Mornin all! Hope this post finds you well & happy!
Today's will be short. For far too long I have allowed the mistakes of my past rule me & for a while now, I've been breaking the chains of the past & moving on with my goals! I know how hard it is to do that. When you have a heart for making resolutions & making things better for all involved, it's hard to just say "I'm through" and walk away. Sometimes breaking chains means just walking away and going on with your own dreams and goals, even if it's family. Don't allow the "guilt" chains of others to hinder your upward walk in life.
Have a great day! Love to you all!
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Have Yourself a Merry Little Thursday!
Good morning to you all! I certainly hope this finds you all happy, content & ready for a great day! I'm on the back side of my "volcanic" burst as of late & feeling better about things! I've made some new contacts with like minded people, aiming for the same goals as myself! Very excited about it! Not only am I working on a lifestyle, weight loss and career transformation, I'm busily working on an emotional transformation as well! Too long, especially lately, have I allowed negativity to threaten my happiness & peace of mind. It's when you "just say no" to negative aspects & people that you can start bettering your own life. We must NEVER focus on the things that threaten to drag us down, even though I know very well how difficult that can be. Be victorious over such things by making a conscious decision to chose wisely between what's truly important & what you should avoid. It's an uphill battle so continue to speak and manifest uplifting actions and reactions!
I hope you all have a blessed and beautiful day! Love to you all!
I hope you all have a blessed and beautiful day! Love to you all!
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Have A Kind Heart!
Good morning to all! I feel I have to write about this because it upset me on a very deep & emotional level. Yesterday I encountered a situation I had no clue I was stepping in to. Someone whom I've known since she was a kid posted an interesting debate question about a certain subject. The subject itself was not something that is etched in stone. Basically, I presented another perspective on the subject. I know this person has been blessed with a situation in her life that others have not been fortunate enough to experience, myself being one of them. I truly believed she posted this for others to be able to simply give their opinions and thoughts. I couldn't have been more wrong. I unintentionally ran head first into a mine field of judgement and condemnation, and from a self confessed christian. This person's mother basically blasted everything I said with malice intent. I was stunned and hurt that she would do that, not even trying to see this from any perspective but her own. In all honesty, this would have bothered me anyway, however lately I've been experiencing a battle of sorts against those that would try to oppress me with their false and unwarranted judgments of me, on a very personal level. So, the timing was not great for this to happen. Of course, I defended my intentions, only to get blasted by the daughter, who had originally written the post. This shocked me as well. After I gathered my wits, I responded as nicely as I could, deleted her off my friends list and was left with a truly sad mood. I was astounded that these people would do such a thing publicly, I felt as if I was being stoned publicly.
Having recounted my story now I would like to put something out there for all to hear. Yes, I have made bad decisions in my life. Yes, I have had more than my share of extraordinary situations I have had to deal with in my life and still do at times. Yes, I am VERY WELL AWARE of how my past looks to others who have no clue or idea who I really am. Yes, parts of my past look really bad to those who, again, have no idea what the truth of my situations have been. There are a handful of true friends and people who do know the truth and who are very well aware of who I am now and what my character is all about. My thanks and love go out to those people. I, in no way, wish to hide my past nor do I defend certain aspects of my past. Here it is folks, I am who I am, a work in progress, a flawed human being making her way in this world, jut like everyone else. I make no apologies for my past, as I have been forgiven from the One who counts and have tried to make amends with those I have hurt. If anyone out there wishes to blast me again, go right ahead. Believe me, I can take it. I may get upset and wonder why people would choose that path, but I can take it, make no mistake about that. I've heard it all, especially from those that confess to be christians. I, myself am a believer and I have never once seen anything in the Bible that would make a christian believe that oppressing, insulting and judging others is what God intends for us to do to each other. I'm pretty sure it says just the opposite. I have read the Bible in it's entirety, studied theology in college & I still haven't seen a verse one that, in any way, condones this behaviour.
So, I say to those who have judged me, slandered me, ridiculed me, and otherwise acted like I was beneath them, GET OVER YOURSELVES!!!! You are no better or worse than me. You are flawed and human just as I am. It is our responsibility to love one another UNCONDITIONALLY!!! To you all I say, you, as well as myself will have to answer for these things. We should be trying to encourage, uplift and have fellowship with one another, not try to tear out the throats of those you choose to look down on from your throne of judgement. Not your call people. This is what's wrong with the world in a nutshell. More and more turn to hatred and judgement as their way of living and I, for one, choose to turn away from that. I truly wanted to be hateful in return to these people, I confess. But I chose not to because we ALL HAVE THAT CHOICE!
Now, having said all that, I would greatly encourage everyone to make better decisions about what you say to others and if you simply cannot find it in your heart or spirit to say something nice, THEN JUST KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT!!!! Remember, when you point a finger at someone else, you have 4 others pointing back at you. And, if any one of you wants to point out my flaws, my past, my bad decisions, go right ahead. Just know, I won't be answering for your mean, unkind words, you will.
Thank for bearing with me, I had to vent. I love you all.
Having recounted my story now I would like to put something out there for all to hear. Yes, I have made bad decisions in my life. Yes, I have had more than my share of extraordinary situations I have had to deal with in my life and still do at times. Yes, I am VERY WELL AWARE of how my past looks to others who have no clue or idea who I really am. Yes, parts of my past look really bad to those who, again, have no idea what the truth of my situations have been. There are a handful of true friends and people who do know the truth and who are very well aware of who I am now and what my character is all about. My thanks and love go out to those people. I, in no way, wish to hide my past nor do I defend certain aspects of my past. Here it is folks, I am who I am, a work in progress, a flawed human being making her way in this world, jut like everyone else. I make no apologies for my past, as I have been forgiven from the One who counts and have tried to make amends with those I have hurt. If anyone out there wishes to blast me again, go right ahead. Believe me, I can take it. I may get upset and wonder why people would choose that path, but I can take it, make no mistake about that. I've heard it all, especially from those that confess to be christians. I, myself am a believer and I have never once seen anything in the Bible that would make a christian believe that oppressing, insulting and judging others is what God intends for us to do to each other. I'm pretty sure it says just the opposite. I have read the Bible in it's entirety, studied theology in college & I still haven't seen a verse one that, in any way, condones this behaviour.
