Clean Heart

Sometimes your life can leave you feeling betrayed and bitter.

 That's okay--acknowledge and name what you're feeling--

and sit in your sorrow for a while.

But when you're ready to brush yourself off 

and get back on top of the world,

let it go.

When you consciously cleanse hard feelings out of your soul,

 you make room for more uplifting and positive experiences,

and people to come into your life.

You can see current opportunities in your life

when you stop wasting your energy on maintaining the hurt and bitterness. 

So don't stuff your feelings;

cleanse them.

Make today the day you affirm 'my soul is cleansed of hurt and bitterness'--

and take a step toward doing something affirming--

one that fills you with feelings of self-worth, 

fulfillment, and connection to life and others.

You are worth it.

Do it now.

CLARITY

CLARITY unlocks the fullness of life.


It turns what we have into enough, and more.

It turns denial into acceptance,

Chaos to order,

And confusion to clearness.

It can turn a meal into a feast,

A house into a home,

A stranger into a friend.

CLARITY makes sense of our past,

Brings peace for today,

And creates a vision for tomorrow.

Walk Away...

At some point you will realize

that you have done too much for someone,

that the only next possible step to do is to stop.

Leave them alone.

Walk away.

It's not like you're giving up,

and it's not like you shouldn't try.

It's just that you have to draw the line

between determination and desperation.

What is truly yours will eventually be yours,

and what is not, no matter how hard you try,

will never be.

Forgiveness

by Janet Mullaly


Forgiveness is not easy
to give to others when we're wronged,
but if we do not give it
our hurt and pain will be prolonged.


Like a wound that is infected
and gets worse as time goes by,
we can not just ignore it
no matter how hard that we try.


Sometimes there are no reasons
for the things that people do,
no excuses or explanations
that justify what they put us through.


But remember...Jesus told us to forgive
the same way our Father forgives us,
so we can move toward the love
instead of staying bitter and callused.


Forgiveness releases the negative
that has consumed and taken over,
it frees us, to love and live again
as our hardened heart grows softer.


Yes...forgiveness can be very hard
but it's something we must do,
if we want God to forgive us then...we must forgive others too!

Love versus Hate

HATE is for the weak

LOVE is for the strong

It takes more to love someone who did you wrong 

than it does to hate them. 

Goals

Make the most of each day!

Set goals - minor or major.

At the end of the day

you will have that feeling

of fulfillment and accomplishment!

Morning Prayer

In the morning, O Lord, YOU hear my voice. 

In the morning, I lay my requests before YOU 

and wait in expectations.

Psalms 5:3


Don't forget that the moment you first wake up


in the morning is the MOST WONDERFUL


of the twenty-four hours.


YOU ARE STILL HERE!

Prayer

Heavenly Father, please give me...

MERCY every morning

GRACE for every day

NEW HOPE for every trial

and COURAGE all the way!

AMEN

Definitely

APPRECIATE those who love you

HELP those who need you

FORGIVE those who hurt you

FORGET those who leave you

L O O K

LOOK back and be grateful

LOOK ahead and be hopeful

LOOK around and be helpful

No Matter What....

No matter what happens today

keep your heart open

refuse to judge

pray for a miracle

and see what occurs....

Tears

Strength is when the tears are streaming down your face,

but you manage the last two words, "I'm Ok."

Fix a Heart

Fix a Heart

by Demi Lovato

It's probably what's best for you

I only want the best for you

and if I'm not the best

then you're stuck

I tried to sever ties

and I ended up with wounds to bind

like you're pouring salt in my cuts

And I just ran out of band aids

I don't even know where to start

cause you can bandage the damage

you never really can fix a heart

Even now I know what's wrong

how could I be so sure

if you never say what you feel, feel

I must have held you hand so tight

you didn't have the will to fight

I guess you needed more time to heal

Baby I just ran out of band aids

I don't even know where to start

cause you can bandage the damage

you never really can fix a heart

You must be a miracle worker

swearing up and down you can fix

what's been broken yeah

please don't get my hopes up no no

baby tell me how could you be so cruel

It's like you're pouring salt on my cuts

Baby I just ran out of band aids

I don't even know where to start

cause you can bandage the damage

you never really can fix a heart

Baby I just ran out of band aids

I don't even know where to start

cause you can bandage the damage

you never really can fix a heart

You never really can fix my heart

Breathe....

BREATHE....your second wind is on it's way!

Breathe Again

Breathe Again

Have you wondered how it feels


When it’s all over


Wondered how it feels


When you just have to start anew


Never knowing, where you’re going


When you face a brand new day


It used to be that way


Now I just close my eyes and say...

I just want to breathe again


Learn to face the joy and pain


Discover how to laugh a little


Cry a little, live a little more


I just want to face the day


Forget about the walls of yesterday


Maybe if I hope a little


Try a little more


I’ll breathe again...

Starting out again is never easy


Disappointments come and go


But life still moves on


With a bit of luck


It’s a brand new start


That might just work my way


I need to walk away


Don’t want to live a life’s replay

Things will work out fine

I know I can find the courage


To look past the light


To see the break of dawn

To finally breathe again.

Summer Reading

Finally arrived...

Ready to start my summer reading....

Vogue

Check out my babies....VOGUEing

(30 May 2012)

Diamond ( 1 1/2 years old) ~ Boston Terrier

Chanel (3 months old) ~ Shih Tzu

Cocktails

"One revolution is just like one cocktail, it just gets you organized for the next."

~ Will Rogers

Pink Love #3

Love my new Pink Stilletos....

Pink Love # 2

Pink Love #1

I don't think I will ever get tired of pink.

I believe in PINK

List

As a workaholic, I'm a big fan of to-do lists. It gives me a sense of accomplishment and purpose to be able to cross something off my list, and that list enables me to get a lot of stuff done. Without a list of things to do, I'm more than likely going to waste time.

I don't make a to-do list every day; usually I'll allow myself some flexibility by making at least one list per week. That way, I'll have several days to get everything done. 

Stronger

You know the bed feels warmer

Sleeping here alone

You know I dream in color

And do the things I want

You think you've got the best of me

Think you've had enough the last laugh

Bet you think that everything good is gone

Think you left me broken down

Think that I'd come running back

Baby, you don't know me, 'cause you're dead wrong

Chorus:

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger

Stand a little taller

Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone

What doesn't kill you makes you fighter

Footsteps even lighter

Doesn't mean I'm over 'cause you're gone

Bridge:

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, stronger

Just me, myself and I

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger

Stand a little taller

Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone

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You heard that I was starting over with someone new

They told you I was moving on, over you

You didn't think that I'd come back

I'd come back swinging

You tried to break me, but you see

Chorus:

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger

Stand a little taller

Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone

What doesn't kill you makes you fighter

Footsteps even lighter

Doesn't mean I'm over 'cause you're gone

Bridge:

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, stronger

Just me, myself and I

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger

Stand a little taller

Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone

Thanks to you I got a new thing started

Thanks to you I'm not the broken-hearted

Thanks to you I'm finally thinking 'bout me

You know in the end the day you left is just my beginning

In the end

June

What is one to say about the month of June ~

The time of perfect young summer, 

The fulfillment of the promise of the earlier months, 

And with as yet no sign to remind one that its fresh young beauty 

will ever fade.  

Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it!