Keep Going On Your Journey

We hear all the time that life is a journey. That even though, when we get frustrated because things aren't happening as quickly as we'd like, we have to remember that change takes time. Well, I'm going to state the obvious...

Waiting to see results is not pleasant!!

I am not a patient person. It's so frustrating to think that all the effort I'm putting into developing new habits, gaining new perspective, and deepening my faith will eventually lead to a great life, and eternal life.

What I have found helpful is to think of one of those old fashioned scales. I put love, deep relationships, and eternal life on one side, and all of my worldly desires on the other, to include fancy clothes, eating our regularly, and exotic trips. We have to always remember what is really important to us, whatever that my be. Is it more important to have deep, loving relationships, or bury my hurt feelings with things designed to just make me feel good for a short period of time?

So, keep your long-term goals in mind the next time you want to let those emotions take over your actions. What's really important? Whatever that may be to you... keep going. Don't give up. You will receive your reward, and it will be so much better than whatever gives you short-term pleasure.

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Oh Lord

When I die, put my ashes in the trash bag I don't care where they go Don't waste your money on my gravestone I'm more concerned about my soul Everybody's gon' die Don't everybody live though Sometimes I look up to the sky And wonder do You see us down here? Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here? Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here? Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here? Oh Lord, oh Lord Listen, yeah everybody wants change Don't nobody wanna change though Don't nobody wanna pray Till they got something to pray for Now everybody's gon' die But don't everybody live though Sometimes I look up to the sky And wonder do you see us down here? Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here? Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here? Oh Lord, oh Lord, do You see us down here? Oh Lord, oh Lord It's easy to blame God but harder to fix things We look in the sky like, "Why ain

See the Value in Each Day's Journey

Sometimes the road seems so long and endless, that the idea we'll ever get to where we want to be seems like a battle that will never be won. That all our efforts don't matter, and are for nothing. But, the truth is, we need to find joy in the journey. Stop focusing so much on what we don't have and that place that we haven't reached yet, and start being present in the moment and learning how everything we do affects us, and others. Ask yourself, what is the impression I made today? How have I affected others? How does that make me feel? How can I do better? Too often, I believe that we miss part of the message we're supposed to get out of our experiences, because we're so focused on the the end point. "The Pleasure and value of every walk or journey we take may be doubled to us by carefully noting down the impressions it makes upon us." - John Burroughs

Happy November!

It is officially November, so you know what that means. Holiday preparations are now in full swing. I’ve been told I’m so organized I’m boring, but making lists, forward thinking and planning helps with managing my stress levels. There is just so much to do, think about, and keep track of! I have about 5 lists going right now. It’s crazy. What’s most exciting is that since I’ve moved to a house, my family and I will have more room to spread out and relax at Thanksgiving. I always get so nervous that everything won’t work out, or people won’t have a good time. But, no matter how much I worry, it always works out in the end. Here’s to a happy, healthy, and relatively stress free holiday season!

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