“Life is unpredictable and as the journey goes, it keeps on moving”
― Life In Color: Taking The Journey
― Life In Color: Taking The Journey
“A friend is someone who can brighten your day with a simple smile, when others try to do it with a thousand words.”
― Rachel's Tears: The Spiritual Journey of Columbine Martyr Rachel Scott
― Rachel's Tears: The Spiritual Journey of Columbine Martyr Rachel Scott
“Do everything with your whole heart, or not at all. Don't put up with lies or with people who lie to you. Don't risk hurting people just for the fun of it. And lastly, your best foot shouldn't be put forward; it should be with you at all times— right there beside the other one.”
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“Life is not perfect
It's a place of pain,
a place of shame,
a place of danger,
and maybe a place of joy,
No, life is not perfect,
And it doesn't matter what aspect.
Some times it's a sunset and a sunrise,
Or the blue skies,
Or a prize in disguise,
But sometimes it's also sour,
A wail and a roar,
With no one to implore,
Life is a test
It throws problems at us
And waits for us to crumble,
under the distress,
And looks as we struggle,
And gathers the pieces that are left,
But if we look at it differently,
We can carry on brilliantly,
It's just a matter of will power,
And being courageous,
A matter of refusing to be a coward,
and facing what is dangerous,
Life doesn't throw problems at us,
to see us lose hope,
No, it expects us to become strong,
It doesn't expect us to mope
Or mourn,
Life is like a teacher,
It teaches a lesson,
That whatever the situation,
Life must go on
Time won't stop,
And wait for you to gain hope
No, it'll carry on,
And let you mope,
Time can't be reversed,
No amount of crying will change the situation,
So stop thinking that your life is cursed,
Because life must go on...”
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It's a place of pain,
a place of shame,
a place of danger,
and maybe a place of joy,
No, life is not perfect,
And it doesn't matter what aspect.
Some times it's a sunset and a sunrise,
Or the blue skies,
Or a prize in disguise,
But sometimes it's also sour,
A wail and a roar,
With no one to implore,
Life is a test
It throws problems at us
And waits for us to crumble,
under the distress,
And looks as we struggle,
And gathers the pieces that are left,
But if we look at it differently,
We can carry on brilliantly,
It's just a matter of will power,
And being courageous,
A matter of refusing to be a coward,
and facing what is dangerous,
Life doesn't throw problems at us,
to see us lose hope,
No, it expects us to become strong,
It doesn't expect us to mope
Or mourn,
Life is like a teacher,
It teaches a lesson,
That whatever the situation,
Life must go on
Time won't stop,
And wait for you to gain hope
No, it'll carry on,
And let you mope,
Time can't be reversed,
No amount of crying will change the situation,
So stop thinking that your life is cursed,
Because life must go on...”
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“The way to be happy is to
take pleasure in what you do and how you do it, not in
imagining that happiness is some place at the end of the road.”
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take pleasure in what you do and how you do it, not in
imagining that happiness is some place at the end of the road.”
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