What matters

I really like this one.

Sometimes we think because we were at one time considered one of the "bad" kids, or we were labeled as "difficult", that we don't have a worth.

That is definitely not the case.  

You see .. it really doesn't matter where you have been, yes that is part of you, but doesn't have to define you.

We all have "baggage" to carry.  
But we all need to "learn" and "grow" from our experiences, from who we use to be, to become who we are meant to be.

Here is a great way to make you matter every day.

When we learn these not so simple facts, and start putting them into practice in our lives ... then and only then, will we be able to put our past where it belongs, in the past, so that we can be judged by our here and now.

I love how this ends .. 
Don't strive to make your presence noticed,
Just to make your absence felt.

Become that person that everyone looks for when you aren't there.  Be that person that everyone wants around.