the power within

Somewhere inside of us lies hidden the ability to do all the things we'd rather not,the strength to try a little more when we think couldn't make another stepthe nerve to deal with everything that we are afraid of , the vitality to start over, when we think we are spentthe assurance that we are uniquely beautiful and the good sense to be proud of ourselves even when no one is noticing much less applauding, the ability to live in the present and make the most of now, the wisdom to live with the knowledge that someone is always going to be better than us at something but that doesn't mean we are not good enough,the faith that there is always some good that can come out of something bad, the courage to discover facets of ourselves that we have never known existed, the patience we need to deal with our own shortcomings and not treat life like a death sentence,the humility to laugh at ourselves, (and join others as they do)the capacity to live without regret, for things not done or those done wrong,and to look back over the years and find that we truly have lived, like only we could have.