So, I say to those who have judged me, slandered me, ridiculed me, and otherwise acted like I was beneath them, GET OVER YOURSELVES!!!! You are no better or worse than me. You are flawed and human just as I am. It is our responsibility to love one another UNCONDITIONALLY!!! To you all I say, you, as well as myself will have to answer for these things. We should be trying to encourage, uplift and have fellowship with one another, not try to tear out the throats of those you choose to look down on from your throne of judgement. Not your call people. This is what's wrong with the world in a nutshell. More and more turn to hatred and judgement as their way of living and I, for one, choose to turn away from that. I truly wanted to be hateful in return to these people, I confess. But I chose not to because we ALL HAVE THAT CHOICE!
Now, having said all that, I would greatly encourage everyone to make better decisions about what you say to others and if you simply cannot find it in your heart or spirit to say something nice, THEN JUST KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT!!!! Remember, when you point a finger at someone else, you have 4 others pointing back at you. And, if any one of you wants to point out my flaws, my past, my bad decisions, go right ahead. Just know, I won't be answering for your mean, unkind words, you will.
Thank for bearing with me, I had to vent. I love you all.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Know When To Back Away
Good morning everyone! I hope this finds all of you well, happy and having a productive day. I haven't posted in a while due to much going on the past few weeks. Anticipating the birth of grandchild #9, which should be any time in the next couple of weeks.
My post today has to do with a subject I am becoming more and more familiar with. Knowing when to back away from a situation that I cannot "fix" or help with in any way. When a situation becomes impossible to deal with on an emotional level and you have become aware that anything you do won't be a help at all, that's the time to back away. Give it to God and just back away. Case in point: People HAVE to want to help themselves in order for anyone else to be able to help them. Their desire has to outweigh yours to help them. Otherwise, tons of time gets wasted beating a dead horse. I have encountered several such situations, people that were very close to me. After watching one of them pass away because she just couldn't do what it took to help herself, I had to learn to back away from the others. I have learned that just because someone has great amounts of potential doesn't mean they will ever realize their potential and do something with it. I spent a great deal of my life believing I could "fix" those people, only to find in my later years, I could not. It's been a hard lesson. But I have decided that my time is precious and wasting it on those that only want a cheerleader to schmooze their ego or simply cannot find the willpower to do what it takes to make their life better is counter productive in the long run. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying to give up, just back off and be there when they come to the realization that they have to be the instigators for their own lives. All I can do is support and encourage.
People are not a waste of time but when you are beating your head against the same wall over and over, stop hurting yourself, and allow those people to figure it out for themselves. If they do, fantastic. If they don't, just pray, give it to God and go about your own business.
I hope you all have a wonderful day and remember, smile at everyone! It just may be the boost they need to keep on truckin! Love to you all!
My post today has to do with a subject I am becoming more and more familiar with. Knowing when to back away from a situation that I cannot "fix" or help with in any way. When a situation becomes impossible to deal with on an emotional level and you have become aware that anything you do won't be a help at all, that's the time to back away. Give it to God and just back away. Case in point: People HAVE to want to help themselves in order for anyone else to be able to help them. Their desire has to outweigh yours to help them. Otherwise, tons of time gets wasted beating a dead horse. I have encountered several such situations, people that were very close to me. After watching one of them pass away because she just couldn't do what it took to help herself, I had to learn to back away from the others. I have learned that just because someone has great amounts of potential doesn't mean they will ever realize their potential and do something with it. I spent a great deal of my life believing I could "fix" those people, only to find in my later years, I could not. It's been a hard lesson. But I have decided that my time is precious and wasting it on those that only want a cheerleader to schmooze their ego or simply cannot find the willpower to do what it takes to make their life better is counter productive in the long run. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying to give up, just back off and be there when they come to the realization that they have to be the instigators for their own lives. All I can do is support and encourage.
People are not a waste of time but when you are beating your head against the same wall over and over, stop hurting yourself, and allow those people to figure it out for themselves. If they do, fantastic. If they don't, just pray, give it to God and go about your own business.
I hope you all have a wonderful day and remember, smile at everyone! It just may be the boost they need to keep on truckin! Love to you all!
Saturday, September 3, 2011
You Know Who You Are
Once upon a time there was a sweet little boy who was full of love and life. He loved his family, he loved his friends. He grew, strong and kind and loved to help others.
One day he realized there were choices he had to make in his life. So, he made his choices, not realizing at the time how far reaching these choices would become. They were not good choices. They affected everyone's lives around him, especially those that were the closest to him. Those that were closest to him tried over and over to help him regain his dignity and self esteem, but to no avail. He couldn't and wouldn't see the truth.
Eventually, the boy grew into a man. He wasted his youth making bad choices over and over again until he finally ended up confining himself to a box of regret and bitterness. He absolutely could not take on the responsibility of his actions due to false pride and arrogance. Those who knew him early on were terribly saddened by this but had no magic tricks to get him to realize what HE HIMSELF had done. As he went on there was one person who always received the blame for his bad choices and it broke that person's heart every time, until one day the "scapegoat" refused to play this blame game any further. The person turned away from the man and walked away, head held high, dignity intact, determined to never allow the man to hurt them again. It was hard but the person realized the futility of the wasted time and effort it took just to maintain a relationship with the man and just could not allow this to happen ever again.
The end of this story has yet to be written. The moral of the story? Make bad choices, bad situations will follow. Make good choices, life is so much easier and you get to keep your dignity, your family and your real, true friends.
Not yet The End
One day he realized there were choices he had to make in his life. So, he made his choices, not realizing at the time how far reaching these choices would become. They were not good choices. They affected everyone's lives around him, especially those that were the closest to him. Those that were closest to him tried over and over to help him regain his dignity and self esteem, but to no avail. He couldn't and wouldn't see the truth.
Eventually, the boy grew into a man. He wasted his youth making bad choices over and over again until he finally ended up confining himself to a box of regret and bitterness. He absolutely could not take on the responsibility of his actions due to false pride and arrogance. Those who knew him early on were terribly saddened by this but had no magic tricks to get him to realize what HE HIMSELF had done. As he went on there was one person who always received the blame for his bad choices and it broke that person's heart every time, until one day the "scapegoat" refused to play this blame game any further. The person turned away from the man and walked away, head held high, dignity intact, determined to never allow the man to hurt them again. It was hard but the person realized the futility of the wasted time and effort it took just to maintain a relationship with the man and just could not allow this to happen ever again.
