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Updated 7 years ago,September 27, 2018
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Nobody will remember the worst things youve said or the trembling of your hands when you said them.
Perfection is paralyzing, but so is not having any goals or standards.
Fabien Vilrus
Both will lead to nowhere.
Set a goal, and dont embellish it with details of steps that are out of your range.
But dont set it so low that you never grow, learn, or develop yourself.
Fixation on proving someone wrong is the root of all suffering, ego-based trauma, and emptiness.
Harsh and brutal life experiences are overrated.
Contentment is not conditional.
Being content does not require a total shift in external circumstances or having everything go your way.
Dissatisfaction and unhappiness are not interchangeable.
The former is rooted in wholeness.
The latter is rooted in want and lack.
Wholeness builds upon itself, while lack only buries you deeper into its dark, empty pits.
You dont need to shine the brightest.
You dont need to be number one.
You dont even need to be the greatest at anything.
But you do need to be kind, respectful, and compassionate.
You dont need to be ready, over prepared, or experienced to break into a new path.
You just need to start.
And keep the momentum going.
No matter how slow or flawed your beginning may be.
Music is good for the soul.
Listen, andreally listen,to it.
Immerse yourself the melodies, the rhythm, and the stories being told.
Reading will improve the quality of your life and help you learn from other peoples life experiences.
Some battles were never meant for you to win or even fight in.
you oughta learn that in most battles, the second best thing to do is to surrender.
You are strong, regardless of how much or how little you struggle.
Regardless of how many victories or how many losses youve had.
You cannot manifest the future by thinking or dreaming about it or defining it based on your feelings.
You cannot write your own ending in a book and expect it to be followed word-for-word.
You cannot write a song of your life and expect it to remain in tune.
There will be surprises, both wonderful and terrible.
It isnt and will never be perfect, but that is okay.
Accept it as it is and let go of the ideas of how you think life ought to be.
And your life will be the better for it.
Flawed yet beautiful, broken yet majestic, ordinary yet extraordinary.
But most of all, fully your own.
