Labels Itch...Rip Them Off!

The dangers in accepting a label as truth is that it can shut down your potential for growth. 


Well it's pretty obvious what I am going to be discussing, but I am going to delve into both sides of this. The labeler and the labeled.

     Now the labeled, the affected, can choose not to be. If you read the blog often you know how I feel about choices. You cannot control what people say or do to you, or what life throws at you. However you can control how you respond to it all. No, I am not saying it is easy, but one thing you can control in life is your attitude, and your drive. If these things are in order, your choices will line up. Labels were put in place to limit those defined by them. The labeled are pigeonholed into a certain category in efforts to keep them from growing. Now, though labels can be positive as well as negative, they are still a constriction. There is always more. You don't stop growing until you stop making an effort to do so. The effort itself is growth. Do not let anyone tell you who or what you are unless you are willing to accept that as truth and stay stagnant in that place. I personally hate labels. I don't like them on my t-shirts, pillows, dishes, and certainly not on me as an individual, so I rip them off. Do not let others constricted perceptions to define you because your growth will also be constricted.
     Now for the labelers. It is  human nature to label things, not people. When we see someone and feel the need to define them with what they appear to be it is because there is something within ourselves that we need to check. If you cannot encounter others and not immediately categorize them you need to take the window you look at others through, toss it out, and find a mirror asap. The only person you should have a desire to define is yourself. Find out who YOU are, and it wont matter who or what someone else is. When you judge another you do not define them, you define yourself - Wayne Dyer.

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Because you choose to be!

“Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.”
- Thich Nhat Hanh



    Lately I have been paying attention to my circumstances in relation to my mood. I am always smiling, but that doesn't mean I'm not going through. I have realized that I am at a point in my life that my happiness, much like my love, and motivation, is not circumstantial. I chose to smile regardless, and I find happiness in my ability to smile in spite of. So whether or not I am going through something crappy, our I am on cloud nine I have joy. 
     Often times we wear or circumstances. If your heart is broken your face is. If you're struggling you look distressed. If you are angry, you look like the grouch. SMILE FOR PETE'S SAKE! Honestly, if you can muster up a genuine smile you will feel happier! Instead of harping on the bad and honing in on what ever it is that ails you, focus on everything going on in your life that doesn't suck. There is something trust me, you are alive aren't you? Remember it could always be worse, and if you think it can't, it can only get better! 
     If your smile can improve someone else's mood why cant it improve yours? I firmly believe that your happiness does NOT have to be circumstantial. Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.- John Lennon. That said, why in the world would you let circumstances, i.e. LIFE, which is capricious at best, be the foundation on which you build your mood? 
   The only thing you can control in life is you. Your kids will rebel, your relationship may not be perfect, your job's main requirement is to be flexible and adaptable, but you, you can control how you feel in the midst of all of these things. Do it! Be conscious of your expressions and your feelings and  change it! I have used this quote before, but, “If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain.”- Maya Angelou.


Be HAPPY because you CHOOSE to be!

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A loss, or the best thing you never had?

"When something or someone leaves you, and you truly get over it, you begin to look to the next thing life has to offer, and often you find that is the best thing it has to offer" - Jasmine Hale (me)




   I know I typically start with a quote from an author, and technically I did. The title of this blog is "A loss, or the best thing you never had", and that is exactly what we are going to talk about. Often we read, hear, see things about heartache and how when you lose something you lose a part of you , or you realize you needed it more than ever, or any of those other incredibly irritating cliches. I am not saying they are not true in some cases, but I am saying that we must learn the difference. We have to know when to dwell, never, to learn, always, and to grow, constantly. 
  It is always okay to cry if you feel the need because that is often involved in the recovery process. It is always okay to remember  because that is often involved in growing wiser. It is always necessary to separate the seasonal things, and people from the permanent because that determines weather we reach our destiny or stay stagnant in a comfortably uncomfortable season. Know if someone leaves, or something changes and you were not the cause, being that you did everything you should have, there is something better out there. 
   It is when we get to the things that were meant to be in our lives permanently we can look back and appreciate the bad for making a way for the great. The distress removes itself and paves a way for your success, your happiness, your destiny. 

