I Believe

I believe.

I believe in love because my wife taught me how.

I believe that a dance with fear leaves you winded, yet wiser.

I believe that having children has made me a better man.

I believe Speed Racer knew that Racer X was really his brother.

I believe that truth tastes like strawberries - the really big ones.

I believe in friends who stand by you, no matter the cost.

I believe you have to suffer for your passion.

I believe that the happiest people are those with the fewest masks.

I believe that too many people stay at jobs they hate to get more vacation days so that they can spend more time away from the jobs they hate.

I believe that we give life its meaning.

I believe that John really did believe in what he did with the Beatles.

I believe that liars run from the truth like vampires from the sun.

I believe that the Force is always with us.

I believe that Rudolph never really got over the fact that the other reindeers wouldn't let him play in their games.

I believe that courage works its way from the heart to the hands.

I believe that knowing yourself is one of the finest things you can do.

I believe in living passionately, leaving nothing inside, bringing it hard and fast like a steam train, and touching souls.

I believe in making yourself vulnerable to find your strength.

I believe in listening for the sound of your own voice.

I believe in you.

What do you believe in?

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Copyright 2011, James R. Warda. All rights reserved.

Taken from "Where Are We Going So Fast?" by James Warda (Rowman & Littlefield, 2001)