Seeing the little things.....

It is so EASY to get all FULL of the NEGATIVE in our lives isn't it? Why do we find it so EASY to focus on the BAD and so EASILY able to FORGET all the GOOD!

News, people, what the MAJORITY of those around you focus on? GETTING all absorbed in others misery? Who knows...........but yesterday was a RUFF day all around! Stress EVERYWHERE!

As I was driving home from Gainesville, FL (dropping my son back to college) having my daughter with me, listening to the HIP HOP music of 'today'...................... I just simply STOPPED my thought pattern and thanked God for my children, for our safe trip to and from Gainesville, for my TRUE joy on my daughter's face, for the success my son is having and his AMAZING discipline and responsibility in school..........(ALL A's on his test these past two weeks), for my health, my children's health, God willing my husbands last week on the antibiotics, my car, gas in the car, and I just kept going and going................EVERY day no matter HOW big the TRIAL you are facing I can PROMISE you there is FAR more to be THANKFUL for than to COMPLAIN about if you just STOP take a moment and really think about it!

Be the kind of person that makes another one think to themselves........geesh.......didn't she hear the NEWS today and she is HAPPY? Yes you did hear the news today BUT there is MUCH MUCH more to this world than a bunch of reporters looking for ratings and the media wanting everyone to live in fear.................YOU know LIFE is MORE than that.....................If MORE people would come together, work on their integrity, work ethic, humanity skills, pay it forward a little more, SPEAK POSITIVE....................THAT is what would RUB off on others and you would see a great U- TURN in the outlook of the day!

POSITIVE, POSITIVE, POSITIVE.....................it is a great source of energy that will do FAR more good than what the majority of the people chose to use!

Learn from others...............

I love the world of the internet and how many AMAZING people I have met thru it. I talk to people around the world thru blogging, facebook and its wonderful! So many wonderful friendships have been developed, secrets shared and learning from so many of you!

Isn't it funny how some people are so OPEN to what others know or have been thru yet others SHUT down and refuse to listen or consider that someone might just know something THEY DONT!

PEOPLE wake UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We are all here for EACH other................life is NOT a competition but a BIG lesson and we are all on different paths, roads, dreams, obstacles, experiences, BUT each of us has something to give.......... !!!!!!

There is a difference between CONFIDENCE and ARROGANCE and deep down inside YOU always know and can tell the difference.

DONT judge other people.....................UNLESS you have walked EVERY step in their shoes...YOU have NO idea what got them to where they are............some need time to heal, others didn't handle things so well, others are so INSECURE its sad!

Woman LOVE to compete with other WOMAN! WHY???????????????????????????

Feel they have something to PROVE? DONT be that woman that judges, looks people up and down, whispers behind their back..................

INSTEAD be the ONE person if need be that makes an ATTEMPT to KNOW that person before you become JUDGE JURY and EXECUTIONER!

Be a Mentor, Role Model for others .................................it starts with a smile, a genuine 'how are you'..................and PLEASE no UP AND DOWN gazes with the eyes! For God's sake! :)

Begin again.................................

Hey happy TGIF to everyone! I am letting my breakfast digest then into my circuit training...changing things up a bit and doing a little different variation on my training......one reason, don't have as much free time these days, second to shock my system and keep it guessing!

One AMAZING thing about the human body is it has MEMORY and it can heal itself with proper rest, diet, and nutrition.

My husband, when ALL the surgeries are done and ALL the healing is complete it will NOT be too late to BEGIN AGAIN! All his muscle is still in there 'resting' and will REMEMBER itself once he can get back pumping some iron.!!!!

He has lost over the course of this year about 45 pounds! OUCH! BUT>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

HE is STILL the same man!

What we are comes from the INSIDE........................this is where you have to constantly remind yourself on your off days, trials in life, injuries which slow you down..................................

YOU are the same person....................just a few things are out of your control right now..........BUT it shouldn't be anything that INDEFINITELY holds you back!

IT is NEVER to LATE to begin AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I ONLY started getting serious about diet/training at the age of 42!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OUR bodies are an amazing vessel and if you KEEP working it - IT WILL respond!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Its like anything else in life...if you fall down GET BACK UP AGAIN, if you fall down AGAIN, GET BACK UP AGAIN..........................

How BADLY do you want something? Well only YOU can make it happen!

Get your MIND on what is TRUE.....get your mind on your DREAMS and KEEP it there.............

Its NEVER too late, YOU can do ANYTHING you MAKE UP YOUR MIND TO DO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dont wait for life to stop or trials to go away.....AINT happening!

Get OUT there TODAY, EVERYDAY GET UP, GET GOING, BEGIN AGAIN and JUST DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Worth it all.......................

Have you ever taken a good hard look at your life and the struggles obstacles which you have faced and how you have handled them and if the OUTCOME was
'worth it all'.....................

Where am I going with this?

Well...when we sweat the small stuff and get ourselves in a tizzz bizzy what we got all revved up about 'was it worth it'?

OR>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>if you were put into a situation with a loved one BUT did not keep your cool or over-reacted because it was at an inconvenient time......did your lack of compassion, humbleness, selfish behavior have you disappointed in yourself or feeling less than what you knew if your heart was right? ...........was that selfish behavior worth the way you left that person?

Sometimes we JUMP into things and have our emotions IN CHARGE, and we need to STOP for a second, GRAB our bearings and not REACT but in fact........do what's right even when we may feel Wrong......................

