Begin Again

November

November 1

"Here comes the train upon the track
And there goes the pain, it cuts to black
Are you ready for the last act?
To take a step you can't take back?"

― Begin again, A step up you can't take back

Try. And don't give up. You will have relapses. You will be doing so well and then will suddenly falter. A day. Maybe five, but you can get back to it. You can start again. The number times you go back to something you're trying to change, something you're working on strengthens your will. It's not a sign of losing, it's a sign that you will eventually conquer. Remember that feelings are temporary and changeable. The way you feel now isn't the way you'll always feel. Keep your chin up, and please keep fighting, because you don't get rid of the pain when you die; you pass it on to the people you leave behind.

November 2

"Music to me demands full concentration"

― Paulo Coelho

If someone ever tells you a certain song is important to them you should turn it up close your eyes and really listen to it even if it is 10 minutes long, because at the end of it you will know that person much better I think.

We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once.

November 3

"If you need forgiveness, I'll give that to you. You're forgiven."

― The 100

Imagine a world filled with individuals willing both to apologize and to accept an apology. Is there any problem that could not be solved among people who possessed the humility and largeness of spirit and soul to do either -- or both -- when needed? What kind of world that would be. Forgiveness is not about forgetting. It is about letting go of another person's throat. We don't forgive people because they deserve it. We forgive them because they need it, because we need it. Slide the weight from your shoulders and move forward. You are afraid you might forget, but you never will. You will forgive and remember.

November 4

"Missing a train is only painful if you run after it! Likewise, not matching the idea of success others expect from you is only painful if that's what you are seeking."

― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations and you're not in this world to live up to mine. If you spent your life concentrating on what everyone else thought of you, would you forget who you really were? What if the face you showed the world turned out to be a mask... with nothing beneath it?