Tonight I write with an overloaded mind of a million things racing through my head. I am so tired but can't settle down enough to sleep. But that's not a bad thing. I just have a million topics I could write about right this minute. bahaha.... So I guess I can just ramble tonight about whatever I want too.
Which I guess leads me to this topic.... Leave your mark on this world.
Leave your mark on this world so the world will know you were here. Leave your mark on this world so the world will know you gave second chances. Leave your mark on this world so the world will know you fought for what is right.
I want to leave a mark on this world so the world will remember me. Not of fame and fortune, but as a helper, as an encourager, as lover, as friend, as mother. I want to leave a mark on this world that shows I gave a second chance to someone who may never get another chance at making things right. I want to leave a mark on this world so the world will know I fought for what is right. My right and your right may not always be the same but together we can reach a common ground. I want to leave a mark on this world that says this is me and this is who I am.
To leave a mark on this world is as easy as 1,2,3. But what kind of mark you leave is the important part. Of course we can leave an ugly mark that you can bet will never go away. Or you can leave that mark that won't mean much in today's society but is history in the making. Find your mark. I found mine... Just to smile.
A smile will cure just about anything and everything. A smile heals hurts, is a picker upper, is a keep holding on to the faith, is don't give up, is a simple hello, is a I love you, is a peace sign, well my list could go on and on. I love to smile, even when things get tough a smile makes it better. A smile is something you can pass on and make a difference as it is passed along.
I want my mark to be something that even when I am long gone, my family will say she definitely left a mark on us, a lasting impression. We are glad she was a part of our family.
So find your mark and use it! Leave your mark on this world.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Saturday, October 22, 2011
A Crossfit weekend of Encouragement
What a day! Definitely learned a lot and fueled my fire too! There's fitness and then there is Crossfit fitness. Crossfit is definitely a league of its own.
Been in Albany, GA this weekend watching a Crossfit competition. What a learning experience it has been. Not only do these athletes take fitness to another level but they take encouragement to another level. Not one person did the workouts today alone. Everyone had someone pushing, coaching, encouraging, uplifting them.
I very much in awe of this group that can accomplish these extreme workouts. After watching today I have a new level of respect for them. Some people call them crazy, I call it dedication. It takes dedication to do what these athletes do. Watching them today fueled my fire to be more dedicated to my workout, my fitness, and my health!
I have heard people refer to Crossfit as "cult" but in reality they are just one big family! :) I guess today taught me more about support and encouragement than anything else. Like I said earlier everyone had someone. What was so amazing and awesome to me was I looked up during one of the workouts and this girl was the last one left to finish the workout but she wasn't alone, she had a huge crowd surrounding her. Cheering her on, coaching her along, encouraging her, supporting her all the way to the end. That is more of a lesson to me than the proper way to dead lift or do a box jump. We could all learn something from this group!!
We all could and should be more like them. We should do more encouraging and uplifting than what we really do! We don't do enough of it. You know that I am right in this case. No I am not talking just to those of you that workout!! I am talking to everyone! We can use this in every aspect of life.
Be an encourager!!
Been in Albany, GA this weekend watching a Crossfit competition. What a learning experience it has been. Not only do these athletes take fitness to another level but they take encouragement to another level. Not one person did the workouts today alone. Everyone had someone pushing, coaching, encouraging, uplifting them.
I very much in awe of this group that can accomplish these extreme workouts. After watching today I have a new level of respect for them. Some people call them crazy, I call it dedication. It takes dedication to do what these athletes do. Watching them today fueled my fire to be more dedicated to my workout, my fitness, and my health!
I have heard people refer to Crossfit as "cult" but in reality they are just one big family! :) I guess today taught me more about support and encouragement than anything else. Like I said earlier everyone had someone. What was so amazing and awesome to me was I looked up during one of the workouts and this girl was the last one left to finish the workout but she wasn't alone, she had a huge crowd surrounding her. Cheering her on, coaching her along, encouraging her, supporting her all the way to the end. That is more of a lesson to me than the proper way to dead lift or do a box jump. We could all learn something from this group!!
We all could and should be more like them. We should do more encouraging and uplifting than what we really do! We don't do enough of it. You know that I am right in this case. No I am not talking just to those of you that workout!! I am talking to everyone! We can use this in every aspect of life.
Be an encourager!!
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
The Gym, The Kitchen, and Me!
Growing up I never was a big child. Everyone from family to my cheer coach always said I was muscular. I remember my cheer coach putting us in the weight room after school. She would say we gotta to do some weight lifting to stay in shape. But we never got to involved because there was always to many things to do in practice. I never had to worry about my weight. By the time I got to college I was the smallest I had ever been in my life! A size 2. Been a long time since I have seen that number for a size.
