You have a story to tell.

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Updated 7 years ago,April 4, 2018

1.The only thing guaranteed in life is change.

Whatever is difficult now (whatever seems impossible now) will change.

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Every winter turns into spring.

Every storm runs out of rain, eventually.

4.You are not at the end of your story.

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You are at the beginning.

6.Life is full of second chances.Samuel Jackson struggled with alcoholism and drug addiction early on in his career.

Literally the day after he left rehab, he started work on Spike Lees Jungle Fever.

He was 46 when he was cast in Pulp Fiction.

8.No one else in the world is passionate about the same combination of things you are.

You are here to explore and breathe life into those things.

9.You never know what tomorrow will bring.

Perspective makes the impossible feel possible.

10.You have a story to tell.

11.You have the ability to make others laugh.

12.People who have struggled with depression are more compassionate, empathetic, and caring than the general public.

15.The opportunity to grow up, live life, travel, learn and become wise.

16.The beauty of someone saying they are there for you.

17.Watching stand-up on YouTube.

19.Because its not over until its over.The cross looked like a huge win for the Romans.

20.To prove them wrong.

22.Because there are places in the world you still want to see.

23.Seeing the northern lights.

24.Feeling the hot sun on your skin.

The sun comes out in peoples lives after dark nights of the soul, too.

27.Seeing a shooting star.

29.Driving in your car listening to music whenthe perfect song comes on.

31.The potential for starting over.

32.Having an inside joke with someone.

34.The realization that the hard experiences you go through arewhat your soul needs most.

35.Life has meaning, even when it is difficult or unpleasant.

36.Sometimes our only job is to survive until the point where it doesnt feel like work to survive.

39.We are all of us like that boy sometimes.

you could deny it, or try and throw it in the garbage by all means.

you’ve got the option to despise it so much you drink yourself halfway to death.

Thats where recovery begins.

Thats when the second life the good one starts.

44.Finishing a good book.

45.You have one little life.Its worth throwing everything you have at it.

46.Sand between your toes.

47.Finding something that inspires you.

48.Singing in the shower.

49.A very long hug from someone you love.