Tiz A. Arnold

So when things get hard, which they will, don’t invest all your mental energy and emotion into wishing the hard thing away or making yourself miserable by mentally dwelling on how awful things are. Instead, know that getting through this tough thing you’re facing and figuring out what you can do about it can make you smarter and stronger and even happier (maybe not immediately, but one day).

somebody had told me back then (because I’m sure I could’ve used this knowledge in other situations) is that you have to take risks to make progress, to grow as a person, and to make your life better. You cannot play it safe and stay in your comfort zone all your life and expect anything to change or improve. Try new things. Consider new opportunities, even if they seem impossible at first. Don’t say no to something just because it’s big and scary. Your future and your future happiness depend on it.

Much of my life was lived in a way my parents wanted:

It’s still hard for m

You only get one,

you don’t have to feel guilty about your decision

but you can still make your life whatever you want it to be. It doesn’t have to follow the plan of your parents, your religion, your community, or anyone else…it can be something you create from scratch,

It’s by struggling that we get motivated to make much needed change in our lives

you have to take risks to make progress, to grow as a person, and to make your life better. You cannot play it safe and stay in your comfort zone all your life and expect anything to change or improve

s life will not only inevitably put you in hard situations, but being in hard situations is actually essential to living a really good life.