Gift of Living Well

God gave us the gift of life; 

it is up to us to give ourselves 

the gift of living well.

~Voltaire

Happy Birthday to me ~

Happy 43rd Birthday to 
Each birthday is a new beginning,

full of promise and opportunity 

and the 

chance to make dreams come true.


- Sammy Hagar

Shoes

Such a great birthday present ~ Steve Madden Stiletto

"It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out; 

it's the grain of sand in your shoe."

Robert W. Service

Everyday

Everyday, we are given a chance to change.

Let's not waste each day in fear and mistakes.

Instead, let's all strive a life of GREATNESS!

Gift

Every moment is a GIFT.

Are you unwrapping yours now?

I think you should....

Open it!

Question

I don't let go of concepts....

I question them.

Then they let go of me!

Without Limits

As long as we believe that we are our bodies, 

we don't have to know that

we are infinite,

our cells without limit,

like music itself....

FREE!

Positivity

Embrace POSITIVITY....

And the universe will hug you right back!

Scars

Embrace your wounds, hurts, and scars.

It is proof that you went to battle and survived!

Surprise

The best things always happen 

when you least expect it.

Lesson?

Don't expect!

Let LIFE surprise you!

Be Strong

When you have a good heart,

you often help too much,

give too much,

and love too much.

Yet it always seems that 

you're the one

who hurts the most.

The only thing you can really do

is to let the tears flow 

while trying to convince yourself,

beg yourself,

and tell yourself....

"I have to be strong!"

For Me

For me

Seems like I don’t exist anymore

It’s like I don’t mean anything

I have questions but no answers

So tired of being confused

Do I really even matter?

You changed me completely

And I remember how it used to be

Now I feel like standing in the back of the line

Time for a change in my mind

I’ve opened my eyes

I need to start living my life for me

Because this is not how it’s supposed to be

It’s time for me to shine

No more feeling insufficient

I have to make the hard decisions

I am doing this for me

Faith

God hears every unspoken word,

sees every unseen wound,

and mends every unbearable pain.

You just need to have

a little FAITH

Positive Energy

Positive energy  and thoughts

can do amazing things for us.

Motivate yourself 

to succeed and become 

an optimistic thinker and doer!

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