#13: Be Impeccable With Your Word

Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.

#12: Why People Don't Heal and How They Can

#11: Something to Think About

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints; we spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy it less.

We have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, but less time; we have more degrees, but less sense; more knowledge, but less judgment; more experts, but more problems; more medicine, but less wellness.

We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry too quickly, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too seldom, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.

We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often. We've learned how to make a living, but not a life; We've added years to life, not life to years.

We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbor. We've conquered outer space, but not inner space; We've done larger things, but not better things; We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul; we've split the atom, but not our prejudice; we write more, but learn less; we plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait; We have higher incomes, but lower morals; We have more food, but less appeasement; We build more computers to hold more information to produce more copies than ever, but have less communication; We've become long on quantity, but short on quality.

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion; tall men, and short character; steep profits, and shallow relationships. These are the times of world peace, but domestic warfare; more leisure, but less fun; more kinds of food, but less nutrition.

These are days of two incomes, but more divorce; of fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throw away morality, one-night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer to quiet, to kill.

It is a time when there is much in the show window and nothing in the stockroom; a time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to make a difference, or just turn the page....

#10: Who Am I?

For a long time I really struggled with knowing who I was. I got to a point where I forgot who I was. It was a long journey to find myself. Then I started working with a group that was all about changing your mindset. So I dived in and learned all I could. I was like a sponge, soaking up all this information. Then came the fun part. Applying it to me and my life. Applying it to my way of thinking. I realized that I couldn't be who I wanted to be if I didn't recognize the things I was. How can you be something if you don't know what you want to be? How can you attain a goal if you don't have one yet? And so I decided to make a list of who I thought I was. For a while it was a blank page, I put a lot into seriously thinking about this. And in the beginning my mindset was, "What do I need to change in my life to make me a better person? To make me wonderful? To make me somebody to be loved?"

What I learned, however, is that I was already those things. The negative, the things I hated at the time, was like a coat that I just simply needed to take off. The positive was already there. Granted it still took a lot of work to take away things I didn't like, but it gave me a new outlook. It gave me hope. How easy is it to just take something off. Imagine carrying weights on your arm. Is it simpler to just remove some instead of adding more on?

Here is my list of the things I believe I am. Try writing one yourself. It will be an eye opener for you. It will give you quite a bit of encouragement to continue facing each day with courage. And it really doesn't matter who else sees what you are. All that really matters is how YOU see who you are.

• I am love. I have to be love because I love people.
• I am fun. I love to be with people and I have a good sense of humor.
• I am strong. I have been able to master many trials and challenges in my life.
• I am life. I am here, breathing, heart beating. I can share my life and I can give life to people.
• I am good. I have the gift and power to be like Christ.
• I am my goals. My goals created the person I want and need to be.
• I am my feelings of positive self-worth. I am who I have created.
• I am a piece of artwork. my life is a canvas. I have had the opportunity to paint over anything I do not want to stay. It is still there, but nobody knows it unless I tell them. It's like a little boy painted in a tree in a picture. And then an artist painting leaves over the tree. Nobody can see him, but he's still there.
• I am beautiful. I can use my beauty to create beautiful things.
• I am brave. I can face things that aren't always fun to face, but I can do it anyway.
• I am light. I can make the way brighter for myself and for other people who are searching for their light. I can light their candle, and still keep my light too. They will be able to share it with others.

I wrote this list in 2008. Two years later, I have learned much more about myself. If I were to write a new list, I would imagine it would be pages longer. I am glad I know who I am.

#9: A Guide to Happiness

1. Take the time to work, it's the pride to success.

2. Take time to think, it's the source of power.

3. Take time to play, it's the secret of perpetual youth.

4. Take time to read, it's the foundation of wisdom.

5. Take time to be friendly, it's the road to happiness.

6. Take time to love and be loved, it's the privilege of the Gods.

7. Take time to share, life is too short to be selfish.

8. Take time to laugh, laughter is the music of the soul.

#8: The Little Soul and the Sun

By: Neale Donald Walsch

Once upon no time there was a Little Soul who said to God, "I know who I am!"

And God said, "That's wonderful! Who are you?"

