Life is A Beautiful Struggle
"You have come from God, you are a spark of His Glory. You will get peace only when you again merge in Him."
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{One.}
Never say goodbye, because goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting.
{Two.}
No one is in charge of your happiness but you; therefore, you can change any part of yourself or your life.
{Three.} All of our young lives, we search for someone to love, we choose partners, change partners. We dance to the song of heartbreak and hope all the while wondering if there’s someone, somewhere, searching for us.
{Four.} Don’t force yourself to fall in love just because you think it’s your turn. Wait for a while, maybe cupids are having a hard time sarching for the heart that deserves the kind of love you can give.
{Six.} We dance for laughter, we dance for tears, we dance for madness, we dance for fears, we dance for hopes, we dance for screams, we are the dancers, we create the dreams.
{Seven.}
Have you ever reminisced on something in the past, thinking of every possible way you could have changed it, made it last, made it work? You spend your days waking up, thinking about it, and going to bed thinking about it- hoping and praying that it will come back- nothing lasts forever. We go through our lives thinking about yesterday and not today. You’re in denial, heartache, regretting. We’re young, we’re reckless, and we’re alive. We make mistakes, we lose people we love and that’s just the way life works. Letting go isn’t being weak or giving up… Letting go is growing up.
{Eight.} Life is about trusting your feelings, taking chances, losing and finding happiness, learning from the past, and realizing people change.
{Nine.}
Don’t worry if you’re single. God is looking at you right now, saying “I’m saving this one for someone special.”
{Ten.} I stopped believing there was a power of good and a power of evil. That were outside us. And I came to believe that good and evil are names for what people do, not for what they are.
{Eleven.}
People want to be liked. We all crave attention and affection and we all reject shame. When we get embarrassed, we send a thug version of ourselves to the forefront to do our fighting for us. We’re at the top of the food chain just under fear. We don’t want to be in a relationship to hear the words “I love you,” we want to be in a relationship to say the words “I love you.” We want to feel needed, and exceptional and we have to feel insignificant. We want to ace a hearing test. We are binary creatures; if we’re the plaintiff, we want to win every dollar. If we’re the defendant, we want to guard every penny. We want to make more money than last year. We don’t want to get cancer or die in our cars and we want the same for our loved ones. We go out on weekends to try to have fun. We’re desperate to be understood. We want to know someone else has felt it too. We hate being judged unfairly. We want to make the person we heard wasn’t all that into us change their minds and admit that they had us wrong. We want sunny skies with a chance of killer tornadoes, just to keep music sounding good. We take hours upon hours to admit to self consciousness. We don’t know exactly how to pleasure each other. We just want love. In any and every form.
{Twelve.}
Who do you want to be exactly like? Is there anybody in this world who’s laid down a template for your dreams and goals that you’d copy and paste over your own life’s story? Nobody’s life template will every lay evenly over yours. And in those times when they clash completely, you have to walk alone, with confidence that you’re creating your own template made out of your own instincts and your own dreams and your own goals. And if you do it long enough, maybe someone someday will look to yours as the life to model theirs after. Of course, some people won’t agree with them. It will all depend on who they ask.
{Thirteen.} Take a second out to think about this: in your life, you search and search for the right person for you. Every time you break up with someone, you get one step closer to that person. You should look at moving on as getting closer to meeting the one.
{Fourteen.}
God answers all prayers in three ways: “yes,” because you deserve it, “no,” because you deserve better, and “not yet,” because the best is yet to come.
{Fifteen.}
Growing up is never easy. You hold on to the things that were. You wonder what’s to come. But that night, I think we knew it was time to let go of what had been, and look ahead to what would be. Other days. New days. Days to come. The thing is, we didn’t have to hate each other for getting older. We just had to forgive ourselves for growing up.
{Sixteen.}
We all want to escape from our past and into a better future, but the world won’t change because you want it to. And sometimes, that’s not so bad.
{Seventeen.}
The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what people say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill. It will make or break a heart, a future, a home. The remarkable thing is: we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past, we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you. We are in charge of our attitudes.
{Eighteen.} We become attached to what’s familiar and sometimes, we hold onto things that are safe and predictable even if they are bad for us. You aren’t some knight in shining armor. You’re just a guy who’s tired of being around the same type of girls and you hate it. You think that sucks? Why don’t you try being the one who has to wonder why all the people she loves don’t love her back.
{Nineteen.} Don’t shut down your emotions. Embrace them. Your emotions are your internal compass telling you whether or not you are on track. Use them to help cultivate your passions or motivate you to change situations and circumstances that hold you back from achieving your goals and living your destiny.
{Twenty.} The truly beautiful thing about love is that it’s constantly changing and growing stronger every day. Love is resilient and does not run away at the first sight of trouble. No, love grips you by the soul and never lets go.
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1. Disappointments are just God’s way of saying: “I’ve got something better.” Be patient, live life, and have faith
2. “Well, yes, ma’am, I do… I mean, I got everything I need right here with me. I got air in my lungs, a few blank sheets of paper. I mean, I love waking up morning and not knowing what’s going to happen, or who I’m gonna meet, where I’m going to wind up. Just the other night, I was sleeping under a bridge and now, here I am on the grandest ship in the world having champagne with you fine people. I figure life’s a gift, and I don’t intend on wasting it. You don’t know what hand you’re gonna get dealt next. You learn to take life as it comes at you… to make each day count.”
~Jack Dawson, Titanic
3. Today, after 11 straight months I am finally on my way home from Iraq for good. One of my connecting flights landed in Atlanta and I barely had enough time to get to the next gate. When I got there, they informed me that the flight was overbooked and I was too late. A businesswoman who was the last person boarding the plane as I ran up to the gate overheard what happened, walked back to the gate agent and said, “Give this soldier my seat and book me on the next flight. He deserves to go home tonight.” MMT
4. Today, when he showed me the photos of the two of us he kept in his Army helmet for the last 2 years while he was overseas, I realized he’s been thinking about me as much as I’ve been thinking about him. MMT
5. Remember, the acquisition of knowledge doesn’t mean you’re growing. Growing happens when what you know changes how you live.
