*Ames*

1) Find a house, get moved & settled in 
2) Find a new job that I will love & enjoy
3) Lose weight & try to be healthier
4) Get my driver's license & a car
5) Save money more, spend money less
6) Make new friends and keep the friendships I have now stronger than ever
7) Learn how to swim
8) Take time to relax and enjoy time by myself
9) Learn more & help others
10) Work more on my writing

 No Regrets
There's no point in holding on to something that you can't use.
Give your shoulders a break,
they already have enough to carry.


Live Live Live
You'll never be too old to act like a child.
To stay young you have to live young...
you'll thank yourself in the long run.


Remember
Forgetting what you know and what you've done is like forgetting who you are.
Lessons come from memories,
and memories come from moments you can't get back.
Remember to relive


Dream
Always wish for something bigger,
and remind yourself that you refuse to settle.
You can't live without ambitions, so have as many as you can...
Even if you can't fufill them all, always know its worth the try.
It could end up changing everything you've ever wanted it to.


Have Faith
Never underestimate what can and can't happen.
Always have something to believe it...
...even if it isnt much to anyone else.
Through the good and the bad it will never leave you unless you let it.
Don't lose it.
You may not be able to get it back.


Trust
Surround yourself with people that you know you can count on.
Lean on someone just as much or as hard as they lean on you...
...it makes it easier to hold yourself up.
But be cautious, some people will trick you into falling


Indulge
Work to live, but live to play.
Make yourself happy any way that you can.
But remember to step out of your element every once in a while,
because playing it safe is boring.
Act like it's your last chance with every desicion that you make...
because you never know...
...it just might be.


Laugh
Until it hurts. 
Until you can't breath
Until you cry.
If you don't have the heart to laugh
then you dont have the heart to do anything.
It can cure a pain better than any pill ever could.


Forgive
Holding grudges weighs on the soul.
Don't be too partial to second chances.
Because you never know...
...you just might beg for one someday.


Don't take ANYTHING for granted
Not a year. Not a month. Not a day. Not an hour. Not a minute
Not a single solitary moment.
Take every day that you have and live it.
Learn from it.
Be thankful for it.
Always remember how good you have it, and how much better you can make it.
Don't forget to show appreciation for the people you have in your life.
They are your everything, so treat them like it.
Don't waste chances 
You won't even know you've had them until after you've lost them
Make everything you say and do count for something.
Close your eyes everynight before bed and smile,
Find strength in yourself for the things that you need...
...and thank your lucky stars for everything that you've got.

I asked God to take away my pain.
God said, No.
'It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up.'

I asked God to make my handicapped child whole.
God said, No.
'Her spirit was whole, her body was only temporary.'

I asked God to grant me patience.
God said, No.
'Patience is a byproduct of tribulations; it isn't granted, it is earned.'

I asked God to give me happiness.
God said, No.
'I give you blessings. Happiness is up to you.'

I asked God to spare me pain.
God said, No.
'Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares and brings you closer to me.'

I asked God to make my spirit grow.
God said, No.
'You must grow on your own, but I will prune you to make you fruitful.'

I asked God for all things that I might enjoy life.
God said, No.
'I will give you life so that you may enjoy all things.'

I asked God to help me love others, as much as he loves me.
God said...
'Ahhhh, finally you have the idea.'

 Once a man was walking along a beach. The sun was shining and it was a beautiful day. Off in the distance he could see a person going back and forth between the surf's edge and and the beach. Back and forth this person went. As the man approached he could see that there were hundreds of starfish stranded on the sand as the result of the natural action of the tide. The man was struck by the the apparent futility of the task. There were far too many starfish. Many of them were sure to perish. As he approached the person continued the task of picking up starfish one by one and throwing them into the surf. As he came up to the person he said, "You must be crazy. There are thousands of miles of beach covered with starfish. You can't possibly make a difference." The person looked at the man. He then stooped down and pick up one more starfish and threw it back into the ocean. He turned back to the man and said, "It sure made a difference for that one!"

When things go wrong as they sometimes will.
When the road you’re trudging seems all up hill.
When funds are low and the debts are high.
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh.
When care is pressing you down a bit.
Rest, if you must, but don’t you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns.
As everyone of us sometimes learns.
And many a failure turns about.
When he might have won had he stuck it out:
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow –
You may succeed with another blow.
Success is failure turned inside out –
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt
And you never can tell how close you are.
It may be near when it seems so far:
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit –
It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit