Never apologize for telling people what’s on your mind. Honesty makes people feel uncomfortable and that’s good because comfortable people rarely take action. Write down your dreams and put a plan together to accomplish them. Remember, if you want to make your dreams come true, the first thing you have to do is wake up and get going! If you get knocked down, just dust yourself off and get back up! If someone or something is trying to bring you down, remember, life is 10% of what happens to us, and 90% of how we respond to it! You are in charge of your attitude!
Stay the COURSE, stay POSITIVE and FOLLOW your DREAMS!

There are some people out there who may not express happiness for your successes. They may not say how proud they are of you or won’t bring themselves to show joy for your accomplishments. Don’t seek their approval or validation if they are not willing to give to you freely. Search for blessings inside yourself and be confident that you have done greatness. You dont need anyone’s praise to make you feel valuable. Believe in yourself that you are worthy and that no one’s opinion or lack of approval makes you or breaks you. What others think about you in not as important as what you think of yourself. Believe in You! From Lessons Learned in Life

Friends either inspire you or they drain you; please pick them wisely. There are many people out there who would do anything to see you fail. Never! Never give them that satisfaction! Hold your head up high, smile and walk tall! Never let anyone break your soul!

People come into your life for a reason; the negative people usually are there to teach you what you don’t want to become, treat you how you don’t want to be treated, and to show you what you don’t deserve. Embrace them, let them teach you, and then let them go. Be a positive influence on others; you’ll attrack more positive people to you. Oh yeah, and don’t forget to appreciate the positive people in your life!

Do you think that you’re a Hero?

Probably not, but if you really stop and give it some thought, you’re probably a lot closer to a real hero than you know.

I’m not talking about your child’s hero, that goes without saying.

Real heroes are those who have the courage to love, laugh, and live full tilt, despite the hand they’re dealt.―Kute Blackson

Maybe, you were lucky enough to have two loving parents that not only nurtured you but encouraged you and were there for you and supported you throughout your life and if you did, I am truly happy for you and you are very lucky, because most of the world doesn’t/didn’t.

Most people have a multitude of areas that they’ve had to overcome. Whether it be abuse, divorce, drugs, alcohol, [fill in the blank here with your demons], most of us have had to overcome many areas. We ALL have them; rich or poor, athlete or geek, popular or not. And despite the shortcomings, you’ve turned out OK. I think that you should be extremely proud of yourself and should remind yourself that you’ve overcome much to get to where you are today.

If you’re like me, you probably carry your own climate. Your own “pocket full of sunshine”. If it turns out to be a dark and dreary day, you reach in and take it out and smile! It doesn’t matter because nothing is going to stop you.

You love life’s challenges and you love it when people “try” to limit your ability. They tell you that, “you’ll never be able to do that” or “you can’t do that”. Who are these people? Why do they feel so compelled to limit our abilities or to tell us what we can or can’t do? Never let anyone limit you and always remember that, “what the mind can believe, the body can achieve.” Follow your heart and your dreams and keep reaching for the stars.

I tip my hat off to you. You’ve chosen to smile and stay positive regardless of what the world throws at you. In my opinion, you’re a survivor!

YOU’RE A HERO!