May 21, 2012
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Never dull your shine for somebody else
It is time to break through the barriers that have held you back and held you down for such a long time. It is time to reach out and take place in history.
You just have to do your own thing, no matter what anyone says. It’s your life.
Nobody can bring you happiness but yourself.
Make sure you get what you want or you will be forced to like what you get.
There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other.
When you know what you want, and want it bad enough, you will find a way to get it.
Sometimes it’s the smallest decisions that can change your life forever.
Two years ago, I was afraid of wanting anything. I figured wanting would lead to trying and trying would lead to failure. But now I find I can’t stop wanting. I want to fly somewhere on first class. I want to travel to Europe on a business trip. I want to get invited to the White House. I want to learn about the world. I want to surprise myself. I want to be important. I want to be the best person I can be. I want to define myself instead of having others define me. I want to win and have people be happy for me. I want to lose and get over it. I want to not be afraid of the unknown. I want to grow up and be generous and big hearted, the way people have been with me. I want an interesting and surprising life. It’s not that I think I’m going to get all these things, I just want the possibility of getting them. The possibility that things are going to change.
The only thing that matters is to just follow your heart and eventuallyyou’ll finally get it right.
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, “I used everything you gave me.”
May the love hidden deep inside your heart find the love waiting in your dreams. May the laughter that you find tomorrow wipe away the pain you found in your yesterdays.
Control your own destiny or someone else will.
Smile when it hurts most.
You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.
You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass.
Don’t rely on someone else for your happiness and self worth. Only you can be responsible for that. If you can’t love and respect yourself – no one else will either. Accept who you are – completely; the good and the bad – and make changes as you see fit – not because you think someone else wants you to be different.
There is more to us than we know. If we can all see that, maybe for the rest of our lives we won’t settle for anything less.
