failure is simply
part of reality
a necessary teacher
the price of tuition
in the school of life
anxious anticipation
of potential futures
that may never come
cripples us in the present
“When you protect yourself from pain, be sure you do not protect yourself from love.”
— Alan Cohen
vulnerability requires
immense strength
because you must
lower your walls
and accept reality
without attachment
to anyone’s
approval or acceptance
validation or continued
presence in your life
“Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.”
— William James
decide you will continue
until you find what makes it worth living
for you
to busy
worrying about living
to stop and live
