SLOW DOWN...

Rush...rush ....rush...that's my life half the time. Trying not to be like ppl from my past...determined to have a better future...when I finally look up I missed it all. Ambition is a great thing but everything needs a balance...this is a lesson in progress for me. I love to stay busy but sometimes my busyness causes me to miss out on some important irreplaceable moments in life. It's often hard to tear away from our past...sometimes the past can hold the greatest memories and sometimes the most dreadful...but either way it's the past. You can never go back to it, you can only take a trip down memory lane. So we run full force to our future... far from who you use to be...we run straight to who we want to be...but what about who we are right now. We all tend to forget about the now...right now great things are happening to us and some are not so great but it will soon be a memory...but most of us never give ourselves the chance to enjoy it or even sort through it. Instead of enjoying or embracing the now we put it all off till the future...saying things like "I'll have fun when" or "I'll take more time off when". It's time to live in the moment, enjoy the ppl around you, laugh hard, and surround yourself with ppl that loves genuinely. Open yourself up to the present...IT'S A GIFT... 

OUT OF MY HANDS...

Face it you can't control everything...you crazy control freak!!...let go and let God...easier said than done. Sometimes you just can't let go even when you think your done...all of a sudden we hear something or see something and BOOM!!! there goes the thing we thought we let go, staring us dead smack in the face. We have a way of picking up things that we can't candle or even began to deal with. Somethings are just designed that way...designed to make us raise our hands and give it all to God...Trusting that He can handle whatever we give Him...He's almighty and all powerful...Sometimes things happen to test our faith...just to see if we really believe that God is soooo powerful that He can even handle our crap...release control and come to an understanding that you can't control nothing or nobody but yourself. It makes life a lot less stressful...breathe and realize your creator is in control of every moment...and nothing can happen without His permisson...IT'S OUT OF YOUR HANDS

EXCELLENCE

You can't be perfect you just can't...so stop it... for real just stop it...this is my very own pep talk...the pressure to be what everybody wants or expects you to can be overwhelming. Excellent behavior, beautiful perfect words they expect to form ever so lovely in of your mouth...well SIKE!!!...I'm so imperfect it's unreal. My thing is I do the best I can...I strive to be the best person I can be...I'm aware that my life, the way I live and even the way I think can help others...but I'm not perfect. We all have to be conscious to practice what we preach...if your thing is peace but every time something goes down there you are right in the middle...then those who look up to you and hang on to your every word will think it's okay to say one thing and do another. To do the right thing even when no one is looking says that you can be trusted and to me that's a person of excellence. Excellence to me doesn't mean without flaw...to me it means the best you got to offer...doing what needs to be done even when it's not your job, being good to ppl and not expecting anything in return, striving to keep all promises made or being wise enough not to make any...to me that's a person with excellent character. It's almost like obedience doing what your called to do no matter how you feel...taking the fact that you're a leader seriously...even though you never asked for an audience but being completely aware that you have one...being able to admit mistakes and using your mistakes as a testimony to helps others...YOU SEE NO ONE CAN BE EXCELLENT...BUT EVERYONE CAN BE  EXCELLENT!!  

DECISION...

In one way or another we all have to make up our minds...In each day there is a decisions to be made...whether it's to go to the movies or stay in and order a movie...Our life is shape by the decisions we make. I'm completely indecisive sometimes...sometimes I can't decide what to eat, where to go , or who to take with me...It can be frustrating for everybody involved...but I don't care because it's my decision...It's important to remember that every choice we make shapes our destiny...so take time to think before you act...Ever made a decision and that decision changed your life forever...the decision to go to college or not to go to college...your life can be brought down to two different roads...each road could lead to success but one road could be a little easier than the other...We all come to a point in our lives where there's a fork in the road...that crucial moment when you make the choice of a lifetime...the moment when we have to weigh all the options...and all by ourselves decide the better way...what to leave behind and what to take. What once seem like simple choices become life or death decisions...where you spend your time, how you spend your time, and who you spend your time with and the list goes on...In all things I learn to trust God...it's the best decision I ever made...I hate to stress although I do it often...so I ask God to make my decisions for me...I don't want what I choose to go against His will for my life...I ask Him to guide my life and protect me as I go...I ask that He cause me to be sensitive to His voice so that I may hear when He tells me to make a right...and to avoid the left road that's rocky and full of trouble times...Although He will be with me either way I choose...I ask myself why go left when I could have gone right...Why go through all this trouble...when I could have avoided the trouble...but a choice still has to be made...SO IN ALL THINGS CONSULT GOD HE KNOW THE ROAD AHEAD...HE KNOWS WHAT ROAD WILL PROSPER YOU AND WHAT ROAD WILL HINDER YOU!

SACRIFICE...

It comes a point in all our lives were we give up something whether it's a bad habits, old friends, clothes etc...It comes a time that we all have to bite the bullet and let go...but when we willing give up something that we love or even like that's the real sacrifice. To be able to put our feelings aside and make the best decision for our lives or the lives of others...Sometimes its hard to smile when your world is turned upside down but when you make a sacrifice to smile no matter what...that sacrificial smile can help someone else that may be in the same situation...and your smile could give them hope for a better days. You see a sacrifice isn't without discomfort because if you were comfortable it won't be a sacrifice now would it? I've learned and learning to sacrifice myself...my discomfort for an others comfort...trusting in God that whatever is sacrificed will be returned in due time...You see a real sacrifice is pushed by faith...faith in knowing that our needs will be met just as we meet the needs of others...Let's not forget that a sacrifice is valuable to the one who's making the sacrifice...and it's not always money...it could be your time, your encouraging words, your love, your smile, your forgiving heart etc...so whatever we choose to give up let's remember the one who gave the ultimate SACRIFICE without any complaints...giving freely and loving openly...He SACRIFICED SO THAT WE MAY HAVE LIFE AND LIFE MORE ABUNDANTLY!

