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T hree things in life that, once gone, never come back  Time : Words : Opportunity  Three things in life that may never be lost  Peace : Hope : Honesty  Three things in life that are most valuable  Love : Self-Confidence : Friends  Three things in life that are never certain  Dreams : Success : Fortune  Three things that make a person  Hard work : Sincerity : Commitments  Three things in life that can destroy a person  Alcohol : Pride : Anger  Three things in life that, once lost, hard to build-up  Respect : Trust : Friends   Three things in life that never fail  True Love : Determination : Belief

This is it. Smell it, listen to it, feel it. This is life, happening all around you. The gentle sounds that fill the air, the aromas and energies that fill your senses. Inhale it all. Immerse yourself in this moment like salt in an immense ocean; when you are fully present, time and space dissolve into one taste of RIGHT NOW. If you are carrying heavy burdens and anxiety, pause and take in the moment. It demands nothing of you, but your presence. If you are troubled and lonely, stop and breath. You are safe in this moment. Your worries may or may not come to pass, but right now you are okay. Watch your convictions. They shape your thoughts. Watch your thoughts: They shape your words. Watch your words: They shape your actions. Watch your actions: They shape your habits. Watch your habits: They shape your character. Watch your character: It shapes your destiny. As if the present moment does not contain enough beauty of its own, we so often engage in mental time trav

Standing for what you believe in, regardless of the odds against you, and the pressure that tears at your resistance, ...means courage Keeping a smile on your face, When inside you feel like dying, for the sake of supporting others, ...means strength Stopping at nothing, and doing what's in your heart, you know is right, ...means determination Doing more than is expected, to make another's life a little more bearable, without uttering a single complaint, ...means compassion Helping a friend in need, no matter the time or effort, to the best of your ability, ...means loyalty Giving more than you have, and expecting nothing but nothing in return, ...means selflessness Holding your head high, and being the best you know you can be when life seems to fall apart at your feet, facing each difficulty with the confidence that time will bring you better tomorrows, and never giving up, ...means confidence.

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1. I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you..  2. No man or woman is worth your tears, & the one who is, won't make you cry. 3. Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.  4. A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand & touches your heart.  5. The worst way to miss someone is to be sitting right beside them knowing you can' t have them. 6. Never frown, even when you are sad, because you never know who is falling in love with your smile.  7. To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.  8. Don't waste your time on someone, who isn't willing to waste their time on you.  9. Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one, so that when we finally meet the person, we will know how to be grateful.  10. Don't cry because it is over, smile because it happened.  11. There'

Our Dream is to live, so why not live to dream? The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams and in the power or passion they bring.  *Dream* But dreaming of the person we want to be, shadows the person we truly are.  *Take risks* Be ambitious for better things but not too boastful.  *Overcome obstacles* To see beyond the forest, you must first climb the tallest tree. Hard work always pays off sooner or later.  *Love* The second best thing to do with your lips is smile so share that kiss. Love is giving someone the power to destroy you...but trusting them not to, everyone is good at heart, they wont hurt you on purpose. We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly, so hold on, don't be to quick to let go, its not over till you give up. *Believe* Faith is believing in something when common sense tells you not to. Believe you can and you're half way there, some of the most succes

As much as we hate it, there are many moments in our lives where we find ourselves having to say goodbye . We say goodbye to friends and people we once knew, goodbye to places that were a huge part of our lives like high school or neighborhoods that go hand in hand with our childhood, goodbye to people we loved and whose existence was once the reason your heart was beating, goodbye to people we were close to as death decided it was their time, and even goodbye to the person we once were.  But what I guess I’m trying to say, is to never take any moment, any person, or anything for GRANTED because there might be a time when you’ll have to say goodbye even when you’re not ready or expecting it. And as depressing as goodbyes are, just remember nothing really is gone because they’re a part of you through memories you keep and ingrained in who you are as a person because everything you had to say goodbye to helped you become who you are. So remember that after every goodby

Honesty is vital to making effective changes and identifying who you really are and what you really want.  When you lie about who you are or what you really believe, you reinforce the idea that you need to pretend to be someone else or that you are not fundamentally "good enough".  Worse you undermine virtually every other key principle for self improvement because they are based on the premise that you have identified your authentic self and your goals.  This is impossible to achieve if you are denying or deceiving yourself. Without the truth of who you are and what you really want, you cannot have clarity in life and you cannot achieve your dreams because you have no true direction. Many people use self-deception and denial as a way of avoiding having to deal with issues about themselves, their circumstances,people around them or events from the past.  What they often don't realize is that this locks them in to an ineffectual cycle of self-sabotage a