Never give up on those you love & never give up on yourself!

Life is a beautiful journey full of ups & downs. Its a high price we pay sometimes for our life experiences. Don’t ever take experiences for granted. The things we learn the greatest lessons from are most often not the moments of perfection. Temporary pain, temporal distractions & bad choices can still lead to long term happiness. If we only search inside ourselves & find the lessons meant to be learned. There's a high price to pay to become our absolute best & find true joy! The key is to never give up, never give up on your dreams, never give up on those you love & never give up on yourself!

Life is a beautiful journey

When you are trying so hard to be the person that you think everyone wants you to be, it is difficult to separate that from who you really are. It is a lot of work to become yourself, and the discovery can be both exciting, and rather frightening. I spent so much of my life wearing a smiling mask, being the good girl, the quiet and complacent girl who would never make waves. That is still part of who I am at times, but I can use my voice. I'm no longer drowning in the fear. I'm not as afraid to ask for what I want, and can acknowledge that I have needs. I don't beat up on myself near as much as I used to, and I find myself challenging the negative self talk more often than not. The beliefs about ourselves that we form when we are young are so often what we carry with us into adulthood, and it is difficult to let go of those beliefs. I internalized everything, blaming myself for things that I never had any control over in the first place. The thoughts of a child are so simple, and I wanted everyone around me to be happy, and I thought if I could be good and perfect, I could make that happen. I'm realizing that I'm not responsible for the happiness of others. I'm only responsible for my own. My job is to be the best me that I can be. We all have gifts and strengths, but those often get buried in self doubt, and we focus on our weaknesses. I'm trying to embrace my soul and the truth of who I am, accepting my flaws, changing and learning everyday. Life is a beautiful journey if we choose to look at it that way.

The heartless are lifeless, if you want more love, it’s going to start with you giving it out, sharing more of your love, that is.

Some people claim to be listening to their heart but few recognize how it speaks. Your heart will speak in terms of: be loving, forgiving, kind, all good, and it won't tell you otherwise. The heart was not designed to speak negative. Your heart will speak of your needs; while your flesh will speak of your wants. The heart speaks volumes.

Wanting something because it makes you feel good is bound to fade away, but your heart knows exactly what you need, what's good for you; actually, it will recognize if it’s real. It's not fair to blame your heart for the actions you asked for, your heart did not lead you there, your lack of listening to it did.

In order to remember what you truly deserve, you have to forget what you want, but not knowing what you deserve, you’ll never be able to get it. The heartless are lifeless, if you want more love, it’s going to start with you giving it out, sharing more of your love, that is.

Its just that easy

This is how we go on: one day at a time, one dream at a time, one pain at a time, one breath at a time. You just do it. You force yourself to get up. You force yourself to put one foot before the other and  you refuse to let it get to you. You fight. You cry. You curse. Then you dig deep inside find courage & continue living… until the next dream, the next breath, the next pain. This is how we go on. That’s how I’ve done it. There’s no other way