The end of this story has yet to be written. The moral of the story? Make bad choices, bad situations will follow. Make good choices, life is so much easier and you get to keep your dignity, your family and your real, true friends.
Not yet The End
Friday, August 19, 2011
A Very Materialistic Man Indeed
Good morning folks! It's going to be another scorcher out there today!
We finally finished Aiden's bedroom yesterday, all that's left is hanging the new doors for the entryway. He's such a happy camper! And just in time for first grade to start! Can't believe my oldest grandchild is starting first grade Monday! Abby's in Kindergarten, wow, where has the time flown? But I'm enjoying every single second of it! Thanks be to the "Big Guy" for allowing me to be a part of it all! And, only 9 weeks left until grandchild #8 comes into the world! Can't wait!
I gained a new wrinkle in my brain last night. Jerry and I were discussing money and numbers last night and somehow the conversation turned to who the most wealthy individual in the world was. The man I'm about to chat about is not the wealthiest man in the world, but he's extremely close. The country is Brunei, located on one of the Malaysian islands. It's a very small country. The sultan of this country, Hassanal Bolkiah basically has all the money in his country. For more info on Brunei, check Wikipedia or Google it. This man obviously is an extravagance hound. The palace he lives in, called Istana Nurul Iman has 1,888 rooms, 290 bathrooms, and a floor area of 2,152,782 sq ft (200,000 m²), undisputedly the world's second largest palace after Beijing's Forbidden City (720,000 m²). He has 531 Mercedes-Benzes, 367 Ferraris, 362 Bentleys, 185 BMWs, 177 Jaguars, 160 Porsches, 130 Rolls-Royces And 20 Lamborghinis, bringing the total number of his cars to 1,932. I just don't get it. Who needs all that? And why? This man could sell 2/3 of his cars and feed, house and clothe lots and lots of people in the world. And over 2 million square feet of living space? Really? Who needs that? I was simply astounded at the fact that one man has that much and can actually be fine with the fact that there are tons of suffering humans in the world when he has the means to help. I realize his perspective is nowhere what mine is but goodness. That just seems ridiculous to me. Something I found interesting about him and Brunei: (taken from Wikipedia) Despite his personal extravagance, he has attempted to share the country's oil wealth. In Brunei, mockingly dubbed the "Shellfare State", a reference to the significant influence of the Shell Oil Company,[4][5] Bruneians have free education and medical services. There are neither personal nor corporate taxes in Brunei. I found this to be an interesting fact. I am going to learn more about this country, just for my personal knowledge. I was just overwhelmed at what this man has and how much good he could do with it, if he was so inclined.
I hope everyone has a great day, full of blessings and peace! Love to you all!
We finally finished Aiden's bedroom yesterday, all that's left is hanging the new doors for the entryway. He's such a happy camper! And just in time for first grade to start! Can't believe my oldest grandchild is starting first grade Monday! Abby's in Kindergarten, wow, where has the time flown? But I'm enjoying every single second of it! Thanks be to the "Big Guy" for allowing me to be a part of it all! And, only 9 weeks left until grandchild #8 comes into the world! Can't wait!
I gained a new wrinkle in my brain last night. Jerry and I were discussing money and numbers last night and somehow the conversation turned to who the most wealthy individual in the world was. The man I'm about to chat about is not the wealthiest man in the world, but he's extremely close. The country is Brunei, located on one of the Malaysian islands. It's a very small country. The sultan of this country, Hassanal Bolkiah basically has all the money in his country. For more info on Brunei, check Wikipedia or Google it. This man obviously is an extravagance hound. The palace he lives in, called Istana Nurul Iman has 1,888 rooms, 290 bathrooms, and a floor area of 2,152,782 sq ft (200,000 m²), undisputedly the world's second largest palace after Beijing's Forbidden City (720,000 m²). He has 531 Mercedes-Benzes, 367 Ferraris, 362 Bentleys, 185 BMWs, 177 Jaguars, 160 Porsches, 130 Rolls-Royces And 20 Lamborghinis, bringing the total number of his cars to 1,932. I just don't get it. Who needs all that? And why? This man could sell 2/3 of his cars and feed, house and clothe lots and lots of people in the world. And over 2 million square feet of living space? Really? Who needs that? I was simply astounded at the fact that one man has that much and can actually be fine with the fact that there are tons of suffering humans in the world when he has the means to help. I realize his perspective is nowhere what mine is but goodness. That just seems ridiculous to me. Something I found interesting about him and Brunei: (taken from Wikipedia) Despite his personal extravagance, he has attempted to share the country's oil wealth. In Brunei, mockingly dubbed the "Shellfare State", a reference to the significant influence of the Shell Oil Company,[4][5] Bruneians have free education and medical services. There are neither personal nor corporate taxes in Brunei. I found this to be an interesting fact. I am going to learn more about this country, just for my personal knowledge. I was just overwhelmed at what this man has and how much good he could do with it, if he was so inclined.
I hope everyone has a great day, full of blessings and peace! Love to you all!
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Make Everything You Do Count!
Good Sunday afternoon everyone! It's going to be another hot day but at least we had one day of reprieve!
I had a talk with my granddaughter today about wasting food this morning and it set me to thinking about how everything we do makes a difference of some kind. A negative action or word creates a negative scenario in some way and the same is true of a positive action or word. We have the power to create our own scenarios and the scenarios of others as well. My explanation to her was that it takes one person to start the chain reaction. If one person starts to conserve a bit of electricity and gives their idea to 10 others and one of the ten does the same thing, then they tell another 10.......and so on, and so on, and so on. I explained that one person started the great pyramid with one block. Then another put down a block, then another put down a block and after many years, the Great pyramid was built. But it all started with one block. Everything starts with one thought, idea and/or action. Both negative and positive. I experimented with this several times in restaurants. I would start staring at the ceiling, with an expression of genuine interest and after several minutes others were doing the same. I realized just how true the "domino" effect is. So, I started making it a point to smile at everyone I saw. And I noticed that the more I smiled first at people, the more they returned the smile! I hope that they started smiling at others because a smile may change the whole outlook of someone's day. We can lead by example, that's how great things are accomplished and I, for one, want to accomplish great things, even on a small scale great things! And I want them to be positive things that help others and make lives happier and more productive! The only way people will start to make the move towards more positive actions and outlooks is for one person to start and others to follow along. Be that person, be the one that starts a chain of wonderful, awesome things to happen between one another. Be the one that smiles, be the one that feeds a hungry person, be the one that helps an elderly person with something, be the one that holds the door open for another, be the one that says a kind word first, be the one that starts picking up litter in the park or walkway, be the one that starts an outreach for the hurting and needy, be the one that teaches something to someone, BE THE ONE!!!!!
