Friends

There is nothing like a good girlfriend. Do you have a childhood homie? A gril from around the way you always stayed in touch with? A cousin who is more like a sister?
These relationships are priceless.
Make sure to cherish them

My Musings

Have you ever wondered....

Why talking is harder than thinking?? Aren't they the same words??

Forgive Thyself

It’s amazing how saturated my life was at one time with negativity. My past life experiences, relationships and my own negative viewpoints clouded my perspective. This prevented me from seeing the positive in myself and others. I got tired of living on the pessimistic side of life. Mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually it was draining. Therefore, changing that negative aspect of my life became necessary; yes imperative to my inner happiness.

Immediately I took a good look at myself, evaluating both the inner and outer person. I was pretty cool and content with the outer me, for I looked good and appeared happy. However, as I started digging below the surface, sure enough there existed unresolved hurt, pain, fear and a measure of insecurities.. It surprised me how I still remained hopeful.

I started accepting the fact I made a lot of mistakes .

I knew facing and dealing with my past was something that had to be done. I thus surrendered to the reality and the very sobering truism; change could only come by means of dealing. Pretending I was fine, placing blame or ignoring the pain kept negativity alive and ever so present in my mind and heart. I didn't realize I was only putting a band-aid on my wounds and sticking a pacifier in my mouth hoping I would soon feel better. By focusing on the outer appearance of happiness, I failed to see how bad I was suffering in-side. I then heard the words of my Brother Paul say, “wherever you go, that’s where you will be”. In other words, I had to stop running from myself and start dealing with me and me first.

Taking Care of Me
Last week my focus was to take care of me. The more I took care of myself, the better I felt. At the end of the week, I felt satisfied, content and at peace within…….
As women we assume roles that add value to the lives of others; but also has a way of robbing us of our self identity. Taking care of the husband, children, house, job and girlfriends is important; but in order to stay fulfilled,
we MUST take a moment to take care of ourselves!
Here are a few nice remind-ers of how to replenish ourselves as we go about taking care of others:
 Indulge in a candle light bubble bath and enjoy the moment!
 Take time to meditate on the direction you’d like your life to go.
 Write down some short
term goals on self-improvement.
 Take a nice walk out-doors!
 Take your workout to the next level.
 Get more rest!
 Write down a few things you enjoy doing and do them.
 Help someone in need