have faith that things will work out, maybe not how you planned,
but just how it's meant to be.

The hardest part about growing is letting go of what you were

used to, and moving on with something you're not.

There are things that we don't want to happen, but have to

accept. Things we don't want to know, but have to learn. And
people we can't live without, but have to let go.

Fear is awful, face it. Memories are sweet, cherish them.

It's not how many times you get knocked down, it how many
times you get back up.

True style in knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not
giving a darn what others think of you.

If you allow people to make more withdrawals than deposits in

your life, you will be out of balance and in the negative. Know
when to close the account.

The mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work unless it's open.

What you do today is important because you are exchanging a

day of your life for it.

Sometimes people don't notice the things others do for them

until they stop doing them.

There are two ways of being rich. One is to have all you want,
the other is to be satisfied with what you have.

Love is not about how much you say 'I love you,' but how much
you can prove that it's true.

You don't need a perfect one. You just need someone who you
can trust - who shows you that you're the only one.

Life will never be perfect, no matter how hard you try. Even if
you pour your heart and soul into it, you will never have that
perfection you seek. There will always be broken hearts, there
will always be days where nothing goes right. But I have
accepted and learned that even the most imperfect things will
always be made better with love and laughter.

Don't wait until everything is just right; it will never be perfect.

There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect
conditions. So what! Get started now! With each step you take,
you will grow stronger and stronger, more skilled, more
confident, and more successful.

Live the life you want to live. Be the person you want to
remember. Make decisions. Take action. Make mistakes. If you
fall down, so what. At least you will know you tried.

You were born with all the unique abilities and talents you need
for your mission in life. You don't need to compare yourself to
anyone else. Just be YOU and start shining.

The worst disability in life is a bad attitude.

It's important to make someone happy, and it's important to

start with yourself.

No matter what, ALWAYS BELIEVE IN YOURSELF. Any doubts

must be put out of your mind. If you find yourself thinking
something negative, figure out who it was who put that thought
in your head. Then acknowledge that it's not your thought, push
it out of your mind, and say, 'I'm awesome!'

Don't be afraid of going slowly, be afraid only of standing still

forever.

Don't judge another person's past or life path unless you been
exactly where they've been and seen exactly what they've seen.

Make kindness a daily ritual. It's what makes life happier.

Sometimes we expect more from others because we would be

willing to do that much for them.

If you have a lot, give of your wealth. If you have very little,
give of your heart. Do so without the expectation of anything in
return.

Sometimes the wrong choices bring us to the right places.

We all exist. The question is: Do you live?

Go for long walks. Indulge in great conversations. Question your

assumptions. Love yourself. Pay attention to the moment. Be a
little crazy. Count your blessings. Let go for a little while and
just be.

Do what you say you're going to do. That's how great things
happen.

Don't let other people tell you what you want.

Don't let other people tell you what you want.

Expect the best, be prepared for the worst, ignore the

negativity and do what you know in your heart is right.

Happiness is the highest level of success.

Great things usually don't just happen. If you want something

great, you've got to make something great.

With every breath you take, someone just took their last. Be
thankful for your life.

Not trying is failing.

When something bad happens you can either let it define you,
let it destroy you, or you can let it strengthen you.

Most of the time happiness doesn't come from money or fame

or power; it comes from good friends and family, and from the
quiet nobility of leading a good life.

Some of the biggest challenges in relationships come from the

fact that most people enter a relationship in order to get
something. They're trying to find someone who's going to make
them feel good. - In reality, the only way a relationship will last
is if you see your relationship as a place that you go to give, and
not a place that you go to take.

Life can either be accepted or changed. But it's one of the

other - your choice.

Do small things with huge amounts of love. You'll see why.

Forgiveness is a promise. When you forgive someone you are

making a promise not to hold their past against them.

Let the constant growth and improvement in your own life keep
you so busy that you have no time left to criticize others.

We can travel a long way and do many things, but our deepest
happiness is not born from accumulating new experiences. It is
born from letting go of what is unnecessary, and accepting what
is.

There are things that you don't want to continue, but you're
afraid to end. It's just like you don't want to expect anything,
but you're still willing to wait.

Life is like a rainbow, you need both the sun and the rain to
make its colors appear.

Making yourself' means taking all the necessary steps to create

the life you want.

Lying is done with both words and silence.

Satisfaction is not always the fulfillment of what you want; it is

the realization of how blessed you are for what you have.

You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control
your attitude toward what happens to you. And in that, you will
be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you.

Who you are defines what you do. What you do defines who you
become.

Life is short, time is fast, no replay, no rewind so enjoy every

moment you can.

You are where you are right now because of the actions you've
taken, or maybe, the inaction you've taken.

Friendship is a promise made in the heart. Silent. Unwritten.

Unbreakable by distance. Unchangeable by time.

If someone is consistently inconsistent, and their actions don't

match up with their words, it's time to let them go.

If your finding it hard to be grateful for anything , sit down

close your eyes and take a long slow breath and be grateful for
oxygen. Every breath you take is in sync with someone's last.

Moving on can mean that you're making a choice to be happy

rather than hurt. It doesn't mean that you're giving up.

Ignorance is not bliss. Just because you don't believe in it or

don't have a name to put to it doesn't mean that it can't hurt
you or other people.

Look at yourself and remember, people in far worse situations

have done far more difficult things then this.

Love is not about sex, going on fancy dates, or showing off. It's
about being with a person who makes you happy in a way nobody
else can.

Never, ever fall for anyone you have to crawl for. If they don't
encourage you to fly, wave goodbye.

There are people in your life whom you knowingly inspire simply
by being you.

Sometimes someone has to hurt you deep enough to make you

realize how better your life is without them in it.

I would rather be alone with dignity than in a relationship that

requires me to sacrifice my self respect.

Don't let your shoulda's, coulda's and woulda's of yesterday

determine your can's and will's of today. Don't allow worry,
fear, and doubt to cloud your mind.

When there are not enough words to express how you feel and
too many to choose from all at once, silence can speak. It says,
'words are not enough'. It says, 'nothing can describe this
moment'. It says, 'I will stay strong'.

While you sit around thinking about what you can't change, and
worrying about all the wrong things, time is flying by. It's
moving so fast, you better make it count by using it to control
the things you can change. Because once time is gone, you can't
get it back.

Words hurt and scar more than you think. So THINK before you
speak.

Being happy doesn't always make us grateful, but being grateful

will always make us happy.

People change and so do feelings. They may not be the changes

that you wanted, but you have to just take a deep breath,
accept them and move on with your life.

"Time changes everything." That's what people say, but it's not
really true. Doing things changes things. Not doing things leaves
things exactly as they were.

At some point you will realize that you have done too much for
someone â€“ that the only next possible step is to stop pursuing
them â€“ to leave them alone and walk away. It's not like you're
giving up, and it's not like you shouldn't try to a certain point.
It's just that you have to distinguish determination from
desperation. What is truly yours will eventually be yours with a
reasonable amount of effort, and what is not yours, no matter
how hard you try, never will be.

Keep your heart open to dreams. For as long as there's a dream,

there is hope, and as long as there is hope, there is joy in living.

Just as we cannot see that a seed has taken root until it breaks
through the surface, we cannot always see our own growth
happening until it does the same.

A real friend is someone who tries to pick you up when you've

fallen, and if they can't pick you up, they lay down right beside
you.

When you try to control everything, you enjoy nothing. Relax,

breathe, let go, and just live.

No matter the physical characteristics of any person, true

beauty shines when actions show compassion, love, and spirit.
Within the heart true beauty is found.

If someone doesn't respect, appreciate and value you, they

don't deserve you.

One of the hardest lessons in life is letting go. Whether it's

guilt, anger, love, loss, etc. Change is never easy - you fight to
hold on, and you fight to let go.

Don't let your dreams be controlled by these 3 things: the past,

other people, and money.

You have the power to free yourself from the mental prison
that fear creates. Anything worth having is worth working for,
and you deserve to live fearless and free.

In life, you usually get what you ask for and it rarely comes in
the package you think it's suppose to come in.

When you're nice to people, they want to be nice back to you.

Once you take action, once you trust, once you truly surrender
yourself to your dreams, the unknown will become known and
deliver great things.

If you really want to know where your destiny lies - look at

where you apply your time.

Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor

that can make the difference between damaging your
relationship and deepening it. The factor is ATTITUDE.

The best way to gain self-confidence is to do what you are

afraid to do.

Feelings follow actions. If I'm feeling low, I deliberately act

cheery, and I find myself actually feeling happier. If I'm feeling
angry at someone, I do something thoughtful for her and my
feelings toward her soften. This strategy is uncannily effective.

Know your worth! When you give yourself to someone who

doesn't respect you, you surrender pieces of your soul that
you'll never get back.

Happiness is ALWAYS one turn of a volume knob away.

Imperfections are important, and so are mistakes. You get to be

good by learning from your mistakes and you get to be real by
being imperfect.

Don't give up on love entirely, because there is always someone

who loves you. Even if it's not the person you were hoping for.

Just when a caterpillar thinks life is over, it becomes a

butterfly.

Sometimes you've got to emotionally let go of the things that

once meant a lot to you, so you can move beyond the past and
the pains they bring you, and open the next chapter in your life.

If you leave someone at least tell them why, because knowing

you're not worth an explanation is even more painful than being
abandoned.

When someone tells you, "You've changed," it might simply be

because you've stopped living your life their way.

Don't wait for the world to recognize your greatness. Live it and
let the world catch up to you.

Don't count the number of friends you have, count the number
of friends you can count on.

Life is not about making others happy. Life is about sharing your
happiness with others.

People who are only attracted to you because of your pretty

face or nice body won't stay by your side forever. But the
people who can see how beautiful your heart is will never leave
you.

People who judge you only serve to sentence themselves while

you remain free. There's no need to defend yourself. Let them
be. You're already one step ahead.

The most valuable lesson I've learned in life is to BELIEVE in

YOURSELF. When you receive negative feedback from others
you're usually only hearing the voice of their insecurities.

Success follows you when you talk less and do more.

Know your worth. It makes no sense to be second in someone's

life, when you know you're good enough to be first in someone
else's.

Cry, forgive, learn, and move on. Let your tears water the seeds
of growth and future happiness in your life.

Move on! What happened in the past is just one chapter. Don't
close the book, just turn the page.

People say, we'd rather have something than nothing at all.

Truth is, to have something halfway is harder than having
nothing at all.

Things change, but the sun always rises the next day. - The bad
news: nothing is permanent. The good news: nothing is
permanent.

Choose your words carefully - they can't be taken back once you
give them away. Harsh words are like bullets - they can leave
deep wounds. And most of the time saying 'sorry' is not enough
to heal the wounds you leave.

Some believe in destiny. Some believe in fate. But I believe that

happiness is something we create.

A real friend is that one person you can still be completely silly
with, no matter how serious life gets.

If you leave someone at least tell them why, because knowing

you're not worth an explanation is even more painful than being
abandoned.

We often accept the love we think we deserve.

The past can't hurt you anymore, not unless you let it.

Life is shorter than it often seems. Sometimes we are only given

a few minutes to be with the ones we love, and hundreds of
hours to spend thinking of them. Cherish the moments you have
with your friends and family, because in one single second they
can be taken away from you forever.

You can grow stronger from the pain if you don't let it destroy
you.

Be sure to appreciate what you've got. Be thankful for the little

things in life that mean a lot.

The more you know who you are, and what you want, the less you
let things upset you.

Knowing yourself is one thing, but truly believing and living as

yourself is another. With so much social conditioning in our
society, we sometimes forget who we are. Don't lose yourself
out there.

Life is full of setbacks. Success is determined by how you

handle setbacks.

This very moment, you can change your life. There has never
been a better moment, and never will be, to take a stand, do
what matters, and alter the course of your life.

Expect something good to happen to you today no matter what

occurred yesterday. Realize the past no longer holds you
captive. It can only continue to hurt you if you hold on to it. Let
it go. A simply abundant world awaits.

Live in such a way that if someone decided to speak badly of

you, no one would believe it.

Always be kind and compassionate. You never know what kind of

pain someone may be enduring.

Sometimes people who want more than they can handle end up
losing everything altogether. Greed and selfishness will get you
nowhere in life.

Do not underestimate yourself by comparing yourself to others.

It's our differences that make us unique and beautiful.

Tell the negativity committee that meets inside your head to sit
down and shut up.

You cannot erase the past; you must let it go. You cannot change
yesterday; you must accept the lessons learned.

Insecurity is what's ugly, not you.

It doesn't matter if you've failed or if you've been beaten. All

that matters is that you learn something, get back up, and try
again. Because winning is a good feeling, but winning when
nobody else thought you could is an awesome feeling.

Never do things for someone because you're afraid to lose

them. Do it because you can and because you love them.

Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really
have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.

The path to our destination is not always a straight one. We go

down the wrong one, we get lost, we turn back. Maybe it doesn't
matter which road we embark on. Maybe what matters is that
we embark.

You can write a thousand lists and make a million vision boards,
but if you don't clearly feel what you want to experience, it will
never truly manifest into form.

Instead of wiping away your tears, you should wipe away the
people who constantly make you cry.

Love yourself! Forgive yourself! Accept yourself!

Keeping baggage from the past will leave no room for happiness
in the future.

You cannot avoid bad days. Sometimes you will shut a lot of
doors, dimming your own light and creating a mind set of
woefulness. Although we are responsible for our own happiness,
to have a friend that opens more doors than you have closed is
truly one of life's bountiful blessings.

Be grateful to those who left you, for it gave you the strength
to grow in the space they abandoned and appreciate the people
who embraced you when they saw the person that you truly were
before you did.

Some people cannot stand that you're moving on with your life
and so they will try to drag your past to catch up with you. Do
not help them by acknowledging their behavior. Keep moving
forward.

When you can forgive, yourself and others, and stop the
imprisonment, you're creating the love of your life.

Don't hold to anger hurt or pain. They steal your energy and
keep you from love.

Refuse to lose, refuse to be defeated, refuse to be cheated and

refuse to have regrets.

Love comes to those who still hope even though they've been
disappointed, to those who still believe even though they've
been betrayed, to those who still love even though they've been
hurt before.

Telling someone you love them is nice, but showing someone you
love them is wonderful. Be sure to do so every day.

Love is natural. When we do not act out of love, it goes against

our very nature. That choice results in emotional, mental, and
even physical pain. Love heals the pain that was caused by the
absence of it. Always act out of love.

Judging yourself is not the same as being honest with yourself.

The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more
time.

I continue to smile each day because life is simply way too short
to cry over anything that's worthless.

Never beg people to stay against their will. Sometimes the gift
of goodbye opens another door for you. Move on, and create the
next chapter of your life.

If your relationship has more issues than a magazine, I suggest

you cancel the subscription.

Sometimes people aren't who they seem to be, and sometimes

people are so much more than you originally thought.

Of all the things that can be stolen from you - your possessions,
your youth, your health, your words, your rights - what no one
can ever take from you is your freedom to choose what you will
believe in, and who and what your heart will love.

Like a peacock, your beauty is multiplied when you spread your

wings and show the world your stuff! Don't be afraid to be who
you are - each peacock feather is flawed and imperfect, but
collectively they create something of great beauty. Your flaws
are what make you perfect!

Whenever people hurt you over and over, think of them as

sandpaper. They scratch and hurt you temporarily, but in the
end, you are the one who gets polished, while they get all used
up.

Holding on to the unchangeable past is a waste of energy, and

serves no purpose in creating a better future.

Life is about the people we meet and the things we create with
them. So let's go out and start creating, life is too short to be
spent alone.

Following all the rules leaves a completed checklist. Following

your heart achieves a completed you.

The one who wins the race in the long run is usually not the
strongest or the fastest, but the one who has tried the
hardest.

Try to surround yourself with positive people who are going to

push you toward greatness. Eliminate those who are trying to
keep you from it.

Tell the truth, or eventually someone will tell it for you.

Emotions are the key to the future, yet at the same time, they
are the most powerful tools for the destruction of human life.
Don't let your emotions become the latter of the two. Let your
emotions guide you, but don't let them control who you are.

Assurances and promises are not bonds that can't be broken

because no matter how sincere they are, these are still just
WORDS until they are fulfilled. So never make a promise you
don't intend to keep.

Talking to yourself and getting things done is more appropriate

then telling hundreds of people about who you are and how you
are going to make it happen.

Anyone who has lost something they thought was theirs forever
finally comes to realize that nothing really belongs to them.

You can never change the past nor control the future, but you
can change the mood of the day by touching someone's heart
with your smile. :)

Sometimes the person you want most is the person you're

better off without.

Trust me, lesser people then you have gone through more then
this.

Life's too short to hide feelings. Express how you feel, or you
will never know if they have the same feelings too.

Always trust your intuition; it will rarely lead you astray. If it

doesn't feel right in your gut, then it probably isn't.

If someone hurts you, betrays you, or breaks your heart forgive

them, for they have helped you learn about trust and the
importance of being cautious when you open your heart.

Age wrinkles the body. Quitting on your dreams wrinkles the

soul.

A mistake is an accident. Cheating and lying are not mistakes.

They are intentional choices. Stop hiding behind the words
"mistake" and "sorry" and start doing the right thing.

Not all of the puzzle pieces of life seem to fit together at first,
but in time you'll realize they do, perfectly.

It's doesn't matter who you used to be; what matters is who
you are today.

Always choose to be cheerful and happy. Remember that the

great part of our happiness or misery depends upon our
dispositions, and not upon our circumstances

Think positive, because thoughts are like the steering wheel

that moves our life in the right direction.

Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be

changed until it is faced.

You can't expect great things to come to you all the time. You
have to go find great things or create greatness.

Tomorrow never exists (think about it). There's only today.

You can't expect to be old and wise if you were never young and
crazy.

An intimate relationship should not mean "I don't talk to any of

my other friends anymore." It's all about balance. Never lose
your friends because of a relationship.

Never confuse an apology and an excuse. "I'm sorry" will

eventually lose all of its meaning when you keep apologizing for
the same thing over and over again... EXCUSES are NOT
apologies.

You can tell as much about a person based on what they say
about others, as you can based on what others say about them.

Happiness is the key to life. It doesn't matter how much you

have, what you spend make, drive or wear. It all means nothing if
you are not happy within yourself. Happiness is the richest thing
we will ever own.

We all have time machines. Some take us back, they're called

memories. Others take us forward, they're called dreams.

Being blessed to see another day and year and having so many
people that I love, love me back, is more than enough reason to
be happy.

Your smile is the beauty of your soul. Smile every chance you
get.

I've learned so much from my mistakes that I am thinking of

making a few more.

Don't make a decision based solely on popularity. Just because

other people are doing it doesn't mean it's the best choice for
you.

You create beauty with your attitude, your behaviors, and your
actions.

They say you don't know what you have till you lose it, truth is
we do but we never thought we'd lose them.

Crying doesn't mean you're weak. It means you have a heart.

You are never too old to set a new goal or dream a new dream.

Be yourself and I promise, people will enjoy it. If they don't

forget them.

Don't confuse the things you want with the things you need. You
may wind up empty-handed.

Love is when you're having the worst day, but when you look at
them all the pain fades away.

Remember, you will be judged by your actions, not your

intentions.

When someone hurts you, you learn to be stronger. When

someone leaves you, you learn to be more independent. Struggles
are required in order to survive in life; because in order to
stand up and stay up, you must know what falling down is like.

As we grow older, we start to realize what we really need and

what we need to leave behind.

Sometimes the things you think you want most are packaged
with the hardest burdens.

Just because something ends doesn't mean it never should have

been. Remember, you lived, you learned, you grew and you moved
on...

Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your

words. Keep your words positive because your words become
your behavior. Keep your behavior positive because your
behavior becomes your habits. Keep your habits positive because
your habits become your values. Keep your values positive
because your values become your destiny.

Let go of those who bring you down and surround yourself with
those who bring out the best in you. Some people criticize to
help you be better and some people criticize just to bring you
down. Know the difference. Respond differently. You don't need
a certain number of friends, just a number of friends you can be
certain of. A true friend won't judge you. A true friend will
keep your secrets a secret. And a true friend will always be
there for you.

The only things you can take with you when you leave this world
are the things you've packed inside your heart.

There will ALWAYS be people that will judge you, that will try
to hurt you, that will not like you or that won't agree with you.
But those people are not living your life, YOU ARE. So when
you're contemplating what choice you should make just
remember it's your life you're living, not any one else's. Don't
be selfish, but don't let your insecurities stop you. You're the
only one that will regret not living, not those that have judged in
the past.

If you don't build your dream someone will hire you to help build
theirs.

Don't expect to see positive changes in your life if you surround

yourself with negative people.

There's a difference between pretty and beautiful. When

someone is pretty, they have a good appearance. But when
someone is beautiful, they shine on the inside and out.

We all make mistakes. It's how we come back from our mistakes
that matters.

And once the storm is over, you won't remember how you made
it through, how you managed to survive. You won't even be sure,
whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When
you come out of the storm, you won't be the same person who
walked in. That's what this storm's all about.

Take a chance on the opportunities your gut says are good,

because some things only happen once.

Instead of dwelling on the people who let you down, spend your
energy cherishing those who hold you up.

To live with honor is worth whatever it costs.

You shouldn't have to chase after someone. A person who

appreciates you will always walk with you.

You don't forgive people because you're weak. You forgive them
because you're strong enough to know that people make
mistakes.

Believe you are too smart, too pretty and too gifted to be acting
like you are not.

Love doesn't hurt. Loving the wrong person does.

Every moment you get is a gift, so spend it on things that

matter. Don't spend it by dwelling on unhappy things.

If your partner isn't bringing out the best in you, you're in the
wrong relationship.

You were born to be real, not to be perfect. You're here to be

YOU, not to be what someone else wants you to be.

you were expecting doesn't mean it's not everything you've
been waiting for.

A true friend loves you not in spite of your flaws, but because
of them.

The best gift you could ever give someone is your time because
you're giving them something that you'll never get back.

Just because you have a past with someone, doesn't mean you
should have a future with them.

You will never be good enough for everybody, but you will always
be good enough for someone who really appreciates you.

Never change yourself for anyone. If they say you need to

change, they're probably the ones who need to change.

We sometimes spend too much time living in the 'what if' and
need to learn to live in the 'what is.'

Work for a cause, not for applause. Live your life to express,
not to impress, don't strive to make your presence noticed, just
make your absence felt.

Death is not the greatest loss in life; the greatest loss is what
dies inside while you're still alive.

Don't you ever regret knowing someone in your life, good people
will give you happiness, bad people will give you experience, while
the worst people will give you a lesson and the best people will
always give you memories.

If love becomes too painful then it's time to let that love go and
save yourself. You got to keep this in mind because you'll be
able to find another love but not another self.

If you're not getting paid to hate or be miserable, stop working

for free!

People are probably not happy with their lives if they're over-
analyzing yours.

Hearing tells you that music is playing, but listening tells you
what the song is saying. There are times that we hear but we
forget to listen.

If it's meant for you, you won't have to beg for it. You will
never have to sacrifice your dignity for your destiny.

Strength comes from living your truth. To be true and authentic

is your path to happiness, peace and joy. You may be mocked by
others, but they have no power over you unless you give them
power.

There are two things you shouldn't waste your time on: things
that don't matter and people that think you don't matter.

Forgiveness isn't something we do for other people. We do it

for ourselves, to get well and move on.

Life is short and unpredictable. Don't waste another minute on

the people, places and things that don't make you happy.

Don't ever be afraid to show who you really are, because as long
as you are happy with yourself, no one else's opinion matters
that much.