I hope you all have a marvelous day and find a circumstance that needs your help and Be The One to make a positive change! Love to you all!
I had a talk with my granddaughter today about wasting food this morning and it set me to thinking about how everything we do makes a difference of some kind. A negative action or word creates a negative scenario in some way and the same is true of a positive action or word. We have the power to create our own scenarios and the scenarios of others as well. My explanation to her was that it takes one person to start the chain reaction. If one person starts to conserve a bit of electricity and gives their idea to 10 others and one of the ten does the same thing, then they tell another 10.......and so on, and so on, and so on. I explained that one person started the great pyramid with one block. Then another put down a block, then another put down a block and after many years, the Great pyramid was built. But it all started with one block. Everything starts with one thought, idea and/or action. Both negative and positive. I experimented with this several times in restaurants. I would start staring at the ceiling, with an expression of genuine interest and after several minutes others were doing the same. I realized just how true the "domino" effect is. So, I started making it a point to smile at everyone I saw. And I noticed that the more I smiled first at people, the more they returned the smile! I hope that they started smiling at others because a smile may change the whole outlook of someone's day. We can lead by example, that's how great things are accomplished and I, for one, want to accomplish great things, even on a small scale great things! And I want them to be positive things that help others and make lives happier and more productive! The only way people will start to make the move towards more positive actions and outlooks is for one person to start and others to follow along. Be that person, be the one that starts a chain of wonderful, awesome things to happen between one another. Be the one that smiles, be the one that feeds a hungry person, be the one that helps an elderly person with something, be the one that holds the door open for another, be the one that says a kind word first, be the one that starts picking up litter in the park or walkway, be the one that starts an outreach for the hurting and needy, be the one that teaches something to someone, BE THE ONE!!!!!
I hope you all have a marvelous day and find a circumstance that needs your help and Be The One to make a positive change! Love to you all!
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Rain! Rain! Rain!
I awoke in the middle of the night to the beautiful sound of rain, falling gently, finally giving much needed moisture to the dying trees, bushes and grass! It was the most wonderful sound I'd heard in a long time! The smell of it was so comforting. I love rain! In addition, we've been given a reprieve from the heat for at least one day! This day reminds me of an autumn day, reminding me that the holidays are really just around the corner! My absolute favorite time of year! I love the fall, with the beautiful leaves, although I think there may not be so much changing since it's already brown, but that's alright. It's still a beautiful time of year.
Let's all take the time to do a kind deed today and every day and always remember: Humans are people too! Love to all!
Let's all take the time to do a kind deed today and every day and always remember: Humans are people too! Love to all!
Friday, August 12, 2011
TGIF!!!
Hello everyone, here's hoping everyone's having a great Friday!
Today is a high anxiety day for me and I finally figured out why. People everywhere are having so many difficulties and troubles and I think I'm reacting to it. So, I came home and took a few minutes to sit down and pray about the state of mind I was in and others as well. I had to make myself remember that worrying and fretting does absolutely no good. We can only do what we are able to do, everything else has to be left in the hands of the "Big Guy" upstairs! I started thinking about all my blessings and focusing on my projects I am working on. I have so many blessings. I have a wonderful family, 3 more grandchildren on the way, an awesome husband who loves me for who and what I am, no exceptions, and let me tell you, sometimes that cannot be easy! Lol! I have some awesome relationships that are strong and steadfast, I have learned to not live in the past, but to live each day and focus on making the future better. I am on my way to a healthier and thinner lifestyle that's really exciting me alot! I feel better now than I have for a while, I have goals and am doing everything I can to realize those goals. I am happier knowing that I cannot fix things, but I can help when and where I am needed and the changes I would like to see will either happen or they won't. I can live with both.
You see, I am making a choice today to either give in to the anxiety that wants to bring me down or I can focus on my blessings and make this an awesome, fantastic day! It's my choice, solely up to me, no one else can decide for me. So, my decision today is to share this decision with friends and hope that this will help someone else make the positive choice! I choose to live my life as an example. My mom always said I was a natural born leader so I choose to lead by example!
Have an awesome and beautiful day! Love to you all!
Today is a high anxiety day for me and I finally figured out why. People everywhere are having so many difficulties and troubles and I think I'm reacting to it. So, I came home and took a few minutes to sit down and pray about the state of mind I was in and others as well. I had to make myself remember that worrying and fretting does absolutely no good. We can only do what we are able to do, everything else has to be left in the hands of the "Big Guy" upstairs! I started thinking about all my blessings and focusing on my projects I am working on. I have so many blessings. I have a wonderful family, 3 more grandchildren on the way, an awesome husband who loves me for who and what I am, no exceptions, and let me tell you, sometimes that cannot be easy! Lol! I have some awesome relationships that are strong and steadfast, I have learned to not live in the past, but to live each day and focus on making the future better. I am on my way to a healthier and thinner lifestyle that's really exciting me alot! I feel better now than I have for a while, I have goals and am doing everything I can to realize those goals. I am happier knowing that I cannot fix things, but I can help when and where I am needed and the changes I would like to see will either happen or they won't. I can live with both.
You see, I am making a choice today to either give in to the anxiety that wants to bring me down or I can focus on my blessings and make this an awesome, fantastic day! It's my choice, solely up to me, no one else can decide for me. So, my decision today is to share this decision with friends and hope that this will help someone else make the positive choice! I choose to live my life as an example. My mom always said I was a natural born leader so I choose to lead by example!
Have an awesome and beautiful day! Love to you all!
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Make Today Count!
Hi everybody! A short post today! As usual I'm hitting the ground running, as always!
I just wanted to remind everyone to make this day count! Make it a point to smile at everyone, hold the door for someone or let that crazy driver get ahead of you and just smile at them anyway! It's not the action, it's our reaction that makes the difference! I'm reminding myself to do this as well. Those of you that know me know that I have very little tolerance for idiotic behaviour (got a bit of my Grandfather in me) but I try to make it a point to overcome that and REACT with a positive attitude. It's not always easy, it's very tough at times but we can do this! Just think what would happen if everyone made a concerted effort to REACT with a smile and a positive outlook! You may be saying I'm crazy and you may be partially correct (Lol!) but I do know I have the right idea! So, make today count and have a fantastic day everyone! Love to you all!
