Belief in Yourself

“Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man; but if anything is within the powers and province of man, believe that it is within your own compass also.” – Marcus Aurelius

“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” – Lewis B. Smedes

If you think that you’re lazy and you’ll never amount to anything, guess what, you’ll be lazy and you’ll be stuck in a van down by the river.
If you are miserable and constantly talk negatively, guess what, you’ll be a negative person and people won’t like to be around you.
But…
If you think that you’re a positive person and you know the value of hard work, you are going to be someone that people can count on when times get tough and you’ll alwayspersevere.
If you think that you are a winner and you respect others, you’ll be someone that is respected.
If you think that you can achieve great things, you will.  It is that simple.
Change your mindset.
Those are the two most powerful lessons that you will ever learn; be hungry and believe in yourself.  Do not let your history prevent you from living your dreams.
Yes, those things happened to you. 
Those things changed your for the better, not the worst.  Remember, change your mindset.
Now you have more compassion for others who are suffering.  Now you are a survivor.  Now you are someone who can OVERCOME.
When you change your mindset, you will change your life.  The past is the past, let it stay there.  Do not waste your potential and your life, giving value to the things that don’t define who you really are inside.
Who you really are, is someone that is powerful.  Someone who has no limitations and is free to take action.  Someone who is resilient and lives with passion.