VISION AND ATTENTION...

Keep Your Eyes Open And Be Aware Of All Things (Obvious And Not-So Obvious) In Your Life That Require Your Attention. Awaken To Your Purpose.

Fly High But Still Stay Connected To Your True Self. Focus On Things That Others Miss. Be Open To HOPE And New Ideas. Go Even Deeper...Close Your Eyes, Clear Your Heart, Let Everything Go, And Feel The Beauty That Surrounds YOU DEEP WITHIN!

Extend The Vision Of Your Life...MAKE IT ONE OF YOUR GREATEST GIFTS.

THE MEASURE OF A PERSON

The measure of a person isn't where they stand in moments of comfort and convenience, but where they stand at times of challenge and controversy.

Life is not about having all you want...it's about APPRECIATING ALL THAT YOU HAVE! To FAIL means you've TRIED. To HURT means you've LOVED and to SURVIVE means you've LEARNED!

This photograph taken on February 3, 2015 at 7:11 p.m. (cst) was a delight to take. A beautiful full moon coupled with the dazzling planet Jupiter.

Illuminate Your Life With Love And Understanding

The Center Point Of Focus, That Represents The Infinitive Nature Of Energy, Time-Space, And The Universe (The True Life Of The Sky). A Wheel That Integrates Energy And Matter...Spirit And Human. Together Combined For The Purpose Of True Understanding, Love, And Light. 

*Photographs Taken Wednesday, February 18, 2015*

LET LOVE LEAD...

Don’t judge someone unless you have looked through their eyes, experienced what they have, and cried as many tears as they have. Instead do something to help people who suffer with never-ending pain. EVERYONE  needs help at one point or another. NOBODY can make it out here alone.

Make a difference by doing the simple things through LOVE. Once a heart opens to the other side, it can never completely shut again. Let LOVE LEAD YOU.

Remember: YOUR LIFE IS YOUR MESSAGE.

Ride The Wild Tiger...

Life is like a wild tiger. You can either lie down and let it...Lay its paw on your head-
OR SIT ON ITS BACK AND RIDE IT.

Present Tense

Wonderful song by Pearl Jam- Present Tense. Enjoy and Embrace.

Love All Of It

I want focus for a second on our mental attributes. We can't just focus on the physical parts of a person (and that is often what we do), the mental/emotional side are extremely important when shaping and building a strong foundation of the body (completely and truly). You can not only focus on the physical and ignore the mental. Many people will often times attempt to pick one part over the other. THE MIND is a powerful tool and if not trained like the physical part, it can backfire on you, and it will prevent you from succeeding or reaching any goals you may set. For example, say a person wants to lose 10 pounds...physically they are ready for action, but mentally they doubt themselves/deep down they don't think they can do it/they have negative thoughts. The sad thing with this scenario is that more than likely this person will not be able to reach their goals because their mind has taken control of the situation.

When setting goals/dreams you never want to use the word BUT...YOU JUST DO IT! Do not allow anything to come in the way of your vision. You have all the tools necessary to succeed and be successful in your journey. I want to share a piece of information with you that I think is so important and worth talking about. We all have experienced some time or another in our life negative characteristics that can dictate or control our way of thinking about our self and experiences with people that surround our lives. These characteristic are known as NEW FOUND FRIENDS.

Fear, guilt, unworthiness, hurt feelings, anger, and discouragement are really our friends. When you are feeling any of these things in a negative way and these feelings limit you...you must pause for a moment and remember these important points:

1) Fear is the energy to do our best in a new situation.
2) Guilt is the energy for personal change.
3) Unworthiness keeps us on track.
4) Hurt Feelings reminds us how much we care.
5) Anger is the energy for change.
6) Discouragement reveals our courage.

Love it all- the fear/excitement, the guilt/the power of change, the unworthiness/the worthiness, the hurt feelings/the euphoric feelings, the anger/the movement, the discouragement/the encouragement- we must learn from both the good and the bad things in order to fully understand ourselves...it's called LIFE! And it is YOUR LIFE! DISCOVER YOURSELF...YOU WOULD BE AMAZED WHAT LIVES INSIDE OF YOU!!! :)

Believe That Everything Is Possible

"I'm passionately involved in life: I love its change, its color, its movement. To be alive, to be able to see, to walk, to have houses, music, paintings-it's all a miracle."
-Arthur Rubinstein

I think that it is so important that you refuse to allow yourself to have low expectations about what you are capable of doing, creating, and knowing. It is important that you understand what really lives inside you. It is like an imaginary candle flame within you that burns so brightly REGARDLESS of what goes before you. And it's this inner flame that represents the idea that you are capable of manifesting miracles in your life.

We have all had our share of experiences were we had to overcome something that was considered impossible or some type of spontaneous healing. It is through these experiences that each of us at one point or time end up going through a complete reversal of personality. It is important to understand that we must have a sense of self. A mind that is open to everything, which means being peaceful, radiating love, practicing forgiveness, being generous, respecting all life, and MOST IMPORTANTLY, visualizing yourself as capable of doing anything that you can conceive of in your MIND and HEART.

