Happy Birthday to "US"

Today I'm blessed to be able to celebrate another birthday. I was given a special gift on my birthday 25 years ago; not many people can say they gave birth to a child on their birthday. Ok, it was a "Painful" gift but still a gift :)

So.....when things seem to be spinning out of control and every day seems to bring more and more obstacles that you must endure try to remember that on the other side of pain is "JOY". Sometimes it takes longer than we'd like to get to the other side however once you get there, it makes the "Pain" all worth it.

I was blessed with two wonderful young men!


My Life

Be Blessed & Live for Today!

LIVE

Sometimes you need to will yourself out of bed even when your body & mind tells you to stay and today that's exactly what I did and I'm so glad.

I decided to go to the park, I'm sitting on a park bench enjoying the beautiful sunshine and as I sit here, I hear rumbling in the bushes behind me and kids playing at the playground, joggers running, families barbecuing, birds chirping etc... Life in motion :)

Thinking back i remember as a young girl i loved to lye on our driveway with my eyes closed and listen to nature sounds; birds chirping, grasshoppers etc.. I guess that's why I love going to the park and BEACH, those places give me a sense of peace and calm regardless of what's going on with me.

What brings you solitude? (shopping does not count, Lol)

Be Blessed & Happy Easter!

Random Thoughts

I wonder what it would be like to live and not have a care or worry, to not constantly think about what if, and why or why not. Life is such a mystery that's complex and even entertaining at times with many twists and turns but for the most part "we" ourselves paint our own portrait. Every decision you make in your life is like selecting the type of canvas as it relates to quality of life and in the end, you look at the picture you created and ponder over if you like the image before you.

Be Blessed.....

"Practice What You Preach"

                                            
                                           


My blog entry is a little long today, but please bear with me :)

Sighing>>>I keep learning the same valuable lesson Over and Over again... You know the saying " you will be given the same repeated test until you pass it..

Here's my story.... I was upset for weeks and just plain Negative about something that I had to do that I just did not want to do; honestly, it was mainly because I was fearful of failure.

Over the past couple weeks, I had created all kinds of doubts, possible problematic scenarios in my mind based upon what I've observed-seen as it relates to the situation.

God says,  "We Walk By Faith, Not By Sight"

2 Corinthians 5:7

What I expected to be a horrible situation was actually a blessing in disguise. I'm now  asking myself, how can I continue to pray for godliness but continue to have little faith.

I always tell my sons, be positive, look on the bright side etc...

Valuable lesson learned; "Practice what you preach"

Will I fail this test again? possibly but I know my faith has Grown.

Mark 11:22-24

New International Version (NIV)

²² “Have faith in God,” Jesus answered. ²³ “Truly^[a] I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. ²⁴ Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.



Be Blessed!

Out with the Old & In with the New (Mindset)

Last year a good friend of mine, gave me "The Everyday Life"Bible-Joyce Meyer Amplified Version and I just love it. I needed some motivation so here's what I read and thought I'd share.

Joyce Meyer- Life Point

God always energizes us to do what he leads us to do. It is only when we go beyond his will to follow our own wills (or other people's desires) that we are likely to get exhausted.

II Corinthians 2:14- God always leads us in triumph, his will is not for us to live defeated, weak lives, he wants us to be more than conquerors (Romans 8:37). His will for us is strength, not weakness; victory, not defeat.

Enjoy.....

Be Blessed......

Oprah Quotes on Living Your Best Life

With a New Year approaching, I thought I'd list a few of Oprah's Quotes on living your best life.

• If you want your life to be more rewarding, you have to change the way you think

• Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.

• Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.

And last but not least, I think this one is SO appropriate.......

"Cheers to a New Year and another chance for us to get it right"

So...here's to "US" Living a Better Life in 2012 :)

Be Blessed!

ATTITUDES

I know you've heard the saying, "You" choose your attitude.... I don't know about you but I have difficulty with being pleasant to others that aren't being pleasant to me. 

I suppose that is what being in the FLESH and not of the SPIRIT  is, I so want to LIVE in the SPIRIT all the time, I have good intentions but the the moment when a not so good situation comes about, i go directly into "reaction mode" which causes me to lose the ability to focus clearly and later if not immediately have regrets.

This spiritual living thing is challenging but the rewards are FabuLous :)

Joyce Meyer Sermon:

Choose Boldness Instead of Fear (one of my favorites)

BE BLESSED.....

EMOTIONS

God's Word vs. Your Feelings

by Joyce Meyer

Every day, we are faced with a decision: Will we respond to life's circumstances according to God's Word or will we react emotionally? The initial temptation is to react emotionally, but in every circumstance, it's truly your decision.

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Wayne Dyer- Inspirational -motivational speaker

Self Awareness

         
 (This was my introduction to meditation)

http://just-a-minute.org/

Why just-a-minute?

It has been estimated that we each create over 50,000 thoughts every day. That’s busy! And it’s tiring – particularly when thoughts are negative and stressful. There are two main things we need to do to reclaim inner peace and well-being; change the quantity and quality of our thoughts. The question is, how?
just-a-minute allow us to reconnect with our true positive self and learn to think the thoughts we would like to think. With focus and regular practice we re-build our ‘mental muscles’ and become the master of our mind once again.
just-a-minute can help us...

• as a natural antidote to stress
• for easy decision making
• restore our innate creative capacity
• emerge confidence and faith in the self
• regain a deep state of inner peace and well-being
• renew our perspective
• deepen inner stability
• cultivate friendliness
• tap into an unlimited power flow
• nurture feelings of security and safety
• strengthen the will power to overcome old habits
• empower our ‘soul reality’

Think better Feel better Live better

“A new destiny starts with one

PURPOSE

 What's my purpose?

Purpose is a word meaning an object to be reached; a target; an aim; a goal; a result that is desired; an intention. Purpose's basic concept is an individual's voluntary behavior activity awareness. Defining purpose is often relatively vague and almost meaningless; however, the concept is valuable and therefore retained.^[1] Purpose can be operational defined as entity class property which may, but need not have consciousness.^[2]

Simple question not so easy "answer", at least not for me. I'm on a journey, honestly I've been on a journey for Years, :) It's obvious that I'm not doing something right but I'm hopeful that I'll find my Real purpose in life. 

Over the years I've tried yoga on and off, and let me tell you it's not easy getting your body to cooperate with performing yoga poses, especially when you're muscles and joints are tight due to limited mobility (lack of exercise) age and non-flexibility but its a challenge that I'm attempting to master Again, Lol..

Meditation is something else that I've done on and off and I actually really do enjoy it, I just have to commit to setting a time to do it, who doesn't have 5 or 10 minutes a day for themselves, right?



I'm one of those seekers of peace, and from what I've read it seems that yoga and meditation is a great way of staying centered and finding that inner-peace so here's to me sticking with it



I'm watching Oprah's " Super Soul Sunday" right now, its so inspiring to see that people are figuring out what their purpose is and have found enjoyment, happiness, peace etc....


I want that!!!!!!!!