Friends

Sometimes people come into your life
and you know right away that they were
meant to be there.
They serve some sort of purpose,
teach you a lesson or help figure out who you are
and who you want to become.

You never know who these people may be:
your neighbor, child, long lost friend, lover,
or even a complete stranger who,
when you lock eyes with them,
you know at that very moment that
they will affect your life in some profound way.

And sometimes things happen to you
and at the time they seem painful and unfair,
but in reflection you realize that
without overcoming those obstacles
you would have never realized your
potential strength, will power, or heart.

Everything happens for a reason.
Nothing happens by chance or by means of good or bad luck.
Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness and
sheer stupidity all occur to test the limits of your soul.

Without these small tests,
whether they be events, illnesses or relationships,
life would be like a smoothly paved straight
flat road to nowhere, safe and comfortable,
but dull and utterly pointless.

The people you meet who affect your life
and the successes and downfalls you experience
create who you are,
and even the bad experiences
can be learnt from.
In fact, they are probably the poignant and important ones.

If someone hurts you,
betrays you or breaks your heart,
forgive them,
for they have helped you learn about trust
and the importance of being cautious
to whom you open your heart.

If someone loves you,
love them back unconditionally,
not only because they love you,
but because they are teaching you to love
and opening your heart and eyes to things
you would have never seen or felt without them.

Make every day count.
Appreciate every moment and
take from it everything that you possibly can,
for you may never be able to experience it again.

Talk to people you have never talked to before,
and actually listen,
let yourself fall in love,
break free and set your sights high.

Hold your head up because you have every right to.
Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself,
for if you don't believe in yourself,
no one else will believe in you either.
You can make of your life anything you wish.

Create your own life and then go out and live in it!
Live each day as if it were your last.

Author Unknown