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Within Ourselves

"We may act sophisticated and worldly but I believe we feel safest when we go inside ourselves and find home, a place where we belong and maybe the only place we really do"- Maya Angelou, Letters to My Daughter



Well let me first start by apologizing for my hiatus.

     Now that the pleasantries are out of the way we can get to today's topic. Finding comfort and validation within yourself. I have struggled (past tense) with this throughout my life as every one has. From about the time you enter school, until, well there is no end if you never resolve the issue, we look for somewhere to belong, someone to emulate, and some way to feel comfort and peace. We strive for acceptance and validation from our parents, to our spouses, and our superiors. We yearn for a peace and comfort from anywhere we can get it. When a situation falls through we immediately fear what people will think or say. We fear judgement or rejection more than we do the failure.
     What I took from this part of  Ms. Angelou's book is that when we do ultimately find that which we cant in others, reliably that is, within ourselves, we find what it is that we have been searching for, and we never lose it. We may walk with confidence and speak with prowess, but it is because we emulate that which is within ourselves. The comfort you find in understanding yourself and exactly who you are gives you the confidence to exude the things that you know makes you great. You'll find that people will see what you've been trying to portray because it'll come naturally and effortlessly. 
     Now happiness we know comes from two things, security and faith. What we neglect to remember is that through faith we find security. Faith being "the substance of things hoped for, [and] the evidence of things not seen"- Hebrews 11:1. Self explanatory. Now Miss Angelou speaks of finding a happy place within ourselves. Of  finding a place within ourselves, in the midst of all of the chaos, sadness, hurt, and disappointment that we can go to for comfort. My place is the beach. I went to the beach with my best friend during a very hard time in my life, one of the hardest, and I remember walking in the ocean and looking out. I never wanted to forget what I saw. It was a perfect day. I looked out into the ocean, and all I could see was Ocean and a beautiful sky. I thought to myself, now this, this is what peace would look like, if it had a picture definition. Simple but beautiful in every way. So when I find myself yearning for peace and simplicity I close my eyes and go to that place. So take a minute and think of something that brings you happiness and go there. Take that peace with you everywhere you go.

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Are You Putting Your Trust in Fickle People and Things?

“But man is a fickle and disreputable creature and perhaps, like a chess-player, is interested in the process of attaining his goal rather than the goal itself."

-Fyodor Dostoyevsky

   Oh how I love this topic as it helps us open up our eyes so much. The issue with fickle people or things is just that..they are fickle! We put concrete feelings and expectations in the most unstable things. The most unstable of these being people! You cannot form anything concrete based upon the things you expect to happen from others. Why? Because man's ideals will change, their feelings will change, and so will their motives in most cases. Your goal may be in line with their goal at one point in time, however if their goal changes the two of you will no longer be in sync, working on two different things, walking down two different paths.

  You should first take from this that the only one who has your interest in mind is you, and God. He will want the best for you and if you listen, put you back in track when you vere. Your steps are ordered. All you have to do is follow directions. Yes, just like baking a cake. You do exactly what the recipie says you will have one awesome cake. If you do exactly what He tells you, you cant help but be successful. Not chosing to do so is no longer ignorance, it is stupidity borderline insanity. Why? Because of the definition of the two. Ignorance is just not knowing any better. It means you dont do simply because you do not know. Now you have been educated, your eyes have been opened. Now you are venturing into the territory of stupidity. Stupidity is lacking in power to absorb ideas or impressions, being dense, as in  thickheaded and imperviousness to ideas. Making the choice to avoid and use wisdom given to you by those who know, and continuing to do the same old thing and trust in the same old things. Which brings us to insanity. We all know this as doing the same exact thing and expecting different results. I was told when someone tells you something you are to believe them the first time, and if they show you and you still do nothing, "your bad". Look at the signs. When my friends show me that they are putting all of their trust into people I say "How's that working for you? " They often respond with things like " No one is perfect" , "We all make mistakes", or my favorite, " I'll give it another chance, again". I then respond, so, "If you know no one, and I do mean no one, even me, is perfect, why do you continue to depend on them?" Why put your trust in something that changes as often as the weather in the south? That makes no sense.

