Heart to Heart

(Sunday Solace)


Find solace this week by having a good old heart to heart conversation with a family member or friend. Once you do you will find that you let go of harboring feelings and can clear the air about some things. It's good for your relationship with that person too. It allows you to move forward. Shoot have a good old heart to heart and cry if you have to. Conversation is good for the mind, body, and spirit.

Why are you sitting there? Go talk!  

Stop Comparing and Invest

(Wisdom Wednesday)



It is easy to look at the people around you and compare your lives. We often do this because we feel we lack something of our own or are having trouble getting to where we want to be in life. If we took the same amount time to invest in ourselves as we do comparing ourselves to other we would be better off.

Read what Victoria Osteen has to say about this:

At some point in life, most people take a look at their circumstances and think, "If only… If only I had a better job…If only my spouse were like so-and-so…If only I had gone to college…If only I had the opportunities so-and-so had." We look around and think everyone else has it better than we do. But I believe comparison is just a trap of the enemy to get us off course and keep us from God’s best. Comparison is the thief of joy; and if the enemy can steal our joy, he has stolen our source of strength.

There’s an old saying, "The grass is always greener on the other side." But, I don’t believe the grass is greener on the other side; I believe the grass is greener where you water it. In other words, we have to tend to the things that are important to us if we want to see those areas of our lives blossom and grow. If you want better relationships, you have to invest in the people around you. If you want a better job, you have to invest in your skill set to qualify for that job and then go after it.

We all have the capacity to come up higher. God has given us all tremendous opportunities, but if we are focused on what everyone else has, we’ll miss out on what God has especially for us!

Today, instead of comparing, decide to cultivate the dry, fallow areas of your life. Begin to water and invest in the areas in which you want to see change. Let God give you a new vision for your life. As you take responsibility and tend to what the Lord has given you, I believe He’ll pour out His blessing. I believe you’ll see new life and flourish beyond anything you could have ever hoped or dreamed.

He who tends the fig tree will eat its fruit… (Proverbs 27:18, NASB)

This weekend I am leaving the comparisons and what if's behind and investing in my future. In a few weeks I will have been out of undergrad for a full year. It is time for the next step in fulfilling my dreams and accomplishing goals. Grad school here I come. First stop, meet with admissions counselors! How will you digress from comparing and start to invest in yourself? 

Reflecting and Regrouping

(Motivation Monday)


Misha's post on thinking, allowed me to clear my mind and reflect. What did I reflect upon? Goals that I set for myself after graduation that were both long-term and short-term. I haven't quite reached them all but I have made stepping stones.

Take time this evening to complete this activity:
        Reflect upon a goal or milestone you've set or accomplished. Then regroup. Write down your next steps in either accomplishing another goal, finishing the goal at hand, or grasping the next milestone. Lastly, reflect and regroup about you. Describe the authentic you in ten sentences. Not what you assume people think of you but who you hope you show the world you are.

Trust me this exercise will motivate you to get this going in the right direction.

Sunday Solace-THINKING

 

Find solace today by clearing your mind of all negative thoughts. 

Go to bed tonight with your mind as clear as an all white room

CLEAR.PURE.BLANK

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The Truth Is Simple

I've been thinking long and hard about what I wanted to address next with Truth is...Thurday. In my pondering, I realized that the truth is simple----we take each other for granted. That's it! The Truth Is...we take each other for granted. With the facets of social media and networks, the ever evolving ways of technology we have begun to overlook one another. Have you stopped and talked to your parents today or are you catching up with them via text or skype? When is the last time you sat in person with your friends to fill them in on your life happenings? What about calling them or sending a letter like people once did? Don't get me wrong, technology is good but it is getting us out of our way making us take each other for granted. Instead of calling your relatives on the weekend, you're looking them up on Facebook and Twitter. Your general response is, "oh, they're fine. They just uploaded a month worth of pictures of themselves in the mirror." It shouldn't be that way.

Look at how things have changed:




Please think about what I'm saying. When is the last time you told your loved ones, "I love you," sincerely? Hop to it! Remember stop taking each other for granted because tomorrow isn't promised and social networks don't provide all the answers to your human relationships.

Confidence-Wisdom Wednesday

 

I have to confess that I have confidence issues and I confess only because there may be other people out there who feel the same way I do. I didn't realize it was such a big issue for me until I started this new job and my confidence plays a huge role in what I do. I am really realizing that I am the only person thats holding myself back from greatness. So that is my number 1 goal right now, because if I can get over this challenge, I can pretty much do anything.

Found this article, with tips about building confidence there are also a few books that were listed I would love to have as well. ARTICLE

What are your fears? What are your tips on confidence? How do you get past difficult challenges? How do you rid your mind and body of nerves? Please share your thoughts, I would love to hear about them.