All we can do in this life is walk our own road … no matter how many people tell us which one we should be walking instead. This is the story of that road …

and the beauty that comes from knowing that no matter what happens in life, and how many people tell us how to live it, it is ours to walk … and ours to live. No one knows who you are but you.

You do not know what I have been through, what I have failed to do, what I am planning to accomplish, and what I am currently into right now. All you know is my name and what others told you.

If you think that is enough for you to disturb my serenity, go ahead. But know that I will not step down to your low level. And also know that you are terribly wrong, funny, and desperate.

The less you respond to negative people, the more peaceful your life will become.

Stay away from the wrong people. And stay away from the negative people. They drag up your past and will not allow you to be different. They leave you feeling guilty and ashamed of who you are.

They are critical, they are controlling, and they do not think about your needs. They leave you feeling beaten, wounded, bruised, and torn. They do not care about your feelings and they like to see you suffer.

Nothing in life is random – nothing is accidental. Everything happens for a reason and things happen when they have to. You do not have to fight that. Do not shrink who you are to make other people comfortable.

Do not let anyone manipulate you or judge your life’s decisions. Do not lower your standards to fit in. Find courage from within yourself and keep going.

Not everyone will understand you, but the ones that do are enough.