Jan 2016
Hardship is what drives you to determination.
Success is the product of determination.
Dedication awards you pride & self-worth.
Self-worth permits access to happiness.
Happiness allows the heart to love.
Love provides for meaning.
Meaning is desired for purpose.
Purpose is what leads one to the enjoyment of living.
You determine your own success.
What you conclude for your life is in your hands.
No one can give you determination
You need to strive for it to use it.
Once you have it, it is yours forever.
Thus without hardship,
One cannot fully appreciate the sacrifice of their own success.
© Jl 2003
Success is the product of determination.
Dedication awards you pride & self-worth.
Self-worth permits access to happiness.
Happiness allows the heart to love.
Love provides for meaning.
Meaning is desired for purpose.
Purpose is what leads one to the enjoyment of living.
You determine your own success.
What you conclude for your life is in your hands.
No one can give you determination
You need to strive for it to use it.
Once you have it, it is yours forever.
Thus without hardship,
One cannot fully appreciate the sacrifice of their own success.
© Jl 2003
I wrote this in my early 20s, when I wanted to quit university. I posted it on my fridge, and read it every morning for motivation to finish my degree.
