Limitless.......

Great morning!

Hello My name is Erica and I am a PC. O_O!

So this morning I am working on Mac and I feel so lost. I realize that I really do not know much about this machine. I was working my budget and it would not allow me to save it to my hard drive. Now I’m sure it’s due to the fact that I am usually on a PC. Well it asked me to save it using a different name. Ok….. So I do but then it will not let me save it to my hard drive. So me being the person I am I decide that I am going to figure out another way. I save it to the desktop and think that I will just move it over. Well it tells me that it’s a read only file and I will not be able to do that. Ok cool.. I think I will jus t copy it and paste it in…. ummmmm….. I do not know hot to do that because there is no right click. hmmmm ok I will use the Ctrl C & V to copy and paste. Nope.  So, finally I say fine I will just do it when I get home. Now how to I erase this file off of this computer. I can’t. I can put it in the trash but it will still be on this computer. I am not able to delete it permanently in the trash.

I feel so lost. So, as I am typing this I am still formulating a plan to not only get on back on the hard drive but to erase it off of this computer.

The point of all of this is to say never let something stand in your way. There are so many different ways to get something accomplished. Make sure that you have exhausted all of the possible ways before you give up. You never know what you may learn by not giving up. Successful people continue to try even when they know that there is strong possibility that it may not work out. Why?  They try because this time may be different. There may be a new open avenue. Someone new may be introduced to show a new way to reach that goal. You never know what life may bring you. Well Now I am going to find someone that can help me figure out how to use this machine since I do not see a manual anywhere. I will win!

I hope that you are able to break through all barriers today!

AND remember the difference between impossible and possible is your determination!

BTW guess who just learned how to copy and paste? (Pointing at me) :-)

MAKE IT GREAT!

E

I was here....................

Great morning!

I am listening to Beyonce’s “I Was Here” and I started thinking how will you leave your mark? How will people remember you? Will they remember you? You do not have to be a Beyonce to leave your mark. You can leave your mark in smallest big ways. I recently was told about this man name Timmie. I was under the assumption that Timmie had goals that he was not able to reach because his life was cut short. I do not know Timmie so I was feeling extra about the message which was that you do not have time to lollygag get started on your dreams now. I already feel that way but that just reinforced the message that you shouldn’t wait. Well another e-mail came through informing me that Timmie was already working on his goals and in fact had helped people already. He was not able to accomplish all of his goals but he left his mark and several people will always remember that he was here. I know I will.

What are you doing to leave your mark? Are you building healthy relationships, raising well-adjusted children, or building an empire? Maybe you are volunteering or helping family members? Maybe you sing or DJ? Are you and accountant or lawyer? You can give so many things.  The opportunities to make a difference are limitless.  The world doesn’t have to know all that you do but for the people that you are helping it can make a major impact. If you do nothing but encourage people to be, better you should take time to make that mark.

You never know that impact you can make on someone’s life. Someone asked me why I am so open about my life. I told them it’s because these are things we all go through and I want people to know that they are strong enough to get through it. Self-worth is very important to me. I believe that is your self-worth is high then all of the other things will fall into place. It allows you to be your first supporter. If you believe then everyone else will also.  Therefore, if I can be an example of happiness then I will do that. It can be like a domino effect where I start it and the person that I encourage can pass it on to the next. This is how you can make a mark on the world. I know that I give my all this will be my mark on the world.

Do not think for one minute that what you give is minor. You will move someone to be better. Don’t be afraid to give that healthy encouraging advice. Don’t give up on that person that wants to change but are afraid to take that step. Keep helping the world to be a better place.

I hope today you take out that pen and begin to make your mark on the world.

AND remember making your mark on the world is hard. If it were easy, everybody would do it. But it's not. It takes patience, it takes commitment, and it comes with plenty of failure along the way. The real test is not whether you avoid this failure, because you won't. It's whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; whether you choose to persevere. – Barack Obama

MAKE IT GREAT!

E

Get on it!!!!!!!

Good morning,

I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

Michael Jordan

I think this is a perfect example of how you are supposed to live life. There will be times that you make mistakes and fall short of a goal. What makes you great is that you keep trying. No one successful has had it perfect the entire way. They took risks and it worked out in the end for them. Donald Trump has declared bankruptcy several times but is still in Forbes. Every time you fall, get up! You have to keep chipping at those dreams. The goal is to accomplish those dreams and you will not be able to do that if you give up.

