Adore.....

Good morning

Do you know how GREAT you are? Yes, you!

A long, long, long time ago, I wrote a something titled, “If I were you I would leave you” and it was about how you treat yourself. I was going to use some quotes from it but I can’t find it…..smh. Anyway, I was reading this morning and the subject of failure was the topic. It made me think about how we treat ourselves when it comes to failure. There are many of us that feel that when we fail at something or some things we are failures and that’s just not true. We should always view ourselves as GREAT or even AWESOME! When you fall, just pick yourself back up. You were created in the image of greatness and if GOD doesn’t view you as a failure then you shouldn’t either. No matter what the circumstances have Faith and keep pushing. If you fail at something, then create a better plan and go at it again. Anything worth having is worth fighting for. You are wonderful and you should treat yourself as such. No one will ever be as good to you as you are.  When you treat yourself poorly then no matter what anyone else does for you….you will not be able to appreciate it. If you are not fulfilled from the inside then you become a black hole to everything else. You take and take but can’t find the JOY in it because you are not living a JOYFUL life. So, be good to you. Encourage yourself. Support yourself. Pat yourself on the back. Love yourself.

AND remember no matter what age you are, or what your circumstances might be, you are special, and you still have something unique to offer. Your life, because of who you are, has meaning.

MAKE IT GREAT!!!

E

You have just been *SPRINKLED*

Good afternoon,

Why do people question their happy? Asking if maybe there is something behind it or maybe they are missing something. The only thing you are missing is the joy that life is bringing you.  Happy is all around you but yet you keep looking for the negative. Really???? If you feel happy then enjoy it. If you feel like smiling, then smile. If you feel a boogie coming on then get to dancing! Stop looking for the bad. Not everyone or everything is out to get you. Do you not think that you deserve some joy? There are so many things to be negative about so when you receive some kindness then live in it. Make sure that you return the favor and then pass it on to the next. When happy comes my way and I am acting as if my life is ending…I check myself and get my mind right. I turn right to GOD and say THANK YOU! Then I thank the person that gifted me with some happy. Next, I pass that happy on to you. Why you ask?....lol…. Well because if I have it then I want you to have it. I am constantly saying thank you to random people throughout my day. I have been so blessed to have people be kind to me. I feel like I can’t say Thank you enough.  I put happy out there because I believe in sharing but sometimes when it comes back to me it’s hard to handle. I am grateful and I will make sure to live in every moment that I am given. I want you do the same. I want you good to outweigh your bad every day. We are created to be happy. GOD has given us the earth, each other, and most important freedom of choice. So, if you are not happy then choose to do something about it. Ask for help or just reach out to someone who is already happy. I’m sure they will share. If you don’t know anyone then go ahead and slap yourself because you have ME!!!!! I will share my happy free of charge. There is so much happiness on this earth that there is no excuse for you to live in the negative. So if you are not in a great place think about all the things you do have and be happy. Live in your “Ah Ha” moment.

AND remember happiness is a gift because it literally brings out the best in you!

I love you all!

MAKE IT GREAT!!!!!

Untied.......

Good morning,

I was listening to T.D. Jakes and he said, “Once you have had so many bad experiences, anything that moves near you…..you are so apprehensive you already have a predisposed idea of what’s going to happen next. If you have been abused, and abused, and abused when I raise my hand you jerk and I could be trying to give you a piece of bread.”

I love this because it demonstrates how when holding on to the negative you subconsciously expect every person to come at you in a negative way. As I said yesterday, when you erect all of these walls you are preparing for failure and blocking your blessings. Once you begin to trust yourself, you will be able to see when someone’s juju is off. It will feel like tight underwear. There is no need to push someone away from the beginning. GOD always places people and situations in your life for you to learn a lesson. It is supposed to build a better you. Then when negativity does come your way, you are prepared. Trust HIM. One of my favorite scriptures is “Trust in the LORD with all of your heart and do not lean towards your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge HIM and HE will make straight your path”. The parts that I meditate on are “Trust” and “do not lean to my own understanding”. Trust….hmmmm…. it’s like when you allow someone to drive your car. You trust them enough to take care of it or you wouldn’t let them use it. I know that may seem simple but that’s how simple it is. You have to let go and know that you are covered. The other part about not leaning on my own understanding is harder. When something is wrong, we will think of all things we could have or should have done. Then we think of all the ways it can or should turn out. All the questions of “why” float around until you are dizzy. When those thoughts pop in your head, just keep telling yourself to not lean towards your own understanding. Repeat it until you can think of something else to think about. I mean because truth be told if you understood why you wouldn’t be driving yourself crazy in the first place. That rang so true to me this weekend. I was at the movies with friends and one of my friends kept asking “why”. Why did she do that? What does that mean? Where are they going? I don’t think they realized they were even asking the questions. I thought well if you wait a few minutes, it will tell you and that’s what we have to do in life. Stop with the questions and attempting to solve it ourselves and give it a little time. All will come into the light.