Don't compare your new relationship with your old ones, that's
unfair to your new partner and a disaster waiting to happen.

Sometimes you need to be alone in order to reflect on life. Take

time out to take care of yourself. You deserve it.

Love is living your own life, but sharing it. It's forgiveness. It's
making a million mistakes and turning them into learning
experiences. Love is patience, optimism, and sometimes it's a
simple hug when there is nothing left to say.

If it causes you more pain than happiness, less laughter and

more tears, then there's no day like today to let it go and make
a change.

Sometimes the best thing you can do is not think, not wonder,
not imagine, not obsess. Just breathe, and have faith that
everything will work out for the best.

You may lose the people you love. You may lose the things you
have. But no matter what happens, never lose yourself.

People only treat you one way, and that's the way you allow them
to treat you.

You deserve a day where worries don't get in the way of

anything. A day where even if some people are insensitive or
unkind, you're not going to mind because the blessings you
received are far greater than the burdens you experience.
Remember to stay positive!

Sometimes you have to experience things for yourself in order

to understand what others have been telling you all along.

Most of the time the only difference between a dream that

came true and one that didn't, is a person who wouldn't give up
and one who did.

You can choose to be sad for what you have lost, or happy for
what you still have.

Someone else is happy with far less than what you have.

Never compare yourself or others to other people. Everyone has

their own dreams, their own struggles, and a different path that
makes sense for them. Everyone is who they are for a reason.

The strongest type of love is the love that makes you the most
vulnerable.

Respect yourself enough to walk away from anything that no

longer serves you, grows you or makes you happy.

The time spent on hating is the time lost for living a peaceful,
happy life. It is a habit that controls what you see, what you
say, what you do, and ultimately what you become.

If someone sticks by your side through the toughest times,

then they definitely deserve to be with you through the good
times.

You look the best when you wear your smile. There is no beauty
like the one that comes from inside you.

Don't let your fear of what could happen make nothing happen.

Tough times do not last; tough people do. Always.

When you truly love someone, age, weight, height, distance, and
salary are just numbers.

The best part of life is not just surviving, but thriving with
passion, style, compassion, generosity, humor and kindness.

The ultimate goal of all goals is to be happy. And if you want to

be happy, make someone else happy.

You do not see your own strength because sometimes it is

hidden from you by two people: yourself and the person who
benefits from your weakness.

Learning to hold your tongue at the right moment, at the right

time, could be the very thing that saves a meaningful
relationship. When you're upset, the thing that you'd like to say
about or to that person is not true. This is not easy, but
patience is a fruit of the spirit.

Live your life your way. No one is going to experience it but you.
Never let someone else create your life for you.

You are responsible for how you feel no matter what someone
does to you. Remember, you are always in control of your
thoughts so choose to feel confident and adequate rather than
angry and insecure.

Wisdom is not experience; it is what you do with the lessons

your experiences have taught you.

Start everyday with a new hope, leave bad memories behind and
have faith for a better tomorrow.

The best things in life are the people we love, the places we've
seen, and the memories we've made along the way.

Words and hearts should be handled carefully. Because once

words are spoken, they can't be taken back. And once a heart it
broken, it is extremely difficult to repair.

Don't count the things you have done for someone else; count
the number of times you felt better simply because you made
them smile.

Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop

your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not
to surrender, that is true strength.

You can find inspiration and guidance from others, but

determination and taking action are up to you.

Be thankful for all the difficult people in your life, and learn
from them. They have shown you exactly who you do not want to
be.

Sometimes you have to do what's best for you and your life, not
what's best for everyone else.

Staying with someone who doesn't appreciate you is like

standing in quick sand. You're just sinking deeper, making it
harder to get out.

Don't talk, just act. Don't say, just show. Don't promise, just
prove.

Live to create love, art, music, peace, poetry, etc. Bring to the
world what no one else can - a piece of YOU - a taste of your
passion.

It's not hard to find someone who tells you they love you, it's
hard to find someone who actually means it.

You can't be happy if you're still holding onto people that have
already moved on.

Never fail to let someone know that you love them. Be open
about your feelings. Because the cycle of life may take them
away from you one day.

Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine.

Do not change who you are for anyone. If God, in all his infinite
wisdom, made you exactly the way you are. He did it for a
reason.

Never compare yourself or others to other people. Everyone has

their own struggles, own fights, and a different path that they
chose to get to where they are. Everyone is who they are for a
reason.

Life is not about trying to be a better person. Life is about

finding out that the better person has been inside you all along.

When you say things in anger, they leave a scar. You can put a
knife into a man and then draw it out. But it won't matter how
many times you say "I'm sorry," the wound is still there. A
verbal wound is no different, so taste your words before you
spit them out.

Sometimes hurt is needed to make us grow, failure is needed to

make us know, and loss is needed to make us gain. Because life's
greatest lessons are usually taught through a little bit of pain.

It's hard to trust someone the second time around, after they
have given you one big reason to doubt their intentions.

We have to accept the fact that some people are going to stay
in our hearts, even if they don't stay in our lives.

Decide this minute to never again beg anyone for the love,
respect and attention that you should be showing yourself.

It takes a strong heart to love, but it takes a stronger heart to

continue to love after it's been hurt.

To settle an argument, think of what is right, not who is right.

If your happiness depends on what somebody else does, you do

have a pretty big problem.

No matter how many times you break down, there should always
be a little voice inside you that says, "NO, you're not done yet!
Get back up!" That's the voice of passion and courage.

Sometimes you just have to look back at your past and smile
about how far you've come.

Never let your dreams become wasted on another person's

promise.

Stop beating yourself up. You are a work in progress; which

means you get there a little at a time, not all at once.

I'm just human. I have weaknesses, I make mistakes, and I

experience sadness; but I learn from all these things and they
make me a better person.

Sometimes it's the smallest decisions that can change your life
forever.

Your beliefs don't make you a better person; your behavior

does.

True confidence has no room for jealously and envy. When you
know you are great, you have no reason to hate.

Cheating is easy. The real challenge is to be faithful and honest,

always.

Anyone who judges you by the kind of car you drive or the shoes
you wear isn't someone worth impressing.

Don't let anyone's hate, drama or negativity stop you from

being the best you can be.

Life does NOT have to be perfect to be wonderful.

The good things we build end up building us.

Sometimes the paths we take are long and hard. But remember,
these paths are often the ones that lead to the most beautiful
views.

One word of encouragement when someone is first starting to

pursue their dream is worth more than a million words of
appreciation once they have achieved it.

You are strong when you know your weaknesses. You are
beautiful when you appreciate your flaws. You are wise when you
learn from your mistakes.

A lot of people say, "Nothing is perfect." But really, a lot of

things are perfect. If you have low self-worth, the perfect
relationship is the one that shows you why it's important to
have self-worth. Difficult circumstances are only wrong if you
don't appreciate what they can teach you about life and about
yourself.

Each of us represents a star in heaven. Sometimes we shine with

the rest. Sometimes we twinkle alone. And sometimes when we
least expect it, we make someone's dreams come true.

During your youth, love will be your teacher; in your middle age,
love will be your foundation; and in your old age, love will be your
fondest memory and your greatest delight.

We must let go of the life we had planned so we can enjoy the

life that is waiting for us.

I usually feel happy.' You know why? Because I don't expect

anything from anyone. Expectations always hurt.

Our problems are never really our problem. Our reaction to

these problems is really our problem.

I don't know about the rest of the world, but I don't like
perfect. In fact, I like it when things aren't perfect. Mother
nature isn't perfect, yet look at her and all of her beauty.
These flaws are what make her, myself, and anyone else
beautiful.

Sometimes people take the great things you are doing as a

personal attack on their own life. Do not let their insecurities
dishearten you.

Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived

forwards.

Three things you should know.

1. There is nothing to hold you back except you.
2. You are limited only by your own imagination.
3. You have to fight through some bad days to earn the best
days of your life.

Life is a series of thousands of tiny miracles. Notice them.

Never allow people who suck, to suck the joy out of your day.

Be careful with your words. Once they are said, they can only be
forgiven.

Be careful who you trust. If someone will discuss OTHERS with

you, they will certainly discuss YOU with others.

If right now is a moment that hurts, remember life and love is

greater than this moment. You aren't alone.

Social comparison is the thief of happiness.

You are the only one giving your fear a leg to stand on.

One of the best feelings in the world is knowing your presence

and absence both mean something to someone.

Use things, not people. Love people, not things.

As long as you are worried about what others think of you, you
are owned by them. Only when you require no approval from
outside yourself can you own yourself.

Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they

listen with the intent to reply.

Whenever you find yourself doubting how far you can go, just
remember how far you have come. Remember everything you
have faced, all the battles you have won, and all the fears you
have overcome.

You have to spend time with people who enjoy you for you, and
not just what you do for them. There is a big difference!

The best medicine is a strong dose of love, laughter and letting

go.

Remember, you don't need any part-time people in your life.

Your friends are either with you or they're not. Don't just let
them come and go as they please.

Strong people know how to keep their life in order. Even with
tears in their eyes, they still manage to say, "I'm OK" with a
smile.

If you're being true to yourself and it isn't enough for the

people around you, change the people around you.

The choice to live and dream is yours. So keep your eyes

forward, tie your shoes, and follow your vision.

Making someone else happy is the most rewarding kind of

happiness there is.

When you ask how someone is doing, and they say 'I'm fine.'
Don't walk away if you don't believe them. Stay there. That's
when they need you the most.

Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.

Trust is like an eraser; it gets smaller and smaller after every

'mistake.'

Just because you are struggling does NOT mean you are failing.
Every great success requires some kind of struggle to get
there.

Sometimes the little things in life can make the whole world
change.

Give yourself permission to immediately walk away from

anything that gives you bad vibes. There is no need to explain or
make sense of it. Just trust what you feel.

Your children are your legacy to the world. As you raise them
with love, you contribute to making this world a better place.

Don't let toxic people rent space in your head. Raise the rent
and get them out of there.

Everything in your life, good or bad, happened for a reason. Your

downfalls shaped you into the person you are today. Learn to
embrace your faults and not regret your choices because
whatever happens is going to happen regardless of your efforts
to change it.

You can never be who you want to be if you're always looking

over your shoulder at what could have been.

We are only given today, and never promised tomorrow. So be

sure to tell the important people in your life that you love them.

One day, you'll be just a memory for some people. Do your best
to be a good one.

Who you were, who you are, and who you will become are three
different people.

When you can't change the direction of the wind, but you can
adjust your sails.

When you stay stuck in regret of the life you should have had,
you end up missing the beauty of what you do have.

The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but
the things you do for others remain as your legacy.

Don't sacrifice every single part of yourself for someone you

are not sure is going to do the same exact thing for you.

Your new life starts today. Don't waste it by trying to get back
what was taken away.

You will never truly understand something until it actually

happens to you.

You can't make them love you, but you can show them what
they're missing out on.

The most important thing a father can do for his children is love
their mother.

It's not happiness that makes us grateful, but gratefulness that

makes us happy.

Live in such a way that when someone says bad things about you,
nobody will believe them.

Coulda, woulda, shoulda... stop it! Don't blame your past for what
you don't have. Blame your present. Ask yourself this: "What
can you do now to get what you want now?"

Life is a journey that is only traveled once. Today's moments

quickly become tomorrow's memory. So appreciate every
moment for what it is, because the gift of life is life itself.

When life's problems seem overwhelming, look around to see

what other people are coping with. Afterwards, you may
consider yourself fortunate.

Good things don't come to those who wait. Good things come to
those who pursue the goals and dreams they believe in.

A single thought can change our life, but too much thinking may
chain our life.

The best word to learn in any language is: 'Thank you!'

Strong people know how to keep their life in order. Even with
tears in their eyes, they still manage to say, "I'm OK" with a
smile.

Abundance is not a state of finances or wealth, it is a state of

inner health. Wherever there is joy, appreciation, gratitude,
giving, caring, creativity, vision, inspiration, love, patience and
playfulness, there is abundance.

Being kind to yourself in thoughts, words and actions is as

important as being kind to others.

If you don't leave your past in the past, it will destroy your
future. Live for what today has to offer, not for what
yesterday has taken away.

Moving on doesn't mean forgetting, it means you choose

happiness over hurt.

Sleeping alone is better than sharing your bed with someone

who shares a bed with someone else when they're not with you.

Expectation is the root of all heartache.

Sometimes you have to love people from a distance and give

them the space and time to get their minds right before you let
them back into your life.

We all have a wand that we can wave at any time to help solve
our problems: its ourself, and the magic is our actions. We often
know the spells by heart, we just have to let them out.

Don't let anyone walk through your mind with their dirty feet.

Save yourself. Break ties with negative people.

There are some people who always seem to create conflicts. If

you meet them, walk away. The battle they are fighting isn't
with you, it's within them.

Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting

some kind of battle.

You will never fully believe in yourself if you keep comparing

yourself to everyone else.

The most difficult person in your life is often the person who
needs the most love.

You can't lose what you never had, you can't keep what's not
yours, and you can't hold on to something that doesn't want to
stay.

Why worry about things you cannot change? Let go and move on,
because life isn't waiting!

Time decides who you meet in life, your heart decides who you
want in your life, and your behavior decides who stays in your
life.

Nobody has a perfect life. We all have problems. Some of us

just learn to deal with them in the perfect way.

If an egg is broken by outside force, LIFE ends. If broken by

inside force, LIFE begins. Great things always begin from inside.

Sometimes a lie is not a lie, it's just another possibility.

Worry is a massive waste of time and energy. It doesn't change

anything. All it does is steal your joy and hinder your ability to
make positive changes.

When you woke up today, someone not too far away took their
last breath. Be thankful for another day. Don't waste it.

How do you move on? You move on when your heart finally
understands that there is no turning back.

Sometimes people choose to leave, not because they're selfish,

but because they finally realize that things will only get worse if
they stay.

Being with no one is better than being with the wrong one.
Sometimes those who fly solo have the strongest wings.

Never , never, never give up on yourself.

In the long-term, many of your greatest pains will become your

greatest strengths.

Saying goodbye is one of the most painful ways to solve a

problem. But sometimes it's necessary.

Don't pity the dead. Pity the living who are living without love
and passion.

Mistakes are just proof that you are trying.

The wonderful people in our life are here to teach us infinite

gratitude. The difficult people in our life are here to teach us
infinite patience.

Only when we begin to be awake do we realize just how asleep

we have been.

True strength doesn't come from lifting weights; it comes from

lifting yourself back up when life knocks you down.

When someone gives you their time, they are giving you a
portion of their life that they will never get back. It's one of
the most precious gifts you can receive. Don't waste it.

It hurts the most when you start pretending it doesn't.

Surround yourself with friends who lift you higher, because

friends are the family you get to choose.

Love people for who they are, not for who you hope they will be
someday.

If you want to be trusted, be honest. If you want to be honest,

be true. If you want to be true, be YOU.

Love with your heart, not your eyes.

It's not that everything has been easy, perfect, or exactly as I

expected. I just choose to be grateful for all that I have, and
happy that I got a chance to live this life, no matter how it
turns out.

Fondness and obsession are poor substitutes for friendship.

Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults.

The most valuable asset you have is time. Don't waste it on

those who don't matter.

You don't need a lot of money to lead a rich life. Good friends
and a loving family are worth their weight in gold.

The minute someone decides to walk out of your life, that is the
same moment in which the opportunity and space opens up for
someone who actually deserves your love, to finally walk in

If it causes you more pain than happiness, less laughter and

more tears, there's no day like today to walk away. Respect
yourself enough to walk away from anything that no longer
serves you, grows you or makes you happy.

Some people only bring up your past when they are intimidated
by your present and future potential.

Value your time before you become busy. Value your health
before you become ill. Value your youth before you become old.
Value your wealth before you become poor. Value your life
before you die.

Talk about your blessings more than you talk about your
problems.

Surround yourself with those who make you happy, those who
make you better, and those who would help you in a time of
need. These are the people who never take advantage of you and
genuinely care about your well being. They are the ones worth
keeping in your life. Everyone else is just passing through.

If you want to get over a problem, stop mulling it over and

talking about it. Your mind affects your mouth, and your mouth
affects your mind. It's nearly impossible to move beyond
something when you're obsessing over it.

As long as your intentions are pure, it doesnt matter how people

judge your actions.

Safety is a myth. Wear your heart on your sleeve, show it to

others. However, while the heart is bulletproof that does not
make it indestructable. Make sure that you only let others touch
your heart if they have earned the right to do so. After all, the
greatest way to receive love is to give love.

'Finished last' will always be better than 'Did not finish', which
always trumps 'Did not start'.

Next time you start to complain about what you don't have,
think about everything you do have... and smile.

How people treat you is their karma. How you react is yours.

There is no key to happiness and success. The door is always

open.

Sometimes we think too much and we feel and do too little.

The one who falls and gets up is so much stronger than the one
who never fell.

Nobody can take away your pain, so don't let anyone take away
your happiness. You need to be able to be perfectly happy just
on your own. If you ever want to be truly happy you must be
conscious of the fact that you determine your happiness and not
anyone else. Never let someone steal your happiness, it was
never theirs to take. Life is full of ups and downs. The trick is
to enjoy the ups and have courage during the downs.

If it is detrimental to you emotionally, physically and spiritually,

what choice do you have but to let go and flourish with self-
respect.

You may never be good enough for some people, but you will
always be the best for those who deserve you.

Forgetting people who have hurt you is your gift to them.

Forgiving people who hurt you is your gift to yourself.

Do you want to feel empowered? Just remind yourself that you

are in charge of your life. Say the following out loud and
complete the sentence: "All that I need to make a change in my
life is within me. Today is the day that I am going to..."

No matter how loud their opinions are. They do not choose who
you can be.

Mistakes are usually forgivable, if one has the courage to

sincerely admit them.

The most basic advantage of speaking the truth is that you

don't have to remember what you said.

There is no better exercise for the heart than reaching out and
holding the hand of someone in need.

Next time negativity from the past comes knocking, be too busy
living life to answer the door.

Don't be afraid of change. Oftentimes you will lose something

good, and then gain something even better.

Everyone can say, "I love you," but not everyone means it. So
believe it when you feel it deep down, not when you hear it on
the surface.

If there is passion and happiness in the soul, there is beauty in

the person.

Judge less. Love more. If you want inner peace, resist the
temptation to gossip about others, or portray them in a poor
light.

If you want to be happy and bright, let go of your need to

always be right.

Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it

from themselves.

If you want to get really good at something, let go of the notion

of perfection and replace it with the notion of endless playful
exploration.

The soul usually knows what to do to heal itself. The challenge is

to silence the mind.

If you follow the crowd, you will go no further than the crowd.
But if you walk alone, and find your own way, you will likely find
yourself in places no one has ever been before.

A relationship is like a pair of shoes. Buy the ones you're mostly

comfortable with, because if you buy the wrong ones just
because they're pretty to wear, you might end up having scars
in your feet.

You've got to get to a point in life where you no longer feel

pressured to impress others. It's usually just a stressful waste
of time. If they like you for who you are, good, and if they
don't, it's their loss.

Stop waiting for the perfect moment. Take each moment,

appreciate it and make it perfect.

Knowledge is power. It doesn't matter how many resources you

have, if you don't know how to use them, they will never be
enough.

You might feel worthless to one person, but you are priceless to
others. Don't ever let someone's small-minded opinion
overshadow your true value.

Just because someone has been in your life for many years,
doesn't mean there shouldn't be a point at which you finally
decide to let go.

Do one thing for yourself today: take your own advice, and
change something.

You can have anything you want if you are willing to give up the
belief that you can't have it

Everyone is weird, and everyone is normal. It's just a matter of

who's judging you for you.

What success means to one, can be very different for another.

Success to some may mean fancy cars and homes. Success to
others may mean being a good parent, spouse, or friend. For
others, it may be simply to be happy. Or it can be all of the
above.

Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what

makes it permanent.

When you hold resentment toward another, you are bound to

that person or condition by an emotional link that is stronger
than steel. Forgiveness is the only way to dissolve that link and
break free.

Life is about the richness of infinite possibilities. Just by being

unique, you contribute to the true beauty of the world we live in.
So embrace your differences and never try to be someone else.

Whatever you want to do, do it now. There are only so many

tomorrows.

Everything you live through helps to make you the person you
are now.

Use your voice for kindness, your ears for compassion, your
hands for charity, your mind for truth, and your heart for love.

You'll never reach your destination if you keep stopping to tell

everyone where you've been and what you've accomplished.

You will not get what you truly deserve if you're too attached to
the things you're supposed to let go of.

One of the most difficult tasks in life is removing someone from

your heart.

In a relationship of any kind, honesty and trust must exist. If

they don't, there's no point. So if you can't afford to be honest
and sincere, prepare to be alone.

Even if you're skeptical, at least hear out the advice of your

elders. Not because they're always right, but because they have
more life experiences of being wrong.

Having class is the ability to walk away from a bad situation with
a smile on your face and forgiveness in your heart.

You won't always be punished FOR your anger, but you will
always be punished BY your anger.

Stop looking at what you have lost, so you can see what you have
left.

Self-confidence is more important than knowledge. Know that

you CAN.

Maintain your HOPE. HOPE = Have Only Positive Expectations.

The world holds millions of things you can play with. Another
person's feelings is definitely not one of them.

You have three choices in life: Give up, give in, or give it all
you've got.

Happiness starts with you - not with your relationships, not with
your job, not with your money, but WITH YOU.

In a world where you can be anything you want, BE YOURSELF.

The more you love your decisions, the less you need others to
love them.

There's no past tense in loving someone. It's either you always

will or you never did.

Whatever life throws at you, even if it hurts you, just be strong

and fight through it. Remember, strong walls shake but never
collapse.

No relationship is a waste of time. The wrong ones teach you

the lessons that prepare you for the right ones.

When your flaws are stitched together with good intentions,

your flaws make you beautiful.

Sometimes we're so busy watching out for what's just ahead of

us that we don't take time to enjoy where we are.

If you can't understand someone's silence, you will have a hard

time understanding their words.

The only way I know that I have recently had one of the most
wonderful days of my life, is by remembering how I felt when I
survived the darkest and hardest nights of my life.

A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is

blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken.

As you unclutter your life, you will slowly free yourself to

answer the callings of your inner spirit.

Fate controls who walks into your life, but you decide who you
let walk out, who you let stay, and who you refuse to let go.

The key is to trust people to be who they are. Instead we trust

people to be who we want them to be, and when they aren't we
cry.

Stay true to yourself, because there are very few people who
will always be true to you.

Never let bad people make you feel like everyone is bad.

Sometime in life our good fortunes come early, sometimes they

come late, but they always come. And they're always right on
time.

Friend or foe, everyone comes into your life for a reason.

Don't compare yourself to others. Compare yourself to who you

were yesterday.

Family is not about blood, it's about who is will to hold your hand
when you need it most.

Always laugh off a slight insult, that way people will know what
it means when you aren't laughing.

We all make mistakes and sometimes there's just no way to go

back and fix them. But we can move forward wiser and more in
control of our own lives.

Never forget where you've been. Never lose sight of where

you're going. And never take for granted the people who travel
the journey with you.

When you do something noble and beautiful and nobody notices,

do not be sad. For the sun every morning is a beautiful spectacle
and yet most of the audience still sleeps.

Stop expecting others to show you love, acceptance,

commitment and respect when you don't even show that to
yourself.

If you are still talking about what you did yesterday, you
haven't done much today.

