When you hit rock bottom it’s not the end. Sometimes rock bottom is the best foundation to rebuild your life. Don’t keep digging to stick your head in the sand, only keep digging if you’re going to plant a tree.
Learn from that tree, stand tall and proud. Go out on a limb, remember your roots, be connected with your natural beauty and enjoy the view.
Always build bridges, not walls. Sometimes the bridge does not go just as planned but no amount of guilt can change that. Don’t get down if you keep making the same mistake because nothing stops until it teaches you what you need to know. You just have to keep building and if it shows you its true colors don’t try to repaint it. Sometimes it’s hard to keep going if you are not recognized for your greatness, but just live it and the world will catch up. Remember that, this bridge is your road and only your road. Others can help build it with you, but know no one can build it for you.
Sometimes you look back at your tree and it is not blossoming but learn that you have to have patience and have to wait for the right moment to get that beautiful flower.
When building the bridge sometimes there will be dark dark nights, but then that’s when you will be grateful for the bright mornings. There will be times when you will worry, but no amount of worrying will change the future.
The tragedy of life is not death, but what we let die inside of us while we live. Most of our pain are thoughts and only thoughts. So don’t be pushed by your problems, be led by your dreams. You believed you could, so do it. What you plant now will harvest later.
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