You have to do it for yourself. Print
No. 484 / You have to do it for yourself.
The meaning of your life is yours alone to create. No one else can make you happy. No one else can fill you up. No one else can fight your battle or take your journey. When you’re at the bottom, looking up can be discouraging. It’s such a long way. But every strained pull makes you stronger. Every painful hold makes you tougher. Every inch you rise makes you more determined not to fall. Have you slid back? Have you been knocked down? Have you ever really even had the courage to climb?
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Printed on Hahnemühle German Etching 308 gsm, 100% cotton rag
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Velvet Matte
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Sustainably sourced paper
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12-Color Giclee
GFDA is the bearer of messages from your own heart. What we say is nothing new, we simply put things in a way that you can’t ignore.
From truth, purpose; from purpose, fulfillment. The truth is that this life is a struggle, it’s a contest. Your purpose is to use up every bit of your potential participating in life. You are called to face a challenge. Accept it with dignity. From contending—perhaps to be injured, certain to be hurt—you will find a respect for yourself that can be attained nowhere else. From enduring the struggle, you will learn the true value of compassion and a proper use of your power.
These things cannot be given, they must be earned. We offer you this, and nothing more: the light of old wisdom to guide your steps, and the fruits of our experience to nourish you on your journey.
Happiness isn’t a reward. Strength isn’t gained without effort. Love isn’t something you get from someone else. Life is made bearable in the bearing of it. The meaning of life reveals itself when you stop looking for it and start living with sincerity. Fulfillment will come at last when you have given all that you have.
We want that for you.