What I LOVE about me!

Greetings to all!!! I pray the day is treating you well. So there is a show on TV called "What I hate about me". I was thrown by the title so I never watched the show. Today I was flipping the channel and stumbled across it. The lady they were interviewing hated things about her body and herself in general. Of course the premise of the show was to get her to see things differently and help her improve who she is and what she sees when looking in the mirror. We all have things we would want to change and may be guilty of saying "I hate my _______". I have done the same thing myself. Then I realized-I realized one, I can change anything about me I want to. I am the only person who can do that. Two- I realized that regardless of what is going on with me, how I look, act, etc.., I am very grateful that I am here. I can see, talk, walk, eat, take care of myself!! LOVE yourself, don't hate anything about you! I know if I were told I would never walk again, I would absolutely ADORE my thunder thighs and could care less about wearing a spanx!! If you don't like something, make it better, but ALWAYS-ALWAYS-ALWAYS love EVERYTHING about you! Love you all!!!

Crossroads

Greetings to all!!! I pray the day is treating you well. Have you ever been at a crossroads? A position where you know there is something you need to do, but there are challenges and potential obstacles that try to prevent you? Perhaps you want to change careers, leave a relationship, confront a person, start a business, take a trip, any possible thing but the two sides of the coin are leaving you in limbo. Which way do I go, what choice do I make? We can spend a significant amount of time thinking about what to do without acting on it. We rationalize, weigh the pros and cons, wonder what other people will think. All along however there is a voice inside of us that is speaking loud and clear but it is as if we choose to ignore it. Legendary rapper Jay-Z once said so eloquently in his rhyme...."I drove pass the fork in the road and went straight!" And so I say to you...there will forever be crossroads in our lives. Choices we have to make, hills we have to climb, battles we have to fight. If we spend our time thinking this way or that way, we will eventually go no way and continue facing the same crossroad over and over again. So.....GO STRAIGHT!! Create your own path, pave your own road. Choose the direction that is best for you. Seek wisdom from those you trust but the decision in the end is yours. Time is not to be wasted. Decisions are to be made. The road will become clear. Seek wisdom, listen to your heart and GO STRAIGHT!! Love you all!!

What is the obsession?

Greetings to all!! I pray the day is treating you well. Question for the day....Do you find yourself consumed with the lives of others? Especially the lives of celebrities, the rich, the not so famous? What is the obsession we have now with the lives of other people? Don't get me wrong, I will watch Real Housewives with the rest of them, but it seems to me the media is obsessed with the lives of others and we fall right into place? Who cares what the Kardashians are doing, or NeNe, or Monica or whether or not Ray J finds love??!! Again, I have kept up with the Kardashians just like the rest of them, but then I have to ask why? Are our own lives so boring, incomplete, non-existent that we have to escape by watching the world of others? Do we imagine ourselves in their shoes, as their friends, in their worlds? I mean, my life is interesting and trust me, my 5 soon to be 6 year old could carry a show of his own!! Perhaps if we spent more time living our lives instead of watching the lives of others and wishing for something more, we would discover great and wonderful things about ourselves. If you are a reality show junkie, stand up, raise your right hand and repeat after me...."My name is ____________ and I am a reality show junkie. As of today, I am no longer obsessed with watching people live life on TV. I am busy living MY LIFE. Where's the camera crew, because I am the one worth watching!!" Grab your own life by the horns and put down the remote!! Live life, don't let life live you!! Love you all!!

What do you see?

Greetings to all!!! I pray the day is treating you well. So let me ask, have you ever taken a good look in the mirror at YOURSELF? Isn't it amazing how we are quick to pass judgement on the actions of others but fail to see the inadequacies of ourselves? Why do we try to force others to realize their short comings and have a "Come to Jesus" revelation for them, but we do not see it for us? What do you see when you look in the mirror? Are you the best wife or husband you can be? Are you a devoted parent or do you put your needs before the needs of your children the majority of the time? Do you see yourself as a benefit to others or the noose around someones neck? Really, what do you see? Sometimes we are harder on ourselves than anyone else ever could be. What's funny about that is we are harder on ourselves about the things that don't really matter. The reality of it all is that we fail to face the things we should. There is another side to this coin. It is not only our shortcomings that we fail to see, but also the beauty that lies within us. When you look in the mirror do you see the beautiful person you are? Do you realize the potential you have and the unlimited opportunities that are waiting for you? What do you see? Open your eyes and recognize your talents, gifts and greatness. Open your eyes and be real with yourself before you attempt to be "real" with someone else. Recognize and accept it, accept it and change it, change it and love it. Love you all!!!!