And the Little Soul shouted, "I'm the Light!"

God smiled a big smile, "That's right!" God exclaimed. "You are the Light."

The Little Soul was so happy, for it had figured out what all the souls in the Kingdom were there to figure out. "Wow," said the Little Soul, "this is really cool!"

But soon, knowing who it was was not enough. The Little Soul felt stirrings inside, and now wanted to be who it was. And so the Little Soul went back to God (which is not a bad idea for all souls who want to be Who They Really Are) and said, "Hi, God! Now that I know Who I Am, is it okay for me to be it?"

And God said, "You mean you want to be Who You Already Are?

"Well," replied the Little Soul, "it's one thing to know Who I Am, and another thing altogether to actually be it. I want to feel what it's like to be the Light!"

"But you already are the Light," God repeated, smiling again.

"Yes, but I want to see what that feels like!" cried the Little Soul.

"Well," said God with a chuckle, "I suppose I should have known. You always were the adventuresome one." Then God's expression changed. "There's only one thing..."

"What?" asked the Little Soul.

"Well, there is nothing else but the Light. You see, I created nothing but what you are; and so, there is no easy way for you to experience yourself as Who You Are, since there is nothing that you are not."

"Huh?" said the Little Soul, who was not a little confused.

"Think of it this way," said God. "You are like a candle in the Sun. Oh, you're there all right. Along with a million, ka-gillion other candles who make up the Sun. And the sun would not be the Sun without you. Nay, it would be a sun without one of its candles...and that would not be the Sun at all; for it would not shine as brightly. Yet, how to know yourself as the Light when you are amidst the Light--that is the question."

"Well," the Little Soul perked up, "you're God. Think of something!"

Once more God smiled. "I already have," God said. "Since you cannot see yourself as the Light when you are in the Light, we'll surround you with darkness."

"What's darkness?" the Little Soul asked.

God replied, "It is that which you are not."

"Will I be afraid of the dark?" cried the Little Soul.

"Only if you choose to be," God answered. "There is nothing, really, to be afraid of, unless you decide that there is. You see, we are making it all up. We are pretending."

"Oh," said the Little Soul, and felt better already.

Then God explained that, in order to experience anything at all, the exact opposite of it will appear.

"It is a great gift," God said, "because without it, you could not know what anything is like. You could not know Warm without Cold, Up without Down, Fast without Slow. You could not know Left without Right, Here without There, Now without Then."

"And so," God concluded, "when you are surrounded with darkness, do not shake your fist and raise your voice and curse the darkness. Rather be a Light unto the darkness, and don't be mad about it. Then you will know Who You Really Are, and all others will know, too. Let your Light shine so that everyone will know how special you are!"

"You mean it's okay to let others see how special I am?" asked the Little Soul.

"Of course!" God chuckled. "It's very okay! But remember, 'special' does not mean 'better.' Everybody is special, each in their own way! Yet many others have forgotten that. They will see that it is okay for them to be special only when you see that it is okay for you to be special."

"Wow," said the Little Soul, dancing and skipping and laughing and jumping with joy. "I can be as special as I want to be!"

"Yes, and you can start right now," said God, who was dancing and skipping and laughing right along with the Little Soul.

"What part of special do you want to be?"

"What part of special?" the Little Soul repeated. "I don't understand."

"Well," God explained, "being the Light is being special, and being special has a lot of parts to it. It is special to be kind. It is special to be gentle. It is special to be creative. It is special to be patient. Can you think of any other ways it is special to be?"

The Little Soul sat quietly for a moment. "I can think of lots of ways to be special!" the Little Soul then exclaimed. "It is special to be helpful. It is special to be sharing. It is special to be friendly. It is special to be considerate of others!"

"Yes!" God agreed, "and you can be all of those things, or any part of special you wish to be, at any moment. That's what it means to be the Light."

"I know what I want to be, I know what I want to be!" the Little Soul announced with great excitement. "I want to be the part of special called 'forgiving'. Isn't it special to be forgiving?"

"Oh, yes," God assured the Little Soul. "That is very special."

"Okay," said the Little Soul. "That's what I want to be. I want to be forgiving. I want to experience myself as that."

