Luminita D. Saviuc

People, places and experiences aren__ meant to be labeled and judged, they are meant to be loved and appreciated, since deep down inside, the nature we all share is love, light and happiness.

Forgiveness is a gift you give to yourself, to be at peace, to be happy and to be able to sleep at night. You don__ forgive because you are weak but because you are strong enough to realize that only by giving up on resentment will you be happy.

Fill your heart with love. Forgive and let go. Not necessarily because those who mistreated you deserve it, but because you do. Let forgiveness liberate you from your past. Allow it to take away all the resentment you__e kept in your heart for all this time and allow it to fill in that empty space with love. Forgive, release and let go.

The story of your past doesn__ have to become the story of your life.

Nothing in life is yours to keep__ot your children, not your friends and family, not your lover, not your material possessions, not your youth and vitality, not your struggles (which is great news) or successes, not your body and not even your life. Everything in life is given to you for a short period of time, to enjoy, to learn from, to appreciate and to love, but never to keep.

Never get your sense of worth from outside yourself. Never fall into the trap of thinking that who you are is not enough and that you need other people__ approval, love and validation in order to feel that you__e of value. Never allow external things, places, people and circumstances to determine or tell you how much you__e worth. It__ called self-worth, not others_ worth.