Don't look back and ask, "Why?" Look ahead and ask, "Why
not?" When it comes to your dreams and goals, be too positive
to be doubtful, too optimistic to be fearful, and too determined
to be defeated.

Failure isn't falling down, it's remaining where you've fallen.

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.

You will not get what you truly deserve if you're too attached to
the things you're supposed to let go of.

The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself,
unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that that
situation is over, you cannot move forward.

Forget it enough to get over it, remember it enough so it

doesn't happen again.

Sometimes life gives you two options: losing yourself or losing

someone else. Regardless of the situation, don't lose yourself.

Loving someone doesn't always mean you fight for them.

Sometimes loving someone just means letting them go.

Sometimes people throw away something good for something

better, only to find out later that good was actually good enough
and better never even came close.

If you listen to your fears, you will die never knowing what a
great person you might have been.

It's how you deal with failure that determines how you achieve
success.

Being single isn't a time to be looking for love. Use that time to
work on yourself and grow as an individual.

In the midst of your struggle lies your ability to help someone

else through theirs. Don't give up!

99% of what you worry about will never happen.

Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly.

Life is a pencil. Erase those memories that BIND you to

sadness, and write new ones that will manifest the wonders of
your existence.

When you truly love yourself, you don't have enemies. They may
hate you but you're too big to hate them back.

There comes a time when the world gets quiet and the only
thing left is your own heart. So you'd better learn the sound of
it. Otherwise you'll never understand what it's saying.

All you have to do is to pay attention; lessons always arrive when

you are ready.

Be patient and tough; this pain is teaching you lessons that will
someday be useful to you.

If you want your life to change, your choices and actions must
change. And today is the best day to begin.

We often find and accept the love we think we deserve.

The important people in our lives leave imprints. They may stay
or go in the physical realm, but they are always there in your
heart, because they helped form your heart. There's no getting
over that.

When faced with two choices, simply toss a coin. Its works not
because it settles the question for you, but because in that
brief moment when the coin is in the air, you suddenly know
what you are hoping for.

Remember, you can't reach what's in front of you, until you let
go of what's behind you.

Today is a new day! Don't let your history interfere with your
destiny. It doesn't matter what you did or where you were...it
only matters where you are and what you're doing now. Get out
there! Sing the song in your heart and NEVER let anyone shut
you up!

As long as you feel pain, you're still alive. As long as you make
mistakes, you're still human. And as long as you keep trying,
there's still hope. Never give up on yourself and never abandon
your dreams.

When we love, we always strive to become better than we are.

When we strive to become better than we are, everything
around us becomes better too.

Two people don't fall in love because they sleep in the same bed,
but because they share the same dreams, and the same
foundation of honesty and trust.

Not all relationships are meant to last, they're just practice for
the one that does.

If you don't believe in miracles, perhaps you've forgotten that

you are one. Every life is a miracle.

Life is sometimes confusing. It takes sadness to know

happiness, noise to appreciate silence, and absence to value
presence.

Everyone is gifted, but some people never open their package.

Sometimes the reason it's so hard for us to be happy is simply

because we refuse to let go of the things that make us sad.

There are seven days in the week and someday isn't one of
them.

If you settle for just anything, you'll never know what you're
truly worthy of.

Remember, you can't reach what's in front of you until you let
go of what's behind you.

Don't worry too much about people who don't worry about you.

Strive to be the best version of yourself, not a second-rate

version of somebody else.

The minute someone decides to walk out of your life, that is the
same moment in which the opportunity and space opens up for
someone who actually deserves your love, to finally walk in.

Don't hurt others just because you're hurt.

If they're not treating you right today, there's a strong chance

tomorrow will not be any different.

Everyone has baggage. The key is to find someone who loves you
enough to help you unpack.

The sun always shines after the storm.

Hugs were invented to let people know you love them, without
having to say a word. Hug your loved ones today. They will
appreciate it.

Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it's is

something you design into the present.

Be weird. Be Random. Be Yourself. There are people you don't

even know who will love the person you're trying to hide.

A bad attitude is like a flat tire, you can't get very far until you
change it.

Some days are diamond and some days are coal. However,
everyday is a golden opportunity to learn, demonstrate
gratefulness, and positively impact the world around you.

Love is an enlightenment; it shows just how important the whole

world is to you, and how important you are to the whole world.

You spend years wishing your parents would get off your back,
only to realize they're the only ones who ever really had your
back.

BE someone who makes YOU happy.

Don't let the people who aren't worth it get to you. Focus on
those who love and accept you for who you are, and shower them
with the love and kindness they deserve.

Being with someone who hurts isn't loyalty. It's stupidity. Be

loyal to yourself first.

Love the people who saw you when you were invisible to everyone
else.

Letting go means to come to the realization that some people

are a part of your history, but not a part of your destiny.

Your life isn't behind you; your memories are behind you. Your
life is ALWAYS ahead of you. Today is a new day - seize it!

You are a beautiful creation - perfectly imperfect - a work in

progress. You have everything you need to fulfill your purpose.
Don't dilute yourself for any person or any reason. You are
enough! Be unapologetically you!

Remember, you're beautiful. But keep in mind that not

everyone's going to be able to see it.

Pain makes you stronger. Tears make you braver. Heartbreak

makes you wiser. So thank the past for a better future!

I define intelligence not by the number of arguments a person

has won, but the number of times a person has said, 'This
nonsense is not worth my time and energy.'

It's not that those who are strong never get weak in the knees,
or that they never hold their breath. It's that while their knees
are shaking, they force themselves to breathe and to take
another step.

Pain doesn't just show up in our lives for no reason. It's a sign
that something in our lives needs to change.

Learn from those around you, enjoy life with those beside you,
and never underestimate those who you think are below you.

The average person tells four 4 lies a day, or 1460 a year.

That's a total of 87,600 by age 60/ And the most common lie is:
"I'm fine."

It is only when we truly know and understand that we have a

limited time on earth, and that we have no way of knowing when
our time is up, that we begin to live each day to the fullest, as if
it were the only one left that was guaranteed to us.

One form of loving is when you just want the best for someone,
whether it involves you or not.

Characterize people by their actions and you will never be

fooled by their words.

Tell your loved ones you love them every night, and prove it
every day.

Sometimes we don't forgive people because they deserve it. We

forgive them because they need it, because we need it, and
because we cannot move forward without it.

People always say, "Respect your elders." But respect isn't age
specific. Treat everyone with respect.

Stand up. Don't give up. Keep moving forward. There is always a
chance that you will stumble onto something terrific. Besides,
you already know you will never stumble onto anything while you
are sitting down.

I learned the hard way that I cannot always count on others to

respect my feelings, even if I respect theirs. Being a good
person doesn't guarantee that others will be good people too.
You only have control over yourself and how you choose to be as
a person. As for others, you can only choose to accept them or
walk away.

The best achievement in life is doing something you think you

can't do.

Don't stop when you're tired. Stop when you're done.

Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

The hardest part isn't choosing, it's learning to live with the
choices you make.

Enjoy yourself. These are the good old days you're going to miss
in the years ahead.

Anyone who judges you by the kind of car you drive or the shoes
you wear isn't someone worth impressing!

Friend or foe, everyone comes into your life for a reason.

A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles than

any wonder drug.

Being willing to change allows you to move from a point of view

to a viewing point - a higher, more expansive place, from which
you can see both sides.

An honest, loving heart is the beginning of everything that is

right with this world.

Real friends are one of the most important ingredients in the

recipe of life.

Your past circumstances and background may have influenced

who you are today, but only YOU are responsible for who you
become tomorrow.

Through every dark night, there's a bright day that follows.

You are a human who is not perfect. You will make mistakes. But
life is not about the mistakes you make, it's about what you
learn from them, and the unique steps you take to rectify them.

Those we love never go away, even when they can't be physically

present. They walk beside us every day - unseen, unheard, but
always near. Still loved, and still missed.

Life is divine chaos; embrace it!

The most precious gift you can give someone is the gift of your
time and attention.

The opinion that most other people have of you is their problem,
not yours.

You will never be able to forgive until you realize that you can't
change the past.

Without pain, there would be no change. But pain, just like

everything in life, is meant to be learned from and then
released.

Don't always judge a person by what they show you. Remember,

what you've seen is oftentimes only what that person has
chosen to show you.

The shadow of the past holds the future hostage.

Fear of what lies ahead can make it tough to let go of a bad

relationship, but you must not be afraid to move on and discover
how beautiful of a person you really are, and how bright the
world really is.

Obstacles are put in our way to see if what we want is really

worth fighting for!

When you sense yourself becoming negative, stop and consider

what it would mean to apply that negative energy in a positive
direction.

Nothing you have that much passion for is ever a waste of time,
no matter how it turns out.

You must be the change you want to see in this world. - Gandhi

If you leave your child with a positive attitude, you leave them
with an estate of incalculable value.

When you stop doing things for fun, you stop living and you start
merely existing.

When another person makes you suffer, it is usually because

they suffer deeply within themselves. Their suffering is simply
spilling over. They do not need punishment, they need help.

If you truly want to change your life, you must first change your
mind.

A word of encouragement during a failure is worth more than an

hour of praise after success.

If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at
change.

If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall
into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for
you? NOT MUCH!

Fate controls who walks into your life, but you decide who you
let walk out, who you let stay, and who you refuse to let go.

Never let your memories be greater than your dreams.

You could spend the whole year worrying about what other
people think of you, but it wouldn't get you anywhere.

No matter how hard you try to blend in, you will always stand
out. You are beautifully unique. You have a purpose. Celebrate
the fact that nobody can be just like you.

Life is made up of moments. The only thing that we really have

is here and now. When you want to have an incredible life, start
by making this moment incredible.

Sometimes it's better to be wrong about something and be

humbled by it than be right and be arrogant about it.

Other people's opinions of you only become your reality if you

allow it.

You wouldn't worry so much about what people really thought of

you if you knew just how seldom they do.

I have found that if you love life, life will love you back.

I accept life unconditionally. Most people ask for happiness on

condition. Happiness can only be felt if you don't set any
condition.

It is our thoughts that really dictate the way we feel, so why

not choose thoughts that make you feel amazing?

Just because I'm not able to do it today doesn't mean I won't

be able to someday.

When you put faith, hope, and love together, you can nurture
positive ideas, relationships, and dreams in a negative world.

When you take things for granted, those things eventually get
taken.

It's the scary choices that end up being the most worthwhile.

It is better to be hated for what you are than loved for what
you are not.

Surround yourself with people who make you a better person.

Always stand up for what you believe in and do what is right,

because otherwise your conscience will never let you live with
your decision.

Make it a challenge for yourself to go out of your way to give

someone a smile everyday. You never know what might happen if
you do.

Don't be afraid to cry if you need to. Let the tears flow and
feel weight lifting from your chest as you let all your problems
out.

Often it's the deepest pain which empowers you to grow into
your highest self.

Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a

nightmare.

You are too fabulous to fit in.

Laughter is timeless, imagination has no age, and dreams are

forever.

Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness

dwells in the soul. Abundance is not about how much money you
have; it's how you feel about what you have.

Whatever makes you feel bad, leave it. Whatever makes you
feel good, keep it.

Don't judge yourself by your past. You don't live there anymore.

Happiness is not the absence of problems, but the ability to deal

with them.

When we are at our lowest point, we are open to the greatest

change.

Pace yourself. Life can be made so rich when it is savored and

allowed to simmer. Enjoy the nourishment, and be playful as you
go. Plan less and allow your life to happen naturally.

Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events; small

minds discuss people. Life is much too short to be lived talking
about people, gossiping, and stirring up trouble that has no
substance. If you don't know, please ask. If you don't agree,
argue. If you don't like it, please say it. But don't judge others
behind their back.

The first step to living the life you want is leaving the life you
don't want.

Success is directly connected with action. Successful people

keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit.

Soul mates are people who bring out the best in you. They are
far from perfect, but they are a perfect fit for you.

Your heart is free, have the courage to follow it.

Not until we are lost in this world do we begin to find ourselves.

You will never leave where you are until you decide where you
would rather be.

Making excuses simply shows unwillingness.

Be thankful for what you have, and you will end up having more.
Concentrate on what you don't have, and you will never, ever
have enough.

Neglecting passion blocks creative flow. When you're

passionate, you're energized. Likewise, when you lack passion,
your energy is low and unproductive. Energy is everything when
it comes to being successful.

In 20 years people won't remember your name or achievements,

or maybe even what you look like. But in 20 years they will
remember how you made them feel and the memories you gave
them.

Before befriending others, you have to be your own best friend.

Before correcting others, you have to correct yourself. Before
making others happy, you have to make yourself happy. It's not
called selfishness, it's called personal development. Once you
balance yourself, only then can you balance the world.

It's all about falling in love with yourself and sharing that love
with someone who appreciates you, rather than looking for love
to compensate for a self love deficit.

If we continue to repeat a story in our head, we eventually

believe that story and embrace it - whether it empowers us or
not. So the question is: Does your story empower you?

The way we spend our time defines who we are.

Try not to get too upset with those who are jealous of you.
Instead respect their jealousy, because they are the ones who
think you are amazing.

When we are at our lowest point, we are open to the greatest

change.

Some people belong in your memories, not in your life.

Their attraction to you is tested when you have nothing; your

loyalty to them is tested when you have everything.

Dream big dreams, but realize that short term, realistic goals
are the key to success.

Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.

Don't criticize others for their flaws if you are not willing to
recognize your own.

If you want to succeed in your life, remember this phrase: That

past does not equal the future. Because you failed yesterday; or
all day today; or a moment ago; or for the last six months; the
last sixteen years; or the last fifty years of life, doesn't mean
anything. All that matters is: What are you going to do, right
now?

There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as

they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them.

How people treat you says more about them than it does about
you. It's not always personal or all about you.

There are two kinds of people - those who are a drain on your
energy and creative force and those who give you energy and
support your creativity, even with the simplest gesture, like a
smile. Avoid the first kind.

Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. When
there is love and inspiration, you can't go wrong.

You get to decide as many times as you like just who you are.
Moment to moment. Breath to breath.

Sometimes, you don't get the praise you deserve; your hard
work and good deeds aren't rewarded; your efforts are
fruitless. But by giving merited praise to others, you can at
least help make sure that others' labors get recognized. And
that can be a big source of happiness for you.

Meditation is simply being consciously aware of your actions,

thoughts and feelings. Meditation builds your mindfulness
muscle. Meditate today, and every day.

We possess far more potential than we realize. And once this

potential is unleashed, we expose our talents to the world, and
we're able to make any vision, any dream, a reality.

Most do not understand the wonderful opportunities life gives...

until they are looking back.

If you want your kids to turn out well, spend twice as much time
with them, and give them half as much money.

Never cry for a person who doesn't know the value of your
tears.

Sometimes you have to do exactly what's best for you and your
life, not what's best for everyone else.

It's not what others think, it's what you think about yourself
that counts.

Be happy. Be who you want to be. If others don't like it, let
them be. Happiness is a choice - YOUR choice. Life isn't about
pleasing everyone.

There is nothing more wonderful in life than seeing life as an

adventure. We should all try things that we're afraid of. We
should all look very clearly into the unknown and enjoy it.
Because when you come in contact with things that you really
don't know, that's when you're truly living.

You don't need to wait for external circumstances to perfectly

align in order to show up for the life you've been dreaming of.

When there is breakdown in a relationship, you must have the

hard conversation. It may not be pretty and it may not feel
good. But if you are willing to listen and tell the truth, it will
open up.

Life is about changing for the better. If you have to let go of

some people along the way, then you go right ahead.

Remember, there are no real failures in life, only results. There

are no true tragedies, only lessons. And there really are no
problems, only opportunities waiting to be recognized as
solutions by the person of wisdom.

Be honest. Kiss those you love. Say "thank you", "I love you" and
"great job" to someone each day. Love your life and what you
have been given, it is not accidental - search for your purpose
and do it the best you can. Dreaming does matter - it allows you
to become that which you aspire to be. Forgive - it frees the
soul! Recognize the special people you've been blessed to know.

You were given this life because you are strong enough to live it.

Sometimes people take the great things you are doing as a

personal attack on their own life. Do not let their insecurities
dishearten you.

If you don't take care of yourself, then you can't take as good
care of others either, so taking care of yourself is the best
selfish thing to do.

Do your best and surrender the rest. Tell yourself, "I am doing
the best I can with what I have in this moment. That is all I can
expect of anyone, including me."

Every day of your life is a page of your history.

The greatest gifts are those invisible to the eyes but felt
deeply by the heart.

Don't be too hard on yourself. There are plenty of people willing

to do that for you. Love yourself and be proud of everything
that you do. Even mistakes mean you're trying.

You could be the ripest, juiciest peach in the world, and there's
going to be someone out there who hates peaches.

You will achieve more by working with people, rather than

against them.

There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying

about things which are beyond the power of your control.

It is not always easy to find happiness in ourselves, and

impossible to find it elsewhere.

Letting go doesn't mean that you don't care about someone

anymore. It's just realizing that the only person you really have
control over is yourself.

When you begin to value yourself, others will also. How you
treat yourself teaches others how to treat you.

The most beautiful people we have known are those who have
known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and
have found their way out of the depths. These people have an
appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills
them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern.
Beautiful people do not just happen.

No matter how much you love someone, you can't cling on to

them when you know they'll never change. Live and let go.

People never do anything that is out of character. They may do

things that go against your expectations, but what people do
reveals exactly who they are. Never have expectations on people
other than the expectation that they will be exactly who they
are. Who they are is not what they say nor what you have come
to expect, it is who they reveal themselves to be.

Trust is like an eraser, it gets smaller and smaller after every

mistake.

It is better to let someone walk away from you than all over you.

Don't let the people who do so little for you, control so much of
your feelings and emotions.

You know how sometimes a sunrise can be confused for a

sunset? Well, sometimes just when you think your life is over,
that's when the best things are truly about to begin.

Always choose to be true to yourself, even at the risk of

incurring ridicule from others, rather than being fake, and
incurring the pain and confusion of trying to be someone else.

Don't tell everyone else how to live; LIVE, and let them watch
you.

Lost time is never found again.

Happiness is the vehicle we travel in, not our destination.

Spend time with the people you love. Some day you will either
regret not doing so, or you will say, "I'm glad I did."

The crazy thing is, you never really know how much the people
around you are hurting. You could be standing next to someone
who is completely broken inside and you would never even know
it.

Act as if it were impossible to fail and it will be.

Sometimes people are beautiful, not in looks, not in what they

say, just in who they are and what they do.

True strength is keeping everything together when everyone

expects you to fall apart.

The moment someone tells you that you're not good enough is
the moment you know you're better off than they are, and
better off without them.

The moment someone tells you that you're not good enough is
the moment you know you're better off than they are, and
better off without them.

Having no reason to stay is a great reason to let go and move on.

One of the happiest moments ever is when you feel the courage
to let go of what you can't change.

Having somewhere to go is what we call 'home.' Having someone

to love, who loves us in return, is what we call 'family.' Having
both is a blessing.

Storms make trees grow deeper roots.

You can't live a positive life with a negative attitude.

Responsibility means recognizing that regardless of what has

happened up to this point in our lives, we are capable of making
choices to improve our situation going forward. Moving on is the
pathway to freedom and love.

You will never appreciate all of the things someone does for you
until you find yourself doing the same things for yourself.

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.

There is a difference between encountering defeats and being

defeated.

There are two ways to spread light in this world. You can either
be the flame, or the mirror that reflects it.

It always seems impossible until it is DONE.

Never be afraid to fall apart for a little while, because it's a

great opportunity to rebuild yourself the way you wish you had
been all along.

Don't be scared to walk alone, and don't be scared to like it.

Repeat this to yourself every morning: "I will embrace change,

because as awkward as it feels, I know I am being prepared for
something bigger and better."

Let every day be a dream you can touch. Let every day be a love
you can feel. Let every day be a reason to live, because life is
too short to be negative.

Do what you know in your heart is right. Because when you are
totally at peace within yourself, nothing can shake you.

time and attention.

Never deprive someone of hope. It might be all they have.

Real friends meet in the middle. When there's a disagreement,

they work out a solution that works for both parties - a
compromise, rather than a need for the other person to change
or completely give in.

True love is giving others more than they expect, without

expecting them to notice, or appreciate you for it.

Release a grudge every day. Travel lighter and lighter. And when
possible, be light itself.

time and attention.

We do not practice so that we can control our thoughts. We

practice so that our thoughts do not control us.

Life has rough lips, but its kisses are sweet.

Sometimes you will say something really small and simple, but it
will fit right into an empty space in someone's heart.

When life gives you something that makes you feel afraid,
that's when life gives you a chance to grow strong and be brave.

It takes a long time to learn how to not judge yourself through

someone else's eyes. But once you do, the world is a far
brighter place to live.

If you keep your eyes open and your feet moving forward, you'll
eventually find what you need.

Strong people stand up for themselves. Stronger people stand

up for others too.

Every new day is a chance to change your life.

Nothing is permanent in this crazy world, not even your

mistakes, failures, and troubles.

We have all been placed on this earth to discover our own path,
and we will never be happy if we live someone else's idea of life.

There comes a time in life when you'll have to leave everything

behind and start something new but never forget the ones who
stood by your side, especially the ones who never gave up on you.

Don't place your mistakes on your mind, their weight may crush
you. Instead, place them under your feet and use them as a
platform to view your horizons.

Don't think of all the sadness in the world, but of the beauty
that still remains in every direction.

Laughing faces do not mean that there is absence of sorrow; it

means that they have the ability to deal with it.

Don't cry over the past, cry to get over the past. Don't smile to
hide the pain, smile to heal the pain.

Actions are the loudest form of communication. What you do

speaks so loud that others will have a hard time hearing what
you say.

Heaven on Earth is a choice we must make, not a place we must

find.

The measure of your life will not be in what you accumulate, but
in what you give away.

It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry
it.

Know that you are the perfect age. Each year is special and
precious, for you shall only live it once. Be comfortable with
growing older.

Success in real estate is about location, location, location.

Success in life is about action, action, action.

You are unrepeatable. There is a magic about you that is all your
own.

No matter how far you have traveled or how many failures you
have encountered, hope can still meet you anywhere.

Give freely. Charity can be in the form of a smile, lending an ear

or a helping hand, and many of acts of kindness that don't cost a
cent.

Hope is the little voice inside your head that whispers "maybe"
when it seems like the whole world is shouting "impossible."

The biggest obstacles that stand between a person and what

they want in life is the will to try it, and the faith to believe it's
possible.

If you think your eyes have been opened, just remember that
everybody has to blink.

No one knows what goes on behind closed doors. Passing

judgment is an unnecessary waste of time and energy.

It was your choice, your decision. Stop beating yourself up. Own
it, learn from it and move on.

You cannot always wait for the perfect time; sometimes you
must dare to jump.

Regularly having fun is a key factor in having a happy life; people

who have fun are twenty times more likely to feel happy.

Whatever we refuse to recognize about ourselves has a way of

rearing its head and making itself known when we least expect
it.

The biggest step in changing the world around you is to change

the world within you.

Peace of mind is its own reward.

What we can see is usually just a small fraction of what is

possible. Imagination is having the vision to see what is just
below the surface - to picture that which is essential, but
invisible to the eye.

Don't cry over the past, it's gone. Don't stress about the
future, it hasn't arrived. Just live in the present and make it
beautiful.

The only thing that makes it a big part of your life is that you
keep thinking about it.

Sometimes we have to journey through hell on Earth to find

heaven on Earth.

If you listen to your fears, you will die never knowing what a
great person you might have been.

Don't let the people who refuse to love you keep you from the
people who will.