"Good," said God, "but there's one thing you should know."

The Little Soul was becoming a bit impatient now. It always seemed as though there were some complication.

"What is it?" the Little Soul sighed.

"There is no one to forgive."

"No one?" The Little Soul could hardly believe what had been said.

"No one!" God repeated. "Everything I have made is perfect. There is not a single soul in all creation less perfect than you. Look around you."

It was then that the Little Soul realized a large crowd had gathered. Souls had come from far and wide ~ from all over the Kingdom ~ for the word had gone forth that the Little Soul was having this extraordinary conversation with God, and everyone wanted to hear what they were saying. Looking at the countless other souls gathered there, the Little Soul had to agree. None appeared less wonderful, less magnificent, or less perfect than the Little Soul itself. Such was the wonder of the souls gathered around, and so bright was their Light, that the Little Soul could scarcely gaze upon them.

"Who, then, to forgive?" asked God.

"Boy, this is going to be no fun at all!" grumbled the Little Soul. "I wanted to experience myself as One Who Forgives. I wanted to know what that part of special felt like."

And the Little Soul learned what it must feel like to be sad. But just then a Friendly Soul stepped forward from the crowd.

"Not to worry, Little Soul," the Friendly Soul said, "I will help you."

"You will?" the Little Soul brightened. "But what can you do?"

"Why, I can give you someone to forgive!"

"You can?"

"Certainly!" chirped the Friendly Soul. "I can come into your next lifetime and do something for you to forgive."

"But why? Why would you do that?" the Little Soul asked. "You, who are a Being of such utter perfection! You, who vibrate with such a speed that it creates a Light so bright that I can hardly gaze upon you! What could cause you to want to slow down your vibration to such a speed that your bright Light would become dark and dense? What could cause you ~ who are so light that you dance upon the stars and move through the Kingdom with the speed of your thought--to come into my life and make yourself so heavy that you could do this bad thing?"

"Simple," the Friendly Soul said. "I would do it because I love you."

The Little Soul seemed surprised at the answer.

"Don't be so amazed," said the Friendly Soul, "you have done the same thing for me. Don't you remember? Oh, we have danced together, you and I, many times. Through the eons and across all the ages have we danced. Across all time and in many places have we played together. You just don't remember."

"We have both been All Of It. We have been the Up and the Down of it, the Left and the Right of it. We have been the Here and the There of it, the Now and the Then of it. We have been the male and the female, the good and the bad; we have both been the victim and the villain of it."

"Thus have we come together, you and I, many times before; each bringing to the other the exact and perfect opportunity to Express and to Experience Who We Really Are. And so," the Friendly Soul explained further, "I will come into your next lifetime and be the 'bad one' this time. I will do something really terrible, and then you can experience yourself as the One Who Forgives."

"But what will you do?" the Little Soul asked, just a little nervously, "that will be so terrible?"

"Oh," replied the Friendly Soul with a twinkle, "we'll think of something."

Then the Friendly Soul seemed to turn serious, and said in a quiet voice, "You are right about one thing, you know."

"What is that?" the Little Soul wanted to know.

"I will have to slow down my vibration and become very heavy to do this not-so-nice thing. I will have to pretend to be something very unlike myself. And so, I have but one favor to ask of you in return."

"Oh, anything, anything!" cried the Little Soul, and began to dance and sing, "I get to be forgiving, I get to be forgiving!"

Then the Little Soul saw that the Friendly Soul was remaining very quiet.

"What is it?" the Little Soul asked. "What can I do for you? You are such an angel to be willing to do this for me!"

"Of course this Friendly Soul is an angel!" God interrupted. "Everyone is! Always remember: I have sent you nothing but angels."

And so the Little Soul wanted more than ever to grant the Friendly Soul's request. "What can I do for you?" the Little Soul asked again.

"In the moment that I strike you and smite you," the Friendly Soul replied, "in the moment that I do the worst to you that you could possible imagine ~ in that very moment..."

"Yes?" the Little Soul interrupted, "yes...?"

"Remember Who I Really Am."

"Oh, I will!" cried the Little Soul, "I promise! I will always remember you as I see you right here, right now!"

