Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let the pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride. Even though the rest of the world may disagree you still believe it to be a beautiful place.
We all have experienced things in life that have given us a sort of thick skin, or as some may say pain that has caused up to put up a guard. Protecting ourselves is just part of our human nature, naturally no one wants to be hurt, and when we realize the things that hurt us we tend to stay away from them, or if we do go around the things that have made us hurt before, we go around them skeptically, sometimes with the intent to cause those things the pain that they may have caused us.
Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
In order for a situation to come to an end, one must let it. Even in the midst of defeat one can pull out a victory as long as they never stop trying to succeed. Too many times many of us are guilty of the shameful act of not acting, giving up, and stopping to try. Instead of succumbing to what seems will be like what will be certain defeat we must keep trying until the end is really present.
I am strong because Ive been weak. I am fearless because Ive been afraid. I am wise because Ive been foolish.
The only reason that you are where you are today is because of your development over time. It is important not to live in the past but we must also be aware that our experiences are part of who we are, and have helped to mold us, shape us, and grow us.
The hardest time to recoup is when we are at the bottom. It is hard to get up again when we feel that we may have lost everything we have, or when we may have failed for what we thought was the last time. Remember that you arent the only person in the world that has fallen. We have all encountered major challenges, come worse than what you may even be going through right now. In times when you have fallen, remember what your motivation is.
One of the most beautiful structures in the World, was the realized dream of the an engineer in his mid 50s by the name of Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel. As the winner of a contest for a structure in France to commemorate 100 years of freedom, Eiffels dream met many obstacles including opposition from those who didnt want a structure of the Eiffel Tower to dominate the skyline and from those who doubted that this structure could even practically be built. Eiffel is a classic example of a dreamer who reached for his dreams and was able to accomplish them despite the obstacles that stood in his way.
Be joyful in hope patient in affliction faithful in prayer.
One of the most powerful catalyst in anyones life is the hope that they have in life, and the belief that if they keep their hope at a high level, even in times that life is testing them, that they will be blessed enough to go places in life that they could have never foresaw. A lot of us dont have a clear vision of where we are going in life, but as long as there is some sort of vision, a lot of motivation in their heart, and a flame of hope inside of them selves that will never go out, chances are they will achieve great things, and will go very far in their lives.
Never let success get to your head and never let failure get to your heart.
Be about what you say you are about. The time you have to prove to the world that you are who you say you are is limited. We are only afforded a short amount of time while we are here and to make the best use of it we have to do much more than talk about the things we would like to do.