6. Today, as I cried alone in my apartment, my best friend wrote this on my Facebook wall: “It wasn’t meant to be. But just think, the guy you will fall in love with, marry and have kids with is walking the planet at this very moment. And even though neither of you know it yet, you both already share certain qualities and personality traits that will someday catch each other’s attention and ignite this amazing love.” MMT
7. Today, as I was rushing to work in the grumpiest of moods, I drove past a full parking lot at the local funeral home and it reminded me that no matter how stressful I think my morning has been, at least I’m not on my way to a funeral for someone I care about. MMT
8. Today, my 9th grade English teacher’s husband showed up unannounced at our classroom just after lunch wearing his Marine Corps uniform. He got released for leave a week earlier than he was supposed to and decided to surprise her. My teacher began crying with tears of joy and the entire classroom clapped for several minutes as they hugged each other. MMT
9. Today, on New Year’s Eve, I asked her, “What are you looking forward to this coming year?” She smiled and said, “Another 12 months, 52 weeks, 365 days, 8760 hours, 525,600 minutes of struggle, growth, progress and life experience! And I intend to make every last second count!” MMT
10. You know how when you were a little kid and you believed in fairy tales, that fantasy of what your life would be, white dress, prince charming who would carry you away to a castle on a hill. You would lie in bed at night and close your eyes and you had complete and utter faith. Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, Prince Charming, they were so close you could taste them, but eventually you grow up, one day you open your eyes and the fairy tale disappears. Most people turn to the things and people they can trust. But the thing is its hard to let go of that fairy tale entirely cause almost everyone has that smallest bit of hope, of faith, that one day they will open their eyes and it will come true.
11. During happy moments, praise God. During difficult moments, seek God. During quiet moments, worship God.
12. No matter what happens, joy will find you.
13. The world will constantly bring you down, but there will always be people to love.
14. The world will change you and life has its ways of letting you know when it has. But in the end, you will still know you have always been you.
15. The truth is, nothing worth having is ever easy, and all the best things in life are a result of pain. In the end, that’s what makes the good things so very great, and that’s what makes it worth the struggle.
16. Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that you’ve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you say and actually want to hear more. You share hopes for the future, dreams that will never come true, goals that were never achieved and the many disappointments life has thrown at you. When something wonderful happens, you can’t wait to tell them about it, knowing they will share in your excitement. They are not embarrassed to cry with you when you are hurting or laugh with you when you make a fool of yourself. Never do they hurt your feelings or make you feel like you are not good enough, but rather they build you up and show you the things about yourself that make you special and even beautiful. There is never any pressure, jealousy or competition but only a quiet calmness when they are around. You can be yourself and not worry about what they will think of you because they love you for who you are. The things that seem insignificant to most people such as a note, song or walk become invaluable treasures kept safe in your heart to cherish forever. Memories of your childhood come back and are so clear and vivid it’s like being young again. Colours seem brighter and more brilliant. Laughter seems part of daily life where before it was infrequent or didn’t exist at all. A phone call or two during the day helps to get you through a long day’s work and always brings a smile to your face. In their presence, there’s no need for continuous conversation, but you find you’re quite content in just having them nearby. Things that never interested you before become fascinating because you know they are important to this person who is so special to you. You think of this person on every occasion and in everything you do. Simple things bring them to mind like a pale blue sky, gentle wind or even a storm cloud on the horizon. You open your heart knowing that there’s a chance it may be broken one day and in opening your heart, you experience a love and joy that you never dreamed possible. You find that being vulnerable is the only way to allow your heart to feel true pleasure that’s so real it scares you. You find strength in knowing you have a true friend and possibly a soul mate who will remain loyal to the end. Life seems completely different, exciting and worthwhile. Your only hope and security is in knowing that they are a part of your life.
17. When you really want love, you will find it waiting for you.
18. Fate controls who walks in your life, but you decide who you let walk out, who you let stay, and who you refuse to let go.
19. People do not change. They grow, becoming more of who they are.
20. You can’t choose love. Love chooses you.
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1. When you’re young, it’s easy to feel trapped. It’s easy to feel like you’re not understood. That’s why we always say that you don’t understand.
2. A guy out there was meant to be the love of your life, your best friend, your soul mate, the one you can tell your dreams to. He’ll brush the hair out of your eyes. Send you flowers when you least expect it. He’ll stare at you during the movies, even though he paid $8 to see it. He’ll call to say goodnight or just cause he is missing you. He’ll look in your eyes and tell you, you’re the most beautiful girl in the world, and for the first time in your life, you’ll believe it.
3. Don’t get mad. Don’t get even. Get stronger, faster, and more powerful. Fill yourself with knowledge and empathy and an indomitable spirit because no one else can do that for you. In the end, it’s your life, your choice and your world. Give 110% always.
4. I am coming to terms with the fact that loving someone requires a leap of faith and that a soft landing is never guaranteed.
5. Sometimes, we need to be hurt in order to grow. We must fail in order to know. We must lose in order to gain. Some lessons are learned best through pain.
6. “What” and “if”— two words as nonthreatening as words come. But put them together side-by-side, and they have the power to haunt you for the rest of your life: “What if…”
7. I fear being like everyone I hate. I fear failure. I fear losing control. I love balancing between chaos and control with everything I do. I always have a fear of going one way or another. Getting lost in something. Or losing everything to get lost in. And I far being a completely acceptable sheep in society.
8. Love is not the way it is in the movies. And it’s not some idealistic, huge, fantastic thing. It’s very real and personal and now what we’re taught in society at all.
9. When exactly we got from kids to people, I’m not certain. I do know that it’s not about turning a certain age or graduating from high school- it happens when you’re not paying attention. We go from playing with our friends to playing with our friend’s feelings. Without knowledge or consent, childhood slips away into the night && our innocence escapes us & we wake up one morning to find that we have became who we are.
