Eccentric+Emily

Personal Philosophy :

People have limited time in life; so whatever we chose to live for during life, never waste the precious moments by living halfheartedly. If we get discouraged every time we fail, we will never achieve anything. No matter how rough life gets, look for the light and live now for the moments that take your breath away.

Seems that I have been held, in some dreaming state A tourist in the waking world, never quite awake It was like traveling into a far country, Such as I had never expected to behold Surprised at our own versatility In being able to fail in so many ways We were the kings and queens of promise, We are the victims of ourselves The soul's escaping Through this hole that it's gaping, It only grows harder

I feel like a candle in a hurricane When I’m caught in the rain with nowhere to run And when I think I only see what I hate, I know this much is true That endless light It's the only thing we ever see In the darkness Though the sun is gone, I have a **light**.

We are all in the gutter, And the tide rises, the tide falls But some of us are looking at the __**stars**__ As the stars make themselves visible. Can you imagine? Perhaps they are not stars, but rather

Hope


Look at the stars, Never let go of hope Life is a winding road The end of which is nowhere in sight. And so with the paths: Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.

Life is full of beauty When the mind is open to its influence Smell the rain and feel the wind And when you get down to it It’s our time to live So live, We only get one life and Has the power to give life meaning
 * Each ** of us

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Be sure of this: Whatever you will do Always be employed in something useful, Catch hold of life It’s not about living longer, It’s about how you live and **why.**
 * //Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, //**
 * // But by the moments that take our breath away. //**

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