Day 32. It's getting cold in my part of the world. This is my favorite time of year. Although, I am not impressed with the cold mixed with rain, I love the colorful canvas that fall paints for us. It's amazing how things work in this world. It's amazing how our bodies work. I am really trying to appreciate all the things we usually take for granted. It's very true when people say you don't miss it until it's gone.
What's on my mind. I am a huge advocate for children, especially teens. I think they have vibrant and wonderful minds that need support and encouragement. The saddest thing I've ever encountered is having a teen disclose something to her parents and them not believing her. Our children look up to us for guidance, love, and support. They look to us for how to survive in this world. When a parent falls short on these special survival skills it is truly tragic for that child and the world. If they can't rely on their parents, or have anyone in whom they can trust, what kind of world does this become for them? I have learned that the things I think are common sense some people really do not understand. We all know that children who aren't nurtured and loved can end up working against the common flow of society. Many studies will tell you this and prove this as being one of the main reasons our prisons are overflowing. If we didn't need millions of dollars to take care of prisoners that money could be spent on better education, more opportunities for everyone. It's a sad thing. This conversation is still relevant even if you don't have children, but have nieces or nephews and even younger cousins. I am a strong believer that it takes a village to raise a child. It only takes moments to make impressions on children creating a lasting bond with someone in whom they can rely on. If everyone did their positive part could you imagine what kind of world we would live in? If everyone was kind to everyone, made good choices, never hurt each other in any way....geez that would be an awesome world! If we teach our children how to live like this it doesn't have to be a fairy tale, but can be a reality. The challenge today is to stand for what you believe in and don't just stand for it, make an active move towards acting on it. We sometimes stand on the sidelines waiting for someone else to show up when we need to stand up and show up. So, please show up!!!! Today I will leave you with inspirational quotes.
"There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children."- Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa
"If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children."- Mohandas Gandhi, political and spiritual leader in India
"Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them."- Lady Bird Johnson, former U.S. first lady
Nothing shines brighter then the smile of a happy child-
Keisha
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Monday, October 6, 2014
Day 31. What? What? It's Monday!!! I really didn't have all that enthusiasm today. Monday's are so hard for me. Getting out of bed and doing the right thing by being responsible and going to work. It seems like the same thing over and over again. The wonderful thing about this mundane pattern is that you never know what's going to happen next. I am grateful that nothing catastrophic has happened. Nothing really wonderful happened either, but today I am okay with that. The wonderful thing is that I get a chance to do things better today. I get another chance at chasing my dreams......
What's on my mind. How to cultivate inner peace. I've had moments when I was feeling so wonderful and the world interrupted my mood. It is so hard not to allow your mood to be disturbed. It takes true discipline not to allow outside stimuli to effect you in a negative way. This is something that I am still working on. It can be the littlest thing that causes me self doubt and changes my mood. Inner peace and tranquility are absolutely necessary. I can't imagine a mind that never gets to experience this, and I know those people are out their. I'm guessing they are either brilliant or mentally unstable. Me, I'm somewhere in-between. The challenge today is to try and maintain inner peace. That means do not worry about bills, or what's going to happen tomorrow. Total inner peace is acquired by following that old saying, "let all the worries go and give them to God." Today I will leave you with a verse.
Philippians 4:8-9
8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. 9 What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.
Keisha
What's on my mind. How to cultivate inner peace. I've had moments when I was feeling so wonderful and the world interrupted my mood. It is so hard not to allow your mood to be disturbed. It takes true discipline not to allow outside stimuli to effect you in a negative way. This is something that I am still working on. It can be the littlest thing that causes me self doubt and changes my mood. Inner peace and tranquility are absolutely necessary. I can't imagine a mind that never gets to experience this, and I know those people are out their. I'm guessing they are either brilliant or mentally unstable. Me, I'm somewhere in-between. The challenge today is to try and maintain inner peace. That means do not worry about bills, or what's going to happen tomorrow. Total inner peace is acquired by following that old saying, "let all the worries go and give them to God." Today I will leave you with a verse.
Philippians 4:8-9
8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. 9 What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.
Keisha
Sunday, October 5, 2014
Day 30. They say anything you do for 30 days becomes a habit....it's Sunday. Almost time for the hustle and bustle of the week. I am taking this time to appreciate the quiet moment I have. To appreciate all the blessings and good things I have in my life. Remembering that their is always someone who is doing better, but there is also someone who is doing worse. I am always striving for better. I am thankful for peace and tranquility today. I pray for all those who have total chaos right now. Life is ups and downs and the true challenge is making it through the downs.....so you can be up again!
