Suzanne Wagner Quote - You are a Wreck on the Shores of your Illusions

You are a wrecked ship on the shore of your illusions.
The storm of truth has broken down the vehicle 
upon which you have believed could take you to a “perfect” world.
But that world was an energy, a destination of potential.
It is something you have to create and manifest in your life.
All creation comes out of sacrifice and struggle.
Greatness is not handed to you 
it is to forged in the fires of effort, sweat, and toil.
Greatness is dirty, messy, and fraught with emotions 
that overwhelm in an attempt to collapse you 
and stop you from that completion.
Only the most determined continue in the face of ridicule.
It is those with a core of iron, a heart of compassion, 
and a willingness to bend in the changing winds 
that life throws at you that continue on.
In order to thrive you first have to strive.
In order to succeed, you first have to be willing 
to go against the status quo.
And you cannot stand alone 
if you do not love yourself completely.
~Suzanne Wagner~