Letting go isn't the end of the world; it's the beginning of a new life.
"Your wings were ready but my heart was not."
I will lend a rabbit to you - for awhile, God said. For you to love her while she lives, and mourn her when she's dead. Maybe for twelve or thirty months -Or maybe two or three years. But will you, 'til I call her back, take care of her for me? she'll bring her charms to gladden you; and should her stay be brief, You'll always have her memories, as solace for your grief. I cannot promise she will stay, since all from earth, return. But there are lessons taught below, I want this rabbit to learn. I've looked the whole world over, in search of teachers true. And from the folk that crowd life's land, I have chosen you. Now will you give her all your love, nor think the labour vain, Nor hate me when I come to you, to take my rabbit again? Then it was that I said: 'Dear Lord, thy will be done.' For all the joys this rabbit will bring, the risk of grief I'll run. I'll shelter her with tenderness, I'll love her while I may. And for the happiness she brings, forever grateful stay. But should you think to call her back, much sooner than we'd planned, I'll brave the bitter grief that comes, and try to understand. and when her faithful soul departs this busy world of strife, please Lord, lend me another rabbit . I'll love her all her life
Adversity is a severe instructor, set over us by one who knows us better than we do ourselves, as he loves us better too. He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper. This conflict with difficulty makes us acquainted with our object, and compels us to consider it in all its relations. It will not suffer us to be superficial.
When an honest man discovers he is mistaken, he will either cease being mistaken, or cease being honest.
Apologizing does not always mean you're wrong and the other person is right. It just means you value your relationship more than your ego.
You’re going to realize it one day--that happiness was never about your job or your degree or being in a relationship. Happiness was never about following in the footsteps of all those who came before you; it was never about being like the others. One day, you’re going to see it--that happiness was always about the discovery, the hope, the listening to your heart and following it wherever it chose to go. Happiness was always about being kinder to yourself; it was always about embracing the person you were becoming. One day, you will understand that happiness was always about learning how to live with yourself, that your happiness was never in the hands of others. It was always about you. It was always about you.
Some kids are smarter than you. Some kids have cooler things than you. Some kids are better at sports than you. It doesn’t matter. You have your thing too. Be the kid who can get along. Be the kid who is happy for others. Be the kid who does the right thing. Be the Nice Kid.