   Let God and youj be the only ones that can affect your future because with those two things, in order ,will not fail you. Now, you are human, which is why you need him, because you are just as fickle as those whom you are not to trust. With him you gain new focus, you will be shocked at how your eyes open up. How colors seem brighter, your vision becomes clearer, and that which seems so far away gets closer and closer.

 The second thing you should take from this is that you cannot be disappointed when man does waiver. It is in his/her nature. It is a part of being human. It is up to you to realize that and not put too much into it. For example, you have a job interview and you call your friend for a ride, their plans change and they cant take you, but they are the only way you have arranged to get you where you are going, so you dont make it and you have just lost an opportunity. Make sense now? Depend on you and God and not only will you arrive at your destination, you will gain the desires of YOUR heart.

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Nothing Less

"When you are satisfied internally, you are less likely to settle externally." -Pastor F. Haynes



   I would like to first start off by congratulating the Ravens on winning the Superbowl, Beyonce for rocking it, and all of the great commercials that had me laughing in the meantime in between time. Also expressing sorrow that we will not be able to watch football for the next 6 or so months. Now back to our regularly scheduled programing.
   The quote above speaks volumes, it's true no matter who you are, what you do, and what it is you aspire to be or have.
  What he is saying is that once you are happy on the inside, and you're not yearning for anything internally, when you are truly satisfied, you wont settle for anything on the outside. Whether it be a job, a mate, a house, a friend, a car, behavior from your kiddos, if it doesn't line up you will not tolerate it. If it can be changed that's just what you'll do, but if it can't you can kick it to the curb and remain satisfied.
  When you are dissatisfied, you do not typically think logically. You are always trying to scratch an itch so to  speak. It's like going to the grocery store when you are starving and walking out with everything under the sun. Some stuff you'll eat, other stuff you won't and it'll wind up molded in your fridge or in the trash. Either way you have spent your money on something that didn't satisfy you. You waisted your money. Now, you go into the grocery store on a full tummy with a clear logical mind. You get the food you'll eat, pass up what you wont, and probably walk out right at or under budget. You got exactly what you needed to keep you satisfied and left the junk behind.
   When we enter into situations and we are dissatisfied we are more likely to start to pick up the junk, settle for less than the best, something less that what we desire.What we don't realize is that junk will do nothing for us. It will rot us as opposed to building us up. It will take up our space, time, and money. Instead of gaining satisfaction we increase our dissatisfaction because we have added on disappointment from the junk that we settled for. I hope that you are following me because if you get this, you've got it.
   I challenge you to get satisfied internally and watch how you improve your external situations. Notice how you eliminate the things and people that increase your dissatisfaction. Watch as you notice more or your joy coming from within, your internal satisfaction. Watch as the negative things and people fall off and make room and opportunity for the good things and people. The things and people that will add joy and not disrupt your satisfaction instead of create burdens, or increase your dissatisfaction.

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Stand Out!

"When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world." - George Washington Carver

   I love love love this quote because it speaks volumes to what we as individuals face when trying to differentiate ourselves from others, trying desperately never to disappear into a crowd. To be that one in a million.
   When I go to auditions or casting calls or interviews I always focus on this thought. "You need to do something to set yourself apart without straying from who you are, because if you project who you truly are, that, will be enough." What can you do to make this one thing, that everyone is capable of doing, seem amazing when being done by you. How can you say basically the same sour thing someone else has said sound like honey? How can great delivery turn the most mediocre of things into something grand? It is because we as people are attracted to unique things.
   Before you do something think about your approach. What do you have to do, how does everyone else do it, how are you going to step it up? Have you ever seen everyone rave over something that seemed small to you? Delivery is the key. Do the common everyday  things in a way that command attention. Once you have some one's attention you have an opportunity.

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Forgive!...yeah, that's it.