Refuse to ruin a perfectly good today by thinking about a bad

yesterday.

The past cannot be changed, forgotten, or erased. However, the

lessons learned can prepare you for a brighter future.

If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you are
determined to learn, no one can stop you.

You are not a rug. Some people may try to walk all over you, but
you do not have to lie there and take it.

Somewhere someone is looking for exactly what you have to

offer. Don't give up hope.

A beautiful day begins with a beautiful mindset. When you wake

up, take a second to think about what a privilege it is to simply
be alive and healthy. The moment you start acting like life is a
blessing, I assure you that it will start to feel like one. Time
spent living is time worth appreciating.

Sometimes, when you make the most out of what you have, it
turns out being a lot more than you ever imagined.

Where you are in life is temporary; where you end up in life is

permanent; how you get from here to there is entirely up to you.
So don't give up.

There are seven billion people in the world. Don't waste your
time by letting one of them ruin your happiness.

You are good enough, smart enough, beautiful enough, strong

enough. Believe it and stop letting insecurity run your life.

Sometimes when things go wrong it's because they would have

turned out worse if they had gone right.

Honesty saves you plenty of time from remembering things that

aren't true.

The past makes us who we are. Celebrate it, don't let it haunt
you.

Be strong enough to stand alone, be yourself enough to stand

apart, but be wise enough to stand together when the time
comes.

You can't go through life protecting yourself from everything;

you have to take chances, because if you don't then you might
as well not be living.

The best days of your life will be the ones where you let your
heart decide what to do.

Your worst battle is between what you know and what you feel.

One of the hardest decisions you will ever have to make is when
to stay and try harder or when to just take your memories and
walk away.

Sometimes you have to step outside of the person you've been,

and remember the person you were meant to be, the person you
wanted to be, the person you are.

You can't make positive choices for the rest of your life without
an environment that makes those choices easy, natural, and
enjoyable.

Something I have learned through all this is that there are

really no wrong decisions... just choices that will take your life
down a totally different path.

Allow yourself more moments of awe and wonder and inspiration

and grace.

If you want to empower anyone else in your life, you need to

start living the most empowered version of yourself first.

Don't be too quick to dismiss dreamers for they possess the

ability to imagine a better reality.

Protect your spirit from contamination. Limit your time from

negative people.

The fact that you are even here, alive, on this planet is a divine
miracle, and you should not spend the time that you have being
busy being miserable.

If you want to make an easy job seem mighty hard, just keep
putting off doing it.

Be grateful for the people who make you smile. They are the
charming gardeners who help your soul blossom.

Mistakes are almost always forgivable if you have the courage

to admit them.

If you know you have to wait anyway, why not make a decision to
enjoy your life while you're waiting?

Believe in what you want so much that it has no choice but to

become your reality.

Sometimes there is nothing harder in life than being happy for

somebody else.

Make the world a better place one person at a time. And start
with yourself.

Every mistake, breakup, and setback in life is an opportunity to

do it better next time.

In order to get it all you must be willing to give it all.

When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can start

appreciating them for who they truly are.

Don't ever compare yourself to others, stay focused on your

own journey and leave footprints behind.

You can clutch the past so tightly to your chest that it leaves
your arms too full to embrace the present.

Sometimes we avoid experiencing where we are because we have

developed a belief that it is not what we should be or want to
be.

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new
dream.

Love yourself enough to never lower your standards for the

wrong reasons.

Love is there if you want it to be. You just have to see that it's
wrapped in beauty and hidden between the seconds of your life.
If you never stop for a minute to notice, you might miss it.

Sometimes falling flat on your face is exactly what's needed to

help you see things from a totally different perspective, and get
back on track.

Dont give up! The beginning is ALWAYS the hardest.

If we counted our blessings instead of our money, we would all

be a lot richer.

Some people are talking about you just because their lives are
too boring. Don't respond. Keep living your life, and keep smiling
about it.

Time and good friends are two things that become more valuable
the older you get.

Don't get so anxious for something that you'll accept anything.

Hold to your standards and be willing to walk away - head up.

The only way to get over the past is to leave it behind. If you
spend your time re-living moments that are gone forever, you
might miss the special moments that are yet to come.

Rejection doesn't mean you aren't good enough; it means the

other person failed to notice what you have to offer.

There are times when you need to release the bitterness and
grab a firm hold of happiness, without permission and without
reason.

If you want to forget something or someone, never hate it, or

never hate him/her. Everything and everyone that you hate is
engraved into your heart. If you want to let go of something, if
you want to forget, you cannot hate.

Sometimes people are in love with the idea of being in love

instead of being in love with the person they are with.

You should never sacrifice three things: your family, your heart,
or your dignity.

You can try your hardest, you can do everything and say
everything, but sometimes people just aren't worth trying over
anymore; they aren't worth worrying about, and it's important
to know when to let go of someone who only brings you down.

It's better to treat someone right before someone else comes

along to do the job for you.

Never be ashamed of yourself because you are born into one

skin. You can scar it, stretch it, burn it, mark it, tan it, and peel
it. But you are always in it, so you might as well learn to love it.

When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like

them for who they are.

You have to be courageous and wise enough to know that if what

you are doing isn't producing the desired results, you must take
different actions.

There are more than seven billion people here, and not a single
one among them is black, white, or brown. What we have is seven
billion shades of grey.

We are not given a good life or a bad life. We are given life. And
it's up to you to make it good or bad.

The hardest battle you're ever going to fight is the battle to be

just you.

You can learn from your history but you can't live in it.

The purpose of life is not to be happy, but to matter, to be

productive, to be useful, to have it make some difference that
you have lived at all.

Do not pay any attention to what the past whispers if all it's
doing is bad-mouthing what today has to offer.

Life is full of challenges. Wise people choose to meet them.

Foolish people choose to run from them.

It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you

live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all - in
which case, you fail by default.

To hold onto people who have already moved on is to stay stuck

in a place where you no longer belong.

The real measure of your wealth is how much you'd be worth if

you lost all your money.

The difference in winning and losing is, most often, the simple
act of not quitting.

Success is not a skill; it is a persistent attitude.

Master your responses to external events; don't always attempt

to control them.

Sometimes the things we can't change end up changing us for

the better.

The quieter you become, the more you can hear.

All things are difficult before they are easy.

Letting go doesn't mean you forget the person completely, it

just means that you find a way of surviving without them.

When you're mad, try to sit alone and think back. Remember,
sometimes we need to fix ourselves first before we fix others.

We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly

disguised as unsolvable problems.

Do fall in love, not necessarily with a person, but with an aim, an

ambition, a passion. What would be your reason to wake up every
morning with a smile?

Replaying a painful memory over and over in your head is a form

of self abuse. Toxic thoughts create a toxic body. So make
peace with yourself and your past. Heal your thoughts and you
heal your health.

Stop focusing on what you DON'T want in your life. The more
you think about it, the more you affirm and attract what you
fear into your everyday experiences. You become your own
worst enemy.

No matter what happens, no matter the outcome, you're going

to be just fine. Let things you can't control, happen.

The past makes us who we are, so celebrate it. Don't let it

haunt you.

No matter what happens, no matter the outcome, you're going

to be just fine. Let things you can't control, happen.

When it comes to choices and change, always do a gut check.

What do YOU want to do? What would make YOU feel joy,
passion, healthy, or on the right path? Do that. No other
opinions are needed.

When we allow the child within to be honored and acknowledged,

we're able to experience life as it is meant to be: simply and
with wonder and excitement for all that it has to offer.

You are not what you have done. You are what you have
overcome.

You attract what you show to the world, not what you want. So
if you want it, then reflect it.

When the person you want to be with pushes you away, thank
them for pointing you in the right direction.

To forgive is to rediscover the inner peace that at first you

thought someone took away when they betrayed you.

If you have time to judge other people you have way too much
time on your hands. Get off your behind and do something
meaningful.

There are two ways you can get through pain. You can let it
destroy you, or you can use it as fuel to drive you to dream
bigger and to work harder.

Today is the youngest you'll ever be, start appreciating it. It's
also the oldest you've ever been, start acting like it.

Loving someone should not mean losing YOU. True love empowers
you, it doesn't erase you.

Find yourself first; appreciate your own worth. And next time
you're in a relationship that's sinking, you'll be prepared to
swim safety.

To see far is one thing, going there is another. Actions always

speak louder than thoughts and words.

You'll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even
with them.

If you are trapped between your feelings and what other people
think is right for you, always travel the route that makes you
happy. Unless you want everybody to be happy, except you.

Life is change, but growth is optional. Choose wisely.

And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down.

Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.

It's never too late to become the person you are capable of
being.

in the years ahead.

Failure is success when we learn from it.

Just because something isn't happening for you right now,

doesn't mean it will never happen.

Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

If you correct the way you think, the way you live will fall into
place.

If you don't stand for something, you will eventually fall for
nothing.

Judging a person by their weakest attribute is like judging the

ocean by observing a single wave.

If you want to be happy, don't chase the money. Catch up to the

ideas and activities that make you come alive. Go for the things
of greater value - the things money can't buy.

in the years ahead.

A person who is nice to you, but not nice to other people, is not
a nice person.

Positive thinking isn't about expecting the best to happen every

time but, accepting that whatever happens is the best for this
moment.

Once you love and accept the worst possible version of yourself,
you are free.

There are no permanent jobs on this planet. We are all interning

here. Learn from everyone, remain humble, and don't forget to
have a good time.

It is ultimately only our own thoughts that hurt us.

Simply feeling what we are feeling, and dealing with it, can be
very healing.

Never underestimate the pain of a person, because in all

honesty, everyone is struggling. Some people are just better at
hiding it than others.

To be happy doesn't mean you don't desire more, it means

you're thankful for what you have and patient for what's yet to
come.

Wake up motivated. Not everybody made it to today, so don't

take your time for granted.

Live your happiest life by accepting that some people and some
things should only remain in your life as lessons and memories.

A scar just means that you were stronger than whatever tried
to hurt you.

Being honest might not always get you a lot of friends, but it
will always get you the right ones.

The most beautiful practice is returning to the simple feeling of

being.

People are sometimes too quick to judge, but slow to correct

themselves.

It's usually the worst of times that lead you to the best of
times. Because everything you go though inspires you to grow
into your very best self.

Just because it was that way yesterday, doesn't mean it has to

be that way today.

When regret haunts you, let go. When you're ready to try again,
hold on.

Happiness is something that comes into our lives gradually

through the doors that we don't even remember leaving open.

The only way to live happily ever after is one day at a time.

You must uncover the good in the bad, the happy in your sad, the
gain in your pain, and what makes you grateful not hateful.

More important than what happens to you is what you make of

what happens to you.

In the end, it is important to remember that we cannot become

who we are capable of being, by remaining exactly where we are.

When you are not sure which way to go, it is always wise to
follow your heart.

Sometimes we get so caught up in trying to accomplish

something big, that we fail to notice the little things that give
life its magic.

You can't keep running away from your fears. At some point in
life you will have to build up the courage to face and overcome
them.

The most honorable people of all are not those who never make
mistakes, but those who admit to them when they do. And then
go on to do their best to make right the wrongs they made.

Don't feel bad if people remember you only when they need you.
Feel privileged that you are like a candle that comes to their
mind when there is darkness.

You don't need anyone's permission to be happy.

And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down.

Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.

Sometimes you have to let a person go so they can grow.

What comes easy, won't always last. And what will last, won't
always come easy.

Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only

today. Let us begin.

Don't worry about how slowly you feel you're heading to your
dreams, or how many roadblocks you find, or detours you need
to take, you're still cruising far ahead of everyone who's too
afraid to even try.

Your future depends on what you do right now.

Challenge yourself to be who you know you are capable of being.

Challenge yourself to follow through - to live what you preach,
to walk your talk.

It's better to look back on life and say, "I can't believe I did
that," than to look back and say, "I wish I did that."

Love yourself enough to never lower your standards for anyone.

It is not what you do for others, but what you have taught them
to do for themselves that will make them successful human
beings.

If you're looking for a happy ending and can't seem to find one,
maybe it's time you start looking for a new beginning instead.

Let them take you as you are, or not at all.

It doesn't really matter if your glass is half empty or half full.

Be thankful that you have a glass and that there's something in
it.

By being yourself, you put something wonderful in the world

that was not there before.

Speak your truth even if your voice shakes.

Do not expect anyone to understand your journey, especially if

they have not walked your path.

One day this pain will make sense to you.

Be positive. Some of the best days of your life haven't

happened yet.

The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your

thoughts.

No matter how much negativity is thrown at YOU by others,

there is absolutely no need for you to stay put and partake in
the decay they choose for their own lives. YOU decide how your
soul grows.

Sometimes we choose to be wrong, not because we really are

wrong, but because we value our relationship more than our
pride.

Caring for yourself is not an act of self-indulgence, it's an act

of self-respect.

Talking about problems can be an addiction. Break the habit and

talk about your joys instead.

Be so busy loving your life that you have no time for hate and
regret.

Telling the truth and making someone cry is better than telling a
lie and making someone smile.

Positive things happen in your life when you distance yourself

from all the negative things.

Start shaping your own day. Start walking your own walk. This
journey is yours. Take charge of it.

The more you know who you are, and what you want, the less you
let things upset you.

Never change your originality for the sake of others. Be

yourself. Nobody can play your role better than you. You are the
best at who you are.

Don't be reckless with other peoples' hearts, and don't put up

with people who are reckless with yours.

Don't worry about the future, or worry, but know that worrying
is just about as effective as trying to solve algebra by chewing
bubblegum.

Your choices are half-chance. So are everyone else's.

Life is simple. Everything happens for you, not to you.

Everything happens at exactly the right moment, neither too
soon nor too late. You don't have to like it, it's just easier if you
do.

Either you run your days, or your days will run you.

You know you were born, and you know you will die. The in
between is all up to you.

Stop wishing. Start doing.

Growth is impossible without change. And if you cannot change

your mind, you cannot change anything in your life. Sometimes
you need to look at things from a different perspective.

Change is like breath: it isn't part of the process; it is the

process. In reality, the only thing we can count on is change.

The true price of anything you do is the amount of time you

exchange for it.

There comes a time when you have to choose between turning

the page and closing the book.

Do a day's work, remembering that you are not required to do

more than a day's worth..

Set half an hour aside each day for reflecting, journaling,

inspirational reading and righting your perspective.

Create small places of beauty in your house: light candles, burn

incense and breathe in essential oils. Consider anchoring these
to your spiritual beliefs.

Freedom is not overcoming what you think stands in your way. It

is understanding that what is in your way is part of the way.

Good things come to those who work for them.

You gain confidence and grow stronger by every experience in

which you really push yourself to do something you didn't think
you could do.

Life is a balance between what we can control and what we

can't. You must learn to live comfortably between effort and
surrender.

The very best years of your life will be the ones in which you
decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on
your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you
control your own destiny.

If you are standing in that place of in-between, unable or

unwilling to go backwards, but too afraid to move forward,
remember that you can't enjoy the view without being willing to
climb.

Stop regretting things and start accepting them as the

teachers they are. Our most significant opportunities will be
found in times of greatest difficulty.

Most things are only a part of your life because you keep
thinking about them.

Love people for who they really are, and not for who you want
them to be. In the long run, this is how you will get the best of
them.

Do not let what is out of your control interfere with all the
things you can control.

Open your mind before you open your mouth.

Keep your mind clear and bright, it is the window through which
you see the world.

Sometimes it takes the worst pain to bring about the best

change.

Love people for who they ARE, and not for who you want them
to be. That is how you will get the BEST of them.

Most of your fears are much bigger in your mind than they are
in reality. You'll see this for yourself as soon as you face them.

May we live our lives so that we never have to regret the

chances we never took, the love we never let in, the gifts we
never gave out.

Positive minds live positive lives.

Don't mix bad words with a bad mood. Just be calm and deal
with it. You'll have many opportunities to change your mood, but
you'll have a really tough time recovering the words you spoke.

If you judge a book by it's cover, and you don't like what you
see, you'll never know how good the chapters are - which is what
makes great books great.

It's not always where you are in life, but who you have by your
side that matters.

Give the gift of your absence to those who do not appreciate

your presence.

Nothing is more beautiful and powerful than a smile that has

struggled through the tears.

It's not what you have been through that defines who you are;
it's how you got through it that has made you the person you
are today.

If you are looking for the love of your life, stop! They will be
waiting for you when you start doing things that you love.

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking

they don't have any.

When you can no longer think of a reason to continue, you must

think of a reason to start over.

Some people drain you and others provide soul food. Get in the
company of those who feed your spirit.

The biggest obstacle you'll ever have to overcome is your mind.

If you can overcome that, you can overcome anything

Self-worth comes from one thing-thinking that you are worthy.

Strength isn't about bearing a cross of grief or shame.

Strength is about choosing your path, living with the
consequences, and learning from them.

There's a big difference between giving up and starting over in

the right direction.

Even if you cannot seem to walk that mile in someone else's

shoes, you are still capable of standing beside them to be a
supporter until the day they learn to smile again.

True friendship isn't about being there when it's convenient,

it's about being there when it's not.

Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only

sunshine they see all day.

You are far from what you once were, but not yet what you are
going to be.

There is always, always, always something to be thankful for and

something to smile about.

Do what is right, not what is easy.

In spite of all the struggles and put-downs you've experienced

in your life, how you rise up is no one else's business but YOUR
OWN.

The worst lies are the ones we tell ourselves.

A true friend will always speak the truth, even if it hurts.

Don't let someone change who you are, to become what they
need.

Change can be terrifying, yet healing requires change.

Self-doubt is the enemy of personal growth. It is only when we

shed our apprehension about our own self-worth that we realize
how much we are truly capable of and that we can access our
true potential.

It's not what we do every once in a while that shapes our lives,
but what we do consistently.

There's no better freedom than the freedom to be yourself.

Give yourself that gift, and choose to surround yourself with
those who appreciate your decision.

Find a partner who encourages you to grow, who won't cling to

you, who will let you go out into the world, and trust that you will
come back.

The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence.

No matter how long it takes, true love is always worth the wait.

All of us are imperfect, so there's no point judging each other

or ourselves. In the understanding of this truth lies our
perfection.

Don't let a bad moment ruin your day. Think of it as a bad

minute, not a bad day, and you'll be okay.

Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey

bars: you have to let go at some point in order to move forward.

The strong people you know became strong because of the pain
they have faced, and conquered.

Maybe you are not as good as you want to be, or as great as you
one day will be, but thanks to all the lessons you've learned
along the way, you are so much better than you used to be.

You can be stunned, awakened, and changed by what happens to

you, but choose to grow from it, and refuse to be reduced by it.

Repeat after me: I am determined to live a happy life no matter

my challenges! I will turn all my tales of fury into tales of glory!
I will turn all of my tales of woe into tales of WOW!

"NO." Don't be afraid to say it.

When you are willing to fail miserably, you are able to achieve
greatly.

Don't let your happiness depend solely on things you could lose.

Challenge your fears and realize that failure is not fatal, but
truly the best learning opportunity. Seek and listen to wisdom.
Continually search for what you don't know.

It's not enough to just have potential. You also need to know
what to do with it, and then you need to act on it.

Don't worry about the haters, they will always be lingering in

the shadows. Look into the light, and focus on the people who
love you.

Forgiveness is giving up your craving to hurt them for hurting

you.

Have the willingness to feel the fear and do it anyway.

Sometimes you just have to erase the messages, delete the

numbers, and move on. You don't have to forget who they once
were, but you do have to accept that they aren't the same
person anymore.

Your life isn't perfect, but it does have perfect moments.

Choose to be happy for no reason at all. If you are happy for a

reason, you could be in trouble, because that reason can get
taken away from you.

Life is not fair; but it is still wonderful.

If a relationship has to be secret, you shouldn't be in it.

However good or bad the situation is, it will change

Integrity is doing the right thing when you know nobody is

watching.

A consistent positive and optimistic attitude is the cheapest

fountain of youth.'

Each experience through which you pass operates ultimately for

your own good. This is a correct attitude to adopt, and you must
be able to see it in that light.

Life's way too awesome to waste time worrying about someone

who doesn't treat you right.

Success is tied to action. Successful people keep moving and

trying. They make mistakes, but they do not quit.

It is more important to know where you are going, than to get

there quickly. Don't not mistake activity for achievement.

Every time you are tempted to react to the same old

circumstances in the same old way, ask yourself, "Do I want to
be a prisoner of the past, or a pioneer of the future?"

We write our own destiny. We become what we do.

The best thing you can do for yourself is to stop saying "I wish"
and start saying "I will." And then do something about it.

Believing you have failed, is the end of your journey. Believing in

yourself, is an endless destination.

Don't confuse your path with your destination, just because it's
stormy now, doesn't mean you aren't headed for sunshine.

You cannot heal a lifetime of pain overnight, be patient with

yourself, it takes as long as it takes, but your happiness is worth
the wait.

Sometimes the reason we struggle with insecurity is because we

compare our behind-the-scenes circumstances with everyone
else's public highlight reel.

Sometimes, we need to see things in a different light in order

for us to move forward and carry on with our life.

See everyday an opportunity to better yourself.

Nobody can pull you down if you raise your awareness to your
own inner strength and positivity.

You have the power to climb. Your life is meant to be an upward

journey.

You can have all the knowledge in the world, but it means
nothing without building up the confidence to do something with
it.

What's meant to be will always find a way.

Love is like a garden. Sometimes you have to bury your feelings,

water them with tears and then wait to see where they grow.

Don't not be afraid to stretch your comfort zone by giving up

the good for the great.

You must learn a new way to think before you can master a new
way to be.

I came to realize that fear is the worst of it. That's the real
enemy. So get up, get out in the real world. And you kick that
bastard as hard as you can right in the teeth.

The most important decision you will ever make is what you do
with the time that is given to you.

Let yourself be drawn to the strange pull of what you love. It

will not lead you astray.

If you want more joy, serve. If you want more money, solve
problems. If you want more freedom, face your fears.

The precursor of every positive outcome is a positive thought.

Lack of passion is fatal to happiness.

In the heat of the moment when you feel like quitting, think
about how far you can come and why you started in the first
place.

The truth is that the world isn't really as it is, but as WE see it.
And we all see it differently.

Remember, being completely terrible at something is the first

step to being pretty darn good at it.

Always desire to learn something useful.

Successful people are always looking for ways to help others.

Unsuccessful people are always asking, "What's in it for me?"

Success is not a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set

yourself on fire.

There are far, far better things up ahead than any we leave
behind.

Always be yourself. No one can ever tell you you're doing it

wrong.

You can only push away someone for so long before they realize
they're better off without you.

Grudges are a big waste of happiness!

If it's out of your control, why fret about it? Concentrating on

things you CAN control is how you make good things happen!

The big dreams are what lead us to the small, priceless

accomplishments.

If the only prayer you ever say in your whole life is 'thank you,'
that would suffice.

Friendship is a sweet responsibility to be nurtured, not an

opportunity to be exploited.

Those who accept you are your friends. Those who don't are
your teachers.

Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.

Don't compare yourself to anyone. If you do, you're insulting

yourself.

You're not a perfect person, all of us make lots of mistakes. But

be sure to recognize those people who stay with your after they
find out how flawed you really are.

True beauty has nothing to do with looks. It's how you are as a
person and how you make others feel about themselves.

You don't need to be in a relationship to be a complete person.

You're complete because of who you are as an individual, not
because of who you're with.

When you can tell your story, and it doesn't make you cry, you
know you have healed.

Success never comes to look for you while you wait around.
You've got to get up and work at it to make your dreams come
true.

