Have you ever had a time where you are not motivated to do what you know you could do to make things a whole lot better? Have you ever felt like your world that you are in is closing in on you and you cannot see a happy ending? Have you been hoping that something would happen, and then you get so disappointed that you just feel like nothing worse could happen? Have you ever loved someone so much and lost them? Have you been hoping to be healed, but it seems it will never happen? Have you ever tried as hard as you can over and over again, and you are out of energy, disappointed, and discouraged?

Well, that is how it is supposed to be sometimes, because without pain you would be weak. If you did not have hard times, if you don’t get knocked down, then you would not get stronger. A wise person told me, “In life the test comes first and then the lesson.” The MOST important thing to remember is to BE PATIENT!

Most of us think we can set our own times, follow some great plan, and everything will become great. Then, we get upset, lose hope, make ourselves sick, become ugly because we think we control the universe and we cannot create a piece of dirt! We must keep trying and be PATIENT, take a break sometimes, and help someone too. PATIENCE is a ‘key’ that unlocks doors to impossible feats. PATIENCE is moving steadily ahead, no matter the obstacle.

PATIENCE means taking a break and then finding a way. PATIENCE is cooking from scratch, instead of eating out. You may think small tasks that you can make time for (you have time, just make it) are not important. Small things, like cooking a healthy meal, or spending time with someone teach you PATIENCE for bigger things that life throws at you. It takes PATIENCE to get healthier without taking drugs. PATIENCE is taking the pain and searching for a cure. PATIENCE is practicing difficult tasks that you think you cannot do. Just know that with patience you will get what you want; that’s just how the universe works. You just don’t know when, so work at it, and be PATIENT!

Here are some helpful quotes: Just believe!

There is only one thing you will ever really know; there is only one of everything.

Move with faith, not with sight. Don’t limit yourself to waves of light.

You may not be what you think you are, but what you think, you are. -anonymous

In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside you. -Deepok Chopra

You are just a piece of a big jigsaw puzzle in the universe…Deepok Chopra

Believe, trust, accept everything is working directly for your benefit.

Unlearn everything you knew a second ago, and learn something new.

Copy something in nature, like a tree or a leaf, and change your perspective for that piece of nature, and then change again.

You can’t truly love until you have the discipline and perseverance to let go of what you love; let go of your desire.

Nothing is ever bad, you just missed the mark this time; try again.

If you take 2 steps backwards, only take one step forward to get back on track.- Sparkpeople.com

There is no ‘coincidence’, you just co- in- cided with your destiny; absorb it and learn from it.

The cure is the sickness; look within. -Ibn Sina

If you cannot fix it, then leave it alone, it will fix itself. -Ibn Sina

You are not becoming successful; you ARE successful, so just be!