Lessons of Life

[MIRIAM JACOB]

Lessons of Life

I feared being alone
Until I learned to like myself.


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I feared failure
Until I realized that I only fail when I don't try.


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I feared success
Until I realized that I had to try in order to be happy with myself.


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I feared people's opinions
Until I learned that people would have opinions about me anyway.


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I feared rejection
Until I learned to have faith in myself.


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I feared pain
Until I learned that it's necessary for growth.


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I feared the truth
Until I saw the ugliness in lies.


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I feared life
Until I experienced its beauty .


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I feared death
Until I realized that it's not an end, but a beginning .


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I feared my destiny,
Until I realized that I had the power to change my life.


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I feared hate
Until I saw that it was nothing more than ignorance.


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I feared love
Until it touched my heart, making the darkness fade Into endless sunny days.


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I feared ridicule
Until I learned how to laugh at myself .


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I feared growing old
Until I realized that I gained wisdom every day.


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I feared the future
Until I realized that life just kept getting better.


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I feared the past
Until I realized that it could no longer hurt me .


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I feared the dark
Until I saw the beauty of the starlight.


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I feared the light
Until I learned that the truth would give me strength.


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I feared change,
Until I saw that even the most beautiful butterfly had to undergo a metamorphose is before it could fly .


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