You need to take back control of your happiness. Quit putting it in someone else’s hands. Make up your mind that no matter what people do, no matter what they say, how they treat you, they’re not going to steal your joy.
God meets you at the level of your expectations. If you expect nothing, you’re going to receive nothing. But when you’re thirsty, you say, “God, I don’t see how, but I know You can do exceedingly, abundantly above all I can ask or think.”
If they don’t involve you, step back; if they don’t tell you, don’t ask; if they don’t invite you, don’t go; if they don’t value you, don’t stay. Know your place in people’s lives. It’s not ego—it’s self-respect.
Some people say that worrying is like the back-and-forth motion of a rocking chair. You’re doing something, but getting nowhere. Worry does nothing to change our concerns or troubles, but it causes us to miss the beauty of the moment and the fruitfulness in our lives.
Major cheat code for life: Assume good things are still ahead. You are not behind. You are not too late. You are not disqualified by your past. One new season can change the entire story. Keep showing up with belief. The best chapters are often written after the hardest ones.
One thing about this life is that it doesn't have balance. Some will be educated and never work, some will only work on contracts and nothing permanent, some will be married, some will never get married, some have got all the money but can't make children, some don't have money but God blessed them with children, some got all the money but they are suffering from different kind of diseases that stops them from eating whatever they want. In simple terms, be grateful for whatever is going right in your life, some things are beyond your control, and lastly, don't let the expectations and standards of the society control or put pressure on you. It's important to focus on yourself and stop comparing yourself to people around you. We are all destined for different things, and we were not created to have all.
It will not be overnight. It will take time. Sometimes it will hurt. But if you stick with it, you can also be free from all those things that are a problem for you. #JoyceQuote
Love isn't about possession. Love isn't
controlling them. It's to accept them the way they are. You don't mold them into a picture you have in mind. You uplift them and help them become their best version while you work on yourself. You are their strength not their struggle.