Lessons in Life

Watch your thoughts for they become words, watch your words for they become actions, watch your actions, for they become habits, watch your habits for they become your character, watch your character for it becomes your destiny.

Having a mind filled with negative thoughts will lead to a negative life, and a mind filled with positivity will breed a positive one.

This is my wish for you: Comfort on difficult days, Smiles when sadness intrudes, Rainbows to follow the clouds, Laughter to kiss your lips, Sunsets to warm your heart, Hugs when spirits sag, Beauty for your eyes to see, Friendships to brighten your being , Faith so that you can believe, Confidence for when you doubt, Courage to know yourself, Patience to accept the truth and Love to complete your life.

There comes a time in your life when you walk away from all the drama and the people who create it. You surround yourself with people who make you laugh. Learn from the bad and focus on the good. Love the people who treat you right and pray for the one’s who don’t. Life is too short to be anything but happy. Falling down is part of life. Getting back up is living.

No storm can last forever. It will never rain 365 days consecutively. Keep in mind that trouble comes to pass not to stay. No Storm not even the one in your life, can last forever. 

Just be smart enough to know when enough is enough. You cannot complain about somebody crossing the line when you failed to set boundaries. You cannot complain about somebody wasting your time when you did not require them to earn it. Sometimes, you just have to let go. Not everything is meant to be a forever kind of thing. You cannot give them too many chances to make the same mistakes. You have to be honest with yourself, even if it hurts. Learn from it. Grow out of it. Be done with it

There are two kinds of people in the world. Givers and Takers. The takers may eat better, but the givers sleep better.

Being strong doesn’t mean hiding your pain. It doesn’t mean forgoing help when you’re struggling. It doesn’t mean refusing to show sadness and vulnerability. And it doesn’t mean carrying the burdens of life all by yourself. Anything that prevents your healing and stifles your growth does not correspond with strength. Being strong means refusing to tolerate people and things that wound your soul. It means practicing self-care when you’re hurting. It means honoring your feelings by actually allowing yourself to feel and express them. It means treating yourself with compassion and kindness, even when you feel like you don’t deserve any. It means doing what makes you happy and being with people who make you feel good. It means asking for help when the weight of the world has become too much. It means giving yourself permission to get your needs met by setting boundaries. It means to take care of yourself.

Life has knocked me down a few times. It has shown me things I never wanted to see. I have experienced sadness and failures. But one thing for sure, I always get up