"We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr

   When I was younger I always heard the elders say "You better forgive them so you can rest easy, because I guarantee you they already are!" A lot of times we find ourselves holding on to things whether they be big or small. Things or people that have hurt or disappointed us. Guess what, you are hurting you more than you are hurting them. It takes a ton of energy to hold on to things. I don't know about you, but I don't have much to spare, especially on trivial things. I know it also takes a lot of energy to forgive, but not continuous energy. Once you truly forgive, you are free.
   Everyone makes mistakes and everyone lets people down. Even you, and yes, even me. "Judge not lest ye be judged" Matthew 7 "For all have sinned and fell short of the glory of God" Romans 3:23. Yes, even you. Technically you telling that little lie to your mom, was no less than someone later telling you a big one. Bad is bad and good is good. We are not all of either of those things.
   What MLK Jr. is telling us is that  when we discover forgiveness we discover true love, peace, and understanding of others. When we can forgive it is because we understand that there are imperfections in all of us and we need not hold on to those things, the bad, and when we let them go, we can see the good in others, or our situation. Hate is something that eats away at you like salt to a slug. It swells you up and then you explode, you, are left in pieces, not the subject of your hate, you.
   The next time you feel the need to hold on to something, think about all of the wrong you have done, big or small, and you will see that nothing is worth holding onto, losing sleep, and being bitter over. Bitterness, you can have it, YUCK!
  Make a conscious effort forgive and see how your quality of life and peace improves.

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Use Your Apparent Destruction for Your Construction

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and conveniences, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." - Martin Luther King Junior

   In the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr day I am using on of what I feel is one of his greatest quotes. Basically what I am trying to tell you is anyone can be great when their circumstances are great, but when you are stuck between a rock and a hard place and don't know how you're going to get through, and you do, and you come out on top, that, is greatness. The ability to see past your right now. To not only have patience and wait, but also to work.
  Usually when things are going well we don't think to do anything to get ahead because we are content with ourselves and our situation. Sometimes it takes a struggle for us to get vision. By vision I mean the ability form and idea of where you want to be, to see yourself where you can be, and begin taking the steps to get there. Am I saying this will happen over night. NO! That is unrealistic. But what's for certain is if you do nothing, you will get nothing in return. That, is for certain. Everyone gets knocked down, the beauty is in the ability to get right back up again. Often you see people and think, "Man they are doing it!", but you do not know the story behind their glory. Or the stress they endured to get to their success. If you can, ask them what their story is. I garuntee you it didn't come easy.
   Be diligent in all that you do and do not dwell in your circumstances. Do not get beat down and stay there. Be able to look back and laugh. Know that what was, won't be anymore. Know that the only place you can go from the bottom is up. Use your distress for your success. It's not over until God says it's over. With the faith of a mustard seed you can move mountains.

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Fool Me Once, Shame on You. Fool Me Twice, Shame on Me,

"History, despite it's wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again." - Mya Angelou

   A lot of times we are the victims of being "fooled twice", aka ignorance. Ouch. Yes, I said it, we as a people can be painfully ignorant, bordering on insanity. Insane? Yes, insane. The definition of insanity is to do the same thing twice and expect different results, so, according to that definition, if we do allow history to repeat itself, and are surprised when it does, we are insane. I say we because I have done it too. I have learned from and corrected this, but I've done it before.
  As we go back to the quote above we will see that if we open our eyes, analyze the situation, and then make it a point not to repeat those actions, decisions, we will not endure the same feat. We do this by doing the following:
   1) Gain a set of standards. Write down what you will and will not accept from yourself and those around you.
   2) Stick to those standards. Making the list is cool, but if you do not apply it to your life it's just a pretty piece of paper with nice words on it that collects dust. Have the courage to let those around you know what you will and will not accept. What you require of them. I am not saying be rude. There is a tactful way to say everything, you just have to take the time to figure out what that is. Or, tell me what you're trying to say and I'll help. Yes, I will actually respond to your emails.
  3) Use your hurt and disappointment from the last hardship and use it as motivation. Make up in your mind that you are not going back to that place. Do you really want to endure it twice? From hardship you gain wisdom, what doesn't kill you streinghtens you. Don't let hardships break you down and begin to accept anything less that what you know you deserve.
  4) Know your worth. Know that you deserve to get out of situations what you put in. When you know your worth steps 1,2,& 3 come easily!