"Good," said the Friendly Soul, "because, you see, I will have been pretending so hard, I will have forgotten myself. And if you do not remember me as I really am, I may not be able to remember for a very long time. And if I forget Who I Am, you may even forget Who You Are, and we will both be lost. Then we will need another soul to come along and remind us both of Who We Are."

"No, we won't!" the Little Soul promised again. "I will remember you! And I will thank you for bringing me this gift ~ the chance to experience myself as Who I Am."

And so, the agreement was made. And the Little Soul went forth into a new lifetime, excited to be the Light, which was very special, and excited to be that part of special called Forgiveness.

And the Little Soul waited anxiously to be able to experience itself as Forgiveness, and to thank whatever other soul made it possible. And at all the moments in that new lifetime, whenever a new soul appeared on the scene, whether that new soul brought joy or sadness--and especially if it brought sadness--the Little Soul thought of what God had said.

"Always remember," God had smiled, "I have sent you nothing but angels."

#7: Insanity

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

~Albert Einstein

There is a fine line between perseverance and insanity. I believe that perseverance is doing something repeatedly to get a better outcome than the time before. When you are persevering at something, you will still feel positive at the end of working on something, even if you didn't accomplish what you were hoping to. Insanity, therefore, is doing something repeatedly and expecting an entirely different outcome every single time. Here is an example of perseverance vs insanity. I was trying to teach my 6-year-old how to tie his shoes. In the beginning he would just get frustrated and sit on the floor and cry, expecting his problem to be solved. He would do this repeatedly until we just gave up for the moment. That is insanity. Here is where it turned into perseverance. We worked it out by talking about it, about how it was important to keep trying so that one day after a lot of practice he will be able to tie his own shoes. It was at this point, after turning it from a negative to a positive, that it went from insanity to perseverance. Now he can almost tie his shoes on his own, and we got rid of the negativity. That is a good way to be able to tell the difference. How do you feel after repeating something again, even if you weren't successful. Did you feel negative? Or did you feel positive?

#6: Leave It Better Than You Found It

Do you leave people and places better than you found them? If we all were able to leave things better than we found them, this world would surely function a whole lot better. It doesn't take much to leave things better than you found them, and it will give you a lot of happiness while doing so. This has been a big goal for me. Am I successful all the time? No. But my intent is to be successful. And I do all I can to be successful. A simple smile is all it takes to leave people better than you found them. A kind hello, or even just acknowledging that they are alive makes all the difference for people. To leave this world a better place, try doing something such as picking up garbage when you see it on the street, have respect for nature, and other similar things make a huge difference. Imagine what this world would be like if we all picked up after ourselves. I try to leave every situation, every place, and every person better than I found it, including myself. Even when I think that there is nothing I can do to help in a certain situation, all I can do is just give my live. So ask yourself this question daily...What can I do today to leave things better than I found them?

#5: Take Risks

~RISKS~

To laugh is to risk appearing the fool.

To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.

To reach out for another is to risk involvement.

To expose your feelings is to risk exposing your true self.

To place your ideas and your dreams before the crowd is to risk their loss.

To love is to risk not being loved in return.

To live is to risk dying.

To hope is to risk despair.

To try is to risk failure.

But risks must be taken, because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing. The person who risks nothing does nothing, has nothing, and is nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn, feel, change, grow, love, or live. Chained by his certitudes, he is a slave, he has forfeited his freedom.

#4: My Personal Bill of Rights

1. I have the right to ask for what I want.
2. I have the right to say no to requests or demands I can't meet.
3. I have the right to express all of my feelings, positive or negative.
4. I have the right to change my mind.
5. I have the right to make mistakes and not have to be perfect.
6. I have the right to follow my own values and standards.
7. I have the right to say no to anything when I feel I am not ready, it is unsafe, or it violates my values.
8. I have the right to determine my own priorities.
9. I have the right not to be responsible for others' behavior, actions, feelings, or problems.
10. I have the right to expect honesty from others.
11. I have the right to be angry at someone I love.
12. I have the right to be uniquely myself.
13. I have the right to feel scared and say "I'm scared."
14. I have the right to say "I don't know."
15. I have the right not to give excuses or reasons for my behavior.
    