10. The thing about life that I’ve learned is that you’re going to get hurt. You’re going to have emotional nights and cry yourself to sleep for hours. You’re going to suffer some kind of heartbreak, some kind of loss. But you will also have those moments where you heal. Those moments are the best. You feel like you smile for the first time again. You feel like you’re alive again. Life just kind of restarts.
11. Human beings are funny. They long to be with the person they love, but refuse to admit it openly. Some are afraid to show even the slightest sign of affection because of fear. Fear that their feelings may not be recognized, or even worse, returned. But the one thing about human beings that puzzles me the most, is their conscious effort to be connected with the object of their affection even if it kills them slowly within.
12. In life, we do things. Some, we wish we had never done, and some, we wish we could replay a million times. But they make us who we are, and, in the end, they shape and detail us. If we were to reserve them, we wouldn’t be the person we are today. So just live. Make mistakes and have wonderful memories. But, never second guess who you are, where you’ve been, and most importantly, where you’re going.
13.Heroes didn’t leap tall buildings or stop bullets with an outstretched hand; they didn’t wear boots and capes. They bled, and they bruised, and their superpowers were as simple as listening, or loving. Heroes were ordinary people who knew that even if their own lives were impossibly knotted, they could untangle someone else’s. And maybe, that one act could lead someone to rescue you right back.
14. The essence of life is not being perfect, impressing people, or succeeding at everything. The essence of life is simply making mistakes and learning from them, surrounding yourself with people that love you when you’re being yourself, and getting through the failures so that you can continue improving.
15. Maybe the deepest part of who we are is what scares us or breaks our hearts and we don’t want to share that with anyone and when we do, we don’t want to lose those people.
16. You can ask the universe for all the signs you want, but ultimately, we see what we want to see when we’re ready to see it.
17. You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen.
18. I like to see people reunited, maybe that’s a silly thing, but what can I say? I like to see people run to each other. I like the kissing and the crying. I like the impatience, the stories that the mouth can’t tell fast enough, the ears that aren’t big enough, the eyes that can’t take in all of the change. I like the hugging, the bringing together, the end of missing someone.
19. We’ve pretended for so long that something would simply appear when we needed it to change everything. We made our pact as children…and we’re still trying to be children. But we’re feeling things beyond what children feel, and almost doing them. Sooner or later, we’re going to do them, because we want to. There never has been a solution…the whole world here would have to change for us.
20. Sometimes, fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps changing directions. You change direction, but the sandstorm chases you. You turn again, but the storm adjusts. Over and over you play this out, like some ominous dance with death just before dawn. Why? Because this storm isn’t something that blew in from far away, something that has nothing to do with you. This storm is you. Something inside of you. So all you can do is give into it, step right inside the storm, closing your eyes and plugging up your ears so the sand doesn’t get in, and walk through it, step by step. There’s no sun there, no moon, no direction, no sense of time. Just fine, white sand swirling up into the sky like pulverized bones. That’s the kind of sandstorm you need to imagine.
And you really will have to make it through that violent, metaphysical, symbolic storm. No matter how metaphysical or symbolic it might be, make no mistake about it: it will cut through flesh like a thousand razor blades. People will bleed there, and you will bleed too. Hot, red blood. You’ll catch that blood in your hands, your own blood and the blood of others.
And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, in fact, whether the storm is really over. But one thing’s certain: when you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm is all about.
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1. You continue to get your heart broken because you are holding the pen of your life and trying to write your own story. I am the Author of true love. I am the Creator of Romance. I know your heart’s every desire. I want to script a beautiful take just for you, but first you must give the pen to Me. You must let Me become the center of your existence. You must let Me have total control of your love life, and every other area of your life as well.
~When God Writes your Love Story.
2. You are only as tall as your heart will let you be, and you’re only as small as the world will make you seem.
3. Soul is FREEDOM. Love is POWER. Hope is LOVE. Dreams are REVOLUTIONS.
4. It’s not about who you love, it’s about how you love.
5. While you can’t leave it behind, you can look at the events of your past from a new point of view. Turn them around. See all the angles. Consider it your second chance. Second chances do come your way. Like trains, they arrive and depart regularly. Recognizing the ones that matter is the trick.
6. We’ve pretended for so long that something would simply appear when we needed to change everything. We made our pact as children…and we’re still trying to be children. But we’re feeling things beyond what children feel, and almost doing them. Sooner or later, we’re going to do them, because we want to. There has never been a solution. The whole world here would have to change for us.
7. Don’t give up okay? I know you’ve been hurt. I know how it feels. Believe me, I do. But the feeling will pass. The tears will stop falling. Your heart will heal itself.
8. My point is, there are a lot of people in the world. No one ever sees everything the same way you do; it just doesn’t happen. So when you find one person who gets a couple of things, especially important ones…you might as well hold on to them. You know?
9. I don’t want someone constantly saying I’m beautiful or hot or sexy. I want someone who will fight with me. I want someone who will make fun of me, do things for himself, and hang out with his friends and not always do everything I say. I don’t want the perfect guy. I want the guy who is nowhere near perfect, and knows that I’m not either, but loves me anyway.
10. I walk around the school hallways and look at the people. I look at the teachers and wonder why they’re here. If they like their jobs. Or us. And I wonder how smart they were when they were fifteen. Not in a mean way. In a curious way. It’s like looking at all the students and wondering who’s had their heart broken that day, and how they are able to cope with three quizzes and a book report due on top of that. Or wondering who did the heart breaking. And wondering why.
11. No one gets tired of loving, but everyone gets tired of waiting, assuming, hearing promises, saying sorry, and the hurting.
