What I Know For Sure

by Oprah Winfrey

At the end of the day, what exactly do I know for sure?

What I know for sure is that pleasure is energy reciprocated: What you put out comes back. Your base level of pleasure is determined by how you view your whole life.

if your life ended tomorrow, what would you regret not doing? If this were the last day of your life, would you spend it the way you’re spending today?

Your journey begins with a choice to get up, step out, and live fully.

There is one irrefutable law of the universe: We are each responsible for our own life.

Whenever I’m faced with a difficult decision, I ask myself: What would I do if I weren’t afraid of making a mistake, feeling rejected, looking foolish, or being alone? I know for sure that when you remove the fear, the answer you’ve been searching for comes into focus. And as you walk into what you fear, you should know for sure that your deepest struggle can, if you’re willing and open, produce your greatest strength.

What I know for sure is that there is no strength without challenge, adversity, resistance, and often pain.

If life teaches you nothing else, know this: When you get the chance, go for it.

Say good riddance to decisions that don’t support self-care, self-value, and self-worth. Ask yourself if the people in your life give you energy and encourage your personal growth, or block that growth with dysfunctional dynamics and outdated scripts. If they don’t support you as a loving, open, free, and spontaneous being, good-bye!