Behind every beautiful life, there's been some kind of pain.

Kindness is the only investment that never fails.

Forgive those who have hurt you in the past. But even more
importantly, forgive yourself for allowing them to hurt you.

The greatest risk of all is risking nothing.

Love yourself for what you are, instead of hating yourself for
what you are not.

Whatever you want to do, start doing it today. There are only so
many tomorrows.

Happiness is when you feel good about yourself without feeling

the need for anyone else's approval.

You must have long-term goals to keep you from being

frustrated by short-term failures.

Don't get even. Get even better.

Never fall in love too easy, because you might hit the ground
very hard.

Even the nicest people have their limits.

Don't let your mind judge what your eyes and ears don't
understand. Don't let your mouth speak what your heart doesn't
feel.

If you don't like where you are, then change it. You are not a
tree.

A second chance doesn't mean anything if you haven't learned

from your past.

You can quit your job, but you can't quit your calling.

No matter how badly people treat you, never drop down to their
level, just know you're better and walk away.

Learn from your mistakes and change the future, because you
can never go back in time to fix the past.

The difference between a mountain and a molehill is your

perspective.

You think 60,000 thoughts a day. Don't waste 59,999 of them

on limited, negative thinking.

Don't stay where you are tolerated; go where you are

celebrated.

One of the keys to happiness is to pay as much attention to the

changes that are working positively in your life as you do to
those changes that are giving you trouble.

If you make friends with yourself you will never be alone.

Getting something done is an accomplishment; getting something

done right is an achievement.

You may delay, but time will not.

We often get told that we're better off without some people in
our lives, and this can be the true. But you should also build
forgiveness into your character. Forgive those that want to be
forgiven. Some relationships will temporarily split only to come
back together twice as strong as before.

You're going to succeed because you're crazy enough to think

you can.

The greatest wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-

essentials.

The elevator to success is out of order. You'll have to use the

stairs... one step at a time.

Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the

happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it.

Forgiveness doesn't look attractive until we get to the other

side.

Whoever said revenge is sweet never tasted the sweetness of

forgiveness.

Let people love you for who you are, and not for who they want
you to be.

If you attach yourself to the negative behavior of others it

brings you down to their level.

Never waste a minute of your precious life by squandering it

thinking about people you don't like.

The reason things aren't happening right now: it's not the right
time.

To be strong does not mean to never feel pain. In fact, the

strongest people are the ones who feel it the most, accept it,
and learn from it.

Remember, being happy doesn't mean you have it all. It simply

means you're thankful for all you have.

It is by facing the sometimes-ugly truth that life opens up to

us.

We spend too much time living in the 'what if' and need to learn
to live in the 'what is.'

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious

privilege it is to be alive-to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.

It's amazing how far you are willing to go when someone

believes in you.

People look to you to set the example of what you believe is

acceptable behavior.

I have discovered the patience of miracles and how, when you

wait for them, they will show up, often in disguise but there
nonetheless.

People who lack the clarity, courage, or determination to follow

their own dreams will often find ways to discourage yours.

You may delay, but time will not.

Think positive and positive things will happen.

Love is not about how many days, months, or years you've been
together. Love is about how much you truly love each other
every day.

The pain of mistakes is always better than the pain of regret.

Accept failure and learn from it, but don't accept not trying.

A second chance doesn't always guarantee a happy ending.

Sometimes it's just a chance to end things on good terms this
time around.

If someone sticks by your side through your bad times, they

deserve to be with you through your good times.

A clear reflection can't be seen in boiling water, same is true

with a tensed mind.

It's not what we claim are our priorities, but how we spend our
time each day that reveals the truth.

Strong people don't put others down, they lift them up.

If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how
he treats his inferiors, not his equals.

Unless you try to master something beyond what you already

know, you will never grow.

You are a victim of the rules and beliefs you live by.

Live your life and forget your age.

Life survives on change, so instead of avoiding it, take every

change as a challenge for growth. Either it will give you what you
want or it will teach you what the next step is.

Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own

actions.

You don't have to give her the whole entire world to make her
happy, just make her happy by sincerely giving her "You."

When you can tell your story, and it doesn't make you cry, you
know you have healed.

You don't need a reason to help people.

Don't worry about what others are saying behind your back.
They're the ones who are finding faults with everyone else's
lives instead of fixing their own.

Keep up your dignity and always be true to yourself.

Not everybody that looks good to you is good for you.

If you care about someone, tell them. Hearts are sometimes

broken by the words we leave unspoken.

Don't ever be afraid to give yourself a chance to be everything

you are capable of being.

Sometimes good people make bad choices. It doesn't mean

they're bad, it simply means they're human.

Just because you have faced many defeats in your life, does not
mean you have been defeated.

Don't live to impress people that really couldn't care less about
you. That's wasting your life.

Don't stress over what could've been, chances are if it

should've been, it would've been.

Sometimes, you need to let go of the past and keep moving

forward.

Saying yes to happiness means learning to say no to the people

and things that hurt you.

It's better to be single and at peace with yourself, then to be in

a relationship where you are miserable all the time.

True apologies are freely given with no expectations of a return.

Time decides who you meet in your life. Your heart decides who
you want in your life. But your behavior decides who will stay in
your life.

It's okay to entertain new ideas without fully accepting them.

Unless you are willing to invest your heart, nothing will change.

Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't.

Without communication, there is no relationship. Without

respect, there is no love. Without trust, there is no reason to
continue.

If the feelings aren't there, then you shouldn't be either.

Love your thoughts, see a kind world. Judge your thoughts, see a
cruel world.

Don't stress. Do your best, learn, and forget the rest.

The opposite of love isn't hate. The opposite of love is fear.

Love me most when I deserve it the least. That is when I need

it the most.

When you know yourself you are empowered. When you accept
yourself you are invincible.

Never apologize for being sensitive or emotional. It's just a sign

that you have a big heart, and that you aren't afraid to let
others see it. Showing your emotions is a sign of strength.

Waiting for someone else to make you happy is the best way to
be sad.

Remember, you're always two steps ahead of those who talk

behind your back.

Ignorance, like all other things, must be a balance. It can be

bliss, but it will also bring lots of pain.

One of the hardest tests in life is the test of your patience to

wait for the right moment.

Until you're willing to bet on you, it's hard to get others to do

the same.

You never know how strong you are, until being strong is the only
choice you have.

No matter how you live, some people will be disappointed. So

might as well live your truth and be sure that you are not the
one who is disappointed.

I've seen a baby cry and seconds later he laughs. The beauty of
pain, is that pain never lasts.

The ones who say "you can't" are usually the same ones who are
scared that you will.

Don't listen with the intent to reply. Hear what is being said
with the intent to understand.

Whether it's a friendship or a relationship, all bonds are built

on trust. Without it, you have nothing.

The soul usually knows what to do to heal itself, but the

challenge is to quiet the mind.

Good things happen to those who hustle.

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep
moving.

Without forgiveness, the potential for true happiness in your

life is limited.

Don't practice until you get it right. Practice until you can't get
it wrong.

Don't allow your wounds to turn you into someone you are not.

Letting go isn't about loss, and it isn't defeat. To let go of

something is to cherish the memories, to overcome and move on.
It's having an open mind and confidence in today and tomorrow.

Set you goals high, and don't stop until you get there.

A bad attitude is like a flat tire; you can't go anywhere until you
change it.

The one thing you worry about and fear the most is the one
thing that will probably never happen.

People who create their own drama deserve their own karma.

The people with the best advice are usually the ones who have
been through the most.

Respect those who find time for you in their busy schedule, but
love those who never look at their schedule when you need them.

You cannot actually break bad habits. However, you can

overwrite a bad habit with a new behavior.

Difficulties usually increase the closer you get to your goal.

No person is your friend who demands your silence or denies

your right to grow.

Hard times will always reveal your true friends.

Be thankful for all you have now, because you honestly never
know what will happen next.

When you are important to another person, that person will

always find a way to make time for you - no excuses, no lies, and
no broken promises.

When you are important to another person, that person will

always find a way to make time for you - no excuses, no lies, and
no broken promises.

To live in fear is not to live at all.

Always hold on to the ones who never let you go.

People will let you down in this life, promises will be broken; you
should expect less of others and trust more in yourself.

Faith can move mountains, doubt can create them.

When it's yours, love it. One day it might not be yours, so value
and appreciate it while it's still yours.

A goal without a plan is just an empty wish.

Change has taught me that nothing is permanent. The only thing

that is permanent is "permanent" itself.

Life is made up of special moments which make it worth living.

There are many cherished moments that are missed due to the
stress and fast pace daily living. We must slow down and
remember how precious it is to be alive and to love.

Never forget who was there for you when no one else was.

It is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an

imitation of somebody else's life with perfection.

Respect is for those who deserve it, not for those who demand
it.

Life is just like painting. Draw the lines with hope. Erase the
errors with tolerance. Dip the brush with lots of patience. And
color it with LOVE.

One of the most essential things you need to do for yourself is

to choose a goal that is important to you. Perfection does not
exist - you can always do better and you can always grow.

Keep going! Each step may get slightly harder, but each step is
worth it. Don't stop. The view is beautiful at the top.

You are the author of your beliefs. You get to write and edit
them continuously. And it's really important to tend and
maintain your belief in your awesomeness because when you feel
terrible, the people you care about suffer too.

Those who look for the good in others will naturally bring out
the good in themselves.

Remember, a smooth sea never made a skilful sailor.

You were born into this world with a purpose, don't give up until
you find what you are meant to be.

People of character do the right thing, not because they think it

will change the world but because they refuse to be changed by
the world.

Don't let people get to you. They can't pull the trigger if you
don't hand them the gun.

Come from a place of peace and you can deal with anything.

The trick is to enjoy your life today. Don't wish it away by

waiting for better days ahead.

Dare to reach into the darkness, to pull someone else into the
light. Remember, strong people stand up for themselves, but
stronger people stand up for others too, and lend a hand when
they're able.

You are not what happened to you yesterday, you are what you
choose to become today.

Everything that we like or dislike about others leads us to a

better understanding of ourselves.

The people who stick by you at your worst, deserve to enjoy

being with you at your best.

Don't let little stupid things break your happiness.

Fear is a feeling, not a fact.

I think it's very healthy to spend time alone. You need to know
how to be alone and not be defined by another person.

You grow up the day you have your first real laugh, at yourself.

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

When you give it your best shot and you miss, it's not seen as a
failure. Instead, it's just another opportunity to step up to the
plate and do it better next time.

It's easy to catch the eye, but hard to catch the heart.

Integrity is not something you show others. It is how you

behave behind their backs.

The best way to gain self-confidence is to do what you are

afraid to do.

Spend your time on those that love you unconditionally; don't

waste it on those who only love your when the conditions are
right.

It's all about finding your balance. You may be deceived if you
trust too much, but you will live in torment if you don't trust
enough.

You have to love yourself in order for others to love you. If not,
you'll never believe them.

Love doesn't need to be perfect. It just needs to be true.

An essential aspect of long term success is not being afraid to

fail in the short term.

Marriage is like a well-built porch. If one of the two posts leans

too much, the porch collapses. So each must be strong enough to
stand on its own.

If you climb upon your obstacles, you get a better view upon
your goal.

A life well lived is its own reward.

We don't know others half as well as we believe we do.

If you want to feel fulfilled, concentrate on one single goal, and

keep going with it until it's done.

You can have everything in life you want if you will just help
enough other people get what they want.

The greatest challenge in life is discovering who you are. The

second greatest is being happy with what you find.

Beware of half-truths. You may have gotten a hold of the wrong

half.

Taking action makes the difference between success and

failure. Taking action leads to success, either by winning or by
learning, inaction leads to failure. So take action!

The opposite of failing is not succeeding. The opposite of failing

is trying.

To protect themselves, the weak focus on the "bad" in people.

Conversely, the strong, who fear little, focus on the "good".

Anger comes from frustrated expectations. No expectations, no

anger. It's that straight.

Best friends are those who make your problems their problems
too, just so you don't have to go through them alone.

If you are honest with yourself, you know that giving up makes
no sense at all. Either you spend your time trying with hope of
success, or you spend the rest of your life regretting that you
gave up.

A moment of anger can destroy a lifetime of work, whereas a

moment of love can break barriers that took a lifetime to build.

Any attempt to lash out and attack the world around you, ends
up hurting you. Choose instead to offer your love and best
intentions.

It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can

only do little - do what you can.

Sometimes the best thing about the past is that it taught you
what you don't want in the present.

Never half-do two things. Full-do one thing.

You can only let someone throw so many stones at you before
you start picking them all up and using them to build a wall to
keep this person out of your life.

Don't ever let anybody tell you that you got a "defect". You are
perfect the way you are. Remember that most brilliant people in
history, people we look up to, had something most people would
call a "defect". Mozart had Asperger, Tchaikovsky was gay, Van
Gogh had epilepsy. There's no reason to be ashamed of anything.

Every human being is beautiful; it just takes the right set of

eyes to see it.

Allowing your fear to stop somebody else from growing is

insanely arrogant.

Love is when another person's happiness is equally as important

as your own.

Never force a relationship. If somebody doesn't want to stick

with you, take it as a signal that you are better off without
them.

Words are our most inexhaustible source of magic, capable of

both inflicting injury and healing it. SO choose your words
wisely.

It is the strength of one's convictions that determines success,

not the number of people who agree with every little thing you
do.

True wealth is the ability to experience the moment fully.

If you care too much about what other people think, you will
always be their prisoner.

No matter how old you are, you are always a beautiful child to
your mother.

Judge less, love more. No one in the world is perfect. If you

avoid people for their little mistakes, you will always be alone.

To get something you never had, you must do something you

have never done.

Cynicism won't help you. It only makes the wound worse. To heal
yourself, speak truthfully and kindly.

The best teachers are those who show you where to look, but
don't tell you what to see.

To hold onto people and situations that have already moved on is

to stay stuck in a place where you no longer belong.

Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful

things humans can do for each other.

Letting go of the old, makes way for the new.

You know you've made the right decision when there is peace in
your heart.

Love is not only about romance, candle-lit diners and walking

hand in hand. In fact, real love is about a lifetime of
compromise, commitment and trust.

Sometimes the people who act the happiest are the ones who
have overcome the most.

Life is short. Remember, focus on what matters and let go of

what does not.

It's much easier to love yourself when you're being yourself.

Failure is OK. People have mindsets of what they want to do, but
it's not always good for you. So when you fail, maybe it just
wasn't for you. Maybe there's something else out there.

You can't keep hurting someone over and over and expect them
to love you.

If you want to meet people who have gone through terrible

times, look among the optimists.

We don't have the time to procrastinate.

There nothing wrong with being happy. In fact, it's about time
that you were. You deserve to be.

Integrity is choosing your actions based on moral values rather

than personal gain.

Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask.

Everything you want also wants you. But you have to take action
to get it.

Do not allow yourself to be limited by your beliefs. In the end,

you will achieve what your mind believes.

The biggest lie: "When I get what I want I will be happy." The
truth is, you will be about as happy as you decide to be.

Don't ever save anything for a special occasion. Every day

you're alive is a special occasion.

If you live a careless life like you're bulletproof, someday

you're going to get stabbed in the back.

Treating somebody like an enemy makes them so. Treating

somebody like a friend makes them so.

To admit that you were wrong is to declare that you are wiser
now than you were before.

Sometimes people come into your life, not to love you, but to
help you realize that you are worth loving.

If the universe tried for a billion years, it would not be able to

create another exact copy of you. Use this to your advantage.

The things you take for granted, someone else is praying for.

To make someone happy, give them three things: attention,

affection, and appreciation.

You can tell the size of a person's character by the size of the
things they allow to upset them.

Your feelings are a gift. Sometimes you just need to patiently

unwrap them so you can find the important message inside.
When you feel it, you heal it.

Sometimes you meet a person and you just click - you're

comfortable with them. You don't have to pretend to be anyone
or anything.

You are always stronger than you think you are.

Knowledge is essential. Your mind, once stretched by a new idea,

never regains its original dimensions.

Don't live on auto-pilot! This moment is your life. Live

consciously in it.

Your net worth does not equal your self-worth. When you know
your worth, no one and nothing can make you feel worthless. So
aspire not to have more, but to be more.

Everyone smiles in the same language.

Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick
of your success will be how you treat other people - your family,
friends, and coworkers, and even strangers you meet along the
way.

Don't ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what
makes you come alive and pursue it at all costs. That's what this
world needs, people who come alive

Sometimes you need those bad days, to help you appreciate the
good ones.

Luck is when opportunity meets preparation. You only get one

chance to make a good impression. Some opportunities only come
once. Be ready.

Forgiveness isn't just about forgetting. It's about remembering

that if they were meant to be there for you, they would be. Let
go and move on.

All the best love stories have one thing in common, you have to
go against the odds to get there.

Frustration always comes before the achievement.

The best place to be is with someone who can take you anywhere
you want to go by only touching your heart.

It is never too late to love yourself again.

Never give up on something that you can't go one day without

thinking about.

The more you are in a state of gratitude, the more you will
attract things to be grateful for.

It takes by far more courage to try than it does to succeed.

We only trust our money for safekeeping to bankers or to

others with good reputations, yet we so easily entrust our love
to known criminals of the heart.

In the end, you will not be judged by what you say; you will be
judged by what you do.

Learn from your own mistakes, but also look around and learn
from the mistakes others are making.

If you forgive and let go of it then you no longer have to relive

it.

We should review our mistakes and learn from them, but never
carry them forward into the future with us.

Tolerance is the highest form of intelligence.

Never fear the shadows of your past mistakes. They simply

mean there's a new light shining somewhere nearby.

The more you sweat in times of peace and harmony, the more
prepared you will be and the less you will bleed when you're hit
by hard times.

If you're being mistreated, lied to or cheated on then it's time

for you to save yourself and move on.

We are incapable of loving another unless we love ourselves, just

as we are incapable of teaching our children self-discipline
unless we ourselves are self-disciplined.

Fairytales are more than worthwhile; not because they teach us

that dragons exist, but because they teach us that dragons can
be conquered.

You should sit quietly for 15 minutes every day to gather your
thoughts; unless you're too busy, in which case you should sit
for an hour.

Don't just look, observe. Don't just breathe, smell. Don't just
sleep, dream. Don't just think, feel. Don't just exist, live.

A smile is the lighting system of the face and the heating

system of the heart.

Every moment of every day is a new beginning. Let go, take a

deep breath, and start again.

Surround yourself with only the people who are going to lift you
higher.

Humans see what they want to see.

Every problem has a solution, although it may not be the

outcome that was originally hoped for or expected.

Do not sabotage your new relationship with your last

relationship's poison.

When what you want is a relationship, and not a person, get a

dog.

You have been burdened with blame and trapped in the past for
too long; it's time to move on.

Sometimes when I think I have a problem, what I really have is

a solution I don't like.

Fear is awful, face it. Memories are sweet, cherish it.

Two of the hardest tests in life: The patience to wait for the
right moment and the courage to accept whatever you
encounter.

Be strong. The beginnings to great things are always the

hardest.

So much can happen in a year. No matter where you are in your

life, or where you want to go, it will not be the same place as one
year ago, today; and if it is then you are doing something wrong.
In one year, you can fall or rise, bend or break, love or hate
hundreds of times and all that matters is whom you become
while standing on the other side of that year. A year can make
all the difference. Just give yourself a year.

Deep breathing slows the body's rhythms and restores calm.

This is a super effective and completely free way of ritualizing
relaxation and being present.

It has been said that the highest form of prayer is giving

thanks. Instead of praying "for" things, give thanks for what
you already have.

Now and then you have to remind troubled friends how strong
they are. If problems make them forget, you must be the true
friend that speaks of the courage that they sometimes neglect.

A surprisingly hard part of any journey is to discover that you

have actually arrived.

If someone truly loves you they won't judge you by your past,
but instead try to create a future with you.

If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you must
still find the courage to live it.

I wonder how many people don't get the one they want, but end
up with the one they're supposed to be with.

If you treat yourself with love and kindness, these same

qualities will be reflected back to you, and the more you will be
able to give to others.

Worry gives small things a big shadow.

When you are no longer able to change a situation, you are

challenged and still perfectly capable of changing yourself.

People begin to become successful the minute they decide to be.

Stop waiting, hoping for something to happen - some magical

moment in the future. It may or may not occur. But chances are,
if you don't learn to enjoy the now, you will not be able to enjoy
the moment you dream of if and when it finally occurs. You'll
already be looking beyond it for something else.

Don't place your happiness in temporary things that can be

taken away from you.

Knowing that you've really made a difference in this world, that

is the end all and be all to everything and anything.

Always focus on the front windshield and not the rearview

mirror.

Be the type of person you want to meet.

Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and
just be happy.

Sometimes you've got to realize that you are just too close to
the puzzle to see the big picture. You need to take a few steps
back to see things clearly.

What I spent, I had; what I saved, I lost; what I gave, I have.

Whatever you decide to be, be a good one.

When people undermine your dreams, predict your doom, or

criticize you, remember, they're telling you their story, not
yours.

To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your

heart.

Small changes eventually add up to huge results.

No one said this would be easy, just know that nothing beats the
feeling of accomplishment.

Sometimes, we need to stop analyzing the past and start

planning the future.

Sometimes, we need to stop analyzing the past and start

planning the future.

The fastest way to change yourself is to hang out with people

who are already the way you want to be.

We seldom do anything to the best of our ability. We do it to

the best of our willingness.

A challenge only becomes an obstacle when you bow to it.

When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not
sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your
coveted goal.

Don't rush into a relationship. Focus on developing yourself

first.

Pain is just weakness leaving your body.

The trick is to be grateful when your mood is high and graceful

when it is low.

Temporary happiness isn't worth long term pain.

It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Eliminate the

inessentials.

Sometimes we put too much weight into trying to control every

tiny aspect of our lives. Learn to let go, relax and ride the path
that life takes you. Try something new, be fearless, but above
all else, be yourself and appreciate life. Clearing yourself of the
insignificant things lets you experience the unexpected. The
greatest joys in life are often the unexpected surprises that
you never intended to happen.

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.

Nothing in the world is ever completely wrong. Even a stopped

clock is right twice a day.

When you're following your inner voice, doors tend to eventually

open for you, even if they mostly slam at first.

Those that are hardest to love, need love the most.

Just remember, you never know what's possible until you risk
finding out.

Always keep your face toward the sunshine and the shadows will
fall behind you.

The greatest of all mistakes is to do nothing because you can

only do a little.

You are not in competition with anybody except yourself; plan to

outdo your past not other people.

Your desire to succeed must overpower your fear of failure.

When someone tells you 'no,' it doesn't mean you can't do it, it
simply means you can't do it with them.

Your dreams don't have any limits, unless you create them.

Decide what to be and go be it.

At the end of the day, you can either focus on what's tearing
you apart, or what's holding you together.

I have noticed that the more people complain about your

mistakes, the less they correct their own.

Hard work is a prison sentence only if it does not have meaning.

Don't get burned twice by the same flame.

It's funny how humans can wrap their mind around things and fit
them into their version of reality.

Sometimes you got to quit thinking so much. If it feels right, it

probably is; just go with it.

It's hard to beat the person who never gives up.

Control your own destiny or someone else will try for you.

If you want to fly, you've got to give up the crap that weighs
you down.

If you're thinking like everyone else, then you aren't thinking.

The fatigue might be there, but you must understand that

putting it aside is the single most important factor in
succeeding.

Remember, oftentimes opportunities are reserved solely for

those who ask for them.

