Keep Calm and ...

So after a stressful and worrying day today I decided to go the classic keep calm route :) These helped me through the day and can hopeful inspire you to keep calm, keep on going & stay positive! 10% of what happens to you in life is uncontrollable and undetermined, 90% is how you react & the outcome there of!! Don’t let people, things, situations or circumstances undermine you, affect your happiness & or ruin your day/week! SMILE, be optimistic and make the most of every moment, no matter what curve balls the world throws at you!

A message from my heart

Choose to live by choice, not by chance; to make changes, not excuses; to be motivated, not manipulated; to be useful, not used; to excel, not compete.

Choose to find enough inner strength to determine your own worth, and not dependent on another's judgement of your life, who you are, who you want to be or the things you want to accomplish.

Choose to never expect, to never assume & never demand; to never let failure get to your heart, and success go to your head. Choose to surround yourself with people that will lift you higher and simply trust God ...some days that's all you need to get through the day.

50 lessons to learn in life & continue to learn.. ღ

• You’re stronger than you think you are.
• Mistakes teach you important lessons. Every time you make one, you’re one step closer to your goal.
• There is nothing to hold you back except you.
• You can press forward long after you can’t. It’s a matter of wanting it bad enough.
• No matter how much progress you make there will always be the people who insist that whatever you’re trying to do is impossible.
• You are limited only by your own imagination. Let it fly.
• Perception is reality.
• Your instincts can be trusted.
• There is only one question to ask yourself: “What would you do if you were not afraid?”
• It’s often hard to tell just how close you are to success.
• The only mistake that can truly hurt you is choosing to do nothing simply because you’re too scared to make a mistake.
• Never let success get to your head, and never let failure get to your heart.
• You have to fight through some bad days to earn the best days of your life.
• Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.
• Do what you love, not what you think you’re supposed to do.
• Laughter is the best medicine for stress. Laugh at yourself often.
• If you want to feel rich, just count all the great things you have that money can’t buy.
• Forgiving yourself is far more important than getting others to forgive you.
• If you awake every morning with the thought that something wonderful will happen in your life today, you’ll often find that you’re right.
• Be nice to yourself.
• For the most part, it doesn’t matter what people think. Follow your own truth.
• No education is wasted. Drink in as many new experiences as you can.
• Making one person smile can change the world.
• Don’t forget to enjoy your journey!
• You never know how strong you really are until being strong is the only choice you have.
• Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.
• You cannot change what you refuse to confront.
• Crying doesn’t indicate that you’re weak. It doesn’t always solve your problems either.
• No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn’t trying.
• Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain.
• You can learn great things from your mistakes when you aren’t busy denying them.
• Give up worrying about what others think of you.
• When you stop chasing the wrong things you give the right things a chance to catch you.
• You have to accept that some things will never be yours, and learn to appreciate the things that are only yours.
• As Henry Ford put it, “Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you are right.”
• Don’t be afraid to move out of your comfort zone. Some of your best life experiences and opportunities will transpire only after you dare to lose.
• Giving up doesn’t always mean you’re weak, sometimes it means you are strong enough and smart enough to let go.
• You’ll rarely be 100% sure it will work. But you can always be 100% sure doing nothing   won’t work.
• Don’t dwell on the past or worry about the future for too long. Right now is life. Live it.
• No matter how cautiously you choose your words, someone will always twist them around and misinterpret what you say. Just say what you need to say.
• Not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of good luck.
• If you are passionate about something, pursue it, no matter what anyone else thinks. That’s how dreams are achieved.
• If you keep doing what you’re doing, you’ll keep getting what you’re getting.
• What lies before us and behind us are tiny matters when compared to what lies within us.
• Don’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines.
• It’s not about getting a chance, it’s about taking a chance.
• If it were easy everyone would do it.
• Be vulnerable.
• A problem is a chance for you to learn.
• Regardless of the situation, life goes on.

Life lessons

I’ve learned that you cannot make someone love you.

All you can do is be someone who can be loved.

The rest is up to them.

I’ve learned that no matter how much I care,

some people just don’t care back.

I’ve learned that it takes years to build up trust

and only seconds to destroy it.

I’ve learned that it’s not what you have in your life

but who you have in your life that counts.

I’ve learned that you can get by on charm for about fifteen minutes.

After that, you’d better know something.

I’ve learned that you shouldn’t compare yourself

to the best others can do,

but to the best you can do.

I’ve learned that it’s not what happens to people,

It’s what they do about it.

I’ve learned that no matter how thin you slide it,

there are always two sides.

I’ve learned that you should always have loved ones with loving words.

It may be the last time you’ll see them.

I’ve learned that you can keep going

long after you think you can’t.

I’ve learned that heroes are the people who do what has to be done

When it needs to be done,

regardless of the consequences.

I’ve learned that there are people who love you dearly,

but just don’t know how to show it.

I’ve learned that sometimes when I’m angry I have the right to be angry,

but that doesn’t give me the right to be cruel.

I’ve learned that true friendship continues to grow even over the longest distance.

Same goes for true love.

I’ve learned that just because someone doesn’t love you the way you want them to

doesn’t mean they don’t love you with all they have.

I’ve learned that no matter how good a friend is,

they’re going to hurt you every once in a while

and you must forgive them for that.

I’ve learned that it isn’t always enough to be forgiven by others.

Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.

I’ve learned that no matter how bad your heart is broken,

the world doesn’t stop for your grief.

I’ve learned that our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are,

but we are responsible for who we become.

I’ve learned that just because two people argue, it doesn’t mean they don’t love each other.

And just because they don’t argue, it doesn’t mean they do.

I’ve learned that sometimes you have to put the individual

ahead of their actions.

I’ve learned that two people can look at the exact same thing

and see something totally different.

I’ve learned that no matter the consequences,

those who are honest with themselves go farther in life.

I’ve learned that your life can be changed in a matter of hours

by people who don’t even know you.

I’ve learned that even when you think you have no more to give,

when a friend cries out to you,

you will find the strength to help.

I’ve learned that writing,

as well as talking,

can ease emotional pains.

I’ve learned that the people you care most about in life

are taken from you too soon.

I’ve learned that it’s hard to determine where to draw the line between being nice

and not hurting people’s feelings and standing up for what you believe.

I’ve learned to love

and be loved.

I’ve learned…