I tell you all the time to write things down but I truly believe it helps you stay focus on the goal. Hang these goals somewhere where you can see them on a daily basis. It’s about time that you start reaching for great. Take the first step and if you stumble along the way just dust yourself off. If people see you striving to reach a goal they will lend a helping hand. There is someone in your life that wants to see you succeed. If you do not have those people around you then you need a new circle.  If you have already started reaching those goals, WOO HOO! Keep going! I know that you can do it and I am here to help encourage you to reach those goals!

Get started today! Tomorrow is not promised to you.

I hope today is the day you make a plan for greatness.

AND remember hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.

MAKE IT GREAT!

E

Breathing.......

Great morning!

First, I want to Happy MLK day and happy belated Birthday to Martin Luther King. His service to this country will never be forgotten and will always be appreciated.

You know when you lose someone you never really lose them. You may have lost them physically but they still live you. They live in your words, actions, and in your heart. Think about when someone mentions someone or something you lost and you have some feelings about it that means that it’s still alive. The mention of Dr. King and all of these good feelings about his work flood our minds and hearts.

For me it’s my mother. She has been gone for almost 10 years now but they way that I feel and think it’s as if it just happened the other day. She will always live within me. I’m funny like her. My attitude can be vicious like her…lol. I love hard as she does. Even some of the things I do reflect her actions. She will always be with me and for that, I’m grateful.

We do not cry For Dr. King’s death we celebrate his life. We reflect on all of the good work that he put in to make things better for us. That’s how I feel about my mother. She worked had so that I could have better.

With all of this being said, do not weep long about things you have lost. Celebrate what time you had and how the future is going to be brighter. This goes for people and situations. Those people are now in a better place. They are in a place where they can find peace. No need to fall apart down here when they are at peace up there. Use their love to guide you to make it better for you and the next generation. As far as lost situations, be grateful that you are not in a negative situation anymore. Think about the positive future that’s ahead waiting for you. If you have missed out on a great situation use it as a learning tool to better yourself and another situation will present itself.

Keep moving forward. Appreciate what you have at this very moment. Absorb the feel good moment of being alive. Take a deep breath and smile knowing that you are still winning. Enjoy your morning tea, coffee, o.j., or apple juice and take a moment to just relax. The people before you have worked hard so that you will be able to enjoy your life. Smile.

Today I hope you are able to take a break just to sit and be thankful for your life right now.

AND remember give thanks for what you are now, and keep fighting for what you want to be tomorrow.

MAKE IT GREAT!

E

Don't waste it.......

AWESOME MORNING!

Sunshine and Rainbows to you!

Take a minute to just sit and enjoy the fact that you are alive. Take a deep breath and realize how blessed you are at this very moment. No matter what is going on you are alive and that means that you are still winning. You have been given another opportunity to be greater than you were yesterday. So take advantage of this and be better than great. Be SUPER AWESOME!

Smile a little more today. You have a smile so use it. Love a little more today. You have a heart that loves to be loved. Call someone and tell him or her that you care or love them. The best phone calls are the ones where someone just called to say something nice or just to check on you. It makes them feel a little more loved. AND like a boomerang, it makes you feel good also because the person reciprocates that love.

Every day I tell you to MAKE IT GREAT because you have the power to make it great. Sometimes you have to put aside pride and ego and make it great. Let’s make life great. I mean why not? Don’t you want to be happy? I know I do so I take time to enjoy the moment. I want to be able to say every day of my life was great! Even on my sad days, I remind myself of all my blessings. I work very hard to stay on the happy trail. I love being happy so when obstacles arise I make a plan and implement it so that I can get back to happy. Address issues so that you can have some piece of mind. Let go of past hurts. You will not be able to be happy if the past is taking up too much room. Clean out your cluttered mind and prepare room for happy.

I hope you take time today to stop and smell the flowers…..

AND remember to be upset over what you don’t have, is a waste of what you do have.

MAKE IT GREAT

E

The Journey...........

Fantastic Morning!!!!!!!

This morning as I was saying my morning prayers I was thinking about believing in something. Then all of a sudden, Harriet Tubman pops in my head. Do you know that she personally freed over 70 slaves. Once she freed herself, she had the belief that she could free her family also. It’s not like she was a big strong woman. She was only about 5 feet tall. She believed that she could do it and that’s what makes the difference. I know that she was scared but did it over and over again anyway. Oh and don’t think she was perfect. She ran away once but came back. I’m sure she suffered for that one. That didn’t stop her from the very thing she desired… Freedom. Saturday evenings was the time that she began her journeys to freedom. With Harriet, once you made the decision there was no turning back. She had a plan and she knew that if they were going to make it to freedom they had to be focused. Harriet is no different from us. She was not superhuman. She didn’t have superior knowledge. She didn’t have GPS. She had Faith and a plan.

