"Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery; no one but ourselves can free our mind.”
You hold so many worries that your head might just pop. If a surfer tries to push against the wave, he will be taken under. To move forward, you must ride the waves.
“Rise up this morning, smiling with the rising sun.”
Wake up each morning and be grateful for the breath that did not escape you in your sleep. Even the dreariest of days holds great possibilities. Just like Margaret Shepard said, “Sometimes your only available transportation is a leap of faith.”
“Hypocrites and parasites will come up and take a bite. And if your night should turn into day, a lot of people would run away.”
You will not be everyone’s favorite cup of tea. That’s when you say, "Screw it, I’ll be a dark roast cup of coffee!"
People will always try to knock you to the ground, but they can't get break down the power of self-love.
“Get up, stand up, don’t give up the fight.”
Whenever you feel that you are being too present or voicing your opinion too loud, speak up. You can’t hold your tongue because you’re afraid of the opinion of others.
But do not speak with ignorance. Even though your ego thinks it knows what’s right, you will not always be right and that’s okay; There are other voices that need to be heard, too.
“Please don’t rock my boat, 'cause I don't want my boat to be rocking.”
I know that fear still lingers in the back of your head, even though you try to fool us with your confident, red-lipped smirk. There will be some people that judge you for being you, but it’s okay because they are too stuck in their fear.
Sometimes you have to keep your own boat afloat.
"Let’s get together and feel all right.”
There's so much hate going on in the world, yet we continue to strive to live in harmony. You want to tell all the misguided souls that they have pushed their dreams aside too many times for a guy (or girl) that doesn’t love them, and they need to love themselves.
You want to tell the little boys and girls living in poverty to keep fighting because you know that one day, we’ll end this war of "mine and yours."
One day, you'll break through the tunnel and let your greatness shine and in return, you'll bring those who are trapped in the darkness to the light.
