You'll Get There

Only the ones that keeps going will eventually get there.

You have a goal. Big or small (it's all relative).
You work hard at it, time and time again.
You keep hitting brick walls. It hurts. You cry.
Yet, you still keep going somehow.

You wonder what's your motivation.
Sometimes you question your reasons for still moving ahead.
Yet, you do anyway because you would much rather keep moving than going backwards.

All of a sudden (perhaps not so sudden), you realize you've made progress.
You're no longer where you first started.
Things look familiar, yet somehow different.

You realize you're no longer the same person.
Your shoe size is the same, yet you've grown spiritually.

But, it's all inside. You can feel it. Yet, physically, you still look similar.
You feel proud of yourself.
You feel happy.

Your initial goal starts looking a bit too small.
You want to dream bigger.
You don't want it to stop.

That's when you realize, it's not about the end goal.
It's all about the journey to get there.

I Choose

I choose.

I choose to wake up every day with a smile.

I choose to treat my peers with respect.

I choose to keep the door open for the person walking behind me.

I choose to stay focused on solutions rather than problems.

I choose to smile at a stranger on the street.

I choose to feel the wind brush against my cheeks.

I choose to be strong even when everything seems to be falling apart.

I choose to make changes in my own life when I feel there needs to be some.

I choose to surround myself with positive people who inspires me.

When you feel like you're about to drown because you can't seem to stay above water no matter how hard you're fighting... remember... you have a choice.

Listen to Your Heart.

Once you hear what your heart is telling you, and you follow your heart, wonderful things happens.

Too many times, I've worried about doing things right. Over thinking is my middle name, or at least it used to be. Problem is, if you constantly over think everything, you will never be truly happy. You have a brain for a reason but you also have a heart for a reason. Now that I'm letting my heart have more power over my brain, I've never been this happy. You brain may trick you into thinking you're happy but... happiness comes from the heart and not the brain.

There are no right or wrong decisions, I truly believe that. But, if you open up your heart to letting you know what feels good and what doesn't, then happiness reveals itself before you.

Life is hard and you will constantly be faced with challenges and people trying to change your faith, over and over again. You will be hit, time and time again. But, only you have the choice to get back up. Only you have the choice to be stronger. Only you have the choice to overcome every situation that comes your way. It will be hard but you can do it. You deserve happiness. You deserve joy. You deserve respect. All of us do. But never hide your feelings. If you feel sad, ask yourself why? If you feel joy, ask yourself why? If the reasons why are things you have control over, then you have the choice to keep those things in your life or to let them go.

We're only prisoners if we let fear overcome us. Always remember that. Surround yourself with positive people, people that believes in you, that believes in themselves.

It will be okay.