"The guy who takes a chance, who walks the line between the known and the unknown, who is unafraid of failure, will succeed" Gordon Parks This quote makes me think of the fact the risks always exist in life. One never knows what what happen when you take a risk. Sometimes, things work out in your favor, but other times one may fail. The only people who succeed, however, are those who take risks. Those who never try anything new get stuck in a rut and are paralyzed by fear. Fear limits what human beings can do. Being ok with the unknown, and even excited by it, allows us to become and create greatness.

Celestial Wonder, Symphony of the Heart

I was loaned an angel without ever making a request

Because that's what I needed, and you offered me your best

No less than a force to be reckoned with
A phenom and simply divine

Nothing less than strength personified, someone I claimed as mine

First My teacher
Then My mother
Later My mentor
And My friend

I'll never forget the love that did one day did descend

Upon me, filling my life and heart with such a wealth

That it will last forever because you gave of yourself

To me and to others, you had so much to give

After giving and giving so much, however did you live?

You lived with compassion
And you lived with purpose
You also lived with grace

Nurturing countless seeds, preparing them to face

To face a world that sadly isn't what we'd hope

You shared our burdens with us, giving us strategies to cope

And hope that by looking into ourselves and finding that quiet peace

That we would continue to conquer, never to admit defeat

The truth is that we lose nothing by giving of ourselves

Compassion and kindness both reside in a bottomless well

I will carry you with me, remembering the lessons you helped me understand

To you I offer the sincerest gratitude, to the world I give my hand