I just wanted to remind everyone to make this day count! Make it a point to smile at everyone, hold the door for someone or let that crazy driver get ahead of you and just smile at them anyway! It's not the action, it's our reaction that makes the difference! I'm reminding myself to do this as well. Those of you that know me know that I have very little tolerance for idiotic behaviour (got a bit of my Grandfather in me) but I try to make it a point to overcome that and REACT with a positive attitude. It's not always easy, it's very tough at times but we can do this! Just think what would happen if everyone made a concerted effort to REACT with a smile and a positive outlook! You may be saying I'm crazy and you may be partially correct (Lol!) but I do know I have the right idea! So, make today count and have a fantastic day everyone! Love to you all!
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Small Victories Make Big Victories!
Good Sunday morning everyone! I'm about to do a workout but wanted to post today's blog first!
I am very excited! My diet is going so well, I've lost enough to get into some shorts I couldn't wear 2 weeks ago and I feel great! My energy level is up, my enthusiasm is getting back to normal and my mood is so much better these days and all because I'm slowly winning the battle against "no willpower"! My outlook is changing every day. I feel more and more motivated to continue changing my lifestyle so I can live longer and be healthier. It's a hard struggle every single moment of every single day and some days I just don't want to be strong, however when I can start seeing and feeling positive results it makes the struggles seem a little less difficult to play through. "Change Your Mind & Change Your Life", my motto I came up with and have adopted as my new lifestyle mantra! Change starts in your mind and follows through in your body, your decisions, your actions and ultimately, your lifestyle.
After my Mom passed away, I thought I would never get over it. Other things happened that further caused depression and I was convinced things would never change for me. But alas, I was wrong! I sought counseling, changed certain aspects of my personal life, learned a great deal about my own strength and gave thanks to God above for it every day! Eventually, BIG changes occurred. About 2 1/2 years ago, I hit another wall where my weight issue was concerned. I had lost down 166 lbs and made the decision to quit smoking. 3 months later, I gained back 50 lbs. I was so angry and depressed about that. I gave in and started smoking again and was right back where I started. Then, someone I did not know contacted me about a wonderful fitness product and home based business. After many months of research, I decided to get into it. I am so glad I did! Last Thursday I started my official 90 Day Challenge and I can already feel the difference!
I encourage everyone who wants to make a lifestyle change to find the thing that will help you accomplish your goals! My goodness, it feels so good to eat right and make the lifestyle change that will make my life and those lives around me so much better!
Well, off to do my workout! I hope you all have a beautiful day and remember, if you ever need encouragement, you know where I am! Love to you all!
I am very excited! My diet is going so well, I've lost enough to get into some shorts I couldn't wear 2 weeks ago and I feel great! My energy level is up, my enthusiasm is getting back to normal and my mood is so much better these days and all because I'm slowly winning the battle against "no willpower"! My outlook is changing every day. I feel more and more motivated to continue changing my lifestyle so I can live longer and be healthier. It's a hard struggle every single moment of every single day and some days I just don't want to be strong, however when I can start seeing and feeling positive results it makes the struggles seem a little less difficult to play through. "Change Your Mind & Change Your Life", my motto I came up with and have adopted as my new lifestyle mantra! Change starts in your mind and follows through in your body, your decisions, your actions and ultimately, your lifestyle.
After my Mom passed away, I thought I would never get over it. Other things happened that further caused depression and I was convinced things would never change for me. But alas, I was wrong! I sought counseling, changed certain aspects of my personal life, learned a great deal about my own strength and gave thanks to God above for it every day! Eventually, BIG changes occurred. About 2 1/2 years ago, I hit another wall where my weight issue was concerned. I had lost down 166 lbs and made the decision to quit smoking. 3 months later, I gained back 50 lbs. I was so angry and depressed about that. I gave in and started smoking again and was right back where I started. Then, someone I did not know contacted me about a wonderful fitness product and home based business. After many months of research, I decided to get into it. I am so glad I did! Last Thursday I started my official 90 Day Challenge and I can already feel the difference!
I encourage everyone who wants to make a lifestyle change to find the thing that will help you accomplish your goals! My goodness, it feels so good to eat right and make the lifestyle change that will make my life and those lives around me so much better!
Well, off to do my workout! I hope you all have a beautiful day and remember, if you ever need encouragement, you know where I am! Love to you all!
Thursday, August 4, 2011
It's Just Too Hot!!!
Today's post is simple. It's way too hot here. I want a blizzard and not one from Dairy Queen. A real blizzard with real snow and real cold air. That's all I have to say today. Love to you all!
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Good Deed Challenge!
I would like to make a challenge to all my facebook friends. On September 11, let's all send a card or package with homemade treats or other things they would need, to someone serving in the military. If you don't know anyone serving, let me know and I can help. Pass this on to your friends. Let's try to make this a nationwide mailing.
This was posted by my friend on Facebook. Please consider doing this, it would be an awesome gift to the loyal troops fighting every day for our continued FREEDOM!!! Thanks in advance for your consideration! Love to you all!
This was posted by my friend on Facebook. Please consider doing this, it would be an awesome gift to the loyal troops fighting every day for our continued FREEDOM!!! Thanks in advance for your consideration! Love to you all!
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Face Your Troubles With A Smile!
Hello all! Today's post will be short due to heavy organizing and cleaning going on in my house! I just wanted to remind my lovely friends and followers that smiling at your troubles is a great way to make them easier to deal with! Don't get caught up in allowing troubles to rule anything in your life. Work on a project or organize something or whatever you can do to chill and work through whatever's troubling you! It really does help! Make your troubles work for you! You can do it! Even if it seems huge, remember, there's always a solution!
Have a great day and smile! Love to you all!
Have a great day and smile! Love to you all!
