You don't have to

You are free to walk away from the thoughts, habits and actions that have held you back. You don't have to keep pulling yourself down. You don't have to.

The negative thoughts, the self-defeating things you do, may have become so familiar that you think they're a part of you. They are not. You have the strength to leave them behind.

You know well what helps you, and what hurts you. You know what brings growth and fulfillment, and what is a waste of time. You know. And you don't have to tolerate another moment of being any less than the best you can be.

You know what you need, and what you can do. Do what needs to be done, and stop what needs to stop. Take control of each of your moments. Live your possibilities in joy and earnest.

Go on, Get Busy!

You can wait and wish and hope for everything in life to be perfect. Or you can get busy making things better and better.

You can complain that life is unfair, and lament that the best in life has passed you by. Or you can get busy and make the very best of your life.

You can compile a big list of all the things you don't have. Or you can get busy and make full use of the good and valuable things you do have.

You can worry that there's not enough time to get everything done. Or you can get busy doing what you can with the time you have available.

You can let the setbacks and disappointments get you down. Or you can get busy filling your efforts with enthusiasm and positive determination.

You can sit and watch as life happens around you. Or you can get busy and make your life into something great.

you did. you will

There have been situations in your life that you thought you would never get through. And yet, you did.

There have been challenges you faced that you thought you would never overcome. And yet, you did.

There have been losses you've suffered that you thought you would never be able to get beyond. And yet, you did.

For you are here today, stronger, wiser, more experienced and more knowledgeable as a result of it all. Though the road has had its rough spots, you've successfully made your way along it.

There will certainly be more rough spots ahead, and there may even be some particularly difficult ones right now. So it pays, every now and then, to look back and remember that even though you thought you wouldn't get through, you did.

And perhaps, if you think about it, you'll see that there's really never any reason to doubt yourself. For when life challenged you to make your way through, you did.

And now, even more importantly, you will.