Wanted to Share

A very dear friend of mine just sent me this email. I am not the junk email/chain email person but every once in a while I get a good one and here one is. Instead of forwarding it on I am sharing it here. I have had a lot of emotional, very unnecessary things happen in my life the past couple of years and this email really hit home.


Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, but learning to dance in the rain.' ~anonymous


A birth certificate shows that we were born; a death
certificate shows that we died; pictures show that we lived!

Have a seat . . .
Relax, and read this slowly.

I believe - 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 believe - That we don't have to change friends if we
understand that friends change.

I believe - 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 believe - That true friendship continues to grow, even
over the longest distance. Same goes for true love.

I believe - That you can do something in an instant that
will give you heartache for life.

I believe - That it's taking me a long time to become
the person I want to be.

I believe - That you should always leave loved ones with
loving words. It may be the last time you see them.

I believe - That you can keep going long after you think
you can't.

I believe - That we are responsible for what we do, no
matter how we feel.

I believe - That either you control your attitude or it
controls you.

I believe - That heroes are the people who do what has to
be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.

I believe - That money is a LOUSY way of keeping score.

I believe - That sometimes the people you expect to kick
you when you're down will be the ones to help you get back up.

I believe - 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 believe - That maturity has more to do with what types of
experiences you've had and what you've learned from them and
less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.

I believe - That it isn't always enough to be forgiven
by others. Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.

I believe - That no matter how bad your heart is broken,
the world doesn't stop for your grief.

I believe - That our background and circumstances may have
influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.

I believe - Two people can look at the exact same thing and
see something totally different.

I believe - That your life can be changed in a matter of
hours by people who don't even know you.

I believe - 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 believe - That credentials on the wall do not make you a
decent human being.

I believe - That the people you care about most in life are
taken from you too soon.

The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of
everything; they just make the best of everything they have.