Be realistic. Nothing happens instantly. With every change comes progress. You just have to find it and appreciate it. Remember two facts that should be at the forefront of your mind. Life is supposed to be fun, and nobody gets out alive. Stop wasting time and get started!
The best life lessons come from our mistakes. These are moments when we can truly find our true selves. So next time you make one, don’t be hard on yourself. They are meant to make you better not ruin you. Please visit me on Polywork at: https://www.polywork.com/atemple Also, please visit my website at: https://artemple.tumblr.com/
Throughout your life, you are going to be looked down upon. Yes, it really stinks to hear that but unfortunately, that is how it goes. However, do not use that as an excuse to give up. Don’t allow the naysayers the satisfaction of intimidating you. Succeed in whatever you desire to do. And just leave your critics in the dust! Please visit me on Polywork at: https://www.polywork.com/atemple Also, please visit my website at: https://artemple.tumblr.com/
Your appreciation of a beautiful day, a great meal, and the company of another person are highlighted because you have experienced storms, eating boxed macaroni and cheese, and loneliness. Life is in large part about contrasts. Without them, life is status quo. Accept failure as the price of effort, as the grief of loss, is the price of love.
We are the masters of our own destiny. When you accept this as fact and take responsibility for where you find yourself today, it goes hand in hand with accepting the power to change your life. A man I know found himself homeless at 18. Instead of allowing it to define him, he worked to change it. That man today is a retired Air Force Fighter Squadron Commander, husband, father, and farm owner. He refused…
Positive people have an effect on everything around them. Sometimes it seems insincere if it comes in the face of terrible adversity or consequence. Never lose sight of the fact that our private and public faces are different. Instead of thinking that someone is lying or faking it, consider them as people who refuse to share or spread misery and fear. How we deal with pain and adversity is as important as how we deal…
People sometimes lose sight of the fact that change takes time. In our world today so much of our life is an exercise in instant gratification. Amazon Shopping, Food delivery, even the ability to find and watch media, or gather likes and support via Social Media are nearly immediate. Significant changes made in real-life take longer, both to become habit and to bear the fruit of our labor. It takes patience and faith to stay…
We are all the sum of our personal experiences. None of us have gotten to adulthood without something negative happening in our lives. So many of us can only focus on the outcome and we overlook the lesson that is there in our haste to correct or overcome whatever went awry. Certainly, we don’t want to make the same mistake again, but there is fruit to be harvested from the experience. You may find that,…
It is incredible to see the hardships and challenges that some children can endure. They seem to have an unending supply of inner strength that adults only yearn to harness. Maybe they are just more open to digging deep and finding a way to survive. Children are constantly learning and growing each day. So they are not unaccustomed to striving to overcome whatever appears before them. They are not pre-programmed like adults to judge the…
Don’t give away your power to anyone, especially your naysayers. You are just as special as the next person. You deserve to be here. Live life on your own terms. Listen to advice and constructive criticism but in the end… Make up your own mind. Please visit me on Polywork at: https://www.polywork.com/atemple Also, please visit my website at: https://artemple.tumblr.com/