Sunday, July 31, 2011
My Day of Rest
Hello everyone and a good day to all! Today my day of rest will be one of organizing and trying to finish up a few projects that I have put off for way too long. I'm not good at just sitting around and resting, for me I rest better when I'm active and accomplishing things. Accomplishment is my brand of "resting". I love to accomplish things that roll around in my head because then I have more room in there to start new thoughts and projects. Not having anything to do is not good for me. The more I accomplish, the less I dwell on things I have regrets about. I could run myself nuts dwelling if I allowed myself to. I am aware of this weakness and strive to overcome it and be victorious every day! It's always an uphill battle for me and I'm almost always up to the challenge! If we allow ourselves time to dwell on the negatives, we can't accomplish the positive goals we all should have. Make it a point to overcome the negative feelings, the "little voice" that tells us we can't do anything, that we are failures. Truth is,we all fail at some things. The key to this is to try again, just choose a different method of accomplishing your goal! It really works! It's all a matter of choosing to be victorious in our daily struggles. There will be days when the clouds in our minds threaten storms and sometimes, the storms are really hard to avoid. However, with positive thinking, making the decision to not allow those storms to take us down and lots of faith, we can and will be victorious!
I really have to get busy now and avoid the storm clouds today! I had an unusual night of too much thinking about things in the past and today I am determined to accomplish a few things and be victorious over the storms and see my bright sun come out and warm me with it's comforting, positive rays, metaphorically speaking of course! I hope each of you have a comforting, warming day of goodness and positivity! My undying love to you all!
I really have to get busy now and avoid the storm clouds today! I had an unusual night of too much thinking about things in the past and today I am determined to accomplish a few things and be victorious over the storms and see my bright sun come out and warm me with it's comforting, positive rays, metaphorically speaking of course! I hope each of you have a comforting, warming day of goodness and positivity! My undying love to you all!
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Tonight I am simply going to post another one of my poems. Enjoy!
Just Say No
In a world full of hatred,
In a world full of greed,
In a world where there's always
A great deal of need.
Children are dying,
Parents have no hope,
No one has the time
To sit down and cope.
Fear in the eyes
Of the ones left behind,
Violence occurs
In the daily grind.
We can turn it around
If we tap the desire.
STOP throwing sparks
Into the fire.
Take control now,
While we still have time.
Make a better choice,
Get into the rhyme.
It's all up to us
To create the better way.
It's as simple as that
And that's all I can say
By Sharon Brown
Friday, July 29, 2011
Live Fully!
Live Fully!
And sieze every single moment!
Make your mark in this world!
Go above and beyond every task set forth!
GET OUT OF THAT BOX!!!!
Think as your true conscience dictates,
While never treading on friends or foes' toes!
Be kind to yourself in word, thought and action,
It makes it easier to be kind to others!
Live the best life you can achieve,
And never, ever stop reaching for the stars!
It is your God given right to leap for your highest goals,
So leap high and leap proud!
When you fall, and you will,
Pick yourself up, dust off and look for the next leap of faith!
They are always there to be found!
Love one another and be unconditional in your love!
Life will be so much more beautiful that way!
Have the courage to find your one true love,
Your soul mate,
Your best friend,
And hold them sacred and in highest regard!
They are a true gift from Above!
Just love, live, have peace of mind!
By: Sharon Brown
And sieze every single moment!
Make your mark in this world!
Go above and beyond every task set forth!
GET OUT OF THAT BOX!!!!
Think as your true conscience dictates,
While never treading on friends or foes' toes!
Be kind to yourself in word, thought and action,
It makes it easier to be kind to others!
Live the best life you can achieve,
And never, ever stop reaching for the stars!
It is your God given right to leap for your highest goals,
So leap high and leap proud!
When you fall, and you will,
Pick yourself up, dust off and look for the next leap of faith!
They are always there to be found!
Love one another and be unconditional in your love!
Life will be so much more beautiful that way!
Have the courage to find your one true love,
Your soul mate,
Your best friend,
And hold them sacred and in highest regard!
They are a true gift from Above!
Just love, live, have peace of mind!
By: Sharon Brown
Today Is The Day!
Good morning all! It's a beautiful morning, it's going to be another hot one but beautiful nonetheless! Today is a very special day for me! Earlier this year I became a ViSalus distributor and half heartedly started using the product. Today is the day to truly begin my 90 day challenge and start transforming my body into who I see myself in my mind! I will stay with it, I will promote this product as I have researched enough to see this is not a scam, nor a fly by night company or product.
I will begin by telling you lovely people a story. I am 49 years old. I have 5 kids and as of the end of January 2012 I will have 11 grandkids. I am very family oriented and one of my priority goals in my life is to help others become healthier, happier and wealthier in life and finances. I have been overweight since before I was a teenager and I will NOT be overweight when I turn 50 in March 2012. My father will be 75 in September and is Type 2 diabetic. I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in March of 2001 when I was diagnosed with fybroid tumors and had to have a hysterectomy. The past 10 years I have struggled with diabetes, sometimes doing the right thing, sometimes not. Last June I went to the doctor and was put on 2 diabetic meds, a high blood pressure med, a cholesterol med and was told to start taking low dose aspirin. I was not a happy camper with myself about that. I have been gearing up since then to lose this weight, get off the meds as fast as possible (I was threatened by the doc to be put on insulin if I don't change my lifestyle) and I intend to realize my goals by the end of January 2012.
My motivation is really quite simple. I watched my mother struggle with Type 2 diabetes for many years. She was good at preaching at me about what I needed to do, but not so good at her own personal follow through. In June of 2006, my lovely mother passed away due to complications of diabetes. When she died she was on kidney dialysis 3 times a week, she was bedridden after going from a walker to a wheelchair, diabetic retinopathy (basically blood vessels pop in the retina causing loss of sight and blindness due to very high blood sugar) and had been in 6 different medical facilities over a span of 4 months. I watched this, begging her to keep a positive attitude and to make a serious change in her life, but to no avail. All of this because she was unwilling to motivate herself and make the necessary changes. Our entire family went through much grief and sorrow as a result of her actions. I WILL NOT DO THE SAME THING!!!! I will use her example as my motivator and make this change and become healthier, happier and able to enjoy my older years with my lovely and beautiful grandchildren, looking forward to the great grandchildren! I will eat to live, not live to eat! My life is full of beautiful family and friends and I want to stay alive and healthy to witness all I can before my time here is over!
I do have 1 request. Please encourage myself and others who have a struggle. It's important that we help one another in our daily struggles to become better, healthier people. It's a goal I have had for years and now I will completely dedicate myself to this goal. I have come clean about my failure to do it sooner and let everyone know where my mind set is now. If there is anyone who needs an encouraging shoulder, I am here. I will help in any way I can and in doing do, I can better help myself. I can't justify speaking it if I can't live it. In other words, I will walk the walk as I talk the talk!
