Who You Become

Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were
meant to be there. You never know who these people may be (possibly your
roommate, neighbor, professor, long lost/new found friend, lover, or even a
complete stranger), but when you lock eyes with them, you know at that very
moment they will affect your life in some profound way.

And sometimes things happen to you that may seem horrible, painful, andunfair
at first, but in reflection you find that without overcoming those obstacles
you would have never realized your potential, strength, willpower, or heart.
Everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens by chance or by means ofgood
luck. Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness, and sheer
stupidity, all occur to test the limits of your soul. Without these small
tests, whatever they may be, life would be like a smoothly paved, straight,
flat road to nowhere. It would be safe and comfortable, but dull and utterly
pointless.

The people you meet who affect your life, and the success and downfalls you
experience, help to create who you are and who you become. Even the bad
experiences can be learned from. In fact, they are probably the most poignant
and important ones.

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 as to
when you open your heart.

If someone loves you, love them back unconditionally, not only because they
love you, but because in a way, they are teaching you to love and how toopen
your heart and eyes to things.

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

Talk to people that you have never talked to before, and actually listen.

Let yourself fall in love, break free, and set your sights high.

Hold your head up because you have every right to. Tell yourself you are a
great individual and believe in yourself, for if you don't believe inyourself,
it will be hard for others to believe in you.

You can make of your life anything you wish.

Create your own life and then go out and live it with absolutely no regrets.

Most importantly, if you love someone tell them, for you never know what
tomorrow may have in store. And learn a lesson in life each day you live.

Today is the tomorrow you were worried about yesterday. Was it worth it???

Expect your every need to be met, expect the answer to every problem, expect
abundance on every level, expect to grow spiritually.

~Author Unknown~

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