16. I have the right to make decisions based on my feelings.
17. I have the right to my own needs for personal space and time.
18. I have the right to be playful and frivolous.
19. I have the right to be healthier than those around me.
20. I have the right to be in a non-abusive environment.
21. I have the right to make friends and be comfortable around people.
22. I have the right to change and grow.
23. I have the right to have my needs and wants respected by others.
24. I have the right to be treated with dignity and respect.
25. I have the right to be happy.

#3: Forget About the Past

"There comes a point in your life when you realize who matters, who never did, who won't anymore, and who always will. So don't worry about people from your past. There is a reason they didn't make it to your future."

~Author Unknown

I love this quote. It used to be a challenge for me to let go of people that have hurt me in the past. There were even some things that took me years to finally decide to let go of. And when I finally did, suddenly my life went in a far different direction. One that was positive. It's kind of like how you can't drive by always looking in the rearview mirror. Occasionally it's ok to glance behind you, it can remind us to continue working for what we do want, but imagine what would happen if that's what you always did. It would not be pretty. So let's live in the present. It's a much nicer place :)

#2: Courage vs Fear

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.

~Mark Twain

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines courage as: "Mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty." Wikiquotes.com says, "Courage, also known as fortitude, is the ability to confront fear, pain, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation." Both of these are excellent descriptions of the word courage. I used to be one of those people who believed that in order to have courage, I had to have absolutely no fear. I wore myself into the ground trying to "be brave", trying to have no fear. And then I suffered because there were just some things that plain scared me, no matter how much I tried to work through that fear. That's when I started researching what it really means to have courage. I love how Mark Twain says that courage is the mastery of fear. It's just putting yourself in charge of how the fear effects you, it's ok to be afraid once in a while. Courage comes when you say to yourself, "I feel afraid when certain events happen in my life, and it's ok." It's all about learning how to manage your fear.

One of the greatest teachers I had in college, Judie Erickson, once said to me that fear is nothing more than:

False

Events

Appearing

Real

Fear can actually save us from harmful situations. It keeps us safe. One of the best books I have ever read is called The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker. He talks about how the feeling of fear warns us when we are about to find ourselves in a dangerous situation. It sparks something within us that causes us to think twice about the next step we make. Thinking back on some of the most difficult situations in my past, the feeling of fear was an excellent prediction of what was to come. And although I wasn't as in tune with my feelings then as I am now, I at least realized later how to recognize those feelings. And since then I have averted many potentially harmful situations. The most important thing is to face your fears, but only those fears that will strengthen you as a person. And just the act of facing your fears will be enough to call yourself courageous.

#1: Adversity

"Every adversity has within it the seeds of an equal or greater benefit."

~Napoleon Hill

This is absolutely one of my most favorite quotes in life, and one that has motivated me to make some of the greatest and most critical changes in my life. When you find yourself in the midst of great pain, discouragement, or heartbreak, remember that not all hope is lost. In those times, make it your goal to make something wonderful come out of that experience. Something good can ALWAYS come from an adversity. However, it is up to us to decide what that good thing is. Sometimes it will be immediately apparent, and sometimes it will take much searching and pondering before you are able to decipher what the benefit is. But be continuously looking, for it will be there. The key word is that every adversity has within it the seeds of an equal or greater benefit. A seed must be planted, and much care taken before it will blossom into something meaningful. You must do the work to gain the benefit.

New Goal for Posting

I have realized over the past few months that I just do not have the time to post on my blogs the way I had anticipated. This blog in particular was meant to be a motivational blog, to be a place for people to turn to when they need encouragement, or a new way of looking at life. I have several journals that I was planning on digging out, and copying down my mountain of information onto my blog. Well that plan is going to have to wait, because it just isn't a priority in my life right now with work and everything. SO....for the time being, I will start on my next idea for this blog. Sharing a book I have been wanting to write. Not a fancy book by any means, but a special book. I have been looking for a way to share information with Hayden for when he is older, sort of like a life lessons book. There is a lot of simple things I wish I would have thought of as a teenager and a young adult. Things that would have saved me from a mountain of trials. I just want it to have little tidbits of info, nothing too in depth, but things that he can ponder on. And things that are funny also, so he can get a good laugh. So back to my goal....I'm going to post something every day, a quote or bit of information that will hopefully encourage, inspire, and make you just plain laugh.

