Excuses will always be there for you
and opportunity won't, so remember
how far you have come along with
everything you have faced and all of
the battles you have won and all of
the fears you have overcome, while
realizing that life is too ironic to be
fully understood and remember that
you have the power to make the future
better than the present if you  have
power over your circumstances instead
of letting your circumstances have
power over you.

A positive attitude gives you power
over your circumstances so know that
you have the power to change your
life at any given moment and never
forget that, so laugh at the confusion,
smile through the tears, and keep
reminding yourself that everything
happens for a reason.

Everyone sees what you appear to be
but few experience what you really are,
so remember it takes sadness to know
what happiness is, noise to appreciate
silence, absence to value presence and
remember that no one is you and that
is your power, so live your dreams and
take risks because life is happening now.
                                                            ­       Jon York     2016