Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were
meant to be there, they serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson or help
figure out who you are or who you want to become.
You never know who these people may be; your roommate, neighbor, professor, long
lost friend, lover or even a complete stranger who, when you lock eyes with
them, you know that very moment that they will affect your life in some profound
way.
And sometimes things happen to you and at the time they may seem horrible,
painful and unfair, but in reflection you realize that without overcoming those
obstacles you would have never realized your potential, strength, will power or
heart.
Everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens by chance or by means of
good or bad 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, if they were events, illnesses or relationships, life would be like a
smoothly paved, straight, flat road to nowhere safe and comfortable but dull and
utterly pointless.
The people you meet who affect your life and the successes and downfalls you
experience, they are the ones who create who you are.
Even the bad experiences can be learned from... those lessons are the hardest
and probably the most 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 to whom
you open your heart.
If someone loves you, love them back unconditionally, not only because they love
you, but also 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, and actually listen, let yourself fall
in love, break free and set your sights high. Hold your head up because you have
every right to.
Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself, for if you
don't believe in yourself, no one else
will believe in you either.
You can make of your life anything you wish.
Create your own life and then go out and live it.