   There is no reason to repeat the things in your life that cause you pain, or hinder your success. Being happy is a choice. We learn how to be through wisdom, understanding, and a sense of peace.

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Everyone That's "For You" isn't For You....Find the GOOD in GOODbye!

“The less you associate with some people, the more your life will improve. Any time you tolerate mediocrity in others, it increases your mediocrity. An important attribute in successful people is their impatience with negative thinking and negative acting people. As you grow, your associates will change. Some of your friends will not want you to go on. They will want you to stay where they are. Friends that don't help you climb will want you to crawl. Your friends will stretch your vision or choke your dream. Those that don't increase you will eventually decrease you..." -Colin Powell

   Now I really don't need to elaborate much on this as it is pretty straight forward, but, for the sake of discussion and clarity I will! Now, the title of this blog is "everyone that is "for you" isn't for you. Now I meant this in 2 separate ways...say it once with emphasis on the first "for you" and once again with the emphasis on the last and it will begin to make sense.

  With the emphasis on the first "for you" we will begin to discuss my first point. In this sense I do not mean that your friends are your enemies, though sometimes that may be the case. Instead I mean for you to understand that your friends, though they are your buddies, "roll dogs", confidants, or what have you, are not always the best source of inspiration, advice, or motivation. If you hang out with bums, chances are, that's what you are, or are to become. If you hang out with pessimistic people, you will begin to view the world in a negative light. Yes, you will be the man/woman blaming "the man" or the "woman on the corner with her 50 cats" or, and this is most common and most undesirable MISERABLE! Surround yourself with positive, driven people, because when you do, in order to continue to do so you will have to yourself become or continue to be positive and driven.

   With the emphasis on the last "for you" I mean this. Everyone that says they are for you, even if they halfway act like it, is not for you. When you talk to them about your plans, tribulations, and other things in your life what is their response? Misery LOVES company. I mean you can make a sad man glad if you are an ounce more miserable than he. When you are doing well do they point out the bad that is surely to come because this couldn't possibly be happening to you. This person may answer the phone every time you call, even hang around every time they get a chance. This person however, is not for you. They may possible stick around when you are doing well if they can gain from it, but if not, they will be out quicker than they came. These people, are wolves in sheep's clothing. Find the good and saying goodbye to these people. Or, do you surround yourself with those who encourage you and uplift you and point you in the right direction? These people will make sure you are doing what you need to because they are indeed for you. They find joy in your success and put you right back on track when you go astray, and they will do it promptly so that you do not stray too far. Surround yourselves with these people for they are the ones that will hold you up when you feel you've had enough, and rejoice in your success.

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Are You Worth it to YOU?

“If Cinderella were given a single shining epiphany (instead of a fairy godmother), she would have realized: "This is my father's house. This is my father's estate. I am the rightful heiress to everything here!" then she would have said: "Get off of my property, take nothing with you, and never show your faces to me again! You ugly, bitter, insecure, envious witches!" And I'm sure she would have been happier, sooner!”
― C. JoyBell C.

 

 

Now, since Cinderella didnt see or think of herself as anything but the servant girl, guess what she was? You guessed it, a servant girl. Had she known her worth, she would have realized that she was in fact, the owner of everything her stepmother and sisters used to opress her. That they in fact needed her. Now in life as soon as we realize our worth we autimatically improve our situations. When you TRULEY realize your worth. When you are on a job interview and they ask you your strenghts do you say well I dont know I guess I am okay at these few things, or do you say I am an asset to this company/your business because I can bring these things to the table and I will be the best at them. When you meet a young man/woman do you say well, I guess I am worth your time, I kind of like myself, and I am ok looking, and I guess slightly entertaining as well. Or, do you instead exhibit and radiate the kind of confidence and finess that demands attention, respect, and devotion? Be beautiiful to you and watch how beautiful you become to others. Be an intelligent person, realize it for yourself, and see how much respect and attention you demand. Realize your potential for success and your current successes and realize how others look to you for nothing less. "That seems like it would be a source of a little too much pressure" some may say. I say, " Remember, from pressure diamonds are created". "It seems like it would be a little stressful", others may say. I say, "If you are focusing on you it isn't". By doing so you grow and those excpectations are met for you and those that look up to you. You see, confidence attracts everyone, not just men or women. It demands attention  and respect, it gives you a chance to live up to what you portray. It gives you a chance to take action and show your worth through your success and happiness, Now, do not for a second get confidence confused with arigance, entitlement, or cockiness, because those things, are more of a hinderance to your success than a mere lack of confidence. Consider this your single shining epiphany, apply it and see where it takes you.