Since this is my personal blog page, I am not going to promote my ViSalus business on here, but I will post updates as to how my my goal is becoming reality and how my business is doing. If you would like more info on my ViSalus business and the product, visit me on Facebook and I will have a link to my ViSalus web page there.
I see that I have been receiving more page views and to all who have visited UpWords, a huge thank you! Please tell your friends and family about my site and remember, I welcome, with an open heart and mind any and all comments! Thank you everyone, love to you all and have an absolutely gorgeous day!
I will begin by telling you lovely people a story. I am 49 years old. I have 5 kids and as of the end of January 2012 I will have 11 grandkids. I am very family oriented and one of my priority goals in my life is to help others become healthier, happier and wealthier in life and finances. I have been overweight since before I was a teenager and I will NOT be overweight when I turn 50 in March 2012. My father will be 75 in September and is Type 2 diabetic. I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in March of 2001 when I was diagnosed with fybroid tumors and had to have a hysterectomy. The past 10 years I have struggled with diabetes, sometimes doing the right thing, sometimes not. Last June I went to the doctor and was put on 2 diabetic meds, a high blood pressure med, a cholesterol med and was told to start taking low dose aspirin. I was not a happy camper with myself about that. I have been gearing up since then to lose this weight, get off the meds as fast as possible (I was threatened by the doc to be put on insulin if I don't change my lifestyle) and I intend to realize my goals by the end of January 2012.
My motivation is really quite simple. I watched my mother struggle with Type 2 diabetes for many years. She was good at preaching at me about what I needed to do, but not so good at her own personal follow through. In June of 2006, my lovely mother passed away due to complications of diabetes. When she died she was on kidney dialysis 3 times a week, she was bedridden after going from a walker to a wheelchair, diabetic retinopathy (basically blood vessels pop in the retina causing loss of sight and blindness due to very high blood sugar) and had been in 6 different medical facilities over a span of 4 months. I watched this, begging her to keep a positive attitude and to make a serious change in her life, but to no avail. All of this because she was unwilling to motivate herself and make the necessary changes. Our entire family went through much grief and sorrow as a result of her actions. I WILL NOT DO THE SAME THING!!!! I will use her example as my motivator and make this change and become healthier, happier and able to enjoy my older years with my lovely and beautiful grandchildren, looking forward to the great grandchildren! I will eat to live, not live to eat! My life is full of beautiful family and friends and I want to stay alive and healthy to witness all I can before my time here is over!
I do have 1 request. Please encourage myself and others who have a struggle. It's important that we help one another in our daily struggles to become better, healthier people. It's a goal I have had for years and now I will completely dedicate myself to this goal. I have come clean about my failure to do it sooner and let everyone know where my mind set is now. If there is anyone who needs an encouraging shoulder, I am here. I will help in any way I can and in doing do, I can better help myself. I can't justify speaking it if I can't live it. In other words, I will walk the walk as I talk the talk!
Since this is my personal blog page, I am not going to promote my ViSalus business on here, but I will post updates as to how my my goal is becoming reality and how my business is doing. If you would like more info on my ViSalus business and the product, visit me on Facebook and I will have a link to my ViSalus web page there.
I see that I have been receiving more page views and to all who have visited UpWords, a huge thank you! Please tell your friends and family about my site and remember, I welcome, with an open heart and mind any and all comments! Thank you everyone, love to you all and have an absolutely gorgeous day!
The Ocean's Majesty
Good evening all! I was in Galveston the last 3 days and had an absolutely wonderful time! I love the ocean, always have. Some day, I hope to learn how to sail. I love the way it "speaks" as it makes it's way many miles. I love the way the waves feel and the constant rhythm as it majestically swirls and crashes. It was all so relaxing to be in it. I felt as if any problems and stress were instantly gone in the presence of such a presence.
My post tonight is about leaving problems up above and enjoying creation, like the ocean, land and air's inhabitants. The results are amazing. Stress kills and destroys. Problems are meant to be solved, not stress over. There's always a solution. Just relax, think about the options and choose the solution that will make the "big picture" come more into focus. Just as "Big" as the ocean, it's the big picture that carries us in the long run. It's the solving of the issues which eventually brings focus and sharpness to our lives. Remember, we can look at the individual waves, or we can focus on the "ocean" as a whole. Look beyond the individual issues and look as far as the horizon and see what's really there and what's really important. Don't give way to the nagging pull of the current, swim upward and outward to the "big" picture! Stress kills, reaching for goals makes you "alive"!
Have a nice night everyone! Love to you all!
My post tonight is about leaving problems up above and enjoying creation, like the ocean, land and air's inhabitants. The results are amazing. Stress kills and destroys. Problems are meant to be solved, not stress over. There's always a solution. Just relax, think about the options and choose the solution that will make the "big picture" come more into focus. Just as "Big" as the ocean, it's the big picture that carries us in the long run. It's the solving of the issues which eventually brings focus and sharpness to our lives. Remember, we can look at the individual waves, or we can focus on the "ocean" as a whole. Look beyond the individual issues and look as far as the horizon and see what's really there and what's really important. Don't give way to the nagging pull of the current, swim upward and outward to the "big" picture! Stress kills, reaching for goals makes you "alive"!
Have a nice night everyone! Love to you all!
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Good Sunday afternoon to you all! Another glorious day of cleaning and organizing! Getting everything packed for our 3 day trip to Galveston. Can't wait to see the ocean again, it's been years!
I just want to encourage you all to smile and make some beautiful memories today! It's hot, but a gorgeous day nonetheless. Take some time out for you today or for family and friends! It's always good to have some "me" time every now and then, a lesson I'm trying to put into habit!
Well, I really must get back to this house cleaning and organizing. I started it, must finish it! I may put another post on here later this evening, but if not, I'll be gone until Wednesday night and I'm sure I'll want to tell everyone about our trip to Galveston! The kids have never seen the ocean and I can't wait to have fun with them! I hope everyone has a great day and the next 3 days as well! Love to you all!
I just want to encourage you all to smile and make some beautiful memories today! It's hot, but a gorgeous day nonetheless. Take some time out for you today or for family and friends! It's always good to have some "me" time every now and then, a lesson I'm trying to put into habit!
Well, I really must get back to this house cleaning and organizing. I started it, must finish it! I may put another post on here later this evening, but if not, I'll be gone until Wednesday night and I'm sure I'll want to tell everyone about our trip to Galveston! The kids have never seen the ocean and I can't wait to have fun with them! I hope everyone has a great day and the next 3 days as well! Love to you all!
