Don’t Disappoint Yourself

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It will never end. Life never ends. Even when we are no longer here, life continues.

Life is a journey. It continues. Do not expect it to end. If you do, you are going to disappoint yourself. So don’t disappoint yourself.

It is easier to disappoint yourself than to disappoint others. How? Because you are able to hide your true life, your true self, the true story, your failures, your mistakes.

Be authentic. It takes courage to be authentic. Remember, you live your true life when you are authentic..

Barbara De Angelis said, “We need to find the courage to say No to the things and people that are not serving us, if we want to rediscover ourselves and live our lives with authenticity.”

If you cannot live with authenticity, do not expect it from other people. Do not expect what you cannot give yourself from other people.

If you are not good enough for your life, you will never be good enough for other people’s lives.

General Colin Powell writes, “Always do your best. Even when no one else is looking, you always are. Don’t disappoint yourself.” He is right.

To live your true life, you must rise above yourself. You find your true self when you are committed to something bigger than yourself.

If you walk around with hate in your mind, you cannot live your true life. And to live your true life, you must replace hate with love. Because love is life.

Love Is Always New

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Love is always new. Regardless of whether we love once, twice, or a dozen times in our life, we always face a brand-new situation.”– Paulo Coelho

When you are in love, real love, you are always fresh. You are always a new person, a new being, a new creature, a new light.

Love is everywhere. If you want to find love, you must welcome love into your own life.

Love has no fault. Love finds no fault. Love is love. Love is a seed. If you do not water it, it will die. Water love, not hate. Love expands. Hate reduces. Love increases. Hate decreases.

Love is peace. Hate is stress. If you want peace in your life, you must welcome love into your life.

If you want peace in your life, you must replace hate with love. More love, more blessings.

Do not wait for love to come to you. Love is everywhere. You can get love by loving yourself, by sending out love. If you send out love, you will get love back. If you send out hate, hate will come back to you. Practice love, not hate.