Lessons of My Life

I feared being alone until I learned to like myself.
I feared failure until I realized that I only
fail when I don't try.
I feared success until I realized that I had to try
in order to be happy with myself.
I feared people's opinions until I learned that
people would have opinions about me anyway.
I feared rejection until I learned to
have faith in myself.
I feared pain until I learned that
it's necessary for growth.
I feared the truth until I saw the
ugliness in lies.
I feared life until I experienced
its beauty.
I feared death until I realized that it's
not an end, but a beginning.
I feared my destiny, until I realized that
I had the power to change my life.
I feared hate until I saw that it
was nothing more than ignorance.
I feared love until it touched my heart,
making the darkness fade into endless sunny days.
I feared ridicule until I learned how
to laugh at myself.
I feared growing old until I realized that
I gained wisdom every day.
I feared the future until I realized that
life just kept getting better.
I feared the past until I realized that
it could no longer hurt me.
I feared the dark until I saw the beauty
of the starlight.
I feared the light until I learned that the
truth would give me strength.
I feared change, until I saw that
even the most beautiful butterfly
had to undergo a metamorphosis
before it could fly.