A full and rewarding life where one’s subsistence not merely provides sustenance, but lends to a life of substance is the holy grail so sought after . Such is an issue of quality versus quantity.

Quality is  a determinant of abundance, richness and fullness of one’s existence while they remain. Quantity refers to the extensible lot of one’s days.

How one lives out life is a determinant of choice. The summation of those days a mere reflection of an individual’s values.

To live a life of value, one must live life deliberately, setting standards to succeed. A life lived wild and un-tethered produces shallow roots, of a tree, struggling to hold firm to the soil wherein it stands. A vulnerable tree, swayed by every wind, reaching deep to maintain, to remain upright, to not bend or snap, just to  withstand the weathering of time.

The latter should be no man’s quest, but rather to live a life with no regrets. For, Life should never be a dull echo of what if’s.

Considering the  seeds  you are now sowing in thought and deed, are you setting  a standard to succeed.

If you are,  “Your end will be much better than your beginning,”

Standards

A standard is level of quality, that one seeks to attain. It is the yardstick by which one judges what he or she lets enter their lives, heart, or spirit. It is the model, which one replicates, in order to achieve. Standards are what determine your quality of life and essentially the quantity of days.

a person without standards  permits the external world to determine the quality of their life. They are ruled by many.  They are like kingdoms without gates, whose rulers welcome any without rhyme or reason. The result is never plenty, because those who are permitted without standards for entry are like marauders who steal your soul, happiness, strength,and leave you empty.

Set standards and set them high.

Demonstrate the value you have for your life and your desire to succeed. Lower those standards for no one.

You are what  you think , you grow what you feed, you become that you revere, and you are the sum of those whom you endear, your peers.

Only fly with those who don’t desire to clip your wings. Only immerse yourself in things that will bring increase. Refuse to let others leave imprints on your mind with their dirty feet. Look up to those who have character and a desire to succeed. All else you simply do not need.