(^Insert Tony Parker’s name and mine! <3^)
12. You may not be her first, her last, or her only. She loved before. She may love again. But if she loves you now, what else matters? She’s not perfect- you aren’t either, and the two of you may never be perfect together but if she can make your laugh, cause you to think twice, and admit to being human and making mistakes, hold onto her and give her the most you can. She may not be thinking about you every second of the day, but she will give you a part of her that she knows you can break- her heart. So don’t hurt her, don’t change her, don’t analyze and don’t expect more than she can give. Smile when she makes you happy, let her know when she makes you mad, and miss her when she’s not there.
13. It has always seemed strange to me…the things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success. And while men admire the quality of the first, the love the produce of the second.
14. It’s a basic truth of the human condition that everyone lies. The only variable is about what. ~ Dr. Gregory House
15. Sometimes the things you want the most don’t happen and what you least expect happens. I don’t know- you meet thousands of people, and none of them really touch you. And then you meet that one person and your life is changed.
16. There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afriad, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance. We need to learn ourselves first, in all our glory and imperfections. If we cannot love ourselves, we cannot fully open to our ability to love others or our potential to create. Evolution and all hopes for a better world rest in the fearlessness and open-hearted vision of people who embrace life.
17. Not all kisses are magical and most boys don’t live up to your expectations, but there are those times when everything, I mean love, romance, relationships, it all falls together perfectly and it’s incredible.
18. A girl, no matter how many times she denies it, will always remember every detail, every moment, every piece of the memories you’ve left her. No matter how much she tries to forget, it will forever be there.
19. The hardest thing ever is taking chances. Because you can only take so much pain. And you can only get hurt so many times before you create a bubble around yourself to avoid any more scars. And then you end up never really living at all. So we deal with the pain. We take chances and we take risks, because either way, we’re going to lose and it’s going to hurt.
20. Don’t tell me that nothing matters. Everything matters. I know there’s an entire world that cares out there, hiding behind a world that doesn’t.
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1. You know why you can’t be serious with me? Because being serious with me would be admitting to yourself, me and everyone else that you actually really do like me as more than a friend.
2. If I died tonight, how many people would care? How many people would know? How many people would moan and wish they had me back? How many people would regret being assholes? How many people would wish they loved me more/ How many people would wish that they loved me less?
3. If someone wants to be a part of your life, they’ll make an effort to be in it. Don’t bother reserving a space in your heart for someone who doesn’t make an effort to stay.
4. The way I define happiness is being the creator of your experience, choosing to take pleasure in what you have, right now, regardless of the circumstances, while being the best you that you can be.
5.Before he met you, he was trying to find something. After you came along, he’d already found it.
6.When things don’t work out in life, that’s out of your control but you have a choice, a moment, where you decide to build your own life. It’s putting aside your hurt, your pride, your anger and making things happen. It’s never easy but it’s usually worth it at some point.
7. Bad things are always going to happen in life. People will hurt you, but you can’t use that as an excuse to hurt someone back.
8. Boys are like stars- there’s a million of them, but only one can make your dreams come true.
9. You can only put the past away for so long. There will be days when it all comes rushing back.
10. The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of dreams.
11.’Cause there’s a spark in you. You gotta ignite the light and let it shine.
12. Look at you. You’re young. And you’re scared. Why are you so scared? Stop being paralyzed. Stop swallowing your words. Stop caring what other people think. Wear what you want. Say what you want. Listen to the music you want to listen to. Play it loud and dance to it. Go out for a drive at midnight and forget that you have school the next day. Stop waiting for Friday. Live now. do it now. Take risks. Tell secrets. This life is yours. When are you going to realize that you can do whatever you want?
13. I want to live my life to the absolute fullest. To open my eyes to be all that I can be. To travel roads not taken, to meet faces unknown. To feel the wind, to touch the stars. I promise to discover myself. To stand tall with greatness. To chase down and catch every dream. LIFE IS AN ADVENTURE.
14. The fate of your heart is your choice. No one else gets a vote.
15. Dream with your eyes wide open.
16. Throughout my life, I’ve always been afraid of losing the people I love, but then, sometimes I wonder, is there anyone out there afraid of losing me?
17. You gotta stand for something, our you’ll fall for anything.
18. Dear Goodbye,
I know it’s not your job to make people cry, or sad. It’s just that the don’t know how to make the most out of you. Hearing you is not the end of the world. It’s the beginning of a new journey. It gives people time to think about what they’ve done and reflect on what they can improve on. Most people don’t have the guts to accept you, thinking that it will end something that they’re used to. But they should know that accepting you makes everything better. -Love, Hello
19. Wanna know a secret? You are beautiful. Whether you are smart, or quiet, or impossibly in love with your best friend, somebody out there cherishes your smile, their head turns, and they get butterflies the minute you walk in a room. Somebody out there can’t stop thinking about you. You are beautiful. Don’t ever believe differently.
20. A heartbreak isn’t as loud as a bomb exploding. Sometimes, it’s like a feather falling and the most painful thing is? No one can really hears it. Except for you.
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1. Let your light shine. Be a source of strength and courage. Share your wisdom. Radiate love.
2. Whenever something happens that’s not a part of your plan, you pretend that it doesn’t exist. You act like you’re in this movie about your perfect life, and then I have to remind you that the only one watching that movie is you.
3. I’m not a stop along the way. I’m a destination.
4. That’s why we need movies. To show us that love can spring in the most unlikely places.
5. You might stop, stay still. But the world will keep moving. Seasons change, time flies.
6. I like things that I like, but I love everything. There’s more choice in like, ‘cause even the worst things have something to love in them.
7. I am who I am today because of the choices I made yesterday.
8. Why is it so hard to express our feelings? Well, let’s see: we live in a world of perfection and fear rejection.
9. You know what really sucks about falling for a guy you know you’re not right for? You fall anyway because you think he might turn out to be different.
10. I love sleep. My life has a tendency to fall apart when I’m awake.
11. And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.
12. There are far better things ahead than any we leave behind.
13. You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
14. I guess that’s what saying goodbye is always like- like jumping off an edge. The worst part is making the choice to do it. Once you’re in the air, there is nothing you can do but let go.
