November 22, 2014
I pray you something that everyone needs, everyone has, and everyone can give freely... LOVE.💗
PeaceLoveHappiness
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November 22, 2014 I pray you something that everyone needs, everyone has, and everyone can give freely... LOVE.💗 PeaceLoveHappiness Lm...
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November 24, 2014 The greatest service I can offer is… being the best of who I am. Until today, you may have been doing just enough to keep yourself alive and going. You may have been expecting just enough to keep yourself from being unhappy. Just for today, go the extra mile. Stretch your mind. Expand your vision. Elevate your expectations as far as you can imagine is possible for you. Today I am devoted to allowing myself to explore the best of all possibilities for myself! Iyanla Vanzant, “Until Today!” I laughed when I read “doing just enough” because regretfully that's how I have gotten past a lot of things that I didn't wholeheartedly want to do or didn’t have the physical energy to accomplish. Despite the perfectionist I try to be, I don't always give my best to the task at hand. In the same respect, if I don't BELIEVE I'll get what I'm expecting, there’s a lesser chance that I will put forth much effort. Sometimes I feel I don't deserve what I'm asking for. However, positivity breeds positivity and when I think positively, my day flows so much better. Sometimes when I put in just a BIT more effort, I improve the result I expect to receive that much more. Just praying for relief, or focusing on being positive about the outcome has kept me moving forward many a day. It’s when I concentrate on the positive that things work out the best. I used to think that I could only get what I could see. Once I began to imagine past that, I realized how much I was limiting myself and soon began to envision goals going way beyond the limit of the sky on into the Universe!! PeaceLoveHappiness Lm…
November 21, 2014 The greatest service I can offer is… acknowledging all that I am aware of in my life. Until today, you may have been wondering how to go about developing a greater perspective of yourself and your life. Just for today, spend some time pondering and reflecting on these three simple points* and sharing your discoveries with others. Today I am devoted to sharing my discoveries about self-discovery! Iyanla Vanzant, “Until Today!” *1. Know everything you can know about you! *2. Know what life is all about! *3. Know why you are alive! This past year has all but forced me to reevaluate my entire life. I had to sit myself down and figure out why previously tried and true methods of dealing with day to day life are no longer working for me. For one, I'm not the person I've always been. I didn't transition from Single to Married as well as I should have which caused much difficulty in my life, to say the least. Until my second marriage, I was accustomed to raising my children alone without additional input or opposition. Once I realized that I had backup on parenting, my two oldest were out of the house leaving us with our youngest so I still have a chance to be a great mother. Not that I wasn't one before. I just know that for a short time I wasn't as good a mother as I used to be. I know that I thrive better when I am surrounded by love and positivity as opposed to anger and negativity not to mention I tend to absorb the emotions of those around me, especially loved ones and usually when they are upset simply because a part of me will always want to take away the pain from my loved ones. I know what emotional pain feels like. I live with it daily which is why I really don't want anyone else to go through this. It isn't fun. And if it’s not dealt with, Depression is deadly. I know that life is worth living when you have someone to love and they love you back. Life is about Love! You almost can’t create a new life without some level of love involved. Even if the two people involved don't love each other, SOMEONE wanted that child here so here he/she is! I am alive because of Love. I am here to share Love. To show Love. To give Love. To teach others how to Love. To be Loved. PeaceLoveHappiness Lm…
November 20, 2014 The greatest service I can offer is… not engaging in crimes against myself. Until today, you may not have realized that you have allowed others to be involved in a crime against you. You may have allowed them to support you in sacrificing yourself and believing that you were helping or serving them. Just for today, don't be a yes person! Take care of yourself. Don't give what you don't have or what you need. Be self-supportive and self-loving enough to say no. Today I am devoted to not making unnecessary sacrifices! Today I am willing to say no! Iyanla Vanzant, Until Today!