Don't ever leave your house upset with your child over something that in the BIG picture (my favorite saying) is NOT worth it.............
Don't forget to say you love your spouse, significant other even if they just pissed you off....God forbid what if something happened on the way to work and you never get a chance to say it...again....
Don't forget to tell your kids you are PROUD of them EVERY day.....so they make mistakes its how they learn!
Don't forget to do YOUR best to live each day with as few REGRETS as possible................
TIME..............we never get it back!

Make sure your are fighting battles that are WORTH it...............................................

Sometimes the greatest CONTROL is let go of it!

YOU are what you eat, drink, think and do.........

Funny title, right? Well it got me thinking this morning...about just that..........WE are all what we eat, (body), what we drink (water, soda, alcohol), think....what thoughts go thru out minds in a day? and DO............what do we have on our TO DO lists......are we doing them? Are we doing things we shouldn't be doing? Could we be eating better, drinking more water, get our thoughts in line with or walk, purpose.........................

I must have talked to over a dozen people over the course of the day yesterday and sadly it seems the majority of people are chosing to GIVE UP on alot of things....their personal goals, their weight, their money, their health ......their belief in goodness, the world, the government, etc......................

Well I couldn't agree more, THIS 'world' is a mess.! BUT>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the people who reside in it DONT have to be! We can all make a positive impact in the world we live in...........HOW?

Be kind to each other..................recycle when possible, conserve energy, save on gas by not tooling around when not needed, WALK more, don't litter, SPEAK positive over your life! Can you imagine the ENERGY that would fill the world if we all started CHANGING some of our words!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Words and Actions have POWER....................where your thoughts and words are your steps follow!

BELIEVE in things to change, be a POSITIVE role model for your children.........SO you can't GO OUT and eat as often..............MAKE fresh FAMILY pizza at home, BAKE your desserts together, go ahead make a MESS in that kitchen.........................They are watching YOU>>>>>its more important in the things you DO than SAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! STOP COMPLAINING!!!!!

Go for walks together, play in the front yard...who needs movie tickets...Heck they all come on t.v. eventually anyways!

STOP looking at what the world ISNT doing for you and start DOING for YOURSELF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

An excuse is a reason to just keep doing things the way you are doing them!

God knows if I wanted to WALLOW in self pity I could find a ZILLION reasons WHY I feel it would be O>K>........................HECK with that NONSENSE>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Turn PITY into POWER> You dont like the way things are.................do your part to CHANGE THEM!

Are you a doer or a excuser?

You know there are MORE opportunities to find a way OUT of some things than a reason,. strength or courage to get THRU something...................

I believe we are in a time that the one's who persevere and find a reason strength to get thru them will be humbled, we will be weeding out the true friendships from the not so true friendships, checking our hearts, be reminded of how valuable/priceless the simple things are.....and most importantly help mold us into a society where we are 'kinder' to each other...its not the car we drive, the house we live in or the label on our jeans or purses which indicates our worth its our hearts and what we DO with our lives.

You will find that there are definately more takers than givers and the motives behind many peoples actions are not for YOU but for THEM. BUT>>>>>>>>>>don't let that mold you into being like that, instead realize those people are who they are and they are where they are BUT you don't have to be there, too!

Even when it feels wrong, try to always do what is right...in the end YOU will be the one better off.

Do your best to do what needs to get done in a day....if you made a to do list GET IT DONE...if you promised someone you would do something than DO IT..............

Be someone who choses to DO it and not EXCUSE it.

Time to clean out the closets of your own personal inventory.....and set yourself up for heck of a New year!!!!!

Dont' forget you were once one too...............

Hey everyone! Happy Halloween!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (my daughter is in the T-shirt) This brings me to a topic for you parents out there.

You know rules, responsibilities, lectures, guidelines, these are all necessary and valid when raising children BUT>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> there is such thing is getting carried away (in my opinion)....

What brings me to this topic? Spending the night at my daughter's fall festival, talking with teachers (which by the way say the most AMAZING things about my daughter) which is the BEST feeling in the world.

Oh and real quick...someone actually thought I was her SISTER (a parent).........isn't that SO cool! LOL!

Back to kids...............well I was having a blast...its HER night...she went back and forth with her friends...giggled, laughed, couldn't make up their minds, I took photos of the night (photos attached)....and had FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You know what 80% of the other parents were doing, YELLING, getting frustrated, rushing the kids, complaining, NOT letting them be what they are KIDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gosh did we forget how WE were? PLUS if you allow yourself to just come down a bit from that parental thrown.......................and let certain functions be a tad bit more relaxed...I believe those parents would have had a great night like I did!

This function came after a LOOOOOOOOOOOOONG day for me........up at 5AM...worked, David had a doctors appt, we were there for 2 1/2 hours, then off to the pharmacy (already late getting my daughter ready) which did NOT have his prescriptions! So back home, to swallow a chicken breast and apple, hair and makeup prep and off to the festival...................

NOW>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I could have taken the last 8 VERY stressful hours out on her and HAVING to go to this Festival.....................BUT I CHOSE not to.................this is HER time she DESERVES>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

So...what's a mom to do >>>>>>>

HAVE FUN PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tonight when all those cute little characters show up at your door, your children want to stay out just a tad bit more...........remember YOU/THEY are only a kid ONCE........................

Enjoy the time.......its gone before you know it!