15. …because things change. And friends leave. And life doesn’t stop for anybody.
16. You learn to like someone when you find out what makes them laugh. But you can never truly love someone until you find out what makes them cry.
17. The way I define happiness is being the creator of your experience, choosing to take pleasure in what you have, right now, regardless of the circumstances, while being the best you that you can be.
18. We believe that people with passion can change the world for the better. That’s what we believe.
19. That’s the thing about the Earth. It doesn’t stop to acknowledge the daily disasters of the living. It just keeps spinning and sucking. I think that’s what drives people towards faith, that unsettling realization that the physical world goes on without them, before them, and after them, without recognition or sympathy.
20. There comes a point when you have got to stop relying on other people to make you feel okay. You’ve got to stop saying “I need you.” You’ve got to stop feeling like you can’t live without someone, because guess what? You can. There is no one in this world who knows how to pick you up better than yourself. Sometimes, there won’t be someone who can fix you when you’re breaking. Sometimes, you’re just alone, and you know what? That’s good. Because if you don’t know how to fix yourself when your’e broken, you won’t get anywhere. It’ll seem like the worst thing in the world at first, but I promise you, if you don’t run to anybody, if you just give yourself a chance, you’d be surprised what you can accomplish.
21. I love weddings. Everything about them. They’re just so happy. I love seeing people in love. I love hearing how the bride and groom met, and their proposal story. I love when people cry at weddings. I love seeing old and new friends come together to celebrate. I love seeing families reunited. I love all the details that go into weddings; cakes, dresses, food, flowers, music, showers, and parties. I really do love just about every element.
And I like reading wedding magazines. Get over it. People that like sports read Sports Illustrated, people that like music have Rolling Stone, there’s fashion magazines and home goods magazines…so if you like weddings, what the heck is wrong with looking at bridal magazines? Because, despite what people think, I don’t look at them to plan anything at all. I just like the happiness of all of it.
Don’t think for a second I don’t understand that a marriage is WAY more than the wedding. I would get married in a heartbeat with no wedding at all if I knew I was with God intended me to be with and together, we worked to bring Him glory in everything we do. Me wanting to get married has absolutely nothing to do with a wedding at all. Of course I want one, I won’t deny that. But people forget that weddings aren’t about you, they’re about Him. And they’re a perfect opportunity to show just how wonderful he is.
“And I pray for you. I go: God would these people grow up differently? With a different message. Where they’re not just getting married thinking, “Gosh, what do I want in my wedding? Who do I want to invite?” But you would actually pray to think through “God, what kind of wedding would You want to glorify You the most? What would get the gospel out in the greatest way?” And as you get married thinking through, ” Okay, I want to get married to someone that’s actually going to be about the things of God”… When it’s all about Him, there’s nothing to fight about…. It’s not just about us and our comfortable little homes. It’s about us working towards the kingdom and doing something and being part of something that makes sense.”
I don’t know when I’ll get married, or who I’ll get married to, or even IF I’ll get married. It’s sometimes easy to get caught up in dreaming about how you want your perfect life and wedding to go, but His plan is even more perfect than we can ever dream about. (credit to Hannah Brown)
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{one.}
I’ll screw up. I’ll push you away if we’re getting too close. I won’t trust you until you’ve proven yourself. I get hurt easily and take a lot of things personally. But I’ll love you with everything I have, and if that isn’t enough, then I’m not enough.
{two.}
It’s the way he makes you smile. How every joke he tells you is hilarious. How he can annoy you one second, and make you feel like someone special the next. The way he says your name makes you get through life. You start catching yourself looking his way more often, hoping he’s looking at you too. Then you start getting nervous whenever you talk to him. His instant messages become more meaningful to you, even if you can’t remember what he was talking about, or if anything was important at all. That you were too busy choosing what outfit to wear when you saw him, or whether he’d notice at all. You see his face everywhere, not just at school, and you think about him more and more each day. Suddenly, the pieces start making sense and you realize- you really are in love.
{three.}
I hope you know that you were once one of the most important people in my life, for a very long time. You were the guy I thought about while listening to all those songs, the guy who made me actually look forward to waking up in the morning. You were the guy who could make or break me. Who had my heart, but never bothered to do anything about it.
{four.}
I wanna tell you how I feel, but I’m scared. Scared of being hurt again. Scared of you not feeling the same way. Scared of falling harder. You understand me. You make me smile. Really smile. I never thought I’d like you the way I do. I had to stop myself before, but now I’m not strong enough to do that anymore.
{five.}
He turned around and looked right at me and said nothing. Not even hi. It was as if the months we spent together, the time I spent thinking about him, just weren’t important, as if they never happened. You changed so much. I guess that’s what happens. I wish you knew how much you changed me. I wonder if I’ve changed you, if your life is different because of me. You taught me so much, and now we don’t even talk to each other. I guess that’s what happens.
{six.}
I’ve learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. I’ve learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you’ll miss them when they’re gone from your life. I’ve learned that making a living is not the same thing as making a life. I’ve learned that life sometimes gives you second chances. I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hand; you need to be able to throw some things back. I’ve learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision. I’ve learned that when I have pains, I don’t have to be one. I’ve learned that every day, you should just reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back. I’ve learned that I still have a lot to learn. I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
{seven.}
I can’t think of a single reason why I shouldn’t be a surgeon, but I can think of a thousand reasons why I should quit. They make it hard on purpose- there are lives in our hands. There comes a moment when it’s more than a game, and you either take that step forward, or turn around and walk away. I could quit. But here’s the thing: I love playing the field.
{eight.}
We are all looking for answers. In medicine, in life, in everything. Sometimes, all the answers we were looking for were hiding just below the surface. Other times, we find answers when we didn’t realize that we were asking a question. Sometimes, the answers can catch us completely by surprise. And sometimes, even when we find the answer that we were looking for, we’re still left with a helluva lot of questions
{nine.}
I hope that someday, you’ll find all my quotes, all my words, and read them all.