After I had Stephen in 2009, I was at my biggest for almost a year after. A size 14. YIKES!! For me and being as short as I am I looked like a roly poly! I lost weight the unhealthy way when I went through the divorce. From size 14 to 10. I thought at that point I could and would never be any smaller or that I couldn't do anything about it.
Now for those of you that are close to me, you know if you come to the house I will cook and always cook to much! Guess that's the southern way. ( Make sure there is enough for everyone). I remember thinking to myself one day that I can't cook and live healthy at the same time. Oh Boyee was I wrong!
I have been in the gym since March. Just in the past couple of weeks, I have started some of the Crossfit workouts. I am totally falling in love with the Crossfit. Today's workout was rough but I can smile because I know it is totally worth it. Exercising, working out, lifting, crossfit, whatever you want to call getting in shape, it is waiting for you! You do not want to be unhealthy and unfit for some many reasons, Health reasons, social reason, personal reasons. I have a laundry list of reasons why I WANT to be in the best shape I can possible be in.
Loving to cook isn't a bad thing if you want to be in great shape. I have learned by cooking yourself, you have more control on what you eat than if you were to eat out. Eating healthy isn't cheap by any means. I am definitely learning to cook healthier for me AND for my son. I want him to lead a healthy life also. The only way he will learn is to watch now.
For me this has become a lifestyle. I live this every day. You have to make it part of your life. I have come to love this about my life. I know I am making a change for the better.
It breaks my heart to see people that think they can't do it. You can only do what you allow yourself to do. So push yourself and motivate yourself. Set goals. Little goals build into a big goal. It's just not a physical thing its a mental thing too.
We have way to many obese people in this world, in this country, in this state and even in this area. Some of these people believe that there is no hope for them. If you are one of them, well you are wrong. You got to make your mind up that you are ready to work for it though. Getting in shape isn't handed to you on a silver platter. We have got to get kids outside more instead of sitting on video games all the time. Get rid of all the junk.
I would rather see the news at night talk about how yearly checkups show blood pressure's are down and cholesterol is looking better.
I see the difference in my life, I want you to see a difference in yours!!!
Find your gym, your kitchen and yourself!!
Don't go to the gym just to say you went, go because you have a fire burning inside you that wants that change in your life!!
After I had Stephen in 2009, I was at my biggest for almost a year after. A size 14. YIKES!! For me and being as short as I am I looked like a roly poly! I lost weight the unhealthy way when I went through the divorce. From size 14 to 10. I thought at that point I could and would never be any smaller or that I couldn't do anything about it.
Now for those of you that are close to me, you know if you come to the house I will cook and always cook to much! Guess that's the southern way. ( Make sure there is enough for everyone). I remember thinking to myself one day that I can't cook and live healthy at the same time. Oh Boyee was I wrong!
I have been in the gym since March. Just in the past couple of weeks, I have started some of the Crossfit workouts. I am totally falling in love with the Crossfit. Today's workout was rough but I can smile because I know it is totally worth it. Exercising, working out, lifting, crossfit, whatever you want to call getting in shape, it is waiting for you! You do not want to be unhealthy and unfit for some many reasons, Health reasons, social reason, personal reasons. I have a laundry list of reasons why I WANT to be in the best shape I can possible be in.
Loving to cook isn't a bad thing if you want to be in great shape. I have learned by cooking yourself, you have more control on what you eat than if you were to eat out. Eating healthy isn't cheap by any means. I am definitely learning to cook healthier for me AND for my son. I want him to lead a healthy life also. The only way he will learn is to watch now.
For me this has become a lifestyle. I live this every day. You have to make it part of your life. I have come to love this about my life. I know I am making a change for the better.
It breaks my heart to see people that think they can't do it. You can only do what you allow yourself to do. So push yourself and motivate yourself. Set goals. Little goals build into a big goal. It's just not a physical thing its a mental thing too.
We have way to many obese people in this world, in this country, in this state and even in this area. Some of these people believe that there is no hope for them. If you are one of them, well you are wrong. You got to make your mind up that you are ready to work for it though. Getting in shape isn't handed to you on a silver platter. We have got to get kids outside more instead of sitting on video games all the time. Get rid of all the junk.
I would rather see the news at night talk about how yearly checkups show blood pressure's are down and cholesterol is looking better.
I see the difference in my life, I want you to see a difference in yours!!!
Find your gym, your kitchen and yourself!!
Don't go to the gym just to say you went, go because you have a fire burning inside you that wants that change in your life!!
