Journey of Life

Do not undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others;

It is because we are different that each of us is special.
Do not set your goals by what other people deem important.
Only you know what is best for you.

Do not take for granted the things closest to your heart.
Cling to them as you would your life,
for without them, life is meaningless

Do not let your life slip through your fingers

By living in the past nor for the future.

By living your life one day at a time,

You live all the days of your life.
Do not give up when you still have something to give.
Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
It is a fragile thread that binds is to each other.

Do not be afraid to encounter risks.
It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
Do not shut out of your life by saying it is impossible to find.
The quickest way to receive love is to give love;

The fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly.

In addition, the best way to keep love is to give it wings.
Do not dismiss your dreams.
To be without dreams is to be without hope;

To be without hope is to be without purpose.

Do not run through life so fast that you forget
not only where you have been, but also where you are going.
Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored each step of the way.

~Author Unknown

So many lessons in life I have learned.

Some good, but some that have left me burned.
But each lesson has built up my character in a different way,

teaching me something new and important every day.

Lesson one is that abuse leaves emotionally damaging trauma,
turning life into one terrifying drama.
It completely devastates a person, tearing his life apart

and creating scars and wounds on the heart.

The next lesson is knowing that everyone is not as they appear.

Beware because some act friendly hoping to get near,

When from the friendship they want to benefit for their own gain

And their fakeness and betrayal in the end causes a lot of pain.

The third lesson would be love is at times tough,

that in a relationship you will face roads that are rough.

But if love is strong between the two,

They can endure the stormy weather and together get through.

Number four is never let dreams and goals out of sight.

Go after them even if to reach them you must fight.
For if in your heart you believe

Then anything is possible to achieve.

The fifth lesson is always wear a smile

And never be afraid for others to go the extra mile.
One little smile can really brighten one's day,
Encouraging them in ways that words could never say.

Onto number six which is stay young at heart
Refusing to let the past tear you apart.
Enjoy life and all that it has to offer
Concentrate on how much better things can be, not how bad they were.

Lesson seven is be proud of who you are.

For your own special personality in life will take you far.
Don't compare yourself to others, because you are unique.
People will admire you if you are yourself, knowing they can go to you when it's help or advice they seek.

Eight is in your heart don't harbor hate.
Bitterness will eat you up inside causing a miserable fate.
When others hurt you, turn the other cheek and forgive,
having a clean heart free of hatred will allow you a longer life to live.

Lesson nine is for nothing your morals and values trade,

In saying NO to temptation don't be afraid.
Stand up always for what is right

And into this dark world shed some light.

Finally lesson ten is that through the hard times, keep on.
Life is only beginning; it's far from gone.
So through every trial continue to persevere,
Know that it's ok to shed more than one tear.

These are lessons in life that have helped me,

Where from my pain I have felt more free.
On these I often reflect
Hoping that for others they too may have the same effect.