{ten.}
I think we all deserve better. I think that boys need to make up their minds, figure out what they want. If they want us, they’re going to have to fight for us, because we’re going to find someone so much better than them, someone that actually deserves us, someone makes us look at them and go “what the hell was I thinking?”
{eleven.}
If you really knew me, you’d realize I’m not the girl I was before. I’ve been hurt, walked all over, and rejected. I still have hope for new relationships, but if you really knew me, you’d know I’m scared to death of falling in love again. I’m scared to death of getting hurt. I’m scared to death of getting attached and thrown to the side. Please don’t do that to me. If you really knew me, you’d know I trust you.
{twelve.}
There is a difference between who we love, who we settle for, and who we were meant for.
{thirteen.}
I love you. I love you not just because you’re adorable or because you’re sweet, or because you’re my best friend. I love you because you make me step outside myself and look at who I really am. You make me want to be a better person, just because you are who you are. I can yell you absolutely everything and I know you will always listen.
{fourteen.}
No matter what your relationship status is, everyone has someone in the world they’d marry if they were asked today.
{fifteen.}
For a kiss to be really good, you want it to mean something. You want to be with someone you can’t get out of your head. So that when your lips finally touch, you feel it everywhere. A kiss so hot and so deep you never want to come up for air. You can’t cheat your first kiss. Trust me. You don’t want to. Because when you find that right person for a first kiss, it’s everything. ~Grey’s Anatomy
{sixteen.}
I don’t think having a boyfriend or girlfriend completes you, or is the only thing that can make you happy. Sure, they’ll make you smile till your jaw aches, laugh until you cry, but I’ve always believed that you have to be happy on your own before you can be happy with someone else.
{seventeen.}
Because in first grade, we found out the key to boys. If he likes you, he’ll make fun of you and be mean. And then five years later, we’ll keep believing that. Or at least I still do. Because I once got proof, that although two people act as though they hate each other, they can still be in love, be in love with each other.
{eighteen.}
Love is when you find someone you can really be yourself with. That you can share anything with, like a best friend. It’s when you can’t even imagine what your life would be like without that person. When words don’t even come close to how you really feel, and even though it doesn’t make sense to other people, you know you’re meant to be together.
{nineteen.}
If the world ended today, would you be proud of yourself?
{twenty.}
Take a look at yourself in the mirror. Who do you see looking back? Is it the person you want to be? Or the person people want you to be?
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1. Bad things are always going to happen in life. People will hurt you, but you can’t use that as an excuse to fail or to hurt someone back. You’ll only end up hurting yourself.
2. Forgiveness is never easy. Bitterness is easy. Hatred is easy. But forgiveness, that’s a tough one. Sometimes, people say things they don’t mean or do things they can’t take back. Sometimes, we do things we can’t take back. We’re all afraid of something,
3. It isn’t what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy, it’s what you think about.
4. Life is complicated. It starts before we’re ready, it continues while we’re still trying to figure out the point of it. And it ends before we’ve worked out just what to do.
5. Life is a book of pages. We laugh. We cry. We smile. We stumble. We stand. We fail and we succeed. Every chapter defines who we really are.
6. When I grow up, I want a son first and then a daughter. So my son will beat up any boy that makes my little girl cry.
7. A recent study shows that the heart grows weaker every time we do something opposite of what we feel.
8. Hugging is good medicine. It transfers energy and gives the person hugged an emotional lift. You need four hugs a day for survival, eight for maintenance, and twelve for growth. Scientists say that hugging is a form of communication because it can say things you don’t have the words for. And the nicest thing about a hug, is that you usually can’t give one without getting one.
9. No one can ruin your day (without your permission). Most people will be about as happy (as they decide to be). Others can stop you temporarily (but only you can do it permanently). Whatever you are willing to out up with (is exactly what you will have). Success stops (when you do). When your ship comes in (make sure you are willing to unload it). You will never (have it all together). Life is a journey (not a destination. Enjoy the trip!). The biggest lie on the planet (“When I get what I want, I’ll be happy). The best way to escape (your problem is to solve it). I’ve leaned that ultimately (takers lose and givers win). Life’s precious moments (don’t have value, unless they are shared). If you don’t start (it’s certain you won’t arrive). We often fear the thing (we want the most). Yesterday was the deadline (for all complaints). Look for opportunities (not guarantees). Life is what’s coming (not what was). Success is getting up (one more time). Now is the most interesting (time of all). When things go wrong (don’t go with them). Sometimes, the majority only means (that all the fools are on the same side). A person who asks questions (might be a fool for five minutes, but a person who doesn’t ask, is a fool forever). A best friend is like a four leaf clover (hard to find, and lucky to have). I don’t have to attend (every argument I’m invited to). Our eyes are placed in front (because it is more important to look ahead than behind.
10. The most important thing in life is to stop saying “I wish” and start saying “I will.” Consider nothing impossible, then treat possibilities as probabilities.
11. It’s so funny how we set qualifications for the right person to love, while at the back of our minds, we know that the person we truly love, will always be an exception.
12. Life is a matter of choice. You can be a doctor who saves life, a lawyer who defends life, a soldier who protects life. Or just be yourself.
13. A sweet truth: When God knows you’re ready for the responsibility of commitment, He’ll reveal the person under the right circumstances. Wait patiently. Don’t waste your time wishing. Grow and be ready, you’ll see God will give you a life story far better than you could ever dream of!
14. People said I’ve changed so much. Well, here’s the honest truth: I grew up. I stopped letting people push me around all the time. I learned that you can’t always be happy. I accepted reality.
15. The magic of first love is as painful when its over, but do you know the sweetest part of it? It is when you cry, to let go, to be strong, and to be wise. And when you love again, you will know how to keep it. This time, longer.