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Took me long enough....
Piglet says to Pooh, " How do you spell love?" Pooh say to Piglet. " You don't spell it, You feel it!"
There is so much we can learn from Pooh and Piglet. Especially when it comes to friendship, yourself and love.
I made the comment this week to someone that growing up I was always dependent on my parents and then went straight into a marriage being dependent on him. Now I am independent.
That person smiled and agreed. They knew exactly what I was talking about. All my life I have been so dependent on someone else for my happiness. But I learned real quick about being dependent and independent when you are forced to be one or the other. I definitely didn't like being forced into being independent. I actually thought I couldn't be independent at this point in my life. But in the last year and a half I have definitely learned that I should have become independent a long time ago.
Becoming independent is almost like growing up in a sense. You realize that you don't need every ones opinion to decide on what you think is right. In the last year and a half I have had some of the toughest battles of my life. But I thank God above for those battles and the lessons learned from those battles. Little battles or big battles, they both have made me the person I am today. I remember I always use to ask my parents their opinion on everything. * Daddy if you read this please don't take this the wrong way!* Now I can make my own decision and know that I am happy with my decision because I MADE that decision. I remember when I would ask for my parents opinion and my ex husband's opinion and those would clash. Jeez that really made the situation hard for me at the time. Being so dependent and people's opinion clashing can throw a loop in the situation. Glad those days are over!!!
Now I can say that I am independent even though learning to be independent wasn't easy. I am thankful that I am. I am a much stronger woman. I think it took me long enough to realize that I could still be independent. I found hope and pushed myself. I dug down deep to find the real me that I was always so scared to let people see. Ya know once you find the real you and let people see you things improve so much in your life. I have a million reasons to smile. I could think of a few reasons why I shouldn't smile. But why do that when smiling out weighs not smiling.
Being independent doesn't mean that I love being alone. God only knows that's not the case. But the time just isn't right. So until the time is right I will continue to be Miss Independent, Miss Happy, Miss Content, Miss I love my Life! I love my life for many reasons. As should you! We gotta learn to be thankful for what we got instead of wanting what we ain't got.
Took me long enough to be happy with myself. You gotta be happy with yourself before you can make someone else happy. You gotta be happy with yourself in order to spread the happiness. I have had this saying for the past year " I am just me."
Took me long enough to be able to say " I am just me" and be happy about saying that. So I am happy with myself and not putting my happiness in someone else. Sounds harsh I know but I guess you just have to see it from my point of view to understand. I don't need someone to make me happy, I am already happy. One day, love will find its way to me, when the time is right. As for now I am happy with me and it took me long enough.
I won't spell love one day, I will feel love one day. Gotta love Pooh and Piglet.
There is so much we can learn from Pooh and Piglet. Especially when it comes to friendship, yourself and love.
I made the comment this week to someone that growing up I was always dependent on my parents and then went straight into a marriage being dependent on him. Now I am independent.
That person smiled and agreed. They knew exactly what I was talking about. All my life I have been so dependent on someone else for my happiness. But I learned real quick about being dependent and independent when you are forced to be one or the other. I definitely didn't like being forced into being independent. I actually thought I couldn't be independent at this point in my life. But in the last year and a half I have definitely learned that I should have become independent a long time ago.
Becoming independent is almost like growing up in a sense. You realize that you don't need every ones opinion to decide on what you think is right. In the last year and a half I have had some of the toughest battles of my life. But I thank God above for those battles and the lessons learned from those battles. Little battles or big battles, they both have made me the person I am today. I remember I always use to ask my parents their opinion on everything. * Daddy if you read this please don't take this the wrong way!* Now I can make my own decision and know that I am happy with my decision because I MADE that decision. I remember when I would ask for my parents opinion and my ex husband's opinion and those would clash. Jeez that really made the situation hard for me at the time. Being so dependent and people's opinion clashing can throw a loop in the situation. Glad those days are over!!!
Now I can say that I am independent even though learning to be independent wasn't easy. I am thankful that I am. I am a much stronger woman. I think it took me long enough to realize that I could still be independent. I found hope and pushed myself. I dug down deep to find the real me that I was always so scared to let people see. Ya know once you find the real you and let people see you things improve so much in your life. I have a million reasons to smile. I could think of a few reasons why I shouldn't smile. But why do that when smiling out weighs not smiling.
Being independent doesn't mean that I love being alone. God only knows that's not the case. But the time just isn't right. So until the time is right I will continue to be Miss Independent, Miss Happy, Miss Content, Miss I love my Life! I love my life for many reasons. As should you! We gotta learn to be thankful for what we got instead of wanting what we ain't got.