There is a huge amount of freedom that comes to you when you

take nothing personally.

Sometimes burning bridges isn't a bad thing. It prevents you

from going back to a place you never should have been to in the
first place.

When everything in our life seems to be going all wrong, mostly

it's meant to go wrong so that we may outgrow the things we
need to outgrow.

All knowledge hurts in some way. It forces your mind to expand.

Everything is possible for the person who believes.

When we clear out other people's expectations or the classic

things we are supposed to want, we make room to take baby
steps toward our true dreams.

Love is unexplainable. You have to be in love to know what it

feels like.

Even if it doesn't end happily ever after, it's still worth it if it

made you feel something new, and if it taught you something
new.

Face reality as it is, not as it was or as you wish it to be.

It is a lot easier to impress experts by asking good questions

than by telling them something you know.

Worries are a lot like people - they grow bigger if you nurse
them.

Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to

determine how you're going to live your life.

If we're growing, we're always going to be out of our comfort

zone.

There is only one thing that makes a dream completely

impossible to achieve: lack of action based on the fear of
failure.

No true friend will ever demand your silence, or deny your right
to grow.

Life is an awful, ugly place to not have good friends.

The optimist sees the donut, the pessimist sees the hole.

Tears shed for another person are not a sign of weakness. They
are a sign of a pure heart.

Life doesn't stop for anybody. People move on, they change and
they let go, they grow and eventually they forget and pass on.

Waste no more time arguing about what a good person should

be. Be one.

True integrity is doing the right thing, no matter what, even

when nobody's going to know whether you did it or not.

It is easy to live for others, so many people do. But I challenge

you to live for yourself and your own values, ideas, and dreams.

Never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun.

Don't let your fear of striking out prevent you from never
playing the game.

Your greatest pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses

your understanding.

When you feel like you have exhausted all possibilities,

remember this - you haven't.

Life never gets easier. You just get stronger.

The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the

utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and
richer experience.

Nothing ever works out exactly the way you want it to. Hope for
the best, but expect less.

Remember, the magnitude of your life is directly proportional to

the magnitude of your thoughts and what you choose to do with
them.

When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like

them for who they are.

You are who you really are when nobody else is watching.

Take the good with the bad, smile with the sad. Love what you
got and remember what you had. Always forgive and never
forget. Learn from your mistakes but never regret. People
change and things go wrong, just remember that life goes on.

Earn the respect of others by having the audacity to be

yourself.

Don't regret the moments [good or bad] shared with the people
who helped you get where you are today.

You have everything you need right now to build something far
bigger than yourself.

The harder thing to do and the right thing to do are usually the
same thing.

Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom

to make mistakes.

The biggest failure you can have in life is making the mistake of
never trying at all. The only way to find true happiness is to risk
being completely cut open.

If you're alive, there's a purpose for your life.

Making mistakes is something everyone does. Learning from

them is not.

You can't sit out of everything you don't think you can do, or
attack everything you do as if it were a challenge.

Focus your conscious mind on things you desire not things you
fear. Doing so brings dreams to life.

Take care of your body. It's the only place you will ever truly
live.

If you can't control your anger, you are as helpless as a city

without walls waiting to be attacked.

Our problems are really our blessings if we use them to grow

stronger.

In order to know your truth, you have to analyze what in your

life feels right and in line with your authentic self and what
does not (what you do out of feelings of obligation or fear).

No one in the world was ever you before, with your particular
gifts and abilities and possibilities.

Poor is the man whose pleasure depends on the permission of

another.

To be happy, you need much less than you think you need.

It usually isn't what you have or where you are or what you're
doing that makes you happy. It's how you think about it all.

In the end we become who we pretend to be, so we must be

careful about who we pretend to be.

We are only as strong as we are united, and as weak as we are

divided.

If you give in to your fears, you will have a harder time looking
at yourself in the mirror.

Be intimidated by the fear of being average, and then rise above

it and be extraordinary.

Vision is not enough, it must be combined with venture. It is not

enough to stare up the steps, you must step up the stairs.

Every time you stay out late; every time you sleep in; every time
you miss a workout; every time you don't give 100% - You make
it that much easier for me to beat you.

Go as far as you can see and you will see further.

The one who falls and gets up is so much stronger than the one
who never fell.

The less you expect, the more pleasant life gets.

You need to have sufficient courage to make mistakes.

Disappointment, defeat, and despair are the tools life uses to
show you the way.

You can't be happy unless you're unhappy sometimes.

Your biggest fears are completely dependent on you for their

survival.

The future is uncertain but the end is always closer than it

seems. Make your time here count.

Set BIG goals, and remember that a goal is not always meant to
be reached, sometimes it serves simply as something to aim at.

The more boundless your vision, the more real your success
becomes.

Once you make a decision to do something, and a commitment to

do it daily, the universe conspires to make it happen.

Do more than just exist.

Do not dwell so much on creating your perfect life that you

forget to live.

Any fool can be happy when times are good. It takes a strong
soul with real heart to develop smiles out of situations that
make us weep.

Love doesn't happen to you, it happens through you.

What you give to another person is really what you give to

yourself. When you treat others with love, you learn that you're
lovable.

Love is the creative force of the Universe. It is as important to

life as oxygen is to breathing. When it is present in our lives we
feel happier, more optimistic and fulfilled. Without it, we
become angry, cynical, resentful people, critical of ourselves and
others, effectively squashing the greatness that exists in us,
diminishing our own light. Open your heart and let love out.

The love in your heart wasn't put there to stay. Love isn't love
until you give it away.

When someone purposely inflicts hate upon another person by

attacking the integrity of their character, they are doing a huge
disservice to humanity. Not only is the person on the receiving
end of the hatred being negatively affected, so is the person
doing the hating. When you treat another person in a hateful
way, you learn you are a hateful person. When you invite others
to share in that hatred, you are teaching them that they are
hateful too.

The truth reveals itself when you look with your heart.

As you find the good that exists in others, you discover the love
that exists within you.

When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang
on.

The more you are in a state of gratitude, the more you will
attract things to be grateful for.

Stress is resistance to living in the moment.

Good choices or bad, if you never take chances, someone else

will build your life for you.

We all make choices, but in the end our choices make us.

Worry and rumination are the enemies to living in the present

moment.

It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one over and over

again.

When someone loves you, the way they say your name is
different. You know that your name is safe in their care.

Remember, wherever your heart is, there you will find your
happiness.

No one who loves can be called altogether unhappy. Even love

that isn't returned has its rainbow.

If you don't accept love from the ones who want to love you and
who are meant to love you, you will never stop looking for it.

Your greatest task isn't to find love, but to discover and

destroy all the barriers within yourself that you have built
against it.

If we truly want to make a impact - big or small - we have to be

comfortable with being uncomfortable.

If you aren't being yourself, you aren't truly living - you're

merely existing.

Characterize people by their actions and you will never be

fooled by their words.

Those who speak the loudest often have nothing to say.

Letting go doesn't mean you don't care about someone anymore.

It's just realizing that the only person you really have control
over is yourself.

There is an old saying, "What doesn't kill you, makes you

stronger." I would like to add a line: "It makes you stronger only
if you embrace your life lessons with the willingness to learn and
grow with an open heart."

If each day, we take just one bold step toward what we truly
want, eventually it is possible to create the life of our dreams.

Perfection is achieved, not when there's nothing more to add,

but when there is nothing left to remove.

Sometimes our greatest insight comes from our failure, not

from our accomplishments.

Sometimes standing up to your friends can be just as difficult

as standing up to your enemies.

It takes some courage to stand up and speak; it takes even more

courage to open your mind and listen.

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to your thoughts.

Never lose sight of the fact that 'just being' is fun.

Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no

power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are
free.

Never mistake mere information for knowledge. You only know

what you have tried, tested and lived by.

In a relationship, the little things often mean the most.

Just because you don't understand doesn't mean the

explanation doesn't exist.

Soft whispers often lead to beautiful journeys and a life worth

living. We may have hundreds of callings in our life, but each
whisper gives us a chance to experience an aspect of what
makes us come alive.

Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive, good

things and good people will be drawn to you.

There is no real ending. It's just the point in the story where
you turn the page.

In the darkest moments of your life, there are stars shining

bright.

The deep emotion that can break your heart is sometimes the
same one that can heal it; it's just a matter of channeling it
properly.

Sometimes a wound is the very place the light begins to enter

your soul.

Scars remind us that our past is real, and that we have grown
beyond it.

If there is one thing that I have learned in my short life, it's

that everything does happen for a reason. And usually those
reasons appear later down the road when someone comes to you
looking for advice. That mistake you made today and lessons you
learned from it will allow you to help someone down the road
better their own life.

Happiness is not something you can buy or acquire outside

yourself. It is created from within based on your thoughts and
actions.

Count your age by great life experiences, not years. Measure

your life by laughter, not tears.

It is impossible to completely shield yourself from sadness

without also shielding yourself from happiness.

Talking to yourself and getting things done is more productive

then telling people about who you are and how you're going to
make it happen.

You need to screw up to learn. You need to experience it all to

create greatness.

Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is

not something physical.

If you don't trust the present enough to make the best of it,
you'll never be able to give up the past.

Not knowing everything about your future is a good thing.

Your tomorrow depends entirely on what you do with today.

You aren't born good or bad. Maybe you're born with

tendencies, or into an environment that tries to persuade you,
but its the way you choose to live your life that ultimately
defines you.

If you don't stand for anything, you will remain forever on your
knees.

If you're doing your best, you won't have any time to worry
about failure.

There is some good in this world, and it's worth fighting for.

Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.

A shark can never give up, the moment it stops swimming it

drowns. Maybe that's why it is the most feared creature of the
sea.

If you were happy before you met someone you can be happy
once they are gone.

Patience can be bitter, but the seeds you plant now will bear
sweet fruit.

You will be dead one day, but the question is: Are you choosing
live right now?

Ultimately, we accept the life, love, work, and compensation we

believe we deserve.

If you spend too much time judging yourself, you won't have any
time to love yourself or anyone else.

If someone wants to see you they'll make time, if not they'll

make an excuse. Excuses aren't a good sign. Sometimes it is
better to let people go.

Don't be angry with the world. It will never hear you,

sympathize with you or care about you. Life is a privilege not a
right. You make your own luck. You get what you put in.

To a fulfilled mind, heart and spirit, death is but the next great
adventure.

If something is still on your mind, maybe it is worth taking the

risk.

You can't escape the truth by moving from one place to another.

You are what you do today, not what you say you'll do tomorrow.

Action brings progress. Do not confuse senseless movement with

action.

Find the good. It's all around you. Find it, showcase it, and you'll
start believing in it.

Spend quality time with quality people. Our joy often increases
when we share it with others.

People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding

success because they don't know when to quit. Most people
succeed simply because they are determined to.

A genius is someone who knows what effort means and is willing

to make it.

The biggest risk is if you don't spend your life your way, other
people spend it their way for you.

Anyone can run away; it's super easy. Facing problems and
working through them, that's what makes you strong.

It makes no sense to dwell on a dream, or an idea of how things

should be, and forget to ever live.

We become what we repeatedly do.

You can't be happy unless you're unhappy sometimes.

The unhappiest people in this world are the people who care the
most about what everyone else thinks.

You don't love someone because of their looks or their material

wealth. You love them because they sing a song only your heart
can hear.

You are only destined to become one person - the person you
decide to be.

Sometimes the best dreams that come true in life are the
dreams you never even knew you wanted.

Everyone wants to ride in the limo with you, but what you really
need is a few people who will take the bus with you for as long
as necessary when the limo breaks down.

Stay true to yourself. Never be ashamed of doing what feels

right. Decide what you think is right and stick to it.

When you seek something with passion and persistence, it seeks

you.

Strength includes knowing that you can't possibly be strong all

the time.

A clear reflection can't be seen in boiling water, same is true

with a tensed mind.

It still holds true that man is most uniquely human when he

turns obstacles into opportunities.

The wisest people create more opportunities than they find.

There is alway some good in the world around you, and it's worth
fighting for.

Write it on your heart that today is a great day, and it will be.

Be done with regrets; they are an excuse for people who have
failed. You still have a chance.

In life, the questions are often complicated and the answers are
simple.

Don't let someone else's reality ruin your life.

We are our thoughts. We cannot change anything if we cannot

change our thinking.

If you wouldn't write it and sign your name to it, don't say it.

Happiness formula = Do YOUR best and feel good about it. /

Unhappiness formula = Compare yourself to others.

Don't worry about what you can't control and you may liberate
yourself.

Breathe in positivity, breathe out negativity. Inhale deeply...

hold it for a moment... and breathe out... and repeat. Ahhhh...

Let your daughter know that she is capable of much more than
being looked at.

When you have a dream, tell everyone what you want to do and
someone will want to help you do it.

Don't believe the saying, 'You complete me.' The truth is no

other person can complete you... but you CAN complete yourself.
Look no further than yourself. You just need to believe it.

No amount of money will make you happy if you aren't happy

with yourself.

The difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is

how you use them.

Over seven billion people are on the earth, yet not one of us has
the same fingerprints, or footprints, or even laugh. Every
individual is authentic. EVERY PERSON IS AN UNREPEATABLE
MIRACLE.

Don't let anyone stop you from pursuing what you want to
achieve. Life will test you to see how serious you are about
pursuing a particular path. Sooner or later, you may face
negative feedback. If you do, remember not to let anyone crush
your dream.

We must be willing to let go of the life we planned for, so we

have time to enjoy the amazing life that's in front of us.

Life is to be enjoyed, not endured. Do things that move you.

You get the best out of a relationship when you put the best of
yourself into it.

To give is better than to own.

Many people can see just fine, but are completely blind. They
have 20/20 sight, but no vision at all.

Do good, and feel good. Do bad, and feel bad. It's that simple.

The more you judge, the less you see and love.

It's not the mistakes and failures you have to worry about, it's
the opportunities you miss when you don't even try that hurt
the most.

Don't worry if your goal seems crazy to other people.

Oftentimes, the crazy ideas are the ones that have the
greatest impact.

It's not what you do every once in a while; it's what you
dedicate yourself to on a daily basis that makes the difference.

Success is a mindset. If you want to be successful, start

thinking of yourself as a success.

Real friends are always together in spirit.

If you watch a scary movie with a close friend, then the

scariness is cut in half.

Be kind and compassionate, for everyone you know is fighting a

hard battle.

Practice is what starts it... Dedication is what finishes it.

If you want to be happy, decide to be, and then look around at

the beauty surrounding you.

The attitudes of the people you spend time with are catchy.
Whether they're positive or negative, they're rubbing off on
you.

Wake up and acknowledge each beautiful gift you have. See it as

another day to enjoy the sights, sounds, smells, and sensations
life has to offer.

Setbacks, failures, obstacles, and hardships are the contractors

of life; they build character.

Life is to be enjoyed and appreciated, not endured and

tolerated.

Don't lie, cheat, steal, complain, or make excuses. 99.9%

percent of all failures come from people who do.

Always go with the choice that scares you the most, because
that's the one that is going to help you grow.

A loving person lives in a loving world. A hateful person lives in a

hateful world. The world around you is your mirror.

Courage is being scared to death, and then taking the next step
anyway.

You don't get to choose how you are going to die, or when. But
you can choose how you are going to live, right now.

Someday you will realize that almost everything you've ever

done that was worthwhile initially frightened you to some
extent.

There is no substitute for the beauty of happiness.

You need to make peace with your own memories. We have all
done things that make us cringe. It's OK. It's behind you now.

We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.

Always laugh when you can. It's the cheapest medicine.

Nothing is worth more than this moment.

Recipe for a happy life: Training yourself to live in the present

without regretting the past or fearing the future.

It may be difficult, but DON'T let ANYONE bring you down.

Stand up for your happiness.

The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be

appreciated. Express your appreciation daily to those you care
about.

Positivity is a choice. When we have it, we can see potential

where others see wreckage, change where others insist on
stagnation, and love where others only see difference.

Trying to be perfect is exhausting. I would much rather just be

me - flaws and all. I want you to take off your mask and start
being unapologetic about who you really are.

Happy people do not grieve for the things they don't have, but
rejoice for those the they do.

It's better to be at the bottom of the ladder you want to climb

than the top of the one you don't.

When you smile about the life you live, you end up living a life
worth smiling about.

It never pays to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making

positivity a way of life will help you restore your faith in
yourself.

The only way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust
them.

Success is a risk. If you're not feeling a little uneasy, then

you're not doing it right.

Never was anything worthwhile achieved without a taste of

danger.

Some of the biggest mistakes in my life were the mistakes I

refused to make.

If you expect less from others, you will be a lot less

disappointed.

When you lose your laugh you lose your way.

When you find true love, home is no longer a place. It's the
person you love. And wherever they are, you're home.

The only way for you to keep your mind straight is to run from
those who try to twist it around.

Reading is to the mind what a healthy meal is to the body.

There will come a day when you cannot do it. Today is not that
day. Today you are alive and strong enough.

Why you we fall and hurt ourselves? So we learn how to rise and
heal ourselves.

The real issue is never the issue itself. The real issue is your
attitude toward the issue.

Life moves fast - it's moving by you right now. If you don't stop
and look around every once in a while, you will miss it entirely.

The uncharted cave you fear to enter likely holds the treasure
you seek.

Nothing outside you has any power inside you unless you give it
that power.

A wasted day is one that is lived without a smile.

Your wealth of joy and happiness is always worth more when you
share it with someone special.

All you need is something to do that moves you, a meaningful

milestone to aspire to, and someone special to share your
journey with.

If it's over, then don't let it mess up everything that's still left
to come.

All you ever have to decide is what to do next. It really is this

simple.

A good friend is someone who will inspire you to be who you

always knew you could be.

Difficulties are is the spice that gives success its full flavor.

Sometimes the hardest part of success is finding someone who

is genuinely happy for you.

Sometimes it takes a good trip and a hard fall to really figure

out where you stand.

Above all else, be your hero, not your victim.

When we stop resisting what we don't want to feel and embrace

the state that we are in, we move through the difficulty and
confusion much faster and find our way back to truth and
clarity.

The simple act of finding beauty in the small things makes happy
homes and lovely lives.

The answer to finding a wonderful, loving connection with

someone else is having that union with yourself. The greatest
relationship you have, from the beginning of your life until the
end, should be with YOU.

WHY NOT? That's precisely the question you should be asking -

why the heck not? - why not me, why not now...

There isn't much in this world that is impossible. As history has

proven time and time again, the dream of yesterday is often is
the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow.

There are people who change the world everyday... People like
you.

It's not so much about time as it is about choices. How are you
spending your choices?

Hate is like cancer. It eats upon the host.

Nine out of ten times, the only difference between a mountain

and a molehill is your perspective.

Over the years I have discovered the patience of miracles and

how, when you wait for them, they will show up, often in disguise
but there nonetheless.

You have to dream before you can make one come true.

If you're the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong

room.

Be thankful for the struggles you go through. They make you

stronger and wiser. Don't let them break you. Let them make
you.

If you give up, it simply means you never truly wanted it.

Dear past, thank you for all the lessons and wisdom. Dear
future, I'm ready for you!

Be grateful and show gratitude for what you do have instead of

wasting the present over what you don't have. Just remember
everything you have now at some stage was all you ever wanted.

Your life isn't perfect, but it does have perfect moments.

Forgive those who have wronged you, not because they deserve
forgiveness, but because you deserve peace of mind.

Your worst battle in life will always be between what you know
and what you feel.

Do not fight for the sake of fighting. One may think they have
won the battle because you chose silence. But the true winner is
the one with peace in their heart and mind.

You can't be fake forever. You attract others by the qualities

you display. You keep them by the qualities you possess.

Every ending is also a new beginning. We usually just don't

realize it at the time.

Try not to take things other people say about you too personally.
What they say is a reflection of them, not you.

If you worry too much about everyone's opinion, you will only
hold yourself back. Don't let other people define what you can
and can not accomplish.

If you compete with others, you will become bitter. If you

compete with a previous version of yourself, you will become
better.

Sometimes we simply need someone who will be there for us.

Someone who will sit there and listen. Someone who is genuinely
concerned. Be that person for others when you can.

You don't need everyone to like you. You are a piece of art. Not
everyone is going to see your beauty. Its your people that
matter and if they don't like it forget about them! Stop being a
people pleaser because when you go around pleasing everyone
but yourself... you are the one that gets hurt. You deserve
better than that!

Life is simple, it's just not easy.

There are lots of people out there who will try to tell you what
you can't do. What you've got to do is turn around and say,
watch me.'

Create a life that feels right to you, not one that looks right to
everyone else.

It's not the future that you're afraid of; it's repeating the
past without making progress that worries you.

Treat your friends how you want them to treat you.

Focus on your strengths, not weaknesses. Focus on your

blessings, not your misfortunes. Relax and listen to what your
inner voice is telling you.

At the end of the day before you close your eyes, smile and be
happy with where you've been and grateful for what you have.
Life is pretty darn good.

Realize that not everything in life is meant to be perfectly

understood. Live, let go, learn what you can, and don't worry
about the things you can't change.

If you don't work and fight for what you want, don't complain
and cry over what you've lost.

Life is about learning from the past, trusting your intuition

going forward, taking chances, finding happiness, and realizing
everything happens for a reason.

Learn to let go and move on. Not everything and everyone in

your life is meant to stay put forever.

The greatest secret to happiness is letting every situation be

what it is instead of what you think it should be, and then
making the best of it.

Don't give up on yourself. Fight for yourself and what you stand
for. In life, you've got to go through some bad times to get to
the good ones.

Someday you'll realize that every time you thought you were
being rejected from something good, you were just being
pointed toward something better.

When you dream about a perfect life, make sure that when you
get there you allow yourself to be happy instead of constantly
wanting more. And remember, it's WHEN you get there, not if.
Begin your happiness today.

Every experience in life can teach you a valuable lesson, you just
have to be willing to pay attention and learn.

Appreciate the people who love you. Help the people who need
you. Forgive the people who hurt you. Forget the people who
leave you.

It's usually quite hard to let go and move on, but once you do,
you'll feel free and realize it was the best decision you've ever
made.

Letting things go is an act requiring far greater strength than

denial or hanging on.

Whenever you feel weak, remember the things that make you
strong. Whenever you doubt yourself, remember those who
believe in you.

Expect less, prepare more. Judge less, respect more. Take less,
give more. Complain less, appreciate more.

The only way to discover the limits of what is possible is to

venture slightly past them into the impossible.

Not all of us can do great big things, but all of us can do little
things of great value.

You can't live your entire life for someone else. You've got to do
what's right for you, even if someone you love disagrees.

Life isn't about finding something wonderful, it's about creating

it.

When you're scared but you take the next step anyway, that's
bravery.

Life will often challenge you with difficulties, but every time
you overcome these difficulties you gain strength and wisdom.

It only takes one person to make you happy and change your life:
YOU.

Never waste your time on someone who doesn't value it.

Every morning you have the same two choices:

1. Continue to sleep with your dreams.
2. Wake up and chase them.

At some point you have to stop worrying. Have faith that things
will work out, maybe not how you planned, but just how they're
supposed to.

One of the hardest decisions you'll ever face in life is choosing

whether to walk away from someone or give them another
chance.

Smiling even when life is far from perfect is just an example of

how strong you are as a person.

Life is short. Do more of what makes you happy.

Everything that has a beginning has an end; so forget the past,

plan for the future and enjoy life while you're living it.

Just because it's not what you were expecting, doesn't mean
it's not everything you've ever needed.