Get Over Yourself!!

Greetings to all!!! I pray the day is treating you well. Have you ever stopped and asked yourself the question.....Isn't it amazing how much baggage we pick up throughout our lives? It seems to start in childhood and continues on as we become adults. We go through different things, events and pack more "stuff" in the luggage our existence. Some baggage is heavier than others. It is a weight that we think would break our backs if we stop for one minute....that load that we carry in our minds and in our hearts. The funny thing is however, as we get older, the extra "stuff" we begin to carry sometimes is of our own creation. Let's get real here. We all have issues, things that happened in our past that have had an impact on the person we are today. We feel that our lives have been shaped by these events whatever they may be. The reality of it all is that each of us do have some form of baggage or another. The way we deal with that baggage is the difference. What a waste of time it is to continue to blame someone for what you are not or what you don't have. It is a waste of time to feel as if someone owes you something because of events that took place when you were younger. The baggage most adults carry can be traced back to their childhood and their parents. We feel entitled to something because we weren't told we were loved, or didn't have a birthday party. Maybe our parents got divorced or GOD forbid some of the other things that are far worse that children deal with everyday. Regardless of the situation you are who you are because of who you allowed yourself to be. If you don't like something, change it!! If you don't like someone, move on!! Stop the blame game and stop trying to punish someone else for what YOU think they did or what YOU feel they owe you. Time heals all wounds if you let it. Time also stretches the truth to fit our reality of what is even if it is not so. If we blame our parents for the baggage we carry in our lives because of our childhood, then what type of baggage will our kids blame us for?? My response, GET OVER YOURSELF!! Unpack the luggage of discontent, jealousy, abandonment issues, low self esteem and unworthiness. Let it go and stop the blame game. At some point in your life, you have to accept the past for what it was and accept the fact that it is now the PAST. Move forward into your future with a lot less baggage and I guarantee you life will seem much lighter. Love you all!!

365.364.363....time passing by

Greetings to all!!! I pray the day is treating you well. So here we are the 2ND day of a new year. Do you find yourself asking the question, "Where did the time go?" Isn't it amazing how it seems like all of sudden your newborn is starting kindergarten, it is time for your 20 year high school reunion, your parent celebrated their 80Th birthday or you celebrated your 30Th, 40Th or even 50Th? Where does the time go? It seems the older we get the faster it goes by. We have reminders that we face daily. Maybe a gray hair, we don't bounce back into shape as quickly as we used to, our body aches in places it never did. A big reminder is our children growing up or the children of our friends that we haven't seen in a while. We see their kids and still think they are 2 when in reality they are now 12. Where does the time go? There are many things in our lives we can get back. Physical, financial, material things can be lost and found again. Time however is the one thing that no matter how much we try we can not get back. Yesterday is just that, yesterday and tomorrow will soon be the same. Today is the 2ND of January. Before you know it we will celebrate another new year. We will be in a short while in this same place celebrating 2011. If there is one thing you should do this year and resolve to do every year, every day, it is simply this.....cherish your time. It goes so fast, so don't waste a moment. Ask her for her number, tell him how you feel, be true to yourself, let the dishes wait until tomorrow, call your best friend, take a leap of faith, start your new business, be courageous, fearless and confident. Time will pass us by, but we can live today in the moment, and make the best use of the time we have been given. Love you all!!!

If it's to be......

Greetings to all and Happy New Year!! As we move forward this year with our resolutions-pledges-changes-the direction we want our lives to go, let us remember one thing....IF IT'S TO BE, IT'S UP TO ME. TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY IS THE KEY! Any change that you make in your life is dependent on one thing-YOU!!!! You are in control of YOUR destiny, YOUR future, YOUR life. Whatever you decide for yourself, whatever pledges, resolutions you chose this year...remember, IF IT'S TO BE, IT'S UP TO ME. TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY IS THE KEY TO BECOMING______________. You fill in the blank. GOD bless, live life in 2010! Love you all!!