Saturday, July 23, 2011
An Observation: Sharon's Prose
Sometimes it seems as if the whole world is nothing but a cold, dark region of some evil place where hostility, betrayal and lack of compassion are the rulers. In my life, I've made many mistakes, almost allowing the tendrils of negativity to possess my very soul. Be aware,these tendrils are very strong and powerful, for it is much easier to give up and give in than to rise above and be strong. Make no mistake about it, my friends, no one is above or beyond the reach of the ever grabbing tendrils. Fall not prey to the powers that rule them and feed them. In the end, how we choose to fight them will be our judgement. Those of the majority that have chosen to abide by the negative rulers still have the choice to change. It is in the mind and soul of every human being to deny the horrors of reality. The ever growing evil that permeates this lovely world want only one thing: our souls. Any and all. If only more people would take the time to see what is happening to them, then they would uplift the goodness and love we all possess and great change would be imminent.
In my life, I have witnessed many of the problems of man, up close. There was a time when I fell prey to dishonesty, impurity and a lack of attention to certain aspects of the human condition. I decided to make a change.
These words are for anyone who feels a pull. The pull away from the powers that wish to destroy us all.
Good Saturday evening all! Today has been a wonderful day of cleaning, sorting, deep organization going on around here! I finally got a really great night sleep and was raring to go this morning and go I did! My awesome hubby helped me so much today and we got so much accomplished.
Today I've had a few things on my mind. The one I want to address at this time is people working together. Now, those of you that know me know that I do not ordinarily pay much attention to politics, but in lieu of what's going on with the budget, I've been doing a bit more reading, listening and researching. And all that I have done recently to get caught up on what's going on has brought me around full circle to the same question I have always had: Why can't we just all get along and work together? After years of wrong doing and sneaking around and back biting and general silliness, isn't it more than obvious that we need to change the mode in which we run this country? If we could all work together, work out our problems to the point where we can truly and maturely work through all this mess and come up with viable, workable solutions to "fix" these problems. Seems the only solution left. Obviously arguing, wheelin and dealin, lying, cheating, backbiting and every other low blow has done nothing for us and this country, other than screwing it up horribly, and that's not for us now is it? It's against us. So, weed out the "chaff" that has greedy and selfish intentions and let's get this party started! The "we want to get along and have a great country" party! Forget the Republicans, the Democrats and the other parties who, all together, have messed things up. Let's, instead have some parties that work toward the collective good and can agree to disagree, for the need of the many. I am a big Star Trek fan and Spock said it most logically: "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few or the one." Now, I don't mean ignore the needs of the few or the one, we must all look out for one another, but a viable solution will be successful for the basic needs of the many/all, when it comes to the basic workings of this nation. There should never be a worry when it comes to Social Security, Medicare, health care for all (not socialistic), food, housing, birth, death, EDUCATION, these are things that should never be a worry. The other worries can be resolved on a more individual level. Don't worry, I know that it would take several years to work out the kinks and issues, but I believe it is possible. Everyone needs to be more aware of each other and how help can be achieved, even among all our busy schedules. There's a certain peace when people work together after the end of productive day, when everyone has worked together toward a common goal. The Amish have the right idea in some ways.
Well, that's my thoughts for today. I am a person who enjoys helping others. It makes me great inside at the end of the day when I can reflect over said day and smile at what was accomplished and how much fun and fellowship there was as the job was being done! There's memories being made along the way and everyone has such a warm, friendly feeling! Wouldn't that be a better way to do things on a nationwide level?
You may think I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. Us dreamers need to get together and spread the dream! It's not impossible! My unconditional love to you all! Have a beautiful evening!
Friday, July 22, 2011
Well finally! After over a year I have decided to keep up with my blog lots more often! Alot has happened over the past year, some great, some good, some not so great. I have a new daughter in law, 3 grandkids on the way, bringing the grand total to 11 by the end of January 2012! Bring 'em on, I say! I got married to the most awesome man alive, we remodeled Dad's house, still trying to get the finishing touches complete of Phase One, had a great summer vacation with 2 of the grandkids this summer, and many other things as well.
I have compiled a list of projects that I want to finish by the end of this year and if I am successful, it will be a very busy last several months of 2011, but finished with a wonderful sense of accomplishment.
I must admit something. I was not doing well health-wise a month ago. I finally went to the doc and when I was threatened with going on insulin, I made a hard and fast decision to eat right, exercise and boost my will power into overdrive. I will admit, it's much easier to say than to put into practice. After a lifetime of bad habits, I am working very hard to break them and turn them around into positive, life-changing habits. It's all in how I think and perceive my situation. I have to handle this as what it is: a decision that will save my life and allow me to be around for many more years than if I continue down the "path to early death". Please friends, say a prayer for me every now and then, a prayer for strength and positive action! Thank you!
Albert Einstein once said "the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and believing the outcome will be different." I'm not sure if that's true insanity but it makes perfect sense to me. If one continues to eat wrong, their health will deteriorate, if one continues to lie and cheat, their friends list will become null and void, if one continues to make the wrong choices, those bad choices will provide a negative outcome, every time. So, to change the path of "insanity" one must Change Their Mind and Change Their Life! That's my mantra, my slogan, my "words to live by". I know someone right now who, after a long and arduous struggle with the consequences of bad choices is now making further bad choices. Why? I wish I had the answer. But I can say this: It's all up to you. You are the one in charge of how you choose to live. Make bad choices, pay the consequences, make good choices, the chances of success are much higher. My quandry about this is why would one, after several years of making bad choices and paying several high prices for them, continue to make them? All I know is that if the desire to make yourself a better life is strong enough, your life will be better in every way. I believe we all have the potential for wrong doing, but we also were given the gift of free will, making the choices we choose up to us as to the outcome. I don't necessarily believe in "Karma" but I do believe in "make bad choices, bad things will happen, make good choices, good things will happen, but keep in mind, they may not happen in our time, but in God's beautiful time. Don't ever look at the small picture, always look at the big picture. That's where the answers are. So, to the person I know who is making bad choices again, think about the outcome and don't be "insane." Think about the consequences of your actions and don't rely on impulse actions. You've lost enough already and if losing is your choice, so be it. But keep in mind that after everything, I won't watch any longer. And that's all I have to say about that!
I promise to make a concerted effort to keep up with my blog now everyone! As always, love to you all, see you tomorrow!
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