Don't be afraid of change. You may end up losing something

good, but you will likely gain something even better in the long
run.

When we judge, it's easier to be mistaken. When we expect, it's

easier to be disappointed. When we try harder, it's easier to
succeed.

In life, be a warrior not a worrier.

A great attitude becomes a great mood, which becomes a great

day, which becomes a great year, which becomes a great life.

The world is a playground. Get out of the way of yourself. Let

yourself go. Let yourself play.

Being vulnerable is helpful to others. It makes us bigger in the

world - the more open we are the more there is of us out there.
It doesn't matter if you retreat a little while you wait for one
of your risks to feel comfortable.

Don't ever mistake my silence for ignorance, my calmness for

acceptance or my kindness for weakness.

Don't let your emotions distract you from doing what needs to
be done. Control your emotions so your emotions do not control
you.

Talk is cheap, but action is priceless.

If you always look for perfection, you'll always look unhappy.

Things usually only get as bad as you are willing to let them.

A healthy relationship will never require you to sacrifice your

happiness, your family and friends, your dreams, or your dignity.

One of the most freeing things we learn in life is that we don't

have to like everyone, everyone doesn't have to like us, and
that's OK.

Anyone can hide; it's the easiest thing to do. Standing up, facing
the truth, and working through problems, that's what makes you
strong.

It's better to be strong and experienced than pretty and

useless.

One of the bravest things you can do is acknowledge and

support the strength of others.

Letting go of the past is your first step toward happiness.

It might get a little harder before it gets easier. But it will get
better, you just gotta make it through the hard stuff first.

When you pick the most difficult and painful choice but your
heart is at peace, you will know you made the right decision.

When you help other people you also help yourself. It's
impossible to not feel good when you do good for other people.

The greatest gifts you can give someone are your time, your
attention, your love and your concern.

By leaving your comfort zone behind and taking a leap of faith

into something new, you find out who you are truly capable of
becoming.

You can't completely shield yourself from sadness without also

shielding yourself from happiness.

The course of true love may never run smooth, but it will always
be worth the ride.

Sad but true, some people in your life will have to learn how to
appreciate you by losing you.

If you haven't made a mistake lately then you aren't trying hard
enough.

You can't please everyone. May the bridges you burn light your
way.

If you're giving your best to someone and it's not good enough
for them, you're giving your best to the wrong person.

Stop worrying about pleasing others all the time, and do more of
what makes you feel alive.

If you never tasted a bad piece of fruit, you would not

appreciate a good piece. You have to experience life to
understand it.

You will get where you need to go when you are meant to get
there and not one moment sooner. So relax, breathe, do your
best and be patient.

The less you worry about what people think of you, the less
complicated your life becomes.

The only person who can truly hold you back is you. No more
excuses; it's time to change. It's time to choose what's best
for YOU.

Good things happen when you distance yourself from negativity

and those who create it.

Sometimes you miss having the innocence of a child. Sometimes

you envy the wisdom of an elder. Hopefully most the time you
enjoy the journey here and now.

Needless drama doesn't just walk into your life out of nowhere;
you either create it, invite it or associate with those who bring
it.

Every day is a new beginning; treat it that way. Stop thinking

about what might have been and starting looking at what can be.

Accept your past without regret, handle your present without

hesitance, and face your future without fear.

Don't beat yourself up too much. You are a work in progress;

which means you get there a little at a time, not all at once.

Choose happiness by taking life day by day, complaining very

little, and being thankful for the little things that mean a lot.

Spending today complaining about yesterday won't make

tomorrow any brighter.

The past is behind, learn from it. The future is ahead, prepare
for it. The present is here, appreciate it.

Lots of problems in the world would disappear if we talked to

each other instead of about each other.

Lots of relationships fail because we spend more time pointing

out each other's mistakes and not enough time enjoying each
other's company.

Forget the haters. Never undervalue who you are and what
you're capable of.

Don't give up on yourself. Keep fighting. Sometimes you've got

to go through the worst of times to get the best.

Don't be too stressed over something in the past; there's

nothing you can do to change it. Focus on your present to create
a better future.

No matter how impossible or unimaginable something may seem

right now. If it is meant to be, it will be.

Do something right now that will make the person you will be
tomorrow proud to have been the person you are today.

Never give up on something you really want. It's difficult to

work hard for it and wait for it, but it's even more difficult to
regret.

You will never have to force any relationship that's truly meant
to be.

What seems like the right thing to do could also be the hardest
thing you have ever done. Do it anyway.

Don't live your life with anger and hate in your heart. You will
end up hurting yourself more than the people you hate.

Never be reckless with someone else's feelings, and never

tolerate those who are reckless with yours.

Running from your fears and problems is a race you will never
win.

Any time that you spend judging others is time that you could
be using for self-improvement. Rise above the difficult people in
your life.

Sometimes you have to let things go so there's room for better

things when they arrive.

Be confident. Don't second-guess yourself. Confidence is what

allows you to open a door when you have absolutely no idea
what's behind it.

Sometimes you don't realize your own strength until someone

tries to take advantage of one of your weaknesses.

Learn to accept rather than expect, and you'll have far fewer
disappointments.

Maturity comes with life experience, not age.

Your past does not determine who you are. Your past prepares
you for who you are capable of becoming.

Be patient. Good things are happening behind the scenes right

now that can't be seen on the surface.

There is no point in being around people who make you miserable.

Always do what you feel in your heart is the right thing to do.
Someone will likely criticize you either way.

There's simply no reason to look back all the time when you have
so much to look forward to.

Do it honestly and from the heart, or not at all.

You attract people by the qualities you show them. You keep
them around based on the qualities you truly possess.

Remember, people who try to bring you down are already below
you.

The past is your lesson. The present is your engine. The future
is your motivation.

Sometimes it takes being away from someone or something for a

while to realize just how much you need that person or thing in
your life.

Don't rush. Take it slow. When it's right, you'll know. If it's
meant to be, it will be.

Don't listen to those who tell you exactly what to do. Listen to
those who encourage you to do what you already know in your
heart is right.

While we can't undo the past, we can see it, understand it, learn
from it and change our future.

Life is too short to worry about needless issues. Have fun, live
through love, explore, regret nothing, and don't let others bring
you down.

You have to make peace with your past in order to keep your
present and future from becoming hopeless battles.

We are not given a happy life or a sad life. We are given a life.
It's up to us to smile.

If something is challenging you and pushing you to your limits,

it's not hurting you, it's helping you become all of who you're
meant to be.

Sometimes you just need to distance yourself from a

relationship. If it's meant to be, both of you will notice that
something is missing.

The only reason people take you for granted is because they
assume you'll always be there. Prove them wrong for awhile and
help them learn.

Not every person is going to agree with you and that's OK. They
have every right to their opinion, and you have every right to
look past it.

Appreciate something small every day that you're alive, because

somewhere in the world someone is desperately struggling to
survive.

Your memories from the past are meant to teach you and guide
you, not define you.

Stop waiting for the perfect time. It will never come. You have
to dare to do it, because life's too short to wonder what could
have been.

The only thing harder than walking away from something special,
is looking back and not crying.

You never want to waste your time with someone who only wants
you around when it's convenient for them.

The happiest feeling is when you are happy because you have
made someone else happy.

You don't always need the perfect plan. Sometimes you just
need to give it a try, let go, and see what happens.

Don't give up on the people you love. Give them support. Your
patience and help may be exactly what they need to make a
complete turnaround.

When you feel like you can't take another step, just know that
the strength that has carried you this far can carry you the
rest of the way.

You deserve to be happy. You deserve to live a life you are

excited about. Don't let others make you forget that.

Just because something good ends, doesn't mean something

good isn't about to begin.

Good things always come to you when you concentrate on the

positives as you let go of the negatives.

You might feel worthless to one person, but you are priceless to
another. Don't ever forget your worth. Spend time with those
who value you.

The more you approve of your own decisions in life, the less
approval you need from everyone else.

Take it one step at a time. Small changes eventually add up to

huge results.

Thank every person who has ever told you that you can't achieve
your dreams, and let them fuel your motivation until you do.

You have to be brave and take chances. Don't live life in fear of
what comes next. That's not what living is about.

It is never too late to take a step in the right direction.

Good things come to those who believe, better things come to

those who are patient, and the best things come to those who
never give up.

Endings are simply new beginnings in disguise.

When I'm feeling anxious or impatient about my growth, I think

of the Chinese bamboo plant. For the first four years of its life,
all you can see is a little tiny shoot growing out of the ground.
However, during those first years, an intricate, deep, and wide
root structure is developing. Then, in the fifth year, this
bamboo plant can grow up to 80 feet high. Even when I can't see
it, I'm growing (as long as I'm doing the work!).

Don't compare yourself to others. Don't get discouraged by the

success of others. Follow your own path and never give up on
yourself.

Help others, but don't hurt yourself. Forgive others, but don't
forget about yourself in the process.

Be kind to unkind people. They need your friendly reminder.

Happiness comes when you stop complaining about your problems

and you start being grateful for all the problems you don't have.

Stop wishing for it, and start working for it.

Accept your past, enjoy your present, and work diligently

towards the future.

No matter how good you are to people, there will always be one
negative person who criticizes you. Smile and Ignore them.

Happiness is what truly matters in the end. Do what you have to

do to be happy, and help others smile too.

If you're struggling, that means you're growing.

The fastest way to success is through failure.

Everyone deserves something that makes them look forward to

tomorrow.

What people say to you is their problem; how you react is yours.

You can choose to let yesterday's problems define you and

confine you, or you can choose to move on and leave them behind
you.

Life is too short to argue and fight with the past. Count your
blessings, value your love ones, and move on with your head held
high.

Sometimes you have to stop thinking and planning every little

step, and just go in the direction your heart takes you.

Whatever hurts you, leave it behind. Whatever helps you smile,

keep it in mind.

Sometimes people will talk about you when they envy the life you
lead. Let them be. You affected their life; don't let them
affect yours.

If you are diligent and patient, everything you truly need in your
life will come to you at the right time.

Don't get sidetracked by people who are not on track.

Life is way better when you let yourself laugh.

Sometimes you're not given what you want because something

you need has been planned for you instead.

When life gives you every reason to be negative, think of one

good reason to be positive. There's always something to be
grateful for.

No matter how much it hurts now, someday you will look back
and realize your struggles changed your life for the better.

Take pride in how far you have come and have faith in how far
you will go.

It's the hardest times that teach us the most valuable lessons.

Don't stress. Just do your best and forget the rest.

Have faith in your lifelong journey. No matter how stressful,

everything had to happen exactly as it did to get you to where
you're going.

Love by itself doesn't hurt. Attempting to give your love to the

wrong person does.

Try things that excite you. See things that startle you.
Experience things you have never felt before.

Friends who believe in you when others doubt you, friends who
tell you can do it when you doubt yourself... these friends are a
gift.

A moment of success is just the final page of a story. It holds

very little meaning without knowing the rest of the story leading
up to it.

Surround yourself with #positive

Find your love, your talents, your passions and embrace it. Don't
hide behind your comfort zone. Experience life!

Life is about loving and being loved.

We all have strengths and abilities; the difference is whether

or not we exercise them.

You have to live your own life your own way. That's all there is
to it.

There are people who live their entire lives on the default
settings, never realizing they can customize everything. Don't
be one of them.

Being good will sometimes hurt, but all good things will
eventually come back to you :)

The best ideas sometimes come on days when you didn't feel
like working.

We all have off-days sometimes. It's natural. Forgive yourself.

Let it go. Keep moving forward.

Each of us has a unique fire in our heart for something that

makes us feel alive. It's your duty to find it and keep it lit.

Remember, the feeling you get from doing something is far

better than the feeling you get from sitting around wishing you
were doing it.

Nobody who ever gave their very best regretted it.

Most of the time, all it takes is all you've got.

Obsessed is just a word lazy people use to describe dedicated

people.

Life is like riding a bike: to keep your balance, you must keep
moving forward.

The greatest pleasure in life is successfully doing the things

other people swear you can't do.

Don't give up trying to do what you truly believe in. Where

there is passion and love, you can't go wrong.

We are judged by what we finish, not what we start.

Goals are big question marks that ask you, 'Are you going to be a
wimp or are you going to be strong today?'

Keep calm and focus on the positive.

Sometimes you must experience a low point in life in order to

learn a lesson you wouldn't have learned any other way.

Forget your past, forgive yourself, and begin again right now.

Sometimes you have to be kind to others, not because they're

nice, but because you are.

Life becomes a lot more fun-filled when you remove negative

people from it.

Remember, YOU can only do YOUR best. If someone else can't

appreciate that, it's THEIR problem, not yours.

Never save a spot in your life for someone who never makes an
effort to stay.

When life knocks you down, it's just testing you to see whether
you have the strength to stand back up. You do!

Life is change. Everyone has gone through a day that has

changed them in a way that prevents them from being the same
person they once were.

Isn't it weird how people who treat you like crap tend to get
offended when you finally do the same thing to them.

Remember, as long as you're breathing it's never too late.

Sometimes you just have to do what's best for you and your own
dreams, not what's best for others and their dreams.

One of the most rewarding moments in life is when you finally

find the courage to let go of what you can't change.

Sometimes you just need to slow down, remain calm, breathe and
simply let life happen.

Sometimes it's the smallest decisions that can have the

greatest impact on your life.

Surround yourself with people who believe in you, encourage you

and help you exceed your dreams.

Some have natural talent, others make up for it with

tremendous heart and determination.

Life is meant to be lived. Take risks. Feel passion. Discover love.

Run free.

Focus on the small things you can do, not the big things you
can't. Small steps turn into miles in the long run.

Always look at the positives and don't dwell on the negatives. If

you keep your head down, you'll miss life's goodness.

Sometimes what you want isn't what you get, but what you get
in the end is so much better than what you wanted.

Good things come to those who work for them.

Nothing in life is easy. Don't expect things to be given to you.

Go out and achieve them.

Don't let people make you feel bad or guilty for living your life.
This is YOUR life. Live it YOUR way.

As long as you're breathing it's never too late to do something

meaningful.

You can't always wait for the perfect moment; it won't come.
You have to dare to do it now. Life's too short to wonder what
could have been.

If you believe in it with all your heart, then fight for it with all
your might.

Rest strengthens you too. Don't forget that.

If you don't love what you're doing, you won't do it with much
passion or conviction.

Training for something is the opposite of hoping for it.

Sometimes you need to distance yourself and create alone time,

just so you can connect with who you truly are and what you
want out of life.

In life, you can't always calm the storm, but you can calm
yourself until the storm passes.

When you leave the 'wrong people' behind, the right things
start happening.

Victory is knowing that you've done your best. If you've done

your best, you've won.

Success is doing your best. To be successful, start where you

are, use what you have, do what you can and give it your best
shot.

The difference between what is impossible and possible for you

lies in your determination.

Be wise enough to walk away from the negativity around you.

Smiling when you're in pain is just an example of how strong you

are as a human being.

Worry less. Smile more. Listen carefully. Take responsibility.

Accept what you can't change. Embrace the lessons. Love your
life.

People with great passions and determination can make the

impossible happen.

There will be a day when you will not be able to do what needs to
be done. Today is not that day.

True strength is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles.

Some people pass through our lives in a shorter time frame than
we had hoped to teach us things they never could have taught if
they stayed.

Never let something or someone that doesn't matter cause you

to lose something or someone that does.

Wrong things happen when you trust the wrong people.

Don't stress. Do your very best. Appreciate each step. Forget

the rest.

When times get tough, remember it's times like these that
teach us the most valuable lessons and help us grow.

Don't make too much time for people who rarely make time for
you.

Don't confuse where you are with where you're headed. Just
because it's raining now doesn't mean you aren't headed for
sunshine.

Don't over-think it. Just let it go and take a step forward.

Surround yourself with positive people who will support you

when it rains, not just when it shines.

Try. Hope. Dream. Effort. Sweat. Smiles. Tears. Setbacks.

Comebacks. Keep living.

To get through the toughest journeys you need take only one
step at a time, but you have to keep on stepping without
doubting.

When you want it, go get it. No one can truly stop you, except
YOU.

A life without passion is not a life. It's merely an existence.

Find your passion. Don't settle. You deserve it!

If it was easy, then it wouldn't be worth it. Pursue your dreams.

You can't underestimate a person who always works hard.

Don't allow the past to hold you hostage. Learn from it, let go
and move on.

When some things go wrong, take a moment to be thankful for

tall the other things that are still going right.

You can't change people and you shouldn't try; either you accept
who they are or start living without them.

You have to believe in yourself even when no one else does. That
what makes a winner.

Whether it is a 15 minute mile or a 7 minute mile, a mile is a

mile. Take a step forward and keep on stepping until you get to
where you want to go.

People with great passion can make the impossible happen.

Communication is key, and like most of the things in the world,

it's tricky - there are ways and time for and for not saying
certain things.

You can't force someone to like you or love you, but if you live
life right one day they will realize what they lost.

You cannot grow unless you are willing to change. You will never
improve yourself if you cling to what used to be.

It is not how you feel on a good day. It is how you feel when
your entire body and mind tells you to quit, but you find a way to
keep going.

The power of someone believing in you - that you CAN do it - can

mentally and physically change your game.

Don't expect positive things to occur in your life if you surround

yourself with negative people.

Don't give so much of yourself to others that you end up losing

yourself.

Sometimes, we give so much that we end up giving ourselves and

our dreams away.

Never let your fear decide your future.

The best way to move forward is to let go of the things that are
holding you back.

To find happiness, you need to find something to hold on to,

something to motivate you, and something to inspire you.

You can feel either sore or sorry tomorrow. It all depends on

how you choose to work.

Starting is half the battle. Take one step right now.

When ordinary people survive under the most terrible

circumstances, they become extraordinary because of it.

You never have to wait until tomorrow to take the most

important step - the FIRST step.

People like to talk about themselves, take advantage of that.

We're often stronger in the places that we were once broken.

A healthy relationship doesn't drag you down, it lifts you up.

The people you will always remember are the ones who made you
feel loved when you weren't at your most loveable state.

Remember, your worst attempt is always 100% better than a

person who never tries at all.

You cant get much done in life if you only work on the days when
you feel like it.

The hardest step is often the starting step.

Being in no relationship is beter than being in a wrong one.

Don't be afraid of change. You may lose something good, but you
may also gain something great.

True friends don't grow apart, even when they are apart.

You will make lots of mistakes and you will feel lots of pain, but
in life, mistakes make you smarter and pain makes you stronger.

Sometimes you just need to slow down, stay calm and simply let
things happen as they were supposed to happen.

All failed relationships hurt, but losing someone who doesn't

appreciate you is actually a gain, not a loss.

There is no telling how many miles you will have to run while
chasing a dream, but every step is worth it.

DO IT today and be thankful tomorrow.

Just because the past didn't turn out like you had hoped,
doesn't mean your future can't be better than you had
envisioned.

Whenever you feel like giving up, let the thought of those who
would love to see you fail motivate you to take another step
forward.

Pay attention to the little things, because when you really miss
someone, you miss the little things the most, like just laughing
together.

Being alone is far better in the long run than being with someone
who doesn't appreciate your love.

Remember, to play it too safe is one of the riskiest choices you

can make.

Remember, your worst try is always 100% better than the

person who never did.

Just keep going and keep thinking, 'I may not be there yet, but
I'm closer than I was yesterday!'

What matters most in life is what you choose to do from here.

Be careful not to give so much of yourself to others that you

end up completely losing yourself.

Sometimes you just have to stop and simply appreciate all the
good things you have in life right now, as they are happening.

Life is too short to worry about what everyone else is thinking

and saying about you.

Having soap isn't the same as using it.

True love begins when nothing is looked for in return.

Truly loving yourself involves faith and trust and belief in who
you are, and a willingness to act upon it.

Accept what is, let go of what was and have faith in what could
be.

The best thing about the toughest days of your life is that you
get to see who your true friends really are.

Remember, as long as you are breathing it's never too late;

every day is a new beginning.

Until you're broken for awhile, you don't know what you're made
of. It gives you the ability to rebuild yourself, stronger than
ever before.

Be kind to people. The person you took for granted today may
turn out to be the only person you need tomorrow.

It is not who you are that holds you back, it is who you think you
are not.

There's no use worrying and stressing out over something that

happened in the past, because there's not a thing you can do to
change it.

Compete with yourself only.

Life isn't just a beginning and an end. It's the journey you made
to carve yourself into what you are and what you can become.

Know your worth. Know the difference between what you're

getting and what you deserve.

Never be ashamed of how you feel. You have the right to feel
any emotion that comes to you, and to follow a path that makes
you happy.

Do not let the shadows of your past darken the doorstep of

your present and future. Let go, forgive and move forward.

There is a BIG difference between knowing what needs to be

done and DOING what needs to be done.

When you fall for someone's personality, almost everything

about them becomes handsome and beautiful.

Time will tell and then you will know if the choice you made was
right, or simply a lesson on the road to what's right.

If you can't say it to their face, you shouldn't say it behind

their back.

Obstacles are put in your way to help you determine if what you
want is really worth fighting for.

When the right things aren't adding up in your life, start

subtracting the wrong things.

In order for you to rise higher, you first have to drop the
negative thoughts and people that have been weighing you down.

Troubles and flaws are a part of your life. If you try to hide
them, you don't give the person who loves you a chance to love
you fully.

Love is a feeling which tells a woman that, no matter what, she

can be beautiful in the eyes of the man who loves her.

We don't stop dreaming and exploring because we grow old. We

grow old because we stop dreaming and exploring.

If you wait to do everything until you're 100% sure it's right,

you'll likely never do much of anything.

Don't let others make you feel guilty for living your life. It's
YOUR life. As long as you're not hurting anyone else, live it
YOUR way.

Don't worry about mistakes too much, because some of the

most beautiful things we create in life come from changes we
make after failure.

When you're making big decisions, remember, what you think of

yourself and your life is more important than what people think
of you.

Be wise enough to let go when you should and strong enough to

hold on when you must.

If you can't stop thinking about it, don't stop working on it.

Choosing to be positive and grateful for what you have now is

going to determine how you're going to live the rest of your life.

Great challenges make life interesting; overcoming them makes

life meaningful.

Laziness may appear attractive, but work leads to fulfillment

and happiness.

Yesterday you said tomorrow. There are only so many today's.

Listen to positive people and ignore negative ones. People that

doubt, judge, and disrespect you are not worth your time and
attention.

Don't be afraid to start over. It's a brand new opportunity to

rebuild what you truly want.

No matter how bad hurts now, someday you will look back and
realize that it made you a much stronger person.

Your greatest achievements are moments in time when what

you're doing allows you to see how wonderful your life is.

Don't dance goofy like nobody's watching. Be brave and dance

goofy when EVERYONE is watching. Be your goofy self. Be
proud to be you.

Life gets easier when you delete the people that make it
difficult.

You cannot let other people tell you who you are. You have to
decide that for yourself.

The pain of being wrong is nothing in comparison to what it feels

like to never try and always wonder.

It really is the little things that mean the most... like a long hug
at just the right time.

The secret to success is to practice and train hard so you can

be ready when your opportunity comes.

Be nice to people on your way up because you might meet them

again on your way back down.

People are usually more delicate than they look. Handle them
gently.

Fulfillment and success in life lie in our ability to use our entire
mind to achieve our goals, dreams and desires. Take the time to
spend with yourself. You're worth it.

Look for something positive about today. Even if you have to

look a little harder than usual, it still exists.

Live, learn, and let go. Don't hold yourself down with the things
you can't control.

You cannot always wait for the perfect time, because there may
be no such thing. Sometimes you must dare to jump.

