Life ISN"T about keeping score.
It's not about how many friends you have
Or how accepted you are.
Not about if you have plans this weekend or if you're alone.
It isn't about who you're dating, who you used to date, how many people
you've dated, or if you haven't been with anyone at all.
It isn't about who you have kissed,
It's not about sex.
It isn't about who your family is or how much money they have
Or what kind of car you drive.
Or where you went  to school.
It's not about how beautiful or ugly you are.
Or what clothes you wear, what shoes you have on, or what kind of music
you listen to. It's not about if your hair is blonde, red, black, or brown
Or if your skin is too light or too dark.
Not about the grades you get, how smart you are, how smart everybody else
thinks you are, or how smart standardized tests say you are. It's not
about what clubs you're in or how good you are at "your"
sport.
It's not about representing your whole being on a piece of paper and
seeing who will "accept the written you."

Life IS  about who you love and who you hurt.
It's about who you make happy or unhappy purposefully.
It's about keeping or betraying trust.
It's about friendship, used as a sanctity or a weapon.
It's about what you say and mean, maybe hurtful, maybe heartening.
It's about what judgments you pass and why. And who your judgments are
spread to. It's about who you've ignored with full control and intention.
It's about jealousy, fear, ignorance, and revenge.
It's about carrying inner hate or  love, letting it grow, and spreading
it.
But most of all, it's about using your life to touch or poison other
people's hearts in such a way that could have never occurred alone.
Only you can choose the way those hearts are affected, and those choices are what
life's all about.
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Thoughts for successful living

The most destructive habit..............................Worry
The most crippling failure disease................Excuses
The greatest loss......................Loss of self-respect

The ugliest personality trait....................Selfishness
The most endangered species........Dedicated leaders
The most contagious spirit....................Enthusiasm

Our greatest natural resource....................Our youth
The most satisfying work....................Helping others
The most beautiful attire................................SMILE!

The most effective sleeping pill.............Peace of mind
The greatest "shot in the arm"...........Encouragement
The greatest problem to overcome......................Fear

The most powerful force in life..........................Love
The two most power-filled words................."I Can"
The greatest Joy..........................................Giving

The most dangerous pariah......................A gossiper
The deadliest weapon.............................The tongue
The most worthless emotion......................Self-pity

The worst thing to be without........................Hope
The greatest asset.........................................Faith
The most powerful channel of communication.......Prayer

The most prized possession....................... Integrity
The world's most incredible computer.......The brain