Time expands when…

you love.

you care.

you learn.

you serve.

Imagination without beauty turns to waste.

Beauty without humility turns to waste.

Humility without strength turns to waste.

Strength without courage turns to waste.

Courage without kindness turns to waste.

Kindness without truth turns to waste.

Truth without imagination turns to waste.

Sometimes things just work out. They do.

Sometimes things just don’t work out. They don’t.

We always can have hope and take action, that doesn’t change. It won’t.

In fourteen years you can create magic.

If fourteen years you can find peace.

In fourteen years you can love more than you thought possible.

In fourteen years you can triumph.

In fourteen years you can feel complete.

In fourteen years you can find your purpose.

In fourteen years you can imagine eternity.

In fourteen years you can become worthy of their love.

 

Happy Anniversary Meu Amor, so glad we met 14 years ago.

Sharp edges are useful. They protect, they can be beautiful, they encourage caution. They can also be harmful if not paid attention to. Notice the sharp edges, but do not judge them, they are just doing their job.

The more you think about who you are and what you want, the better you will be at finding yourself and your path.

To find peace, to feel alive, to become who we were meant to become we need to pay the price. It is not our hard work or effort, but the opposite. The price we have to pay is the price of letting go. It is easier to hold on to old beliefs, old ideas, old fears, old grievances than it is to move on, to let go, and to live new. The price might be high, but it is always worth the cost and is always a price everyone can afford, everyone can pay.

True confidence does not mean one does not feel or experience fear. It is just that the relationship has changed, it is a transformed relationship with fear. Fear is not in control and does not determine the outcome. Fear is now an adviser and not a decision-maker. With confidence, you become the decision-maker in your life, not your fear.

Accepting yourself for who you are is far more important than self-esteem. Self-esteem is about comparison and confidence in your ability, but, self-acceptance is about understanding who truly you are, understanding where you come from, and knowing where you are going.

 

Vulnerability is the ability to share with transparency and be honest with yourself and others. Being vulnerable is not being a victim. Vulnerability is only powerful when combined with strength – the strength of character, the strength of decision, the strength of determination, the strength of resilience, the strength of will. Strength is the key to unlocking the power of vulnerability.