Nothing in life is for certain. Anything you receive can be taken away from you within a matter of seconds. But its not always about what you lose, sometimes its what you gain in the process and most importantly what remains. I was told by a very close family friend we learn something new from everyone we meet, even if we never see them again. I couldnt agree more with her. I think of the people I just recently met and realized I learned a lot more from them than I had from people ive probably known my entire life. It saddens me to let go of potential friendships or relationships that I saw growing into something beautiful- but then it hits me, things happen for a reason. Thats the way its always been and thats never going to change. No need to try and figure it out; the who's, the what's, the why's... Just learn to deal. For every minute you choose to dwell on mistakes or mishaps, you lose 60 seconds of happiness that you'll never be able to get back.

NOWWW... Aint it crazy how we only pay attention to people or certain things for their image... The reputation they carry. We follow every move, every right and especially every wrong. We insinuate how good or how bad something/someone is, all the pros and cons by word of mouth. Some of us dont even take time to research, we just go by hearsay. We read into things/people without even getting a chance to understand the story behind their image. When it comes to people, the ones we wish we were most like, the ones we "admire" or look up to, and the ones we envy or despise for no reason at all- we treat them like a dream instead of reality. We spend so much time talking about them, trying to be better than them or impress them... When really we dont even know their motive. The person you want to be most like might just be against everything you stand for. How do you know what theyre all about until you get a chance to sit down with them and ask for yourself? Basically- dont let the opinion of someone else determine whether or not you take a chance. Not every outcome is the exact same. You could miss out on something incredible.

Like I stated in a previous blog, God made no deals when he was handing out life. You are the captain of your ship, you choose the direction you sail. Some days you ride with the wind and some days it blows against you. No one said it was going to be a fair ride and not every situation is given complete justice. It is what it is, and like everything in life... IT too, can be gone in sixty seconds.