A Lesson in Life

Everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens by chance or by means of good or bad luck. Illness, injury, love, moments of true greatness and sheer stupidity all just happen to test the limits of your soul. Without these small tests, if they be events, illnesses or relationships, life would be like a smoothly paved, straight, flat road to nowhere. 

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 to who you open your heart to.

If someone loves you, love them back unconditionally, not only because they love you, but because they are teaching you to love and opening your heart and eyes to things you would have never seen or felt without them.

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

Talk to people you have never talked to before, but here’s the thing… actually listen. Hold your head up because you have every right to. Tell yourself you are a great person and believe in yourself, because if you don't believe in yourself, no one else will believe in you either.

You can make of your life anything you wish. Create your own life and then go out and live it.

There comes a time when you must stand alone.

You must feel confident enough within yourself to follow your own dreams.

You must be willing to make sacrifices.

You must be capable of changing and rearranging your priorities so that your final goal can be achieved.

Sometimes, familiarity and comfort need to be challenged.

There are times when you must take a few extra chances and create your own realities.

Be strong enough to at least try to make your life better.

Be confident enough that you won't settle for a compromise just to get by.

Appreciate yourself by allowing yourself the opportunities to grow, develop, and find your true sense of purpose in this life.

Don't stand in someone else's shadow when it's your sunlight that should lead the way.

Character of Steel

Talent without character is no good to anybody. there is a natural aristocracy amongst men, that aristocracy is defined by character and skill.
I have seen so many talented people waste their life because effort was not applied,they hadthe skill but the character was absent.
Stainless steel - a great invention. But what about a stainless character? On that is noble, aspires for excellence in all pursuits and never gives up in pursuit of its ideals. Even better.
What is within must always appear outwards. What I mean by that is that the quality of your inner world eventually is reflected in the quality of your outer world. A person who dreams pristine dreams and who is impeccably honest,good,ethical and stands for what's best will soon act in alignment with those values. And those actions cannot help but drive extraordinary results. Inner always creates the outer.
So,fake it until you make it? whatever you have to do, just do it.