Everything happens for a reason...Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away at that moment that they were meant to be there...to serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson or help you 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 at that very moment that they will affect your life in some profound way...and sometimes things happen to you that may seem horible, 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........... "Life itself is a race, marked by a start, and a finish. It is what we learn during the race, and how we apply it, that determines whether our participation has had particular value. If we learn from each success, and each failure, and improve ourselves through this process, then at the end, we have fulfilled our potential and performed well."