Speak
          only when
               you
               feel
         your words
               are
         better than
               the
            silence
               and
        understand
             that a
        relationship
              never
              dies a
        natural death...

              They
                are
         murdered
                 by
                Ego,
           Attitude  
                and
          Ignorance.
                                                                             Jon York   2019

Let go of comparing.
      Let go of competing.
      Let go of judgement's.
      Let go of anger.
      Let go of regrets.
      Let go of worrying.
      Let go of blame.
      Let go of guilt.
      Let go of fear.

Have a good belly laugh at least once a day
.
                 and
      Before you pray....Believe.
      Before you speak....Listen.
      Before you spend....Earn.
      Before you write....Think.
      Before you quit....Try.
      Before you die....Live

While you're busy doubting yourself, other people are intimidated by your potential.
                                                                                                 Jon York   2019

We will
       cross  paths  with
           many that
   don't understand us,
           that's  part  
              of  life.
        Don't worry
  about  what  others
    think about you.

          Focus  On
    yourself, on what
makes  you  happy,  on
         your soul.
You  are  your  biggest
       commitment,  
  so  start  loving  your  
flaws, your awkwardness,
       your weirdness,  
    your  intensity,  and
      your vulnerability.

          Life becomes
   more  fulfilling  when  
we are just simply our selves.
       The world keeps
spinning  whether  people
         understand us
or not. so make the next trip
        around  the  sun
            about you.
                                                            ­                           Jon York   2019

Nothing  changes  if  nothing  changes.
Take a deep breath and enjoy your life.
Care about  peoples approval  and you
                               will be their prisoner.
Fear is only as deep as the mind allows.
Be brave, take risks, nothing can substitute
                                                 experience.
Follow your instincts.
Be curious, dream big.
Love what you do.
Love learning.
Keep an open heart &
a strong spirit.
                      Have fun.
No  matter  what  happens, no matter how
far you  seem to  be away from where you
want to be, never stop believing that you'll
somehow make it.

Have an  unrelenting belief  that  things will
work  out,  that  the  long  road   has  had   a
purpose, that the things that you desire may
not  happen  today,  but  they  will   happen.
    Continue  to  persist  and  persevere.
                                                                                           Jon York   2019

They laugh
       at  me  because  I'm
different. I laugh at them
         because  they're
            all the same.

               I don't
      blame  people  for
  talking  behind  my  back.
           They have
   obviously  heard  what
              happens
     when you talk ****
          to my face.

              I notice
       everything. I just
       act like I don't.
  People fail to realize that
         I don't forget
   **** they said or did to
          me to, or things
   they wouldn't do for me
      when  I needed help
because there is no expiration
                 date
         for disrespect.
                                                     ­                     Jon York   2019

Don't
      chase attention or
affection.  You   are   you.
     this is who you are,
    and   you  are  enough.
              It's not
         up to anyone
               else to
      decide otherwise.

     It's a waste of time
          and energy
      trying to convince
           everyone
   you are this unrealistic
     version of yourself.
       Just be genuine.

    To  the  right  person,
         you will never
            be made to
       feel like you're not
               enough.
Learn  to  let  vulnerability
        inspire you and not
            frighten you.
What makes you vulnerable
        is what makes you
human and I think being
              human is a
           beautiful thing.                                                   Jon York   2019