Tag: Courage

Don’t Look Back

Don’t Look Back

~ Author Unknown

As you travel through life there are always those times
When decisions just have to be made,
When the choices are hard, and solutions seem scarce,
And the rain seems to soak your parade.

There are some situations where all you can do
Is simply let go and move on,
Gather your courage and choose a direction
That carries you toward a new dawn.

Perhaps you’ll find comfort in knowing your friends
Are supportive of all that you do,
And believe that whatever decisions you make,
They’ll be the right choices for you.

So keep putting one foot in front of the other,
And taking your life day by day…
There’s a brighter tomorrow that’s just down the road –
Don’t look back! You’re not going that way!

             You can’t spend your life constantly second guessing decisions you made 5 minutes ago, 5 days ago or 5 years ago.  What’s done is done.  You can’t change what happened yesterday, but you can change what happens tomorrow because those pages of your story have yet to be written.  So, instead of continually looking over your shoulder at the path you have already traveled, you must choose to look ahead toward the path that has yet to be broken.

This Too Shall Pass

This Too Shall Pass

~ Helen Steiner Rice

If I can endure for this minute
Whatever is happening to me,
No matter how heavy my heart is
Or how dark the moment may be-

If I can remain calm and quiet
With all the world crashing about me,
Secure in the knowledge God loves me
When everyone else seems to doubt me-

If I can but keep on believing
What I know in my heart to be true,
That darkness will fade with the morning
And that this will pass away, too-

Then nothing in life can defeat me
For as long as this knowledge remains
I can suffer whatever is happening
For I know God will break all of the chains

That are binding me tight in the darkness
And trying to fill me with fear-
For there is no night without dawning
And I know that my morning is near.

         When you are going through hell, it is so hard to imagine better days ahead.  You feel broken and alone.  It is in these moments that you need to focus on surviving the next minute, hour, day, week, and so on.  As time progresses, you will begin to realize that the storm clouds will recede and even though you may be a little worse for wear, you will survive the storm.  So, it is when you are at your lowest that you must have faith that no matter how long the night, the dawn will break.

60 Things That Are Happening Right Now

60 Things That Are Happening Right Now

~ Author Unknown

  1. Somebody is very proud of you.
  2. Somebody is thinking of you.
  3. Somebody is caring about you.
  4. Somebody misses you.
  5. Somebody wants to talk to you.
  6. Somebody wants to be with you.
  7. Somebody hopes you aren’t in trouble.
  8. Somebody is thankful for the support you have provided.
  9. Somebody wants to hold your hand.
  10. Somebody hopes everything turns out all right.
  11. Somebody wants you to be happy.
  12. Somebody wants you to find him/her.
  13. Somebody is celebrating your successes.
  14. Somebody wants to give you a gift.
  15. Somebody thinks that you ARE a gift.
  16. Somebody hopes you’re not too cold, or too hot
  17. Somebody wants to hug you.
  18. Somebody loves you.
  19. Somebody admires your strength.
  20. Somebody is thinking of you and smiling.
  21. Somebody wants to be your shoulder to cry on.
  22. Somebody wants to go out with you and have a lot of fun.
  23. Somebody thinks the world of you.
  24. Somebody wants to protect you.
  25. Somebody would do anything for you.
  26. Somebody wants to be forgiven.
  27. Somebody is grateful for your forgiveness.
  28. Somebody wants to laugh with you.
  29. Somebody remembers you and wishes that you were there.
  30. Somebody is praising God for you.
  31. Somebody needs to know that your love is unconditional.
  32. Somebody values your advice.
  33. Somebody wants to tell you how much they care.
  34. Somebody wants to share their dreams with you.
  35. Somebody wants to hold you in their arms.
  36. Somebody wants YOU to hold them in your arms.
  37. Somebody treasures your spirit.
  38. Somebody wishes they could STOP time because of you.
  39. Somebody praises God for your friendship and love.
  40. Somebody can’t wait to see you.
  41. Somebody loves you for who you are.
  42. Somebody loves the way you make them feel.
  43. Somebody wants to be with you.
  44. Somebody wants you to know they are there for you.
  45. Somebody is glad that you’re his/her friend.
  46. Somebody wants to be your friend.
  47. Somebody stayed up all night thinking about you.
  48. Somebody is alive because of you.
  49. Somebody is wishing that you noticed him/her.
  50. Somebody wants to get to know you better.
  51. Somebody wants to be near you.
  52. Somebody misses your advice/guidance.
  53. Somebody has faith in you.
  54. Somebody trusts you.
  55. Somebody needs your support.
  56. Somebody needs you to have faith in them.
  57. Somebody will cry when they read this.
  58. Somebody needs you to let them be your friend.
  59. Somebody hears a song that reminds them of you.
  60. Somebody needs you to send this to them.

You are loved.  You are not invisible.  You have a purpose.  You were born to shine.  You are beautiful.  You are enough.

Never Let Anyone Tell You Differently. . .

You Matter!

Unconquerable Soul

Invictus

by W.E. Henley

Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.

         When the storm clouds roll in and the darkness envelopes your soul, it often feels like the rain will never let up.  You see no way out.  But, it is at these moments when you are at your lowest that you must remember that even though your body may be broken, your spirit will never be defeated.  You, and only you, are the master of your fate . . . the captain of your soul.  So, go calmly into the night, unafraid of what awaits you for you have an unconquerable soul.

Focus on the Good in Life

I have told you of the man who always put on his spectacles when about to eat cherries, in order that the fruit might look larger and more tempting.  In like manner I always make the most of my enjoyments, and, though I do not cast my eyes away from troubles, I pack them into as small a compass as I can for myself, and never let them annoy others.

~ Robert Southey

        Finding happiness in this life largely boils down to how you approach the daily ins and outs that we all face.  If you choose to treat every problem, obstacle and roadblock you encounter with a pessimistic attitude while always expecting the worse – you will find yourself living quite a bleak, joyless life with nothing to look forward to but more despair and heartache.  But, if you instead choose to approach all facets of life with a can-do attitude grounded in the ideal that no matter what cards you’re dealt, you will strive to play the best hand you can and make the most out of every minute of every day – you will begin to feel joy in the simple act of living.

Spread Your Wings & Soar

When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.

– Henry Ford

      Sometimes it seems that you can’t catch a break.  Everyone and everything is against you. . .you find yourself caught between the proverbial rock and a hard place.  It is at these moments that you need to take time to remember that to experience some of the most beautiful things in life, you have to fight an uphill battle.  I mean, one of our greatest achievement – flight – occurs in spite of having all the cards stacked against it.  Never forget that even a plane has to battle against mother nature to achieve unimaginable heights.  And just like a plane, you too must first battle the winds before you can soar.

Leave the City of Your Comfort

“You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you’ll discover will be wonderful. What you’ll discover is yourself.”

~Alan Alda

          In this life, we often get comfortable and complacent.  We begin to fear change.  But when you get to this place, you need to push yourself to go beyond your comfort zone.  Because when you “leave the city of your comfort,” you truly begin to discover the amazing treasures this world has to offer – the greatest one being a deeper understanding of who you are.