16. Don’t cry because of one person. Remember, there is till 6,790,062,216 people to smile to.
17. In life, you’ll meet two special people: One who changes the way you see yourself and the world, and the other, who puts you back together after you have lost the first.
18. Someday, we’ll forget the hurt, the reason we cried and who caused us pain. We’ll finally realize that the secret of being free is not revenge, but letting things unfold in their own way and own time. After all, what matters is not the first, but the last chapter of our life which shows how well we ran the race.
19. What to do when faced with two choices? Simple. Toss a coin. It works not because it settles the question for you, but because while the coin in in the air, you suddenly realize what you are hoping for.
20. All I want is someone who will stay, no matter how hard it is to be with me.
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1. You’re not a kid anymore. You have the right to choose your own life. You can start again. If you want a cat, all you have to do is choose a life in which you can have a cat. It’s your right.
2. Life is a series of collisions with the future; it’s not the sum of what we have been, but what we yearn to be.
3. ‘Forgive and forget,’ that’s what they say. It’s good advice, but it’s not very practical. When someone hurts us, we want to hurt them back; when someone wrongs us, we want to be right. Without forgiveness, old scores are never settled, old wounds never heal, and the most we can hope for is one day, we’ll be lucky enough to forget.
4. I’m also just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her.
5. Because a song can take you back instantly to a moment, a place, or even a person. No matter what else has changed in you or the world, that one song stays the same, just like the moment. Which is pretty amazing, when you actually think about it.
6. I’ve learned that goodbyes will always hurt, pictures can never replace being there, memories forget the hard times, words can never replace feelings, and heroes often go unsung.
7. I must learn to love the fool in me; the one who feels too much, talks too much, takes too many chances, wins sometimes and loses often, lacks self control, loves and hates, hurts and gets hurt, promises and breaks promises, laughs and cries.
8. You must train your intuition- you must trust the small voice inside you which tells you exactly what to say, what to decide.
9. I wanted a perfect ending. Now, I’ve learned the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best out of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next.
10. I happen to believe the world will change only when we change ourselves. And that starts with finding ourselves. And that starts with listening to ourselves; learning to quiet the clamor in our minds and the voices of everyone around us and move toward what feels right- towards the things we know, for reasons we can’t explain, that we’re meant to do, the things that make us feel alive.
11. I don’t want to be married just to be married. I can’t think of anything lonelier than spending the rest of my life with someone I can’t talk to, or worse, someone I can’t be silent with.
12. It seems to me the only thing that matters, the only thing that’s even real, is the here and now. And some stuff is important and some stuff isn’t , and I guess time is the only thing that can sort out which is which. That just means, the more we live in the present, the more we store up all the memories, good and bad, the more we have to hold on to once people, places, and things are gone. Because, believe me, I speak from experience when I say things can change forever, with, like, no warning. So no matter where how much you love something or no matter how much you take it for granted, nothing lasts forever. So for now, all we can do is hang on and wait and see and hope…for the future.
13. Good doesn’t exist without evil. Good wouldn’t have meaning, if we never knew what bad was. Success doesn’t exist without failures. We’d have nothing to succeed at, if we didn’t fail at anything. Love doesn’t exist without struggle. There would be no reason to love, if we didn’t struggle so much for how much it was worth it in the end.
14. Well go on and get it. Chase it. Catch it. Pursue it. And once you have it, once it’s actually really yours, don’t let it go. Cherish it like it’s the only living flower in the world. It’s your responsibility to take care of it, to keep it safe, to protect it. Don’t let yourself down by mistreating it, and don’t even think about taking advantange of it. Who says that you can’t do what you want? Don’t you dare listen to them, don’t listen to a word they say. They’re wrong. You can do it. You can be what you want to be and go where you want to go. Be in your vision and treasure every moment of it. It’s your ideal fantasy and it can happen if you really wanted it to. Work hard for it because you can do it, because it’s worth it. I know it and you know it. If you don’t try, you’ll never know. Would you want to look back in a couple of years and wonder ‘what if’? Because I don’t think you do. Don’t become your own victim. Don’t target yourself and say that you can’t do the things you love. Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do the things you love. Because you can.
You have a dream? Well then… don’t just sit there.
16. “Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that you’ve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you say and actually want to hear more. You share hopes for the future, dreams that will never come true, goals that were never achieved and the many disappointments life has thrown at you. When something wonderful happens, you can’t wait to tell them about it, knowing they will share in your excitement. They are not embarrassed to cry with you when you are hurting or laugh with you when you make a fool of yourself. Never do they hurt your feelings or make you feel like you are not good enough, but rather they build you up and show you the things about yourself that make you special and even beautiful. There is never any pressure, jealousy or competition but only a quiet calmness when they are around. You can be yourself and not worry about what they will think of you because they love you for who you are. The things that seem insignificant to most people such as a note, song or walk become invaluable treasures kept safe in your heart to cherish forever. Memories of your childhood come back and are so clear and vivid it’s like being young again. Colours seem brighter and more brilliant. Laughter seems part of daily life where before it was infrequent or didn’t exist at all. A phone call or two during the day helps to get you through a long day’s work and always brings a smile to your face. In their presence, there’s no need for continuous conversation, but you find you’re quite content in just having them nearby. Things that never interested you before become fascinating because you know they are important to this person who is so special to you. You think of this person on every occasion and in everything you do. Simple things bring them to mind like a pale blue sky, gentle wind or even a storm cloud on the horizon. You open your heart knowing that there’s a chance it may be broken one day and in opening your heart, you experience a love and joy that you never dreamed possible. You find that being vulnerable is the only way to allow your heart to feel true pleasure that’s so real it scares you. You find strength in knowing you have a true friend and possibly a soul mate who will remain loyal to the end. Life seems completely different, exciting and worthwhile. Your only hope and security is in knowing that they are a part of your life.”
17.Everyone says love hurts, but that isn’t true. Loneliness hurts. Rejection hurts. Losing someone hurts. Envy hurts. Everyone gets these things confused with love, but in reality love is the only thing in this world that covers up all pain and makes someone feel wonderful again. Love is the only thing in this world that does not hurt.
