SOME THINGS TO THINK ABOUT

Special is a word that is used to describe
something one-of-a-kind like a hug or a sunset
or a person who spreads love with a smile or kind gesture.

Special describes people who act from the heart
and keep in mind the hearts of others.
Special applies to something that is admired and precious
which can never be replaced.
Special is the word that best describes you.
Author Unknown

I Believe in you

I want to tell you that I believe in you;
I believe in your mind
and all the dreams, intelligence,
and determination within you.
You can accomplish anything.
You have so much open to you,
so please don’t give up on what you want
from life or from yourself.
Please don't put away the dreams inside of you.
You have the power to make them real.
You have the power to make yourself exactly what you want to be.
Believe in yourself the way I do,
and nothing will be beyond your reach.
Author Unknown

A STATE OF MIND

If you think you are beaten, you are;
If you think you dare not, you don't;
If you'd like to win but think you can't,
It's almost a cinch you won't.

If you think you'll lose, you've lost;
For out in the world you'll find
Success begins with a person's will;
It's all in the state of mind.

Life's battles don't always seem to go
To the strongest or fastest man,
But sooner or later the man who wins
Is the one who thinks he can.
Anonymous

There is inside you
all of the potential to be whatever
you want to be ...
all of the energy to do whatever
you want to do.
Imagine yourself as you would like to be,
doing what you want to do,
and each day,
take one step towards your dream.

And though at times it may seem too
difficult to continue,
hold on to your dream.

One morning you will awake to find
that you are the person you dreamed of ...
doing what you wanted to do ...
simply because you had the courage
to believe in your potential
and to hold on to your dream.
Author Unknown

In all the world, there's nobody like me.
Since the beginning of time,
there has never been another person like me.
Nobody has my smile.
Nobody has my eyes, my nose, my hair, my hands, my voice.
I'm special.

No one can be found who has my handwriting.
Nobody, anywhere, has my tastes... for films or music or art.
No one sees things just as I do.
In all of time, there's been no one who laughs like me,
no one who cries like me.
And what makes me laugh and cry will never produce
identical laughter and tears from anybody else, ever.

No one reacts to any situation just as I would react.
I'm special.
I'm the only one in all of creation who has my set of abilities.
Oh, there will always be somebody who is better
at one of the things I'm good at,
but no one in the universe can reach the quality of my
combination of talents, ideas, abilities, and feelings.

Like a room full of musical instruments,
some may excel alone, but none can match the
symphony of sound when all are played together.
I'm a symphony.

Through all of eternity, no one will ever look, talk,
walk, think, or do like me.
I'm special. I'm rare.
And in all rarity there is great value.
Because of my great rare value,
I need not attempt to imitate others.
I will accept -- yes, celebrate -- my differences.

I'm special. And I'm beginning to realize
that it's no accident that I'm special.
I'm beginning to see that I was made for a very special purpose.
There is a job for me to do that no one else can do as well as I.
Out of all the billions of applicants, only one is qualified;
only one has the right combination of what it takes.

At anytime, you can decide to alter the course of your life.
No one can ever take that away from you.
You can control your own destiny.
Make yourself do what ever is possible,
Make yourself become whatever you long to be.

You don't have to buy from anyone.
You don't have to work at a particular job.
You don't have to participate in any given relationship.
You can choose.
The choice is yours.
It is always your next move.
Author Unknown

One song can spark a moment;
One flower can wake the dream.
One tree can start a forest;
One bird can herald spring.
One smile begins a friendship;
One handclasp lifts a soul.
One star can guide a ship at sea;
One word can frame the goal.
One vote can change a nation;
One sunbeam lights a room.
One candle wipes out darkness;
One laugh will conquer gloom.
One step must start each journey;
One word must start each prayer.
One hope will raise our spirits;
One touch can show you care.
One voice can speak with wisdom,
One heart can know what's true,
One life can make the difference,
You see, it's up to you!
Author Unknown

Thanks to the many sources and the teachers for this knowledge
and wisdom that is helping us on our journey.