Beautiful

(sung by Christina Aguilera)

Don't look at me

Every day is so wonderful

And suddenly it's hard to breathe

Now and then I get insecure

From all the pain, feel so ashamed

I am beautiful no matter what they say

Words can't bring me down

I am beautiful in every single way

Yes, words can't bring me down, oh no

So don't you bring me down today

To all your friends you're delirious

So consumed in all your doom

Tryin' hard to fill the emptiness, the piece is gone

Left the puzzle undone, ain't that the way it is?

'Cause you are beautiful no matter what they say

Words can't bring you down, oh no

You are beautiful in every single way

Yes, words can't bring you down, oh no

So don't you bring me down today

No matter what we do

No matter what we do

(No matter what we say)

No matter what we say

(We're the song that's outta tune)

(Full of beautiful mistakes)

(And everywhere we go)

And everywhere we go

(The sun will always shine)

The sun will always, always shine!

(But tomorrow we might awake on the other side)

'Cause we are beautiful no matter what they say

Yes, words won't bring us down, oh no

We are beautiful in every single way

Yes, words can't bring us down, oh no

So don't you bring me down today

Don't you bring me down today

Don't you bring me down today

Give Up Your Rights

"Have you been wronged? If so, you're faced with a decision. Are you going to spend your time and  energy on what should have been, or are you going to focus on whay can be?

Even when truth and justice are on your side, you may never be able to right your wrongs. Continually fighting for your rights will just make you resentful and angry. Those are all destructive emotions that tap our energy and make us negative. And besides, when people focus on their rights, they're often looking backward rather than forward.

When we stop worrying about our rights, it focuses us in the right decision and releases us to move forward on the journey. We recognize the wrongs, but we forgive them, and focus on what we can control -- our responsibilities. When we do that, it increases our energy, builds our potential, and improves our prospects." (John Maxwell)

My stand on this, sweethearts, is you have to defend your rights but upto a certain point only. Do not let it consume you and do not let this battle make you forget your ideals.

On your time and energy

To focus your time and energy, use these guidelines to help you:
> Focus 70% on developing strengths
> Focus 25% on new things
> Focus 5% on areas of weakness

-John Maxwell