Archive | December 2014

These Three Words

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Life begins and it ends, the words spoken (or unspoken) during that time can create a life filled with regret or happiness ~ the choice is ours to make.

Tuesday, December 9, 2014, Philadelphia lost its first female firefighter in the line of duty. Leaving home that day to work overtime, I am sure she didn’t think that it would be the last time she would see her 16-year-old son or 16 month old daughter, yet it was. I can’t imagine what the family is experiencing; do they regret not saying or doing something.

Stevie Wonder has a song called ‘These Three Words’; the words I Love You. A couple of lines in the song: These three words, Sweet and simple, These three words short and kind, These three words always kindles an aching heart to smile inside.

Three simple words that hold such power, creates hope in times of despair and loneliness. Those simple words can be the start to healing a broken relationship or the last words spoken to someone.

During this holiday season, give the greatest gift of all, your love. Give the gift that is spoken, don’t hold it in even if you think the person already knows it, make sure whoever it is knows that you love them. Don’t let the giving of this gift end on December 31st, give it freely throughout the year – it is the gift that cost you nothing but may hold tremendous value to the receiver.

Tomorrow is not promised, send your love today!

Who Writes My Blueprint

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Who defines my life’s purpose and the steps I take to between birth and death.

Am I viewing the blueprint wrong because at the age of 41 I am not married and have no children, I am not known as mother or wife….. is my blueprint defective or incomplete.  Am I viewing the blueprint meant for another?

When did I make the decision to follow someone else’s image of my life versus following my own, when did I give the power away?

How many girls once brewing with high self-esteem and self-love turned into images of what others deemed as the perfect girl; now becoming just a distant memory of what they were…now basing their self-image on some else’s requirements.

Leaders talk about the importance of paving your own path and not following status quo yet there are tons of books written by these same leaders giving guidance on how to become a great leader…huh??  In reality they are not teaching you how to become a great leader, rather they are teaching how to follow their blueprint to success.  Their blueprint that is specific to them, not you or I.

Why is it so difficult to gain acceptance, maybe that is the problem – by looking to gain acceptance we are looking for the world to approve our blueprint.  Maybe we should stop looking to gain acceptance and rather to live a life unapologetically according to our own design.

I am tired of apologizing; living according to someone else’s blueprint.  I own the power to my own destiny, path to my success and am the ultimate maker of turning my dreams into reality.

God created my blueprint uniquely for me….. I will not waste another second giving another flawed human being the power to rewrite my uniquely defined blueprint!