Maybe its not to late
To learn how to love
And forget how to hate
Believe it or not, it's from Ozzy Osbourne's "Crazy Train"
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Monday, February 11, 2008
Footsteps and Footprints
Footsteps are the real-time, first-person living your life. They are only known when being taken. We can PLAN were we want to step, which is a good thing. BUT we won't know where our foot lands until it's there.
Footprints are where we HAVE been. They mark our choices - good and not so good. They are the chapters of our life story. And stories are meant to be shared.
Watch your step!
Every step counts.
Footprints are where we HAVE been. They mark our choices - good and not so good. They are the chapters of our life story. And stories are meant to be shared.
Watch your step!
Every step counts.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
AWARE pt3
Awareness implies ownership.
If you are AWARE of your _______ (fill in the blank), then you are accepting ownership and respnsibility.
It might look something like this...
I am aware of my dog's droppings in the lawn, therefore I will be responsible for picking it up before my neighbor steps in it.
I am aware of lack of sleep, therefore I am accepting responsibility for my inability to perform at my usual level.
I am aware of my "woo" and extravert-ness, therefore I am taking ownership of how my personality, exhuberance, and zest for life can be overwhelming for others at time.
I am aware that I am on a spiritual journey, and am accepting the fact that I am fully active in the experience, not just a passenger.
What are YOU aware of? and how are you going to embrace it?
If you are AWARE of your _______ (fill in the blank), then you are accepting ownership and respnsibility.
It might look something like this...
I am aware of my dog's droppings in the lawn, therefore I will be responsible for picking it up before my neighbor steps in it.
I am aware of lack of sleep, therefore I am accepting responsibility for my inability to perform at my usual level.
I am aware of my "woo" and extravert-ness, therefore I am taking ownership of how my personality, exhuberance, and zest for life can be overwhelming for others at time.
I am aware that I am on a spiritual journey, and am accepting the fact that I am fully active in the experience, not just a passenger.
What are YOU aware of? and how are you going to embrace it?
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
AWARE pt 2
Self-awareness is highly underrated. Not to be confused with self-consciousness, self-awareness is when you can, and do, listen to yourself.
Take it a step further and you know what to listen to and what to ignore. This is what leads to good self-care and taking care of your NEEDS and the occassional want.
(remember, if mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy, yet, we leave our souls unattended, which leads to unhappiness and if mama ain't happy...)
For example, I was fighting a migraine earlier today (and won). I've had them long enough to know what to do. It involves focusing on myself and CARING FOR MYSELF(yes, women, I said caring for yourself)
Contrast that with a time when I get a case of the "I-DON'T-WANT-TO'S". My mind is saying, "take a break, just chill out, eat something sweet and don't do anything productive or anyting that resembles being responsible." That's the time to be aware that you need to motivate from within and Just Do It!
Being aware means you know what each sounds like and how to address it THEN do it.
Take it a step further and you know what to listen to and what to ignore. This is what leads to good self-care and taking care of your NEEDS and the occassional want.
(remember, if mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy, yet, we leave our souls unattended, which leads to unhappiness and if mama ain't happy...)
For example, I was fighting a migraine earlier today (and won). I've had them long enough to know what to do. It involves focusing on myself and CARING FOR MYSELF(yes, women, I said caring for yourself)
Contrast that with a time when I get a case of the "I-DON'T-WANT-TO'S". My mind is saying, "take a break, just chill out, eat something sweet and don't do anything productive or anyting that resembles being responsible." That's the time to be aware that you need to motivate from within and Just Do It!
Being aware means you know what each sounds like and how to address it THEN do it.
AWARE pt 1
The buzz word in our house for sometime has been "aware".
Often heard used in phrases such as, "Please be aware of your surroundings" (look around you before jumping and bumping around)
or
"Before you ask someone to come help you, or get you something, be aware of what they are doing" (if my hands are covered in suds and I'm standing by the sink, don't demand that I prepare you a snack and deliver it pronto)
Awareness is such a valuable tool in life. More on this in posts to follow. Right now I am aware of the on-coming migraine and am going to take all necessary measures to drive it away.
Often heard used in phrases such as, "Please be aware of your surroundings" (look around you before jumping and bumping around)
or
"Before you ask someone to come help you, or get you something, be aware of what they are doing" (if my hands are covered in suds and I'm standing by the sink, don't demand that I prepare you a snack and deliver it pronto)
Awareness is such a valuable tool in life. More on this in posts to follow. Right now I am aware of the on-coming migraine and am going to take all necessary measures to drive it away.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Life, intersecting
Tonight was one full of honors.
1- spent some time with the most amazing, and my dear sister-in-Christ, Kim Gorman
2- received the words "high-functioning woman"
3- was welcomed into a gathering of "high-functioning women"
4- sat at the feet, in the presence, of the wise and wonderful Ruth King http://healingrage.com/
5- met the common link to the gals rallied tonight, and the inspiration for my blog, Carrie Link http://fully-caffeinated.blogspot.com/
6- received the radiance of life lived, survived and loved through Betty and Delores
Thank you, God! For the short time at that intersection in Carrie's living room! The spirit will linger, and I will forever be influenced by that experience.
1- spent some time with the most amazing, and my dear sister-in-Christ, Kim Gorman
2- received the words "high-functioning woman"
3- was welcomed into a gathering of "high-functioning women"
4- sat at the feet, in the presence, of the wise and wonderful Ruth King http://healingrage.com/
5- met the common link to the gals rallied tonight, and the inspiration for my blog, Carrie Link http://fully-caffeinated.blogspot.com/
6- received the radiance of life lived, survived and loved through Betty and Delores
Thank you, God! For the short time at that intersection in Carrie's living room! The spirit will linger, and I will forever be influenced by that experience.
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