 

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Did You Miss It???

OK, I know I normally start of with a quote from my "Phenomenal Woman", but this time I am going switch it up and throw a joke in here!

"God Will Help Me "

There was a very religious man named Jim, who lived near a river. One
day, the river rose over the banks and flooded the town, and Jim was
forced to climb onto his porch roof. While sitting there, a man in a
boat came along and told Jim to get in the boat with him.
Jim said, "No, that's okay. God will take care of me."
So, the man in the boat drove off.
The water rose higher, so Jim climbed onto his roof. At that time,
another boat came along, and the person in that one told Jim to get
in.
Jim replied, "No, that's okay. God will take care of me."
The person in the boat then left.
The water rose even more, and Jim climbed onto his chimney. A
helicopter came along and lowered a ladder for him. The woman in the
helicopter told Jim to climb up the ladder and get in.
Jim said, "That's okay."
The woman said, "Are you sure?"
Jim replied, "Yeah, I'm sure God will take care of me."
Finally, the water rose too high and Jim drowned. Jim got to heaven
and was face-to-face with God.
Jim said to God, "You told me that you would take care of me! What
happened?"
God replied, "Well, I sent you two boats and a helicopter. What else
did you want?"



Hahahaha, I love that one! Why? Because I myself have missed the boat quite a few times. You know what they say, if you cant laugh at yourself you'll have nothing to laugh at as you grow older. At any rate I started with this to say that a lot of times when we are waiting on God to do something for us, or just waiting for something to occur to better our current situations, we miss it because we are looking for the wrong thing. You see, we often get caught up in looking for "magic to happen". By magic I mean "poof it's fixed", or "poof I'm happy",  or "poof I'm not alone" or my FAVORITE "poof I'm rich!" That my friend, is not reality. That is not how things work, at all. We have to get up and recognize that what is sent to us is an opportunity, or an idea, or motivation, it is then up to us to take that and turn it into what it is we are striving for. Proverbs 14:23 "All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty". Now does this sound like the words of one that is going to just "poof" success for you? Pay attention. Don't get caught turning things down because your idea of a blessing or opportunity is something that doesn't require effort, something that just happens, something "easy". Often, easy things are the things you do not want in your life. Proverbs 12:11, "Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies have no sense". Are you missing the boats?





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Making Moves!

“Nothing will work unless you do.” - Maya Angelou

Now this could be interpreted two different ways. The negative, which would be if what I do doesn't work I will not be successful. The correct one, and the positive would be if you do not put in the effort or "work" , you will not reach your goals "it wont work". Faith without works is dead (James 2:14-26). This means that  you can have a great outlook on things, be positive, maybe even motivated, but if you do not take action none of that matters.You have to start  something in order to have the end result. GET UP! You see, not only need our hearts be free from strife and full of love, but our minds focused, and our bodies active -me. Keep this in mind today and decide how you will take action.

 

Remember...YOU be YOUR biggest fan!.      

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A Quote to get us started by one of the greatest women out there...Maya Angelou!

" A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer,  it sing because it has a song." - Maya Angelou

Now you guys can see from my profile that I love this woman, but this quote speaks to me in that it makes me realize that in spite of it's bondage and circumstance the caged bird STILL sings it STILL has a song, and nothing or no one can take that. Today I emplore you to find your song and see it and watch it morph into the ballad of you as you overcome and you will then sing a song of the you that was and is no more,  and what you are to become and the happiness you will come to feel and then watch as it becomes your song of freedom and triumph.

Remember...YOU be YOUR biggest motivator, fan, and happy with yourself, and the rest will come.