Took me long enough to be happy with myself. You gotta be happy with yourself before you can make someone else happy. You gotta be happy with yourself in order to spread the happiness. I have had this saying for the past year " I am just me."
Took me long enough to be able to say " I am just me" and be happy about saying that. So I am happy with myself and not putting my happiness in someone else. Sounds harsh I know but I guess you just have to see it from my point of view to understand. I don't need someone to make me happy, I am already happy. One day, love will find its way to me, when the time is right. As for now I am happy with me and it took me long enough.
I won't spell love one day, I will feel love one day. Gotta love Pooh and Piglet.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Whatever happened...
The past couple of weeks I have really been thinking about that little phrase and how many people actually say that and the situations they are in. Here is where my thinking lead me...
Whatever happened to people following their heart? When you follow your heart on things it may not always be easy but at least when you lay your head down at night you know you are happy with the decision you made. People want the easy way out these days. They want things to just fall into their lap. That is not even real life! Real life is making real decisions and being happy with what you decide. Some people are so afraid to follow their heart because of what society may say about them. Who cares what they say as long as you are happy. Now certainly don't take what I am saying out of context and do something stupid and irrational. Use your brain!!! I think most people don't and won't follow their heart because they fear being hurt. I use to be the same way. But you don't know how to grow and become stronger if you don't go through some difficulties. You learn and move on.
Whatever happened to following your dreams? When you follow your dreams, you succeed in life. You accomplish what you have set out to do. You turn your dreams into reality. Some people say dreaming is for the birds well is catching yourself wondering and wanting to do something for the birds? Nope its the same thing as dreaming. Set your goals as a dream, work hard to achieve them and you will succeed. Oh no did I say work? Why yes I did. You have to work to accomplish goals. Goals do not achieve themselves.
Whatever happened to doing what you think is right and just being happy? This reflects back to following your heart and following your dreams. But when you get in situation were the decision seems hard and the world bares down on you to make a certain decision you still have to do what you think is right and the best decision for you. Note: By making yourself happy you will more than likely upset someone else. It's ok, if they really care they will respect your decision no matter what the outcome is. I am definitely happy when I feel that I made the right decision for me or for me and my child. I have learned that not everyone will be happy by my decisions but we must be able to look at ourselves in the mirror everyday. I know I can and say Yes I am satisfied with my life, I am happy with my life and the decisions that got me here.
We all go through things that make us stronger. Somethings are completely out of our control but when that happens you make the best of it. I guarantee that if you look into the negative you can find something to be positive. You always have a reason to smile. Just have to look sometimes for the reason.
Gotta be happy with yourself! Can't make someone else happy if your not happy!
Whatever happened to people following their heart? When you follow your heart on things it may not always be easy but at least when you lay your head down at night you know you are happy with the decision you made. People want the easy way out these days. They want things to just fall into their lap. That is not even real life! Real life is making real decisions and being happy with what you decide. Some people are so afraid to follow their heart because of what society may say about them. Who cares what they say as long as you are happy. Now certainly don't take what I am saying out of context and do something stupid and irrational. Use your brain!!! I think most people don't and won't follow their heart because they fear being hurt. I use to be the same way. But you don't know how to grow and become stronger if you don't go through some difficulties. You learn and move on.
Whatever happened to following your dreams? When you follow your dreams, you succeed in life. You accomplish what you have set out to do. You turn your dreams into reality. Some people say dreaming is for the birds well is catching yourself wondering and wanting to do something for the birds? Nope its the same thing as dreaming. Set your goals as a dream, work hard to achieve them and you will succeed. Oh no did I say work? Why yes I did. You have to work to accomplish goals. Goals do not achieve themselves.
Whatever happened to doing what you think is right and just being happy? This reflects back to following your heart and following your dreams. But when you get in situation were the decision seems hard and the world bares down on you to make a certain decision you still have to do what you think is right and the best decision for you. Note: By making yourself happy you will more than likely upset someone else. It's ok, if they really care they will respect your decision no matter what the outcome is. I am definitely happy when I feel that I made the right decision for me or for me and my child. I have learned that not everyone will be happy by my decisions but we must be able to look at ourselves in the mirror everyday. I know I can and say Yes I am satisfied with my life, I am happy with my life and the decisions that got me here.
We all go through things that make us stronger. Somethings are completely out of our control but when that happens you make the best of it. I guarantee that if you look into the negative you can find something to be positive. You always have a reason to smile. Just have to look sometimes for the reason.
Gotta be happy with yourself! Can't make someone else happy if your not happy!
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