Breaking the Rules

In our pursuit of happiness we sometimes find ourselves pursuing someone else's; what people expect from us becomes what we expect for ourselves. Who people say we are is who we begin to believe we are. Where people say we belong is where we force ourselves to be.

Then comes our desire to change.

What, if not happiness, is our real pursuit in life? You see, without happiness, life is simply meaningless.

It took 400 days to come to this realization, but it took me 60 to change my life around.

I do not owe it to anybody else that to God and to the people that helped me understand that by looking at him I could look at myself in His eyes, and find who I really am.

Trials and toils are there for one reason, and one reason only: to remind us how much we want something. Questions and doubts are there to remind us of how much we want something. Negative comments are there for that same reason. But kind words, family, trust, God, faith, hope and love are there for one specific reason: motivation.

In 60 days I learned that you must Trust him even when you find it most difficult.

I learned that good friends are hard to find.

I learned that a good book can be an escape to reality.

I learned that the less we want to be like others, the more we like ourselves.

I learned that the less I judge myself, the less others will judge me.

That the more I abandon myself in Him, the more He will help me find who I am.

I learned that being nice pays off.

And I learned that breaking the rules is sometimes okay.