We all have this unique gift that lives inside each and every one of us. We possess so much strength and the beauty of miracles is all around us, BUT we must truly believe and know it within ourselves. It is important that you understand that what you think about expands ("As a man thinketh, so is he"). If your thoughts are filled with doubt and your mind is closed, unfortunately you will of necessity act upon those closed-minded doubts. BUT, if you should decide to have a mind that is open to everything, then you will act upon that inner energy, and you'll be the creator as well as the recipient of MIRACLES wherever you are.

In order to grow and have an open mind to EVERYTHING, you must open yourself up to the spiritual ideas of all people, and listen with an open mind to crazy schemes and ideas that at first seem to be outrageous. If someone suggests that natural herbs can lower cholesterol or that levitation is possible, IT IS OKAY TO LISTEN AND BE CURIOUS. Most of us must let go of attachments to what we have been trained to believe. Open your mind to all possibilities, because whether you believe something is possible or impossible, EITHER WAY YOU WILL BE RIGHT. That is what is so SPECIAL! It is your agreement with reality and all that is possible that determines what you'll become. If you are convinced that you will never lose those 10 pounds of weight or you will never become the person you want yourself to be, you will act upon that inner conviction that prevents you from manifesting what you would really like to do.

So have fun with an open mind and believe that anything and everything is possible. Never close yourself off to the possibilities of what this life can offer you or what you can do for this life. Understand that what you do with your life or how you want to perceive it is your choice. But I believe that if you choose to open your mind to everything in life, you will be granted the miracle of opportunities.


Dyer, Wayne. Secrets for Success& Inner Peace. p.11-13.

Look Inward

"If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it, and this you have the power to revoke at any moment." -Marcus Aurelius

I want to share something I read in this book. It was about this doctor who was working to cure criminally insane patients in a hospital ward using a technique called ho'oponopono. His whole theory was based on, "if we want to change the world, we must first change ourselves." The doctor explained by using this technique, he recognized that the people around him were reflections of something that needed to be healed in himself.  Situations and events involving others may appear as something outside ourselves, but the truth according to his technique is that the world is as we are, and that if we want to heal it we must take complete responsibility for ourselves  and our connection to the world around us.  

I found this absolutely amazing... There was no magic or voodoo performed on these patients.  All he did was review each person's file and then turned inward, into HIS OWN HEART! He kept saying over and over again, "I'm sorry," and "I love you." And most importantly is that his theory was successful.  Some patients who had been shackled were allowed to walk unrestricted and others improved so much that they were taken off their medications.

Sadly but true, we are accustomed to seeing ourselves as separate from the world around us, in which case it is easy to blame others for problems we may encounter, neighbors being too loud, or to a war halfway across the globe.  The exciting message and POSSIBILITY  is that everything that comes into our lives, BOTH GOOD AND BAD, is a REFLECTION, a MIRROR in which to see ourselves.  I think it is important to look at all aspects of ourselves... I have explained in my last few blog entries the importance of internal and external forces that shape our overall body, mind, and soul.  I think it is very important to understand issues and feelings that may arise from situations or people around us.  It is important on how we react, how we feel, how we can change any outcome... YOU HAVE A CHOICE. 

We are surrounded by obstacles and PESSIMISM each and every day... and because of negative problems we tend to limit our expectations, protect ourselves from failure by not trying or reacting, embarrassment, and disappointment.  In our society, people have often given up too fast, stopped following dreams/goals, expected little or nothing... just to PLAY IT SAFE.  But the sad thing about PLAYING IT SAFE, is that many people end up with little or nothing.

On the BRIGHTER SIDE, the idea of OPTIMISM can fill us with elation, strength, and a sense of accomplishment.  You MUST believe in yourself and recognize the wonderful opportunities, possibilities, and joys that life holds for us. You will face obstacles in everything and anything you do, but once you LOOK INWARD within yourself (YOUR HEART)  and UNDERSTAND INWARD within yourself (STRENGTH OF YOUR HEART), you will overcome and start to grow! 

Make your DREAMS COME TRUE... LIFE is like an ECHO-we get from it what we put into it,  and often much more!

NEVER GIVE UP AND FINISH YOUR FIGHT! YOUR FIGHT TO FIND...WHERE YOU ARE? HERE! AND WHAT ARE YOU? YOU ARE THIS MOMENT!

Hawthorne, J. (2007) Be The Change. p260-262.

Ohrbach, B. (1998) You Can. p.6-7

No Matter What

I would like to share these deep and powerful thoughts to you, which were given to me...

Love, life, the pursuit of happiness. The shredding of my soul blossoms a new beginning. Utter loneliness swarms me, entraps me. The lost intimacy of a companion. Stepping back from a great friend. I search daily for strength to pull me out of the deep, damp hole. I sit and hear darkness. I see silence encamped around me. My heart drops, and each pounding beat weakens. My thoughts are moving through my head like an undying twister. Confusion is the misty rain, sprinkling down on my body. The journey begins...

