Everything Happens For A Reason

This was sent to me thru email. I'm not going to take credit for writing this...but it's really worth the read so I decided to post it here:

Everything Happens For A Reason

Sometimes people come into your life and you know
right away that they were meant to be there.....to
serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson, or
help figure out who you are, or who you want to
become.

You never know who these people may be, but when you
lock eyes with them, you know that very moment that
they will affect your life in some profound way.

And sometimes things happen to you at the time that
may seem horrible, painful and unfair, but in
reflection you realize that without overcoming those
obstacles you would have never realized your
potential, strength, will power, or heart.

Everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens by
chance or by means of good luck. Illness, injury,
love, lost moments of true greatness, and sheer
stupidity all occur to test the limits of your soul.

Without these small tests, life would be like a
smoothly paved, straight, flat road to nowhere. Safe
and comfortable, but dull and utterly pointless.

The people you meet affect your life. The successes
and downfalls that you experience can create who you
are, and the bad experiences can be learned from. In
fact, they are probably the most poignant and
important ones.

Make every day count. Appreciate every moment and take
from it everything that you possibly can.

Talk to people you have never talked to before, and
actually listen. Let yourself break free
and set your sights high.

Hold your head up because you have every right to.
Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe
in yourself, for if you don't believe in yourself, no
one else will believe in you.

Create your own life and then go out and live it.