Quotes for the day

Sometimes words come to me at the oddest times. Once I was lying in bed and the first paragraph of a short story just popped in my head. Usually if I don't write it down immediately I loose it, so that night I got out of bed and wrote down what was in my head. After I wrote that first paragraph down, the rest just poured. What I am posting now is just a couple of quotes that formed while I was in the shower one afternoon. I think in some way or another, they can apply to almost anyone. They definitely apply to me.
Growing up, my childhood was....let's just say dysfunctional. I think a large part of my insecurities stem in some way from events in the past. I also think that is normal. However, what you have been through does not have to define you. You can't let it. This is something that has been hard for me. My insecurities stopped me from taking any risk for a long time. It took a while, but I have learned that sometimes you just have to suck it up and put yourself out there. If you don't, you will never "reach for the stars," so to speak. It's still hard for me sometimes. I am terrified of rejection. But I think in order to gain success you have to suffer some rejection. If you didn't then the success would not feel as sweet. I guess what I'm trying to say is, even though we all have things in our past that mark us in some way, don't let it stop you from chasing your dreams.


"There is a fine line between letting your past shape your present and letting it limit your future. What you have experienced plays a part in the person you are today, embrace your history; but never, ever, let it limit you from reaching your full potential."

"Being cautious is self-preservation. Being too afraid to try is self-destruction."