Jeannine A. Young

JANUARY 19

Do you take the easy road?  It sure makes a difference which road you take.  But if you take the easy road, where does it take you?  Does the easy road take you to where you want to go?  Or does it just take you to where everyone else goes, or can go?  If you want to go far, you may have to take a more difficult route.  Only then can you reach where you really want to go.

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MAY 7

Be a positive force.  Where there is negative, bring out the positive.  Shade yourself from the hurtful remarks others make without just cause.  You know what you’ve done or not done.  If the remarks do not reflect the truth, shake them off and get on with your day.  If the remarks ring of truth, then work to remedy the situation.

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JUNE 22

A little rain must fall into everyone’s life.  How you handle the rain is what makes the difference.  Adversity can make you stronger or it can make you shrivel up and fade away.  Face the problem and handle it.  Ignoring it or refusing to deal with it only makes it worse.  Make sure the rain that falls into your life is used to water the best of you that is deep inside of you and helps to bring the best to the surface.

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OCTOBER 24

Life isn’t easy.  The sooner you learn that, the better off you are.  When things get tough, you need to grow stronger.  If you were never challenged, you would never stretch.  It is through adversity that we grow stronger and learn the most.  When things are too easy, we do not appreciate them or the struggles of those who have passed before us.

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NOVEMBER 30

Be careful what you say.  You cannot take back something once it has been said.  The damage has been done.  Even with an apology, the words will haunt the person who heard them.  Think back for yourself.  What did someone say to you that hurt?  You still remember, don’t you?  How long ago was that said?  It can be years and years and you will still remember something that someone said that hurt you.  Be careful that your words are not haunting someone else for years to come.