Lessons Of Life

by Bobette Bryan 1999


I feared being alone until I learned to like myself....



I feared failure until I realize that I only fail when I don't try...



I feared success until I realized that I had to try in order to be happy with

myself...



I feared people's opinions until I learned that people would have opinions

about me anyway...



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



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



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



I feared life until I experienced its beauty....



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



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



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



I feared love until it touched my heart making the darkness tade into endless sunny days...



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



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



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



I feared the past until I realized that It could no longer hurt me...



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



I feared the light until I learned that the truth would give me strength



I feared change until I saw that even the most beautiful butterfly
had to undergo a metamorphosis before it could fly....