What's on my mind. How so many people with different views see God. Someone was telling me that this young lady was suicidal, because she was not living her truth and was afraid of what her family would say. She wanted to tell them that she was a lesbian. Crazy how we feel obligated to stay strong and together when all we want to do is fall apart. She found someone who heard her. They were by her side as she told her family and her pastor. Her paster told her it was the devil and that she was no longer allowed in church. This makes me so sick. The God I know loves you for who you are. He wants you in church. If sinners aren't allowed in church then the churches would all be empty. Every paster, preacher, priest, all of us are sinners, because no one is perfect. The God I know and serve loves us all, sin and all. He wants us to be better and do better, but He knows we will fall short. He is the only one who truly knows our heart. When you try to understand this it can cause confusion, because He also said that our small minds can't comprehend some of His wonders. Today don't let someone who believes they are high and mighty get you down. Mentally you have to build this strong wall for yourself. Promise yourself that no one will destroy your wall. Prove all those dream killers wrong by fighting for yourself and believing in yourself. I believe God gave us life and he is the One who should have the power to distinguish your light in this world. He promised that when you believe any faith even as small as a mustard seed your light will shine for eternity. Today I will leave you with a verse.
◄ Matthew 17:20►
20 He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
Keisha
What's on my mind. How so many people with different views see God. Someone was telling me that this young lady was suicidal, because she was not living her truth and was afraid of what her family would say. She wanted to tell them that she was a lesbian. Crazy how we feel obligated to stay strong and together when all we want to do is fall apart. She found someone who heard her. They were by her side as she told her family and her pastor. Her paster told her it was the devil and that she was no longer allowed in church. This makes me so sick. The God I know loves you for who you are. He wants you in church. If sinners aren't allowed in church then the churches would all be empty. Every paster, preacher, priest, all of us are sinners, because no one is perfect. The God I know and serve loves us all, sin and all. He wants us to be better and do better, but He knows we will fall short. He is the only one who truly knows our heart. When you try to understand this it can cause confusion, because He also said that our small minds can't comprehend some of His wonders. Today don't let someone who believes they are high and mighty get you down. Mentally you have to build this strong wall for yourself. Promise yourself that no one will destroy your wall. Prove all those dream killers wrong by fighting for yourself and believing in yourself. I believe God gave us life and he is the One who should have the power to distinguish your light in this world. He promised that when you believe any faith even as small as a mustard seed your light will shine for eternity. Today I will leave you with a verse.
◄ Matthew 17:20►
20 He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
Keisha
Saturday, October 4, 2014
Day 29. Finding the right relationship can be difficult. Some people really want a partner and some people just aren't ready for a committed relationship. You can't force a round peg in a triangle shape. The object is not to settle, but to find someone who wants the same things you do. Don't spend your time on someone that may not progress the way you want. Especially, when they tell you up front they aren't ready for a relationship. See them for who they are not the potential you see in them. Finding the right person takes time. It's important to find out what people are about. That means spending enough time getting to know them and understanding how they move. When we first date someone, no one is themselves. We want to impress. We do things at the beginning of the relationship that you usually don't do in your day to day living. We can't help it. Once you past the honey moon stage you will start to see the real person, and can you deal with that person who starts to appear? The more comfortable we become with someone the more our true self emerges.
What's on my mind. Being judgemental. It's easy to do, but not fair to anyone. The funny thing about life is we can plan all we want, but life has a way of throwing us in another direction. When that happens to a person the worst thing that someone else could do is judge them. God warns us that how we judge people will be the same way he judges us. In the quest to changing this upside down world we need to work on not judging. The very thing we judge someone else about could be the space we end up in. We need to be more understanding and to provide more support. The challenge is to not judge, but to be more understanding. Today I will leave you with a verse.
Matthew 7:1-5
“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye.
Keisha
What's on my mind. Being judgemental. It's easy to do, but not fair to anyone. The funny thing about life is we can plan all we want, but life has a way of throwing us in another direction. When that happens to a person the worst thing that someone else could do is judge them. God warns us that how we judge people will be the same way he judges us. In the quest to changing this upside down world we need to work on not judging. The very thing we judge someone else about could be the space we end up in. We need to be more understanding and to provide more support. The challenge is to not judge, but to be more understanding. Today I will leave you with a verse.
Matthew 7:1-5
“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye.