For those that know me (and most often attempt to stop me), I am the first one to put myself down. For one, I believe that no one can be as disappointed in me as I could ever be simply because I know how much of a perfectionist I am. Two, I would rather I put myself down than to hear the negative judgment of others, especially if I care what they think of me. This is no way to live. I know this. When others put me down, if I agree, I stay silent. However, if I feel wrongly accused, I will defend myself immediately. Another thing that I tend to do is to do something that I want others to do for me in the hopes that they will naturally return the favor. I don’t expect an exact return yet SOMETHING of reciprocation. Generally when I help others, it’s because I genuinely want to help them. Other times, I'll participate because I know there will be a definite quid pro quo result. I don’t like to say yes to something that is disagreeable but sometimes you have to suck it up and do it (usually for the PayJob). I know when to say no and now more than ever I'm regressing toward my toddler mentality of saying NO to anything I even SLIGHTLY dislike. I’ve said YES for the majority of my life simply to keep the peace yet I would be the last one to see any peace during those times. It’s when I stand my ground and say NO when necessary that I get the desired peaceful resolution. I can support and love anything you do as long as it doesn't diminish me in the process. I know I can only do so much for myself let alone for others. I don’t give away more money than I can afford to live without in the event that I won’t ever get it back. I have to rest and recover before I go back out there and give my all. I can’t take care of anyone if I don't take care of me first. You can call it selfish. I call it self-preservation. When there’s nothing left of me, what can I possibly give to you?
PeaceLoveHappiness Lm…
November 19, 2014 The greatest service I can offer is… allowing myself to be used to serve a greater good. Until today, you may have considered yourself to be a good person who is always available to do good things. Just for today, consider all of the good things that you have not done, and consider the reasons why. Set your intentions to always be aware of an opportunity to do something good and to be in service to the Holy Spirit. Today I am devoted to being a good servant of the Holy Spirit! Iyanla Vanzant, Until Today!
As I mentioned earlier this week, my higher power is Love. Constantly I remind myself that I love EVERYONE, even the ones that try to make it difficult to love them. Miss America usually asks for World Peace. I want World PeaceLoveHappiness but until then, I'll start in my home and branch out into my community, on to my city, throughout the state, across the country, all over the world. Not quite sure how I'll go global with this which is why I'm starting with Baby Steps from Home. To serve a greater good for all of mankind would require me to suspend ALL negative feelings I have for ALL human beings and I won't lie, that won't be easy cuz some of y'all make it difficult to LIKE you let alone LOVE you. But that's me thinking with my head instead of my heart as my heart can love you no matter what. It’s my head that holds the memories of pain caused and wrongs done, forgiven yet never forgotten. I’ve allowed my head to guide me which has blocked my love from reaching everyone. From now on, most especially when someone is being difficult, I will love them that much more. I can help you even if I don't love you but I want to love EVERYONE in my effort to do good for all.
PeaceLoveHappiness Lm…
November 18, 2014 The greatest service I can offer is… willingness to do things in a new way. Until today, you may have been so loyal to your family patterns that you would not step beyond what you have been taught to believe. Just for today, dare to be different! Dare to introduce a new way of living and being. Dare to climb out of the family tree. Today I am devoted to recognizing that the patterns of my family tree may be a noose around my neck! Iyanla Vanzant, Until Today!
I won’t lie. I can be set in my ways about certain things, especially if my way has worked for me all the way up until the time someone says I should try a different way to do it. And as much as I love my blood family, I do not share all of their values and ideas about how life should be lived. With the maiden name of “Jones”, you would think that the world was supposed to keep up with us so we always made sure we were ahead of the pack. Little did I know that all I had to do was be myself and if someone chose to do so, they could keep up with me, not that I would be concerned one way or the other if they did. My family tends to put a large emphasis on money and they lean toward materialistic and monetary ways of showing love and affection which has always made me feel “some type of way” since I didn’t always have the money to do what they can do yet I always have love to give. However, as I grew older, I found myself the way my family did and I started expecting others to show affection toward me with monetary and materialistic gifts when what I truly wanted and needed was sage advice, a fun conversation or just a hug. Now thanks to my husband, I'm relearning how to show/receive affection and admiration. I don’t have to buy your love. Either I have it or I don’t. Starting with this holiday season, I want to try to redirect my blood family’s tradition of exchanging gifts that some of us can’t truly afford to buy and instead share the love and affection we have for each other. I’ve always felt that the best thing to exchange during the holidays is peace and love, not material gifts. I pray my family feels the same way.
