“Always remember that behind every strong independent woman, there are days when she was alone and helpless. There are lessons she has learnt from life and there are stories of battles and struggles which she has fought alone. Beneath the shield of confidence and strength there is a plethora of sadness and pain which she has endured.”
Why Wait?
“They say we have forever,
– A WISE SOUL
but they don’t really know.
They say that we have a future,
but is it really guaranteed?
They say we have time to experience life,
but what if we don’t!
Let us live our lives like we don’t have time.
Let us live wildly.
Let us love freely and passionately.
And don’t assume we do what we do without having reasons.”
I love this quote/poem because it is so very true! In order to live a fulfilling life, I believe it involves taking risks and not letting opportunities pass you by. It involves chasing your dreams, standing up for what you believe in, and fighting for love. You can’t let the opinion of society hold you back. If you want to do something, you can’t always turn to others to decide for you! Because, putting your happiness in the hands of someone else will never truly satisfy you. You have no idea how much time you have on this earth. Hopefully you’ll get to live a long and fulfilling life- but some don’t. And you can’t just go about life saying ‘well I’m not going to be one of those people who don’t’- well, how do you know? You don’t know what’s going to happen tomorrow, so why wait to tell those close to you that you love them? Why wait to plan your future? Why wait to do something good for someone? Why wait to be the person you want to be? So, who’s to dictate the age you start ‘living’. You’re never too young or old to experience life in a greater intensity. You’re never too young or old to experience real love. You’re never too young to begin, neither are you too old to change.
Simple Life Lessons
As I went to purchase a new mascara, I looked for the exact same brand. I didn’t want to take the risk, even though I could end up with an even better one, because there was a chance that the different brand could be worse. So, I stuck with the safe option, because I wasn’t willing to take the risk.
Things as simple as this can open our eyes to a valuable life truth…
In life we tend to go with the safe options. We don’t like taking risks because we are afraid of the unknown. We are also afraid of change in a way. There’s this thought that is always hovering in the back of our mind saying, ‘well, it could be worse’. We forget that there is an equal chance that it could be better!
“I’ve been thinking a lot lately about taking chances, and how it’s really just about overcoming your fears. Because the truth is, every time you take a big risk in your life, no matter how it ends up, you’re always glad you took it.”
“If you want it, go for it. Take a risk. Don’t always play it safe or you’ll die wondering.”
“Take chances, take a lot of them. Because honestly, no matter where you end up and with whom, it always ends up just the way it should be. Your mistakes make you who you are. You learn and grow with each and every choice you make. Everything is worth it. Say how you feel, always. Be you, and be okay with it.”
“Live your dreams and take risks. Life is happening now.”
Sayings About Time
The trouble is you think you have time.
You truly don’t know how much you care about something until it’s lost.
If not now- then when?
The only thing we should fear is not taking chances.
Today is all you’ve got!
What you are seeking is seeking you.
In the end, we only regret the chances we didn’t take.
You might as well see so you don’t spend your life wandering or waiting.
Lil’ Dose Of Inspiration
Don’t wait.
The time will never be just right.
-Napoleon Hill
You can’t change the past- so why dwell on it? Instead, change the future.
❤ ❤ ❤
You may always love someone, but it doesn’t mean you’ll always be in-love with them.
Fixing Our World
article by: Gary Haugen, Gregg Hunter
In the face of massive suffering, one has to ask: Why does such great evil triumph in the world? The histories now written make one thing clear: It could have been stopped. And we missed it.
“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.”
If this is true, then why do good men and women do nothing… Rationally, we understand it’s happening, but we don’t know what it’s really like…
Poverty of compassion
To be honest, do you know what I’m passionate about every day? Me. I am enamored with the shriveled world of me and mine. Most often, my first thought in the morning and my final thought as I drift off to sleep at night revolves around me. I have poverty of compassion.
There are two standards by which we judge events in the world: near or far. If it is near to us, we care about it. If an event is happening on the other side of the world, we have a hard time working up concern or compassion about it: “Out of sight, out of mind” or “It doesn’t affect me personally, so it’s not my problem”.
As I expand my exposure to other peoples, other traditions, other problems, I better identify with the pain in others’ lives and develop a more magnanimous compassion. I am discovering the mysterious joy of opening my heart to the world.
Poverty of purpose
Bending the purpose of my life towards increasingly petty things and away from the grander purpose outside myself.
C.S. Lewis once wrote, “We must picture Hell as a state where everyone is perpetually concerned about his own dignity and advancement, where everyone has a grievance, and where everyone lives the deadly serious passions of envy, self-importance, and resentment.”
Poverty of hope
In the face of overwhelming evil and injustice, we often feel powerless. And that powerlessness paralyzes us and steals our hope. When the problems are so big and so bad, can we really make a difference anyway? Barriers stand in our way that take away our hope. Should we even try? We are paralyzed by the poverty of hope because, first, we underestimate the value of a single life. And second, we underestimate the power of just freeing up our hands and our hearts from unworthy distractions.
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