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Sometimes the hardest part about following your dreams is convincing everybody else that you aren’t crazy. Harder than that, is when you’re trying to be better in life but those closest to you accuse you of thinking you’re better than them. As if deciding to stand alone or standing for something different means that you’re saying you stand above them. A small mind cannot fathom big dreams so expect to be doubted when you decide to change. Trying to be a better you today than you were yesterday is not a crime. Changing, improving, and learning is what life is all about. The worst thing a “friend” can do to somebody trying to be better is to throw their past mistakes in their face. Don’t remind them of their failures before you acknowledge the universes favor. When people feel insecure about what they lack, they feel threatened by what you have. That’s why envy is the highest form of ignorance. Nobody knows what universe has placed in you like you do and nobody knows what you had to go through to get where you are. The reason you struggled before and the reason you fight today, are for your testimony and not to be tested by the phony. And it’s not always that people don’t believe in you, it’s just that sometimes the freedom of your courage reminds them that they’re chained to their fear. So continuing seeking greatness, be brilliant, be bold, and be beautiful because in the words of a great poet, “Who are you NOT to be?”
Enfield NC
Vandalism
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Be unforgettable. Live in such a way that people’s lives are forever changed when they meet you. Do you in such a fashion that it can’t be duplicated. Be treasured. Don’t let anybody just take up space in your life. If they aren’t motivating you to do better, they’ll be distracting you from getting better. If your life is exactly the same after a person as it was before them, then you’ve wasted your time. If you have to question what somebody brings to the table, then you probably shouldn’t be eating with them. Be passionate. You have to live your passion. Part time effort will never get you full time success. A life without passion is a life that is lacking. You have to believe in something, someday. Be ever growing. With every situation, no matter good or bad, you have to find a way to be better from it. Getting older is inevitable but growth is optional. Live in a way that matures you. Be ambitious. To have drive is to have a sense of purpose. The essence of ambition is found when you recognize that you are on a mission. Success embodies three aspects that can never be compromised: love, passion, growth. When you have these, you attract greatness.
Vandalism2
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A beautiful thing is never perfect. Actually, flaws are the only thing that gives something enough distinction to even be qualified as beautiful. There’s deception in perfection. It gives the illusion that everything is all good when it really isn’t. For most people the ability to hide flaws is more important than having the patience necessary to become better. However, the ideal person isn’t without flaw, the ideal person is somebody who’s been through something real, got scarred, but survived. Don’t go for perfect, go for purity, seek substance, and get something genuine. Some situations need to be tested, some people will need to be pushed down and bruised. Life isn’t nice; you have to be able to handle the ups and the downs. Your love requires a process. Deserving your time demands some real effort. Perfection doesn’t understand the idea of work. You will never need a perfect relationship to experience perfect joy. Learn to appreciate moments rather than stressing time. Learn to invest energy in your weaknesses and that will allow you to reap blessings of strength. The idea of perfect is a fallacy, instead seek excellence and enjoy the reality of greatness.
Neapolitan Mastiff
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The things you feel you have to control are the things you don’t trust. You may feel secure by dominating situations and manipulating people but you can’t run from the true insecurity that comes with being alone. Everybody has trust issues but you’ll never learn how to trust if you don’t give anybody a chance to be trusted. If being hurt is what you’re worried about then you have to get over it and realize you’re only hurting yourself. Our thoughts directly influence our actions so continuously thinking about hurt only creates pain. A closed mind and a cold heart do more damage than any liar ever can. So stop pushing people away that have proved that they deserve to be in your life. A conditional friendship is a condemned one. If you want to trust then pay attention to the small details because in the end they’ll be what made the big differences. Learn through pain, don’t run from it. If you never face the challenges you can never claim the victory. The key to being trusted is simple; just make sure your actions align with your words. Consistency earns trust, inconsistency earns doubt. You can either be trusted or you can be doubted; your choice.
Kokyubq Food truck
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KoKyu is an International BBQ inspired food truck serving the Triangle area of North Carolina. Tacos - Sliders - Duckfat Tots - Quesadillas.
NY Mets recruiter
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If you have the ability to dream, the courage to believe, and the guts to make it happen, nothing can stop you. Good people wait on opportunity, great people create opportunity. Take a chance and invest in your future, believe in your dreams, because you’re the only one who can make them happen in a way that they will last. The fruition of your dreams will always reflect the effort you’ve invested in them. If you waste your money then you’ve only lost some money but if you waste your time, you’ve lost part of your life. Waiting on tomorrow is the worst gamble. It’s never wise to wait on something that was never promised. Stop letting life pass you by waiting on the perfect timing because no matter how long you wait, time never will.
Thoughts trapped in my Android..
I shot this the other night at the Durham Bulls game sitting beside a NY Mets recruiter thinking how one of the players he was watching was getting closer to his dreams of becoming a major league player.