Be the Person You are Meant to Be

13 of Life’s Greatest Lessons

• Given the circumstances in their life the majority of people are trying to figure out life in the best way they can.
• Most people do not intend any harm upon another.
• Life is a journey.  Mistakes and problems challenge us and if used properly provide opportunities for us to be the best version of ourselves possible.  They become lessons of life.
• The universe gives us opportunities to practice forgiveness of others.  If we accept this, forgiveness provides a path to a fulfilling and happy life.
• With each encounter, we all have the unique responsibility to enable those we meet to be the best they can be.
• There is no virtue to be a fault-finding person.  Instead look for the “good” in others and in situations.
• Life is short.  Regardless of our belief as to where we originated from, it is a sin to our Higher Power to allow a day to go by that is wasted.  Make every moment count.
• Nothing happens by chance.  Everything that happens in one’s life has value and purpose.  Each person who comes into your life, even for a fleeting moment is there to add something to your life.
• There is no point to wish for a better past.  It is only the present moment that you are experiencing that matters and that will make a difference.
• Everything that happens in your life is part of one continuous continuum that leads to a greater purpose.  It is our responsibility to find that purpose, to define it and to own it.
• Life is the greatest teacher of all.  We never stop learning and everything that happens is a lesson from which to learn.
• Remember how you felt the last time you did something nice or good for someone or another living organism.  Take a moment to re-capture it.  Do things for others that give you the opportunity to feel that good again.
• It is natural to want to shun or dismiss people who upset us, or hurt us.  But before you act in this way remember that that is most likely the person who needs your compassion the most.  It is not by chance that you are in this position in relation to the person who hurt you.  Finding compassion frees both the other person and yourself.