Every ending is the beginning of something else. Every exit is an

entry somewhere else.

Never get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life
for yourself.

Pay attention and be a good listener. Your ears will never get
you in trouble.

Success in life is not measured by how high you have climbed,

but by how many people you have helped up with you.

Someday you will be just a memory for some people. Do your

best to be a good one.

If you are too afraid of failure, you can't possibly do what

needs to be done to be successful.

Most of the time the only difference between winning and losing
is not quitting.

Almost anything is possible if you've got enough time and enough

nerve.

The happiest people do not live with a certain set of

circumstances, but rather with a certain set of attitudes.

Live simply. Love generously. Speak truthfully. Breathe deeply.

Do your best. Leave everything else to the powers above you.

Nothing's more fun than doing what people say you can't do.

In life you always have one of two things, either you have the
thing you are capable of achieving, or the reasons why you don't.

There is no greater sadness than holding on to the words you

never had the courage to speak.

There is only now. Think about it.

Bad days come sometimes just to remind you that you have
plenty of good ones to look forward to.

There comes a time when you have to stop crossing oceans for
people who won't even jump a puddle for you.

No matter how much it hurts now, one day you'll look back and
realize it made you stronger and better off in the long run.

We're not the same person we were a year ago, a month ago, or
a week ago. We're constantly changing. Life's cycle doesn't
stop. Change is what it's all about.

Focus on the positives, and soon the negatives will be harder to

see.

People come and people go. That's life. Stop holding on to those
who have let go of you long ago.

If you've never lost yourself in the heat of the moment, then

you've never followed your heart.

You should never have to think twice about who your true
friends are. If you do, they aren't true.

Don't act, judge, or treat me like you know me better than I

know myself.

If you have the ability, you have the responsibility.

Life goes much smoother when you choose what you know is
right.

A smiling, broken-hearted man or woman is the strongest person

you'll know.

A big smile is the lighting system of the face, the cooling

system of the mind, and the heating system of the heart.

Happiness doesn't depend on what you have on the outside, it is

governed by what you hold on the inside.

Don't rush it. When it's right, you'll know it. If it's supposed to
be, it will be.

The moment you feel like you have to prove your worth to
someone who says they love you is the moment you know they
have been lying to you.

In the end you will know who truly loves you. They're the ones
who respect you for who you are, and no matter what, they
stand by your side.

The best gift you can give someone you love is the purity of your
full attention.

Go after your dream, no matter how unattainable others tell you

it is. What's impossible to them, may not be impossible for you.

Strength does not come from always winning. Your struggles

with losing develop your strengths.

You'll never be able to see the great things in front of you, if

you only look at the bad things behind you.

Every day may not be good, but there's something good about
every day. Appreciating these good things is what makes a good
life.

When you truly believe in what you're doing, it shows, and it

pays. Success in life is for those who are excited about where
they're going.

It is impossible to make yourself great by trying to show

everyone how small someone else is.

Breathe, forgive yourself, appreciate others, notice the good,

do things you enjoy, and remind yourself that you are loved.

The most reliable way to predict the future is to create it.

Participate in life instead of just watching it pass you by.

If you take another step, and another, you'll be surprised to

know how far you can go from the point you thought was the
end.

The people who do nothing with their knowledge have no

advantage over the ones who know nothing.

When a dream matters enough to a person, that person will find

a way to achieve what at first seemed impossible.

Don't let others crush your dreams. Do just once what they say
you can't do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations
again.

No matter how long it takes, it will get better. Tough situations

build strong people in the end.

Sometimes, exactly what you're looking for comes when you're

not looking at all.

Happiness comes most easily when you know what you're doing,
believe in what you're doing, and love what you're doing.

Why compare yourself with others? No one in the entire world

can do a better job of being you than you.

Because we are all one, when we forgive others we forgive

ourselves, which is the first step in the healing process.

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Put in the effort

and live the life you've imagined!

Stop focusing on how stressed you are and remember how

blessed you are. It could be so much worse.

Negative company will never give you a positive life. Examine

what you tolerate.

Your value doesn't decrease based on someone's inability to see

your worth. It's their loss, not yours.

When you delete the negative people from your life, positive
things will start happening for you and it won't be coincidental.

Worrying won't change the outcome, but a positive attitude

changes everything.

Life is too short to spend at war with yourself. Practice

acceptance and forgiveness. Letting go of the past is your first
step to happiness.

Don't let who you're with change who you are. Be who YOU are.

It is better to be hated for who you are than to be loved for

who you are not.

Fall down 7 times. Stand up 8.

It is always better to look ahead and prepare than to look back

and regret.

Stop making excuses for why you can't get it done and start
focusing on all the reasons why you must make it happen.

No mistake is ever wrong. We learn from every step we take.

Whatever you did today was the way it was meant to be. Be
proud of yourself.

You will miss 100% of the shots you dont take.

Those that talk down to you are just trying to walk tall by
making you feel small. Walk away, let go of their words, and rise
above.

People who are too weak to follow their own dreams will
sometimes try to find a way to discourage yours. Ignore their
negativity.

Look at your problems as problems and they will continue to hold

you down. See them as blessings in disguise and that's exactly
what they become.

You can't base your idea of success and happiness on other

people's opinions and expectations.

It is not what happens to you, but how you respond to what

happens to you. Count your blessings while others are adding up
their troubles.

When things become difficult, and every effort seems to bring

disappointment, only persistence and perseverance will see you
through.

Letting go seems like it's the hardest thing to do but in the end
for your peace of mind it's the best thing to do.

We are what we think. With our thoughts, we make the world.

Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can.

Success, I believe, comes to the one who dares, even after

failure, to think positively and look forward confidently.

Fear doesn't exist anywhere except in your mind. It's difficult

to follow your dream, but it's a tragedy to let the lie of fear
stop you.

The so-called failure is often just a successful learning

experience.

Do something right now that will make the person you will be
tomorrow proud to have been the person you are today.

As we grow older and wiser, we begin to realize what we need

and what we need to leave behind. Sometimes walking away is a
step forward.

Be with those who brings out the best in you, not the stress in
you.

Don't let your current status or situation define who you are!
Everyone has the capability to be extraordinary.

A thousand disappointments in the past cannot equal the power

of one positive action right now. Go ahead and go for it!

Maybe the thing you're scared of is exactly what you should do.
Sometimes life is about risking it all for a dream no one can see
but you.

Whenever you're worried about something ask yourself the

question can I do something about it?' If there's something you
can do about it, then why worry? If there's nothing you can do
about it, then why worry?

Whatever is bringing you down, let it GO! You don't need that
negativity in your life. Keep calm and be positive. Good things
will happen.

Never stress over things you can't change. The past is long
gone. Let it go... it's not worth your attention and frustration.

Always trust your intuition and gut instincts. If you genuinely

feel in your heart and soul that something is wrong, it probably
is.

It's during the worst times of your life that you'll get to see
the true colors of the people who say they care about you.

Tough situations build strong people. It could always be worse.

No matter how much it hurts, you have to hold your head up and
keep going.

If you believe strongly in something, don't be afraid to fight

for it. Keep going. In time, things will fall right in place.

Worrying doesn't take away tomorrow's troubles, it takes away

today's peace. Stop over-thinking everything. Life is too short.

No matter how badly you may be broken, you can always build
yourself back up. It takes time. Don't let your struggle become
your identity.

You can't change how people feel about you, so don't try. Just
know you will never lose friends. You will only learn who your
true ones are.

Not everyone will appreciate what you do for them. You have to
figure out who's worth your kindness and who's just taking
advantage of you.

Dream what you want to dream, go where you want to go. be who
you want to be. Because you have only one life and one chance to
do all the things that make you happy.

Growth and change may be painful sometimes, but nothing in life

is as painful as staying stuck where you don't belong.

You're not the same person you were a year ago, a month ago, or
a week ago. You're constantly changing. Experiences don't stop.
That's life.

It is through the act of creating things that we discover who we

are and what is important to us. Don't just consume. Create.

Expect the unexpected. That's life.

True strength is when you have a lot to cry about, but you
choose to smile and take another step forward instead.

Everything will fall into place eventually. Until then, learn what
you can, laugh often, live for the moments, and know it's all
worthwhile.

You are GOOD enough, SMART enough, FINE enough, and

STRONG enough. You don't need other people to validate you;
you're already valuable.

Sometimes, it is OK to break down. Sometimes, its OK to cry on

the floor of the shower, or in the middle of a parking lot at 3am.
Sometimes, it is OK to throw rocks. It's not OK to take your
pain and anger out on anyone. It's not OK to neglect yourself,
family and life because you are hurting. And it's not OK to hurt
people because you are hurting. Pick yourself up and dust
yourself off. Lesser people then you have gone through more
than this.

The best way to get things done, is to get started.

You can't let the opinions of others blind you from YOUR truth.
What you think of yourself is more important than what THEY
think of you.

The people truly worthy to be in your life are the ones that help
you through hard times, and laugh with you after the hard times
pass.

Be strong, for it may be stormy now, but it can't rain forever.

Life is tough, but you CAN be tougher.

The story of your life has many chapters. One bad chapter
doesn't mean it's the end of the book. Just turn the page.

Life is full of give and take. Give thanks and take nothing for
granted. If you don't appreciate what's in front of you, you
might lose it.

I'd rather have a life of 'OH WELLS' than a life of 'WHAT

IFS.' Never give up. Great things take time.

Being a mother or father is discovering strengths you didn't

know you had and dealing with fears you never knew existed.

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting

it in a fruit salad.

Patience is not about waiting, but the ability to keep a good

attitude while working hard for what you believe in.

Life is way better when you're laughing. Being positive in a

negative situation is not naive, it's a sign of leadership and
strength.

If you're bored with life... if you don't get up every morning

with a burning desire to do things... you haven't set the right
goals.

Life is a beautiful circle. I'm strong because I know my

weaknesses. I'm wise because I've been foolish. I laugh because
I've known sadness.

Life may not always be the party you hoped for, but while you're
here you can still choose to dance.

Don't let other people tell you who you are; you have to decide
that for yourself. Don't compromise yourself; you're all you've
got.

Never let success get to your head.. Never let failure get to
your heart!

If you fail 99 out of 100 times, that means you had one good
idea and 99 lessons. And the chances are, those 99 lessons led
directly to your one good idea.

Losing is a learning experience. Strength does not come from

winning at everything. Your greatest struggles develop your
greatest strengths.

Be thankful for the little struggles you go through today. They

make you stronger and wiser. Don't let them break you. Let
them make you.

Don't sweat the small stuff. Live simply. Love generously. Speak
truthfully. Work diligently. Then let go and let what's meant to
be, be.

All that I've learned from life can be summed up in three words:
It goes on.

Strong people stand up for themselves; stronger people stand

up for others. Dare to reach into the darkness, to pull another
into the light.

Good things take time. Stay patient and stay positive.

Everything is going to come together; maybe not today, but
eventually.

Those who talk down to you are just trying to walk tall by
making you feel small. Rise up. If someone has nothing nice to
say, ignore them.

Too many people spend money they haven't earned, to buy

things they don't need, to impress folks they don't even know.
Don't be one of them.

Life is too short not to make the best of everything that comes
your way every day. For all of life's little pleasures, I say,
'Thank you.'

Smile, even if you have to force it. Laugh, even if you hurt.
Don't let anyone get to you. You are amazing, regardless of what
others say!

The people you take for granted today may be the only ones you
need tomorrow. Never be too busy to make time for those who
matter most.

Let it go. Grudges are a waste of perfect happiness. Holding one

is like letting unwanted company live rent free in your head.

No, you won't always get exactly what you want. But remember
this: There are lots of people who will never have what you have
right now.

Take as long as you need to overcome something. Whether it

takes you six weeks, six months, or six years, that is your time.
Take as long as is necessary.

It's often our own thinking that hurts us. There's no reason to
imprison yourself. Don't think outside the box. Think like there
is no box.

Knowing isn't enough; you must apply. Willing isn't enough; you
must DO. Better to take a tiny action now instead of a big
action 'someday.'

I don't regret my past mistakes because they gave me strength.

The one who falls and gets up is much stronger than the one who
never fell.

Sometimes life seems hard, but we often make it harder than it

is. All you ever have to decide is what to do next. It really is
this simple.

Remember, true strength is when you have so much to cry and

complain about, but you prefer to smile and appreciate your life
instead.

Just because you're struggling doesn't mean you're failing.

Every great success requires some type of worthy struggle to
get there.

You can't get something from nothing. Most things in life worth
having don't come without struggle, sacrifice, and commitment.

Never be satisfied, Keep pushing. Never believe you've arrived

or that you have reached the end. That's actually just the
beginning.

Be patient with people. Pay attention. Everyone you meet has

something important to teach you.

Let go, forgive yourself, appreciate others, listen to your gut,

do what you enjoy, and remind yourself that we are all loved and
connected.

There are blessings hidden in every struggle you face, but you
have to be willing to open your heart and mind to see them.

Life is too short to argue and fight. Count your blessings, value
the people who matter and move on from the drama with your
head held high.

Those who throw mud, get dirty hands.

Sometimes you have to accept the fact that things will never go
back to how they used to be, and that this ending is really a new
beginning.

We all have this idea in our heads of how things are supposed to
be, but sadly this is why we end up disappointed. Expect less.
Enjoy more.

I'm stronger because of the hard times, wiser because of my

mistakes, and happier because I have known sadness. The same
is true for you.

Sometimes life doesn't give you what you WANT because you
NEED something else. And what you need often comes when
you're not looking for it.

I think as you grow older your holiday wish list gets smaller,
because the things you really want and need can't be bought.

Hard times are often blessings in disguise. Let go and let it

strengthen you. No matter how much it hurts, hold your head up
and keep going.

Good or bad, just smile. You have a lot to be thankful for. Never
forget it... Don't be negative when you have so much to be
positive about.

Be gentle and kind. Think before you speak. The words you
choose can only be forgiven, not forgotten.

There are two kinds of pain: pain that hurtsand pain that
changes you. When you accept life, instead of resisting it, both
kinds help you grow.

Life is 'give and take.' Give thanks and take nothing for granted.
Being happy doesn't mean you have it all, it means you
appreciate it all.

Sometimes life closes doors because it's time to move forward.

And that's good because we often won't move unless
circumstances force us to.

Sooner or later, you just want to be around the people who make
you smile. So today, spend time with those who help you love
yourself more.

Don't stress about the closed doors behind you. New doors are
opening every moment and you will see them if you keep moving
forward.

When you finally let go of the past, something better comes

along. Oftentimes what you're looking for comes when you're
not looking at all.

Work hard in silence, do what you have to do, and ignore the
drama and negativity surrounding you. Let your success be your
noise.

Never let anyone steal your dreams. Stay optimistic and

focused. Being positive when negativity surrounds you is not
naive, it's leadership.

Always be kinder than necessary. What goes around comes

around. No one has ever made themselves strong by showing how
small someone else is.

If you really want something, and take advantage of

opportunities, and work diligently, and never give up... you will
find a way.

If you want to achieve greatness, stop asking for permission.

You don't need anyone's permission to be happy or to follow
your heart.

Self respect, self worth, and self love. There's a reason they all
start with 'self.' You can't receive them from anyone else.

Don't hesitate too long. Don't love too late. Don't expect too
much. Don't appreciate too little. Don't give up too soon.

The real currency is not cash but respect. Arrogant money is

not worth having, but poverty by choice is revered as a higher
appreciation of life.

Life is tough, but you are tougher. Pain makes you stronger.
Facing fear makes you braver. Mistakes and heartbreak make
you wiser.

It often seems impossible until it's done. So go confidently in

the direction of your dreams. Put in the effort and make them
come true.

Find someone who respects you as much as you respect them. Be

with someone who is happy and proud to have you. You deserve
it. Don't settle.

It is what it is. Accept it, learn from it and move on. It doesn't
matter what you've done; what matters is what you choose to do
from here.

Luck happens when preparation meets opportunity. And

opportunity dances only with those who are already on the dance
floor.

Instead of complaining about your circumstances, get busy

creating new ones. You either suffer the pain of discipline or
the pain of regret.

The purpose of life is to live a life of purpose. Make your

presence count. Focus on what matters and let go of what does
not.

You don't have to have it all figured out to move forward. Just
do the best you can until you know better. Once you know
better, do better.

When things aren't adding up in your life, start subtracting.

Life gets easier when you delete the things and people that
make it difficult.

We often forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of

getting something we don't have, but of deeply appreciating
what we do have.

There's only one rule for being a good talker: learn to listen. We
do not always need a mind that speaks, just a patient heart that
listens.

There is a purpose for everyone you will ever meet. Some will
test you, some will teach you, and some will bring out the very
best in you.

It's better to be hurt by the truth than comforted by a lie. The

truth will always set you free. But first, it may tick you off for
awhile.

Growth begins at the end of your comfort zone. So take a step

in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take
the first step.

Letting go is often a step forward. Sometimes you have to walk

away from what you thought you wanted to find what you truly
need & deserve.

Remember, faith isn't the belief that Life will always give you
what you want. It's the belief that Life will gradually reveal
what's right.

In life, the test often comes first, before the lesson. Take a
deep breath and think. Your past was never a mistake if you
learned from it.

It's time to break the habits that have been holding you back.
longer grows you.

We tend to judge others by their looks and behavior, and

ourselves by our intentions and ideals. Do your best to judge
less and love more.

Decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it. The
saddest summary of a life is just five words long: 'Could have
and should have.'

Your life is your message to the world. Make sure it's inspiring.
Allow yourself more moments of awe and wonder and passion and
grace.

Sometimes what you don't want is exactly what you need.

Sometimes what you're most afraid of doing is the very thing
that will set you free.

Remember, patience is not about waiting; it's the ability to keep

a good attitude while working hard for what you believe in.

May your actions speak louder than your words. May your life
preach louder than your lips. May your success be your noise in
the end.

Three things define you: Your patience when you have nothing,
your attitude when you have everything, and who you help
whenever you're able.

Knowledge is useless without action. Ask yourself what's really

important and then have the courage to build your life around
your answer.

Worrying does nothing but steal your joy and keep you busy
doing nothing. It's like using your imagination to create things
you don't want.

A happy person is not a person who's always in a good situation,

but rather a person who always has a good attitude in every
situation.

You are what you do, not what you say you'll do. Good things
don't come to those who wait; they come to those who work on
meaningful goals.

Don't compare your Chapter 1 to someone else's Chapter 15.

Follow your own path, write your own life story, and never give
up on yourself.

Do your best to help one person today in some small way. By

becoming the answer to someone's prayer, we often find the
answers to our own.

Be a voice, not an echo. Speak your truth, even if your voice

shakes. Find the courage to bring your ideas and dreams to life.

Talking about our problems is our greatest addiction. Break this

negative habit. Talk about your joys, your loves, and your dreams
instead.

We must fail sometimes in order to know, and hurt in order to

grow. Good things often fall apart so better things can fall
together.

Happiness comes a lot easier when you stop complaining about

your problems and you start being grateful for all the problems
you don't have.

Today, surround yourself with people who lift you higher - those
who see the great potential in you, even when you don't see it in
yourself.

There is a time to speak out and a time to remain silent.

Knowledge is knowing what to say. Wisdom is knowing whether
or not to say it.

Do little things daily to show your loved ones you care. Knowing
that the person you're thinking of has you on their mind too
means a lot.

Remember, giving up and moving on are two very different

things. When things aren't adding up in your life, it's time to
start subtracting.

Be extra kind to the people in your life. The person you took for
granted today may turn out to be the only person you need
tomorrow.

You can be comfortable or courageous, but you cannot be both.

By taking a leap of faith, you find out who YOU are truly
capable of becoming.

Do NOT let the ghosts you once knew in the past overcrowd the
possibilities of the present, or overcomplicate everything the
future holds.

You can't be afraid to have certain conversations. It's better

to talk & find out, than to keep going & get nowhere.
Communication is key.

You know you're on the right track in life when you become
uninterested in looking back, and eager to take the next step.

Learn to trust the journey, even when you do not understand it.
Sometimes what you never expected turns out to be what you
need.

It's time to break the habits that have been holding you back.
longer grows you.

As long as you feel pain you’re still alive. As long as you make
mistakes you’re still human. As long as you keep trying there’s
still hope.

You can't underestimate a person who always works hard. Be

that person. In life, you don't get what you wish for; you get
what you work for.

Character is how you treat those who can do nothing for you. So
today, do something nice for someone who will never be able to
repay you.

Sometimes you have to lose the battle to win the war. If you
believe strongly in something, fight for it. In time things will
fall in place.

Be positive and smile right now... not because everything is good,

but because you can see the good side of everything.

Today, why not go out on a limb? That's where the fruit is. You
know this. In life, if you don’t risk anything, you risk everything.

Focus on the small things you can do right now, not the big
things you can't. SMALL changes can make a BIG difference in
the end.

Never regret a day in your life. Good days give you happiness
and bad days give you experience. Both are essential. Both make
you stronger.

Worry less. Smile more. Listen carefully. Take responsibility.

Accept what you can't change. Embrace the lessons. Love your
life. Today.

Whatever you do, don't get stuck on the one thing that ruins
your day. Smile and be grateful. Life is too short to waste on
negativity.

The richest person is not the one who has the most, but the one
who needs the least. Wealth is a mindset. Want less and
appreciate more today.

If the whole world suddenly went blind, how many people would
still see your beauty? Focus within. Be beautiful on the inside
too.

Train your mind to see the good in everything. Talk about your
blessings more than you talk about your problems. What could
you smile about?

Once you've accepted your flaws, no one can use them against
you. You are YOU & that's the beginning and the end, no
apologies, no regrets.

Good things come to those who believe, better things come to

those who work hard, and the best things come to those who
never give up.

Sometimes you have to get knocked down lower than you've ever
been, to learn how to stand up taller than you ever have before.

Remember, for everything you have lost, you have gained

something else. Without the dark, you would never see the
stars.

You can’t control everything. Sometimes you just need to relax

& have faith that things will work out. Let go a little & just let
life be.

Unconditional acceptance is something we want, but rarely ever

give out. When someone else's happiness is your happiness,
that's true love.

Isn't it funny how day by day nothing changes, but when you
look back everything is different? Take one tiny step today. You
won't regret it.

Always be kinder than you feel. Do more for the world than it
does for you.

In life you have to create your own sunshine. So read something

positive every morning & do something positive before you go
back to sleep.

Don't be so quick to judge. The strongest are not those who

show strength in front of us, but those who win battles we know
nothing about.

Remember, your failure does not define you, your determination

does. Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, smarter
than before.

Let the tasks of refining, improving, and appreciating your own

life keep you so busy that you have no need and no time to
criticize others.

The secret to happiness & peace is letting every situation be

what it is, instead of what you think it should be, & making the
best of it.

Stop over thinking and worrying. Life is too short for that.
Worry and rumination are the worst enemies to living happily in
the present.

Make the rest of your life the best of your life. Create a life
that feels good on the inside, not one that just looks good on
the outside.

If you judge people, you have no time to love them. Judge less.
Love more. Today and always.

Never let the things you want make you forget about all the
things you have. Take a deep breath, smile, and practice
gratitude today.

The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one

thought over another. Train your mind to see the good in
everything.

It’s always better to be alone with dignity than in a relationship

that constantly requires you to sacrifice your happiness and self-
respect.

There is some good in this world, and it's worth fighting for. So
always do what is right, not what is easy. BE the change you
want to see.

Love is a lifestyle. Let love win. Where you invest your love, you
invest your life.

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