Life can be hard, and it can be so easy to get yourself so stressed out that you forget the entire point, which is to live it, not to suffer through it. And before you know it, it's almost over, and you begin to wonder why you wasted so much time worrying, wondering, and fearing the unknown. You awaken to how insignificant other people's opinions are and how your opinion of yourself is the only one that matters in the end.

Today, consciously rise above what has been stressing you out and accept that it will end. Today, look for new ways to live and enjoy the life you have been given. Today, consciously let people be who they are and allow yourself to be exactly who you are without criticism, judgment, or comparison. Today, set your intentions to let go of the need to know what comes next. Let go of all your disappointment, anger, and the hurt you continue to hold onto. Today, know that if you worry about what might be, and wonder what might have been, you will ignore what is, and that is, in truth, the only real thing. Today, stay present it is where you will find peace and your truth.

Just for today, I acknowledge that other people's opinions mean nothing. My opinion of myself is the only one that counts. It does not matter what other people say or do. What does matter is how I choose to react and what I choose to believe about myself. I now choose to live in a new way, and everything works out for my highest good. And so it is.