ARE U TALKING 2 ME??

"Its like you see their mouth moving....you hear the words that are spilling out of their mouths...their even pointed in your direction...but in your mind you just KNOW they aint talking to you"...I've been in this situation so many times...I use to get upset...sometimes it use to make me cry (not in front of them of course)...I had to get a tougher skin...Ppl will say and do things just to get a reaction out of us...I believe they want to steal our coolness...but I thank God for maturity...being able to look at ppl where they are in their life and not want to strangle them but nurture them...God has truly raised me up...We all come form different backgrounds, different ways we were raised, and different ways of communicating....believe me that's no excuse for being rude and mean but it does help us to understand...When you know who you are it doesn't matter what's said to you or about you...you stay true to you...You don't fly off the handle because of ignorance...some ppl are Character assassins that's just what they do...Being that I'm a child of God I have some characteristics that won't change because of what ppl say to me or about me...So instead of asking are you taking to me...I now say do you know who your talking to...through God I found me and I'm way tougher then that other chick but I'm also wiser, more compassionate, understanding and a lot more stable...I learned to be the light in darkness which is the answer to ignorance...so now that I know you talking to me...let me tell you something about ME!!

MIRROR

"Look at me...ugh...please don't tell me that's a bump on my chin...am I gaining weight OH LORD NO...I'm going on a serious diet"...this use to be my morning ritual...ridiculous isn't it...(don't answer that)...It so crazy how we have so many uplifting words for the people around us...but the amazing, powerful, and beautiful soul in the mirror suffers and lacks internal inspiration...Its mind blowing to be the sunshine everywhere you go but to struggle to find a kind word to enlighten your own soul...The truth is sometimes we can set the bar so high for ourselves it's crazy...we're not perfect and never will be...Acceptance is the word of the day...learn how to love on yourself wherever you are in your life...don't allow yourself to go down this destructive road...The fact of the matter is God makes no mistakes and He made us soooo...come on now...how could we look in the mirror and not see His glory...everyone of us are different from the other...God cared so much about us that He made us individuals...embrace your individuality...WE"RE DIFFERENT NOT FLAWED...I challenge you to look in the mirror and blurt out 5 physical things you love about yourself...then blurt out 5 things about yourself that you wouldn't trade for the world...you know what...IM DIGGING THIS CHICK IN THE MIRROR...I'm pleading with you love your soul...because the one who died for it...Adores it!!

SWEET AND SOUR...

Sweet as pie (*_*) then sour as lemons (+_+)...."I didn't mean to hurt your feelings it just flew right out of my mouth...well sue me I'm human"...This was me a very long time ago...okay a few weeks ago...I'm doing much better if I must say so myself. I've learned to think before I speak YAYY ME!!...its two things in life that you will never be able to take back...your words and your time...If you really think about it...WORDS created the heavens and earth God spoke things into exists...so that alone should let us know how powerful our words can be...the power of life and death lies in the tongue...because we have such a powerful mouthpiece we should strive for our words to be a little bit sweeter...say things that build, motivate, inspire, and encourage...It's no surprise that sour words kill, crush, tear down, and destroy...sometimes our emotions are tied to what we say and it causes us to say things we don't mean...the challenge to overcome our emotions and find the balance to stay sweet and in control even when everything around us is sour chaos....Our powerful words can even change our situations...So be brave and speak life even when it seems like death has your situations in a head lock...no matter how old we are sticks and stones may break our bones but words can hurt forever...SOOOO WATCH YOUR MOUTH!! 

*BUSY BEE*

Yea I like to keep busy...okay maybe that's an under statement...at this particular point in my life I have more down time then usual...and I'M DYING OVER HERE!!! Hi my name is Daisy and I'm the ultimate busy bee...(shame)...The question is does busy bee equal a productive bee...hmmm...Sometimes we can spend so much time trying not to waste our time that we misuse our time...It's time we checked our schedules ladies and gents discern what's productive. What's bearing good fruits and what's having us running around in circles...Time wasted is a horrible thing but being unproductive is a nightmare....down time is not always bad...maybe we just need to catch our breath for the next big project...I'm learning to enjoy down time and deciding what's worth my precious time =)...I know I'm not the only busy bee in the world so cheers to you busy bees everywhere and may you all find REST and one day became a PRODUCTIVE BEE!!

NOT EXACTLY WHERE I WANNA BE...BUT I'M DEALING WITH IT 8~}

Okay...okay I get it life is unpredictable...just when you think it's all under control here comes the unexpected. In all things I try not to let my situation dictate my mood...being tempted by my emotions is a constant fight for me. So i decided to just agree to disagree with life and it's unexpected twist and turns...Thank you life but I will not be getting off this roller-coaster anytime soon "I HOPE"...so imma ride this baby till the wheels fall off. The challenge for me is to be dead smack in the middle of the storm and still have peace...peace doesn't allow me to escape the problem but it helps me to deal with the problem...think clearly, make wise choices, and not freak completely out over things I have no power to change...(QUESTION) what do you do when life plans doesn't add up to yours????????????