Dawna's blog: "Miscellaneous"

Sometimes people come into your life and

you know right away

that they were meant to be there...

to serve some sort of purpose,

teach you a lesson

or help 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,

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 you realize

that without overcoming

those obstacles you would never realize

your potential, strength, will power or heart.  

Everything happens for a reason.

Nothing happens by chance

or by means of luck.

Illness, love, lost moments of true greatness

and sheer stupidity all

occur to test limits of your soul. 

Without these small tests,

life would be like a

smoothly paved, straight,

flat road to nowhere

safe and comfortable

but dull and utterly pointless. 

The people you meet affect your life.

The successes and 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. 

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 every day count.

Appreciate everything that 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 you head up

because you have every right to. 

Tell yourself you are a great individual

and believe in yourself,

for if you don't believe in yourself,

no one else will believe in you.

Create your own life and

then go out and live it.

~~The Piano Lady