Smiling is one of the best beauty remedies. If you have a good sense of humour and a good approach to life, that’s beautiful. Without crossing the worst situations, no one can touch the best corners of life. Dare to face anything in life. Progress comes when you desire the attaining just as much as you desire what you wish to attain. Achievement is a matter of seeking the necessary skills just as earnestly as you seek the rewards. Envision your goal and clearly connect that goal to the forces deep inside that drive you. Then connect yourself just as intimately to the challenging adventure of bringing that goal to life. The reward is a part of the process and the process is a part of the reward. What has real and lasting value for you is what you give your time and effort and value to. You won’t ever get meaningful value for nothing. And you wouldn’t want it if you could. What gives anything value is what you are able to put into it. Every day, every challenge, relationship, situation gives you the chance to give your best. Grow in strength, wisdom, capability, and resilience. Every ounce of value you give adds to the richness and fulfilment of life. You cannot truly have something new without letting go of the old. A new job requires you to resign from your old one. A new house means that you must move out of your old one. A new version of your word processing software create files that can’t be open by the old version. The easy, comfortable way is to stay with what we know. But with the world changing so rapidly, staying put is a luxury that few can afford. Life is an exciting journey, and to execute a journey, one must travel to new places. To embrace the new, you must ‘lose sight of the shore’. That means opening your mind, and losing your attachment to the old way of doing things. Don’t take comfort in your routine. Instead, have confidence in your ability to adapt to, and take advantage of, new concepts and ideas.