Character.

It's a difficult part of oneself to build and maintain. We can get caught up in the lastest fashions or own the most expensive things, but what does that prove? People cannot be defined by their possessions nor by their ability to obtain these possessions. The fact is, the more you have been blessed with, the more you should be able to share with others.

I learned that 10% of life happens to you, while the other 90% is how you react and respond to it. We are each given a different path to walk. It's up to us whether we take the high road or not. Our choices in life are based on the circumstances we have to work with. Sometimes we need someone to walk the path with us and sometimes it's better alone.

You, the reader, are obviously in a different position than I am...but does that make you any more or less of a person? No. That is what's so beautiful about life. We all have so much to offer each other. We have so much to learn and so much to gain from each other if we learn to just give and take fairly.

Never sell yourself short. There's no reason to second guess who you are. Only you can define yourself. There is no point to have anyone else validate who you are. We are mosaics consisting of different bits and pieces of people we love and hate the most. Be who you are. Only you can play that role and no one can take that from you. Embrace everything you are; your thoughts, dreams, hopes, fears, and flaws.

Life is just one big oxymoron: We all try to fit in while trying to stand out.

You put me back up on my feet and told me to keep walking, even when you hardly had the strength to hold yourself up.

You encouraged me when I thought I had nothing left in me.

You had faith in me when you had nothing else left to believe in.

...and for that I owe you so much.

You know who you are.