Food For Thought

Now I know that there's no possible way to please everyone. You can make yourself crazy trying to keep everyone else happy but sometimes you have to think of yourself first. It's okay to be selfish every once in a while. If I knew this back then it would have made my life easier.

I have learned that sometimes the only person that you can trust is yourself. You must learn to believe in yourself, love yourself, stand your ground, and fight for what you know is right. Sometimes I make enemies along the way but they are nothing in comparison to the lifetime friendships and relationships that I have been able to make and most importantly, maintain.

A Promise to Myself

Promise yourself….

To be so strong that nothing
can disturb your peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness, and prosperity
to every person you meet.

To make all your friends feel
that there is something in them
To look at the sunny side of everything
and make your optimism come true.

To think only the best, to work only for the best,
and to expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others
as you are about your own.

To forget the mistakes of the past
and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times
and give every living creature you meet a smile.

To give so much time to the improvement of yourself
that you have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear,
and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.

To think well of yourself and to proclaim this fact to the world,
not in loud words but great deeds.
To live in faith that the whole world is on your side
so long as you are true to the best that is in you.