There is a song that has taken the nation by storm. It has ranked number one on the music charts for record-breaking weeks. That song is Pharrell Williams’ “Happy.” This is a feel-good song in which anyone can listen. I first heard this song when one of my clients raved about it, telling me about the 24 Hours of Happy link. As a matter of fact, I have heard this song in several settings since. Continue reading…
No one can do it for you. The choice is ultimately yours. While people can try to push you through the process with all of their might, you and I both know that no one can make you do anything that you do not want to do. When you are alone in your room; when no one is watching, will you continue to resist? Or will you cave into temptation because you will not get caught? When you are having a bad day, will you resort to doing it one last time to help you get through?
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The casket is set and richly adorned with plants and flowers. The family proceeds in to say their last good byes. During the times of reflection people proclaim how great a father he was or how loving she was, always bearing a smile. However, it is too late. The person never gets to hear what you really thought about him or her. Don’t wait till my funeral. Give me my flowers NOW!
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excerpt from POTS From Galilee: An Interactive Journal
Contentment
Sitting, wrestling, plagued by the memories
of a time, which in my heart, remain so dear.
A time when in my arms I held you close,
and I felt your warmth ever near.
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1 Corinthians 13 in the Bible is considered the love chapter. It defines love this way:
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.
excerpt from POTS From Galilee: An Interactive Journal
It is time for me to see the me that other people see.
In my life, people have always told me how smart I was, how I would be great one day, how I would be rich. Yet, inside of me I was plagued by insecurities. Nothing I did was good enough. No matter how hard I tried my own poor self-esteem would not let me see what lied within. Though I enjoyed brief moments of adequacy, being a pessimistic person by nature, the devil used that to my own demise. But change is inevitable. Continue reading…
This first step is always the hardest. Why? Fear of the unknown. It is scary to take a leap of faith. Anything can happen. Quite frankly, you don’t know what will happen because if you did then it wouldn’t be faith, now would it? The acronym for F.E.A.R. is False Evidence Appearing Real. Continue reading…
It is time for you to step out into greatness. You have lived in mediocrity for far too long. Eliminate all of the excuses from your mouth, but more importantly, from your mind. You have the power to determine your destiny. YOU!
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When you love and accept yourself, you don’t need approval from others.
A friend said she saw someone on YouTube who said he was coming out to the world. He said that the world is very judgmental and not accepting of people in that lifestyle. He was searching for love and acceptance.
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I believe in the mirror.
From an early age, my self-worth came from the mouths of others. I wanted to fulfill their expectations of me. Any criticism was a personal attack. Their negative appraisal meant that something was factually wrong and needed to change. It was more than just a mere opinion to take into consideration or even discarded. Unfortunately, many things were beyond my control. I was very skinny with really bad acne. I wore the big Coke bottle glasses, which did not help. Continue reading…