From the Hallmark Card my momma got me for my birthday

Don't sit around
waiting for somebody else to make you happy.
Happy is a do-it-yourself kind of thing.

Be true to yourself and to what you want out of life.
Broken hearts heal, but broken dreams don't.
(Plan accordingly.)

Make your own choices,
but don't forget-
you're the one
who'll have to live with them.

Take chances now and then.
Chance is just another way to say
that life is waiting
to open a door for you.

Forgive others,
and when you need to, forgive yourself.
See the good all around you,
even if you have to squint sometimes.

Love who you are,
and know that you are loved.
Always. Always.
You are loved.

((Wow Hallmark, way to be awesome.))