A Man's Greatest Tragedies Can Lead to A Man's Greatest Successes!

The Ancient Greek Roman Emperor and famed orator, Marcus Aurelius, once said, "A man's greatest tragedies usually leads to a man's greatest successes!" Have you ever failed miserably at something and thought all was lost? I know I have, and it really hurt! Have you ever seen your dreams shattered to a million pieces right in front of your eyes and felt helpless to do anything about it? I know I have been through that too, and I can tell you how that really, really hurt also.

During these painful times of rejection and loss in my life I know I felt like a real failure and loser. However, in contrast to these horrible self-defeating feelings, as I grew older and grew a bit wiser, I sometimes now think that broken dreams may not be broken dreams at all.
.. Maybe broken dreams are really just dreams deferred.
Or maybe broken dreams are really just a powerful push toward new dreams and what we are really supposed to be doing with our lives and special talents.
Please pay close attention everyone! This next sentence is going to be really POWERFUL! Are you ready? Good! Here goes.
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Sometimes not getting our DREAMS gives us our DESTINY! Are we really supposed to be doing this thing that's causing us all this misery, or should we be doing something else? Would something else make us happy? Would something else empower us to greatness? Maybe it will.

Heck.

Most likely it will! So, in regards to whatever it is that is kicking our butts at this moment, let's go ahead and wipe our tears.

I'll give us all a minute; but that's all. I know this world probably has not been fair to you, just like it hasn't been fair to the rest of us either.
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Are you back on your feet and ready? Good, because here is the million dollar question. What else could this terrible setback or horrible circumstances in our lives mean? What else are we supposed to be doing? And why aren't we doing it? TRUST ME! YOU CAN DO IT! TRUST YOURSELF! YOU CAN DO IT! Now teens and even tweens, go learn, lead, and lay the way to a better world for all of us.
And remember what the Great Roman Emperor, Marcus Aurelius, said, "A man's greatest tragedies usually leads to a man's greatest successes!" Make that decision to carry on with passion in what you're really supposed to be doing.
And once again, thank you in advance for all that you do, and all that you will do.