18. In your life, you meet people. Some, you never think about again. Some you wonder what happened to them. There are some that you wonder if they ever think about you. And then there are some you wish you never had to think about again. But you do.
19. There is never a time or place for true love. It happens accidentally, in a heartbeat, in a single flashing, throbbing moment.
20. I believe in true love. I believe in love at first sight. I believe love conquers all. And that doesn’t mean that there’s not gonna be hard days or difficult things to deal with, because there will be. But finding that person who does it for you and knowing that person loves you back just makes everything so much easier.
21. People always ask me why I don’t have a boyfriend and wonder why it’s hard to get to me…Throughout my entire life, I’ve always wanted what I drew in my mind as a young girl. I never asked for perfection, but something more than just good enough. I don’t believe in settling for just anything that comes my way. I definitely won’t accept someone just for the sake of having a boyfriend. Thus, I’m not the kind of girl that jumps from guy to guy or the girl that needs a man to be complete, that’s just not me. I don’t date around simply because I know what I want, and I’ll know right away that it isn’t you. My heart is sacred to me, and I won’t give it away to him and him too -
1. If you’re feeling frightened about what comes next…don’t. Embrace the uncertainty. Allow it to lead you places. Be brave as it challenges you to exercise both your heart and your mind as you create your own path towards happiness. Don’t waste time with regret. Spin wildly into your next action. Enjoy the present- each moment as it comes- because you’ll never get another one quite like it. And if you should ever look up and find yourself lost, simply take a breath and start over. Retrace your steps and go back to the purest place in your heart, where your hope lives. You’ll find your way again.
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2. Love is the easiest thing there is. It’s the layers of doubt, fear, and expectation that make it complicated.
3. No matter how you put it, you’re gonna fall, and it’s scary as hell. Except, if there’s an upside to free falling, it’s the chance you give your friends to catch you.
4.Even though,you may want to move forward in your life, you may have one foot on the brakes. In order to be free, we must learn how to let go. Release the hurt. Release the fear. Refuse to entertain your own pain. The energy it takes to hang onto the past is holding you back from your new life.
5. Everybody has a secret world inside of them. All of the people of the world, I mean everybody. No matter how dull and boring they are on the outside, inside them, they’ve all got unimaginable, magnificent, wonderful, stupid, amazing worlds. Not just one world. Hundreds of them. Thousands, maybe.
6. The human heart has hidden treasures. In secrets kept, in silence sealed; the thoughts, the hopes, the dreams, the pleasures, whose charms were broken if revealed.
7. In your life, you meet people. Some, you never think about again. Some, you wonder what happened to them. There are some that you wonder if they ever think about you. And then, there are some you wish you never had to think about again. But you do.
8. In three words, I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: IT GOES ON.
9. The greatest moments of your life won’t necessarily be the things you do. They’ll also be the things that happen to you. Now, I’m not saying you can’t take action to affect the outcome of your life. You have to take action. And you will! but never forget, that on any day, you can step out the front door, and your whole life could change forever. You see the Universe has a plan kids; and that plan is always in motion. A butterfly flaps its wings and it starts to rain. It’s a scary thought, but it’s also kind of wonderful. All these little parts of the machine constantly working…making sure that you end up exactly where you’re supposed to be…exactly when you’re supposed to be there. The right place. At the right time. <3
10. Make a wish and place it in your heart. Anything you want, everything you want. Do you have it? Good. Now believe it can come true. You never know where the next miracle is going to come from. Where the next smile, the next wish will come true. But if you believe that it’s right around the corner, and you open up your heart and mind to the possiblity of it, the the certainty of it, you just might get the thing you’re wishing for. The world is full of magic. You just have to believe in it. so make your wish. Do you have it? Good. Now believe in it, with all of your heart.
11. That’s what I’m afraid of. Not being enough. Not good enough, not smart enough, not pretty enough.
12. We have, as human beings, a storytelling problem. We’re a bit too quick to come up with explanations for things we don’t really have an explanation for.
13. The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These people have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.
14. There come a time when the world gets quiet and the only thing left is your own heart. So you’d better learn the sound of it. Otherwise, you’ll never understand what it’s saying.
15. Life is more than a series of moments, you know? We can make choices and we can choose to protect the people we love. And that’s what makes us who we are.
16. Maybe our old wounds teach us something. They remind us where we’ve been and what we’ve overcome. They teach us lessons about what to avoid in the future. That’s what we like to think. But that’s not the way it is, is it? Some things we’d just have to learn over and over again.
17. Girls are taught a lot of stuff growing up. If a guy punches you, he likes you. Never try to trim your own bangs and someday you will meet a wonderful guy and get your very own happy ending. Every movie we see, every story we’re told implores us to wait for it, the third act twist, the unexpected declaration of love, the exception to the rule. But sometimes, we’re so focused on finding our happy ending, we don’t learn how to read the signs. How to tell from the ones who want us and the ones who don’t, the ones who will stay and the ones who will leave. And maybe a happy ending doesn’t include a guy, maybe it’s you, on your own, picking up the pieces and starting over, freeing yourself up for something better in the future. Maybe the happy ending is just moving on. Or maybe the happy ending is this, knowing after all the unreturned phone calls, broken hearts, through all the blunders and misread signals, through all the pain and embarrassment…you never gave up hope.
18. Life sucks- in a good way. Falling in love, falling in hate, getting hurt- what’s one without the other? When it comes to the ritual of growing up, sometimes you smile because you’re happy. Other times, you smile just because you’ve survived. But hey, a smile is a smile.
19. So I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we’ll never know most of them. But even if we don’t have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there. We can still do things. And we can try to feel okay about them.
20. Love and relationships are never like the movies. No matter how much we want them to be. But when something beautiful ends, for whatever reason, it’s most important not to be disappointed that it’s over, but glad that it happened at all.
