Getting old is when the biggest
lie you can tell yourself is
"I don't need to write that
number down, I'll remember it",
but don't regret growing old
because it is a privilege denied
to many, but know love is what
we are born with and fear is
something we learn and there
is no way we were born to just
pay bills and die although
sometimes it seems that way.

Be aware that you were given
this life because you are strong
enough to live it, so be happy, so
be bright, and be you, and forget
what's gone and appreciate what
still remains, while looking
forward to what's coming next,
and know that sometimes you
have to give up on people, not
because you don't care, but
because they don't, and the less
you give a ****, the happier
you will be

Know that the true mark of
maturity is when somebody
hurts you and you try to
understand the situation instead
of trying to hurt them back,
and you are able to remember
that silence is the most powerful
scream.

Feelings are just visitors, so let
come and go and know that
behind every smile, there is a
story you could never understand,
and know there are many
people who would love to have
your bad days and know that as
you breathe right now, that
another takes his last breath, so
stop complaining and learn to
love life with what you have.

Everyone I know, everywhere
I go, people just need some reason
to believe and I don't know about
anyone but me.
                                     Jon York  21017