This is what I want you to understand. You can be in the worst conditions but there is always a way out. Have Faith. I have already told you that you don’t need a lot of Faith to get started. Having just a little faith can move mountains. A little faith can encourage you to take that first step towards freedom. It may be scary but if freedom is what you want then you have to move your feet. You see that other people have it around you so why do you think that you are not able to have the same? I’m not just talking about physical freedom either. You may need freedom from negative thoughts. You may be in the midst of a storm and your thoughts are not helping you. Start to believe in what you want. Once you get your mind right everything else will follow. When your mind is in the right place, your actions are different. You are not doing things half way. Believing gives you confidence and with that, you go full throttle until it is done.

Make up your mind. Do you want to be a victim or a VICTOR? It’s up to you. Harriet had help on the way to freedom and so will you but you have to make up your mind and take that first step.

Today is Saturday evening so what are you going to do?

And remember some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.

MAKE IT GREAT! 

E

Oops............

Fabulous Morning!

Have you ever called someone and they told you that you have the wrong number? When you ended the call, did you recheck the number you dialed? Then maybe you called someone else to get the right number or maybe you sent an e-mail to the person to get the right number. You do all of this so you will not make the mistake of calling that number again.

Well that’s life. You will make MISTAKES. There is a lesson to be learned so that you will not make that mistake again. The problem with us is that when we make a mistake we not only hold on to it we beat ourselves up over it. I mean we really can give it to ourselves when it comes to dishing out the blame. When you make a mistake, you are not supposed to debase yourself. Just don’t do it again. It’s as simple as that.

Ok so I know this person (We will call them “T”) and they were in this horrible relationship (With “Q”). T attempted to do everything to make Q happy. T was giving all that they had to Q. Q left and they broke up. T didn’t understand how Q didn’t appreciate all that they did for them. How could they just hurt them and move on. Well T fell into a deep depression and felt like they were nothing. T felt they gave it all up and Q took it and left.

T made a mistake. They gave all they had without verifying if it was the correct thing to do. IT WAS A MISTAKE! YOU ARE STILL ALIVE (unless you are reading this in heaven)! It doesn’t mean that you are nothing. It means that they have to let go and get up again. Even in the best relationships, you have to take a step back to make sure that you are doing the right thing. When you feel like you have given all that you got replenish your self-love.  Be a little selfish to make sure that you are ok.

The thing is that when your self-worth is high no matter what happens you know that you will be ok. There is something in you that’s says “Don’t worry, It was a mistake. I got you.” You didn’t see that the person that you are giving you all to is not able to do the same for you and that is something that they are going to have to work on. That is not for you to worry about. Make sure that you are good! How can you take care of someone else when you are not ok? How can you be a foundation for kids, husbands, boyfriends, wives, girlfriends or even your job when there is a crack? This crack can be past hurts, disappointments, even how you grew up. Do not let your past dictate your future. I told you yesterday that you have the control now so there is no need to hold on to the past. Keep the lessons and keep it moving.

Yes this not just for relationships. If you are not good then your job will suffer also. Mistakes happen when you are not focused. You apologize and work hard so that you will not make the same mistake again. We are human so there is no need to beat yourself up. Just make sure that you don’t do it again. You are smarter now. Paying attention to what’s going on around you is very important. That is what mistakes are supposed to do. You figure out what happened and then change it. If a situation has you feeling depleted then you have stayed for too long! You are not nothing you were just mistaken….

This morning I read, “Only scarred lives can really save….”. WHAT????? OMG if that didn’t hit the nail on the head. There is no better way for you to learn than through your own mistakes. It is not guaranteed that you will get it right the first time every time. I have told you the battle that Fondant and I had. Well I will say it again. Fondant won the fight but I won the war! You can save you and others because you made the mistake and learned from it. Fill yourself up with the lessons of your mistakes. Create a better you. Find the beauty in every scar. Here, let me help you. You are alive and get the chance to be better. The pain will fade and you need to build a better you! If you have children look at the beauty in them. They love you unconditionally. Your love tank may be on empty but they are not able see that and actually are able to fill you back up. How about you still have the ability to love? How? You love your kids, family, and friends right? Well submerge yourself in that love. It’s easy and available. You will be able to give your all to them and like a boomerang it will come back to you.

Do not spend too much time dwelling over your mistakes. Just discover where you went wrong and then go right!

Make today the day that you realize it was just a mistake and it will be fixed!

AND remember don’t ever think you’re nothing because somewhere along the line, there’s going to be someone who thinks you’re everything!

MAKE IT GREAT!

E