10 Things I Know to be True

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by Ayah Zurar


After hardship comes ease.

Nothing comes for free.

Hardship is a blazing fire, 

But a door to what you please.


Everyone has a good side to them.

You can't always see something which is there.

Look deep enough.

Long enough.

And use the proper tools. 

The microscope of imagination. 

The eyeglass of fascination. 

Realize that everyone has a good side to them.

You just need to adjust your stare.


Hope makes everything better. 

Sometimes I want to give up.

But hope pulls me back with a shove. 

Hope is a star, 

Whenever you're lost look up into the shimmering black sky. 

Those shining crystals will make your heart fly.


Time does not discriminate.

Get moving.

Get it done.

And don't wait. 

Time is like a sharp edge, 

Cut with it before it cuts you.


You may lose but don't be a loser. 

Get up and push forward. 

You may win but don't be a winner. 

Realize every win is given to you by God.


The cake doesn't taste the same when it's half baked, 

Finish what you started. 

Water can only be reached when you dig in the same place. 

Digging here and there, gets you nowhere. 

Define yourself today, 

Before someone defines you tomorrow.

Be bold.

Be free.

Let everyone see. 

Who you are, what you are, was always meant to be. 

You're number one, you'll always be. 

As long as you remember, 

nobody can be better than you, at being you.


The world is a reflection of who you are. 

What you see is what you are. 

Good and beauty come from the beautiful. 

Evil and ugly, from the pitiful. 

Be the change you want to see in others. 

Everything starts with you. 

What you give, you'll receive. 

What you want from others,

Can be achieved, 

When you see them as brothers.


Be positive and you can be more.

Everything in life is waiting for you on the other side of the door.

There is no mountain too high.

What man has done, man can do.

But what's never been done is what's right for you. 

Don't die trying,

When you can live succeeding 

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