No one who has ever lived or is to come has
had your combination of abilities, talents,
appearance, friends, acquaintances, burdens,
sorrows and opportunities.

No, one's hair grows exactly the way yours
does. No one's finger prints are like yours.
No one has the same combination of secret
inside jokes and family expressions that you know.

The few people who laugh at all the same
things you do, don't sneeze the way you do.
No one prays about exactly the same concerns
as you do. No one is loved by the same
combination of people that love you - NO ONE!

No one before, no one to come.
YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY UNIQUE!
Enjoy that uniqueness. You do not have to
pretend in order to seem more like someone
else. You weren't meant to be like someone
else. You do not have to lie to conceal the
parts of you that are not like what you see in anyone else.

You were meant to be different. Nowhere ever
in all of history will the same things be going
on in anyone's mind, soul and spirit as are
going on in yours right now.

If you did not exist, there would be a hole in
creation, a gap in history, something missing
from the plan for humankind.

Treasure your uniqueness. It is a gift given only
to you. Enjoy it and share it!

No one can reach out to others in the same way
that you can. No one can speak your words.
No one can convey your meanings. No one can
comfort with your kind of comfort. No one can
bring your kind of understanding to another person.

No one can be cheerful and lighthearted and
joyous in your way. No one can smile your smile
. No one else can bring the whole unique impact of
you to another human being.

Share your uniqueness. Let it be free to flow out
among your family and friends and people you
meet in the rush and clutter of living wherever you
are. That gift of yourself was given you to enjoy
and share. Give yourself away!

See it! Receive it! Let it tickle you!
Let it inform you and nudge you and inspire you!

YOU ARE UNIQUE!
~Author Unknown~

Do not undermine your worth
By comparing yourself with others.
It is because we are different
That each of us is special.

Do not set your goals
By what other people deem important.
Only you know what is best for you.

Do not take for granted
The things closest to your heart.
Cling to them as you would your life.
For without them, life is meaningless.

Do not let your life slip through your fingers
By living in the past nor for the future.
By living your life one day at a time,
You live all the days of your life.

Do not give up
When you still have something to give.
Nothing is really over
Until the moment you stop trying.
It is a fragile thread
That binds us to each other.

Do not be afraid to encounter risks.
It is by taking chances
That we learn to be brave.

Do not shut love out of your life
By saying it is impossible to find.
The quickest way to receive love is to give love;
The fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly.

In addition,
The best way to keep love is to give it wings.
Do not dismiss your dreams.
To be without dreams is to be without hope,
To be without hope is to be without purpose.

Do not run through life
So fast that you forget not only where you have been
But also where you are going.
Life is not a race but a journey
To be savored each step of the way.

So smile.... and let the sun shine through.
For there's someone,
somewhere, watching over you.
~ Author Unknown ~

(1) I know God created me and that He loves me (Jer 31:3).

(2) I have shortcomings and I want to change.
I believe that God is working in my life each day;
while He is, I can still accept and enjoy myself.

(3) Everyone has faults; I am not a failure because I'm not perfect.

(4) I'm working with God to overcome my faults,
but there'll always be something to work on;
therefore I won't be discouraged when He convicts me
of areas that need improvement.

(5) I want people to like me,
but my sense of worth is not dependent on them.
Jesus has already demonstrated my worth by dying for me.

(6) I won't be controlled by what others think, say or do.
If they reject me, I'll survive,
for God has promised never to reject me as long as I keep believing.

(7) No matter how often I fail I won't give up,
because God is with me.
He has promised to strengthen and sustain me as long as I live (Heb 13:5).

(8) I like myself; I don't like everything I do, and I want to change -
but I refuse to put myself down.

(9) I am acceptable to God through the blood of Jesus (Eph 2:8-9).

(10) God has a plan for my life and I'm going to fulfil it;
I have God-given gifts and I intend to use them to glorify Him.

(11) In myself, I am nothing, but in Christ I am everything I need to be.

(12)I can do whatever God calls me to do,
through the power of Him who dwells in me (Phil 4:13).

You will receive a body.
You may like it or hate it,
but it's yours to keep
for the entire period.

You will learn lessons.
You are enrolled in a full-time,
informal school called LIFE.

There are no mistakes, only lessons.
Growth is a process of trial,
error and experimentation.
The "failed" experiments are as much
a part of the process as the experiments
that ultimately "work".

Lessons are repeated until they are learned.
A lesson will be presented to you
in various forms until you have learned it.
When you have learned it,
you can go on to the next lesson.

Learning lessons does not end.
There is no part of life that
doesn't contain it's lessons.
If you're alive, there are
still lessons to be learned.

"There" is no better than "here".
When your "there" has become "here",
you will simply obtain another "there"
that will again look better than "here".

Other people are merely mirrors of you.
You can not love or hate something
about another person unless it reflects to you
something you love or hate about yourself.

What you make of your life is up to you.
You have all the tools and resources you need.
What you do with them is up to you.
The choice is yours.

Cherie Carter-Scott, Ph.D.

Don't let go of hope.
Hope gives you the strength to keep going
when you feel like giving up.

Don't ever quit believing in yourself.

As long as you believe you can,
you will have a reason for trying.

Don't let anyone hold your happiness in their hands;

Hold it in yours, so it will always be within your reach.

Don't measure success or failure by material wealth,
but by how you feel;

Our feelings determine the richness of our lives.

Don't let bad moments overcome you;
be patient, and they will pass.

Don't hesitate to reach out for help,
we all need it from time to time.

Don't run away from love but towards love,
because it is our deepest joy.

Don't wait for what you want to come to you.

Go after it with all that you are,
knowing that life will meet you halfway.

Don't feel like you've lost when plans and dreams,
fall short of your hopes.

Anytime you learn something new about yourself
or about life, you have progressed.

Don't do anything that takes away from your self-respect.

Feeling good about yourself is essential
to feeling good about life.

Don't ever forget how to laugh or to be too proud to cry.

It is by doing both that we live life to its fullest.

Accept me as I am
I have no guarantee
A claim to perfection I have not...
Perfect I cannot be
I, like you...am human
Prone to make mistakes...
Failure is not a character flaw
Just a part of the human makeup
I live, I laugh and I also learn I am searching all the time
in waking hours as well as sleep
I have a long road to travel...
as well as you do...
We learn our lessons on the way
Wisdom we shall acrue
Accept me as I am Because I am...me
And You are you!
No one like me in the world
That is my only guarantee!!
I am just me!

Set yourself free from the past. The good things from yesterday are still yours in memory; the things you want to forget you will, for tomorrow is only a sunrise away. Free yourself from regret or guilt, and promise to live this day as fully as you can.

Set yourself free from the expectations of others, and never feel guilty or embarrassed if you do not live up to their standards. You are most important to yourself; live by what you feel is best and right for you. Others will come to respect your integrity and honesty.

Set yourself free to simply be yourself, and you will soar higher than you've ever dreamed."