So today put your hands out palms up and let go of all worries. Whenever they pop in your head just put your palms up reminding yourself that you are letting go. Then trust….. Hand over the keys. GOD hasn’t failed you yet…whether you have a relationship with him or not. Finally do not dive yourself crazy trying to figure it out on your own. Give it a little time and the answers will appear and it will be easier to see them when your mind is clear.

I hope that you have a super awesome and encouraging day!

AND remember forget what use to hurt, appreciate what’s happening today, and make room in your heart for what’s coming next……

MAKE IT GREAT

E

UPS......

Good afternoon,

I had some very interesting discussions this weekend…… so you know that my mind is spinning.

I have noticed that there are some people that have things happen to them as children and they use that pain as a shield for all future experiences. I understand that they do not want to have those experiences again but what they fail to realize is that they are adults now. They make the decisions not their parents. As a child, you are at the mercy of the people raising you. Once you have flown the coop, it’s all on you now. When you carry that pain along you are poisoning every relationship you have because you are defending yourself from something that is not even happening. You make all of these rules and set all of these boundaries that no one can get through. In the end, you are only hurting yourself. You are blocking blessings and love. Keep your eyes and ears open so that you can recognize red flags but do not instantly put up a guard when no one has done anything.  Have enough Faith in yourself that you will not put yourself in harm’s way. When you are defensive and well guarded, you are telling yourself that you do not trust you. Why would you do that? Do you think that you are helping yourself by pushing others away? You say that you have a desire for a relationship but you will not give anyone a chance. In the game of love there will always be a chance that you will get hurt but if you are so focused on the hurt you will never be able to feel the love.

Maybe I’m trippin’ and you are just waiting on that cat you special ordered……..O_O

AND remember no matter how tough the past was, the future holds the key to true happiness, our bruises and scars just makes us realize how strong we really are……..

MAKE IT GREAT!

E

It's all in the instructions.......

Good morning,

I was reading my devotional this morning and it was titled, “Follow your Guide”.

It told me that just because you see a hurdle ahead it doesn’t mean that there is not something already prepared for you to get over it. We have a tendency to worry ourselves silly about the unknown. Well……know that there is already a solution to your problem. Keep following your Faith and the answer will appear. Do not let fear misguide you and get you off track. Stay focused. Stay prayed up. Stay Faithful. It will all work out.

For those of you that are on a clear path….. Keep practicing the above so that you will be prepared for the unknown.

I hope that you have a super awesome day!

AND remember when you have to take that first step into the darkness of the unknown; you must believe one of two things will happen. There will be something solid for you to stand on or you will be taught to fly…..

MAKE IT GREAT!

E

That's not Kryptonite......

Good morning,

A friend was venting to me about their current life storms. They asked for my advice and I told them the following, “You never know how strong your Faith is until you’re in a good fight.” I told them it seems like things are not going well right now and you may even want to give up but this is the time to buckle down and know that the sun always returns.

I was later thinking, that we should all continue the good fight and keep reminding ourselves that if we got through past storms then we will get through future storms. We are built in the image of the greatest so we need to act like it. Through our own encouragement, we should be able to supply enough positivity to get us to that rainbow on the other side. We have to keep our heads up. No one ever said it would be easy but it’s always worth it.

AND remember you have three choices in life…… Give up, Give in, or Give it your all. Remember that falling down is part of life and picking yourself up is part of living!

MAKE IT GREAT!

E

Sometimes you have to learn through pain........

Good afternoon,

I want you to try something…..

Ball your hands up really tight. Do you feel the tension in your hands and forearm? Do you know that if you continue to hold that position that the tension will spread through the rest of your body? If held too long it will start to wear on your nerves. You will eventually become very uncomfortable and tired of holding this position. Now open your hands. You should immediately feel the release of that tension and a relief to your hands. When you hold on to your worries and fears you are actually inflicting pain and adding tension to your life. No one told you that you had to hold on to the things that are wearing on your life. IT’S YOU. I know that you feel that you worry because you don’t know what life will toss your way…..but you have to realize that GOD created you. You are already built for whatever comes your way. You just have to keep moving. Keep standing in Faith. You say you have Faith but you don’t use it. You are not demonstrating that you have Faith to get you through the storm. When something happens, take a moment to step back and turn up your Faith! Life happens and it’s how you handle it that makes you great! Remind yourself of all that you have ALREADY endured and make that your motivation to believe that you will be able to weather any future storms.

Please know that if you let go it doesn’t mean that you don’t care or you are weak. It means that you are strong enough to Walk by Faith and not by Sight. It means that you no longer desire to have unnecessary tension in your life.

There is a quote that says, “We can do this the easy way or the hard way…the choice is yours”….. This is how GOD works. He will put things in your life so that you can maneuver through life a little easier. If you choose to ignore them then obviously you are choosing the hard way and GOD will put it in your life if it will help you to get you were you are supposed to be. Be strong enough to “Let go and Let GOD”…….THE FIRST TIME!

I hope that you have decided today to make your life easier by opening your hands……

MAKE IT GREAT!

E