Don't Be Afraid......

"Our worst fear is not that we are inadequate, our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.  It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.  We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be so brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?' Actually, who are we not to be?  You are a child of God: Your playing small  doesn't serve the world.  There is nothing enlightening about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you.  We were born to make manifest the glory of God within us.  It is not just in some of us, it is in everyone and as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.  As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."
                                                                                                            ~Marianne Williamson~

Thought for Today...

'Take the high road, there's much less traffic, because few take it."
                                                                                                             ~Dr. Phil~

It's A Miracle...

"There are two ways to live your life.  One is as though nothing is a miracle.  The other is as though everything is a miracle."       ~Albert Einstein

I choose the latter.  I am exhausted tonight, but I am truly thankful for all of my miracles.  It's a miracle that we completed our school work, I ran all of my errands, made a real dinner, played soccer with my boys, did three loads of laundry (even though I only put away two of them), washed dishes, took the boys to the movies and still got everyone in bed on time.  I am so thankful, that I just made a pan of brownies to celebrate. [Yes, I know what time it is.]  And it's gonna be a miracle if I don't eat the entire pan by myself ..... that may be the biggest miracle of them all!  : 0 )

*Choose to be positive. Your life might be jammed pack, exhausting and maybe even frustrating sometimes, but the alternative is that it could be empty.  See the miracles.

A Month of Black History: Day 29

This is our last day of A Month of Black History.  I hope that you have learned something new or were reminded of something that you forgot.  I know that I did.  Too often we walk through life consumed with ourselves...not thinking of those whose contributions of inventions, thoughts, accomplishments, blood, sweat and tears have built or brightened the paths that we all now walk.  This world is bigger than the small space that we as individuals take up.  We have to make this world better for those with us and after us.  The only way to do that is to keep hoping, dreaming and believing.  Yes, it sounds like lyrics for a new save the world song, but it's true.  So, I felt that the final post of this series should lead us into the new month with a challenge to make life better and more beautiful....

"In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope.  In a world filled with anger, we must still dare to comfort.  In a world filled with despair, we must still dare to dream.  And in a world filled with distrust, we must still dare to believe."
                                                                                                                 ~Michael Jackson~
Are you up to the challenge?

A Month of Black History: Day 28

"We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive.  He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love.  There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us.  When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies."
                                                                                                        ~Martin Luther King, Jr.~

A Month of Black History: Day 27

"Courage is the most important of all virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently.  You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage."
                                                                                                                         ~Maya Angelou~

A Month of Black History: Day 26

"You may fill your heads with knowledge or skillfully train your hands, but unless it is based upon high, upright character, upon a true heart, it will amount to nothing.  You will be no better than the most ignorant."
                                                                                                           ~Booker T. Washington~

A Month of Black History: Day 24

"Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will."
                                                                                                          ~Martin Luther King, Jr.~

A Month of Black History: Day 21

"Work like you don't need the money.  Love like you've never been hurt.  Dance like nobody's watching."
                                                                                                                        ~Satchel Paige~

A Month of Black History: Day 20

"If you don't understand yourself, you don't understand anybody else."
                                                                                                             ~Nikki Giovanni~

A Month of Black History: Day 19

"Every great dream begins with a dreamer.  Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world."
                                                                                                                     ~Harriet Tubman~

A Month of Black History: Day 18

"Every time you win, it diminishes the fear a little bit.  You never really cancel the fear of losing; you keep challenging it."
                                                                                                                              ~Arthur Ashe~

A Month Of Black History: Day 17

"It is not our differences that divide us.  It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences."
                                                                                                                            ~Audre Lorde~

A Month of Black History Day:16

"Never look down on anyone unless you're helping him up."
                                                                                                                       ~Jesse Jackson~

A Month of Black History: Day 15

"Find the good.  It's all around you.  Find it, showcase it and you'll start believing in it."
                                                                                                                          ~Jesse Owens~

A Month of Black History: Day 12

"Stumbling is not falling."
                                                                                                               ~Malcolm X~

A Month of Black History: Day 11

"We allow our ignorance to prevail upon us and make us think we can survive alone, alone in patches, alone in groups, alone in races, even alone in genders."
                                                                                                                       ~Maya Angelou~

A Month of Black History: Day 10

"There is always something to do.  There are hungry people to feed, naked people to clothe, sick people to comfort and make well.  And while I don't expect you to save the world, I do think it's not asking too much for you to love those with whom you sleep, share the happiness of those whom you call friend, engage those among you who are visionary and remove from your life those who offer you depression, despair and disrespect."
                                                                                                                    ~Nikki Giovanni~

A Month of Black History: Day 9

"Sometimes you've got to let everything - purge yourself...If you are unhappy with anything...whatever is bringing you down, get rid of it.  Because you'll find that when you're free, your true creativity, your true self comes out."
                                                                                                                        ~Tina Turner~

A Month of Black History: Day 8

"We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad people, but for the appalling silence of the good people."
                                                                                                          ~Martin Luther King, Jr.~