Deep within lies the one person that can free my imprisoned emotions. But how will I ever redeem the truth that makes me who I am without hurting who I am? Why me? Why have I been chosen to live the mysterious way that I do? Punishment is my forsaken reward in which I thrive off of. Someone has to be me, so why not me. A gentle love waiting to spring out to the surface. Barriers and walls built daily to protect my fears. Barriers that make me who I am. Someone special took pieces of that wall down with every heart-filled word. With every gesture of love and care. The walls were still there but became transparent. But still exists because of my fear...a society that grows with blinders on to the world. A society that looks without compassion to see only what it wants to see instead of looking within. 

A bird can walk in peace, but fly with fear. The right way is not always the best way. We are all born a certain way. We are given gifts which we sometimes don't like, but learn to appreciate. I have sat and pondered time and time again in my lonely hours. I have concluded that self-respect and self-love are a dominating structure in well being. Letting the barriers down allows me to breathe. Communication is by far the most important thing. Openness and honesty relieves me of my burdens. I believe that when you find happiness and joy, you should never let it go. You should never let that one thing or that person who brings it to you go. No matter how things turn out, the HEART, the MIND nor the SOUL ever let go of that joy. That moment, experience, and understanding will NEVER be forgotten and forever it has changed me to BE WHO I AM TODAY.

Break Your Knees

A powerful song that has so much meaning. We have all experienced and suffered with love and pain, at some point in our life. But one must grow from their experiences. One must grow from their love, in order to understand their process and purpose. 

Keep Your Eyes Ahead. Know You Are Never Alone. Lift Your Head Up High, Never Lose Hope, And Let Your Story Be Told.  FOREVER ARRIVES...

Find Your Way

Has there ever been a day when you failed to achieve the level of expectation that you had set for yourself? EVERYONE has come across a day like this including one of the most inspiring people, Bruce Lee. Lee always set his standards high. He believed that each day brought with it the opportunity to improve ourselves physically and mentally, we could choose either to seize the moment to take a step closer to maximizing our potential and progress, or to decline the opportunity and thereby stagnate or regress.

NEVER underestimate your potential and NEVER put limits on what you can do. According to Lee, "there are no limits. There are plateaus, but you must not stay there, you must go beyond them. And if it kills you, it kills you. A person must constantly exceed his level. Low aim is the worst crime a person has." Bruce Lee had a tremendous work ethic and one of the things that makes him such an inspiration to me is that he was "above all else concerned with function." The amazing physique he had developed was according to him a by-product, or effect, of the primary concern. Lee developed a very lethal package- lightning-fast reflexes, supreme flexibility, awesome power, and feline grace and muscularity.

Power, according to Lee, was demonstrated by an individual's possibility to use the strength developed quickly and efficiently for real-world purposes. Lee believed it is important to learn as much about your mind and body as possible. For him, he wanted to know what he was truly capable of , rather than settling for what he already knew he could accomplish. 

And for you, I believe somewhere down deep you have the ability to take the steps into improving and doing what your capable of. Never underestimate what your true capabilities are. Motivate yourself in pursuing whatever goals you strive for in life. Believe in yourself and your dreams.

According to Linda Lee (Bruce Lee's wife), the greatest talents that Bruce brought to realizing his dreams were intelligence and curiosity (a powerful combination), dedication and perseverance (stick-to-itiveness even when facing intervening obstacles), and focus (enjoying the journey as much as the dest ination). So it is now up to you...FOR YOU.

Always improving, never arriving at the peak, but always undergoing the process...the process of finding your way. "Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do." -Bruce Lee

Little, John. Bruce Lee: The Art of Expressing The Human Body. 1998. Pg. 8-20.

Life Again...

Listen To Your Body.

Listen To Your Feelings.

Trust Yourself.

Accept Yourself.

Love Yourself.

Enjoy Life AGAIN.

Build Your Bridge

Never Stop Building Your Bridge...Transform All The Energy You Possess With All The New Energy You Discover Into A Light That Shines Around You, Within You, And Above You.

So I Thought...

Never lose hope. Believe in not. Never stop seeing. Never stop believing.
Stay positively charged, and make a promise to yourself to practice maintaining a positive attitude each and every day...NO MATTER WHAT.
Beautiful song...So I Thought by Flyleaf. Enjoy and Embrace.

Your Life Is Waiting To Unfold

Truly get to know yourself and your life becomes a journey instead of an obstacle. You have the power to change your life. Life is nothing less than a creative force, an act of becoming rather than a static state of being. Learn to go with the flow, trust yourself, and have faith in life...so you can understand your purpose and your center.

Light Up

Light up and don't fear the things you must overcome. You are never alone. Stand your ground and speak your truth. Never give up and always have HOPE in good and bad. With heart and faith you will FIND YOUR PEACE.

BELIEVE

I believe that we are MAGIC, that all things are POSSIBLE, that life is PRECIOUS, that peace is REASONABLE, that laughter is SPECIAL, that blessings are DIVINE, that LOVE IS GRAND. NEVER STOP BELIEVING!

My Love

A song that reaches deep within...so much meaning...powerful words. Able to release and finally find peace. That is what I hope for YOU always. Try to love faithfully. Be strong and stay strong.

Enjoy This Beautiful Song By Sia- My Love

City and Colour - O' Sister