Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away they were
meant to be there...to serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson,
or to figure out who you are or who you want to become. You never know
who these people may be but you lock eyes with them and you know that
very moment that they will affect your life in some profound way.

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

Everything happens
for a reason. Nothing happens by chance or by means of luck. Illness,
love, and lost moments of true greatness and sheer stupidity all acure
to test limits of your soul. Without these small tests, life would be
like a smoothly paved, straight, flat road to know where safe and
comfortable but dull and otterly pointless.

The people you meet
affect your life. The successes and the downfalls that you experience
can create whom you are and the bad experiences can be learned from. In
fact they are probably the most poignant and important ones. If someone
hurts you, betrays you, or breaks your heart, forgive them because they
have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious
to whom you open your heart to.

If someone loves you, love them
back unconditionally, not only because they love you, but also because
they are teaching you to love and open your heart and eyes to little
things. Make everything count. Appreciate everything you possibly can,
for you may never experience it again.

Talk to people whom 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 ever right to. Tell yourself you're a great individual and
believe in yourself, no on else will believe in you. Create your own
life and then go out and live it.