PeaceLoveHappiness Lm…
November 17, 2014 The greatest service I can offer is… following the light of the Holy Spirit. Until today, you may not have been aware that the Holy Spirit knows more about you than you do. You may have believed that you were not ready to live the manifestation of your dreams and deepest desires. Just for today, look for the light of the Holy Spirit in your life. Ask the light to shine on the path you must follow toward the realization of a dream. Today I am devoted to looking for and following the light of the Holy Spirit! Iyanla Vanzant, Until Today!
I wouldn’t say that I am a religious person but instead a more spiritual one. My higher power isn’t a being but instead the feeling of love that surrounds me which has been there all throughout my life and I am comforted in knowing that others are out there caring for my wellbeing just as much as I care about theirs. That being said, after years of wondering what my purpose is, I have come to the conclusion that I am a Helper and Healer of All. When I help others, I heal them as well as myself. When I say “I love you”, I feel a sense of warmth cover me and pray the recipient feels the same way or better. The more I say it, the better I feel. Love begets love and what better way to be than to be a positive light for those around you! Each of us is a source of inspiration to someone else, whether we know it or not, whether we meant to be or not. When we feel we can’t go on, others admire our strength and perseverance. Share the love you have and watch it increase and take over the World!
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November 15, 2014 Asking For A Miracle... Asking for miracles is instinctive and can be nourished...
SARK, “Living Juicy” November 11 - 17: ASKING I wouldn't call myself a religious person but I do believe there is a higher power than myself that is watching over me and my loved ones. I generally don't ask for help because I hate being disappointed when others can't or don't follow through. But sometimes I need a miracle to get through some of the situations I put myself into. Right now the only miracle I truly want is the forgiveness of my children. They're too young to understand that I did everything I could to raise them with love and peace in their life. I sacrificed as much as I could nearly to the point that I put my own life in jeopardy. Had it not been for the love of my husband and closest friends, I wouldn't be writing this message today. Without asking for it myself, I received the miracle of a renewed life. Miracles happen every day. Not excluding finding my husband and giving birth to my children, the fact that I am still here is the biggest miracle in my life. If those amazing things can happen, I believe anything is possible!!
PeaceLoveHappiness Lm…
November 14, 2014 The greatest service I can offer is… doing what needs to be done. Until today, you may have believed that you could physically work your way to success. Just for today, focus your energy and attention on the mental, emotional and spiritual work that will serve you as you reach for your highest and greatest good. Today I am devoted to being obediently disciplined about the things I am focused on being and doing! Iyanla Vanzant, Until Today!
For me, uplifting and encouraging others does wonders for my soul and spirit. I feel good knowing others feel better after an interaction with me. Right now, my focus is more at home than for the world because I have to make sure my foundation is solid. Keeping my thoughts positive is such a simple thing to do and exerts so little effort that I have NO excuse but to be positive! I can’t expect anyone to take and utilize my advice if I'm not even following it! Choose happiness. Choose love. Choose joy! One thing I've done today was create a support group on Facebook based off these emails, appropriately named “ENCOURAGING YOU!!!”. I highly encourage anyone to join it as the only thing I know that needs to be done is to bring more positivity to this world. ASAPly!! :-)
PeaceLoveHappiness Lm…
November 13, 2014 The greatest service I can offer is… accepting the value and importance of who I am and where I am in life. Until today, you may have resisted, ignored, denied or underestimated the importance and value of who you are, where you are and what you know. Just for today, don't do that! Today I am devoted to accepting the value and importance of every aspect of my life as it is now! Iyanla Vanzant, Until Today!
Woosah!!! OMG!!! Halleloo!!! I'm so thankful y'all love me as I am. I didn't always TRUST that fact but I know you love me as I am. The problem was that I didn't always love all of me, flaws and all. To this day, I'm constantly trying to perfect myself because if I'm perfect I can’t make any mistakes. Humans make mistakes. I have to accept that I, too, am human. Although the road was bumpy along the way, I know I am right where I am supposed to be in my life. Had I written it all down, I can see where the revisions and plot twists have guided me to this point right here. Every relationship and interaction I've had has prepared me for the life I am living RIGHT NOW. As much as I've tried to deny it, I am where I am meant to be right at this point in my life and the next step I make will continue to lead me in the right direction as long as I move forward with love, strength and confidence. But in the meantime, I am perfectly happy with my life RIGHT NOW.
PeaceLoveHappiness Lm…
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