<><><><>p r e s e n t s:<><><><>
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 peoples 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 in 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 realized it was nothing more than ignorance.
I feared love
until it touched my heart
making the darkness fade into endless sunny days.
I feared ridicule
until I learned to laugh at myself.
I feared growing old
until I realized that I gained Wisdom everyday.
I feared the future
until I realized that life just kept getting better everyday.
I feared the past
until I realized that it could no longer hurt me.
I feared the darkness
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.
[This webpage was created by Kenny Mitchell ®2004 WebUplifterMinistries]
BE A PART OF UPLIFTERLAND!