"Don't be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream it, you can make it so."
--Belva Davis

I Feared
I feared being alone until I learned to like myself.
I feared failure until I realized that I only fail when I don't try.
I feared success until I realized that I had to try in order to be happy with myself.
I feared people's opinions until I learned that people would have opinions about me anyway.
I feared rejection until I learned to have faith in myself.
I feared pain until I learned that it's necessary for growth.
I feared the truth until I saw the ugliness of lies.
I feared life until I experienced its beauty.
I feared death until I realized that it's not an end, but a beginning.
I feared my destiny until I realized that I had the power to change my life.
I feared hate until I saw that it was nothing but ignorance.
I feared ridicule until I learned how to laugh at myself.
I feared growing old until I realized that I gained wisdom every day.
I feared the future until I realized that life just kept getting better.
I feared the past until I realized that it could no longer hurt me.
I feared the dark until I saw the beauty of the starlight.
I feared the light until I learned that the truth would give me strength.
I feared change until I saw that even the most beautiful butterfly had to undergo a metamorphosis before it could fly...
If you want to take your mission in life to the next level, if you're stuck and you don't know how to rise, don't look outside yourself. Look inside. Don't let your fears keep you mired in the crowd.
Abolish your fears and raise your commitment level to the point of no return, and I guarantee you that the "Champion Within" will burst forth to propel you toward victory.
~ Author Unknown ~

"Riches have never fascinated me, unless combined with the greatest
charm or distinction." --F. Scott Fitzgerald

"To me, money is...almost human. If you treat it with real sympathy and
kindness...it will be a good servant...and take care of you."
--Katharine Butler Hathaway

"Strive to be rich not in possessions but in courage and merit."
--Agesilaus II