Great Quote

The power to learn is present in everyone's soul and the instrument with which each learns is like an eye that cannot be turned around from darkness to light without turning the whole body. -Plato

The World And Me

Here is a poem I wrote in 2007. This knowledge is a culmination of quite a few years of struggling and working very hard to reach what I felt I should be.

*The world would say I can never be normal. I believe that normal is whatever I decide it is.
*The world says would call me a victim. I call myself a survivor.
*The world says I am weak when I fall. I say I am stronger when I get back up.
*The world says pain can never be a gift. I say it's one of the greatest gifts I have ever been given.
*The world says a wounded heart can never heal. I say a wounded heart knows how to love more fully.
*The world says I will forever live my life in fear. I say I am one of the most brave people I know.
*The world says that life is a dark, scary place. I am using my light to make it brighter.
*The world says that his is a dark, cold place to be in. But beautiful things come from the dark.
*The world says I don't have a chance. I say I have every chance in the world.
*The world defines failure as falling down. I define failure as staying down.
*The world says that to be able to love myself, I must get it from others first. But I believe that I must love myself to be able to receive it from others.
*The world defines forgiveness as letting go of the hurt. I define forgiveness as unconditionally loving the person who hurt you.
*The world believes in conditional love. I believe in unconditional love.
*The world believes in changing who you are to fit a certain set of standards. I believe in accepting me for me and creating my own set of standards.
*The world believes I deserve what I get. I believe I get what I deserve.
*The world believes in mastery of others. I believe in mastery of self.
*The world believes in creating war. I believe in creating love.
*The world believes that life is what it is. I believe that life is what I make it.
*The world believes in remaining wounded. I believe in healing and that recovery is possible.
*The world says that having strength is having power over people. I believe that real strength is being gentle.
*The world believes that perfection is having no pain, no problems, no wounds, no scars, no sorrows. I believe that excellence is working through the pain, working through the problems, healing the wounds, accepting the scars, and turning the sorrow in to joy.
*The world believes that there is no purpose to life. I believe in creating a purpose for life.
*The world sees life in black and white. I paint my life any color that I want it.
*The world believes that what you get makes a life. I believe that what you give makes a life.
*The world believes in control. I believe in influence.
*The world believes in sameness. I believe in greatness.
I wrote this poem on February 3, 2008 while on a peer mentor retreat. During this retreat I made some of my biggest chinks up and as a result this poem came to light. I read it while we were doing our processing, not intending it to be a peom. This has some of my biggest life lessons contained in it.

I came across this quote today and it reminded me of something somebody once said to me. The quote was, "And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."

-Anais Nin At one point of my life I was going through some big changes. I wasn't sure who I was, where I was going, or even what my purpose was in life. I was content to stay the way I was, although I was unhappy, probably because humans are so resistant to change. Even if it means staying in a miserable state. So I was facing this big change in my life wondering if it was worth the effort, and Susan said to me, "Is it harder to change, or is it harder to stay the way you are right now?" And I thought, "Wow, staying like this forever would really suck." So I made the necessary changes in my life and have never looked back. When I read this quote today it brought back all those feelings of strength and courage, and made me feel excited all over again.

Some Of The Best Quotes

You may trod me in the very dirt but still, like dust, I'll rise. -Maya Angelou

The power to learn is present in everyone's soul and the instrument with which each learns is like an eye that cannot be turned around from darkness to light without turning the whole body.
-Plato

I saw that you were perfect, and so I loved you. Then I saw that you were not perfect, and so I loved you more.
-Miranda

The thing always happens that you really believe in. And the belief in a thing makes it happen. And I think nothing will happen until you thoroughly and deeply believe in it.
-Frank Lloyd Wright

And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom
-Anais Nin

My Purpose For This Blog

My purpose for this blog is to share with people some of the things that I learned that got me to where I am today. It is all about another way of thinking and viewing things in life, and how to overcome anything. I know that if this information helps even one person, it will all have been worth it.