Keisha
Friday, October 3, 2014
Day 28. It's Friday again. You know what that means....it's all about self care and making sure you are healthy. I think people are happiest when they are SEMP sound. That's my formula; Spiritually, Emotionally, Mentally and Physically sound. Make sure that on your days off you take time for the things you love. Doing this will help fuel your inner happy.
What's on my mind. Taking this quest to change this upside down world one day at a time. I always tell people that when you are working on changing anything it takes time. How ever long it took to develop the unwanted behavior, it's going to take twice that to work on changing it. The ingredients to changing anything; is the motivation-wanting to change, willingness-doing what ever it takes to change, and time-allowing the process time to work and become a habit and way of life. So, patience is key. It's also normal to have a bad day and slip into old behaviors. The key is realizing and recognizing what's going on and catch it before all of your hard work gets harder. Anything, worth having is not easy, but we don't want to make things harder then they should be. Make sure you don't put to much on your plate of life. The more things you have on your plate the more stressful things will become. Make sure you laugh a lot! The challenge is to do something that makes someone else happy. In turn this will fuel your inner happy. Today, I will leave you with an inspirational quote.
"Whoever is happy will make others happy too. He who has courage and faith will never perish in misery."
-Anne Frank
Keisha
What's on my mind. Taking this quest to change this upside down world one day at a time. I always tell people that when you are working on changing anything it takes time. How ever long it took to develop the unwanted behavior, it's going to take twice that to work on changing it. The ingredients to changing anything; is the motivation-wanting to change, willingness-doing what ever it takes to change, and time-allowing the process time to work and become a habit and way of life. So, patience is key. It's also normal to have a bad day and slip into old behaviors. The key is realizing and recognizing what's going on and catch it before all of your hard work gets harder. Anything, worth having is not easy, but we don't want to make things harder then they should be. Make sure you don't put to much on your plate of life. The more things you have on your plate the more stressful things will become. Make sure you laugh a lot! The challenge is to do something that makes someone else happy. In turn this will fuel your inner happy. Today, I will leave you with an inspirational quote.
"Whoever is happy will make others happy too. He who has courage and faith will never perish in misery."
-Anne Frank
Keisha
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Day 27. Being emotionally tired is so much worse then being physically tired. I had a wonderful day meeting and talking to some brilliant, thought provoking people. It was so great that I am on emotional overload. Their is something special about hearing people encouraging you to continue doing exceptional work.
What's on my mind. How many wonderful people we have in our lives who uplift us and support us in becoming the people we are. How important it is to have someone that challenges you to be better and to want you to succeed. Having someone see something positive in you that you couldn't see in yourself is a blessing. Having that person believe in your power is encouraging. Especially during times that you didn't believe in yourself. Sometime, I don't think we realize the power we have. I don't think we understand the gifts that we have inside ourselves that can change the world....interesting enough some of those brilliant people who came before us in history did, and they acted on it and changed the world making our lives better. The challenge is to be that person for someone. Be the one that believes in another even when it seems Difficult. Be the one that challenges them to live out their dreams. Especially, when no one else is in their corner. Today I will leave you with a verse.
John 15:13
13 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.
Acts 20:35
35 In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
Keisha
What's on my mind. How many wonderful people we have in our lives who uplift us and support us in becoming the people we are. How important it is to have someone that challenges you to be better and to want you to succeed. Having someone see something positive in you that you couldn't see in yourself is a blessing. Having that person believe in your power is encouraging. Especially during times that you didn't believe in yourself. Sometime, I don't think we realize the power we have. I don't think we understand the gifts that we have inside ourselves that can change the world....interesting enough some of those brilliant people who came before us in history did, and they acted on it and changed the world making our lives better. The challenge is to be that person for someone. Be the one that believes in another even when it seems Difficult. Be the one that challenges them to live out their dreams. Especially, when no one else is in their corner. Today I will leave you with a verse.
John 15:13
13 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.
Acts 20:35
35 In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
Keisha
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Day 26. Communism is one of the craziest things I've ever heard. I guess everyone's opinion on things are different. It's just hard for me to comprehend that God brought us into this world and another person can tell you how to live. I think people should have the freedom to go where they'd like without having to get permission....
What's on my mind. So many things. We would like to think that we are free to do and be who we are, but are we really? The truth is that we will always be confined by the constraints of life and never be truly free. We are blessed in most areas of the world that we have more liberation then others. I guess we should be thankful and grateful for that. My challenge for today is to get as many people as possible to work on the same common goal. The process of changing this world, one thing at a time that confinds us. Hatred confinds us. Today I will leave you with a verse and better understanding of my challenge.
1 Corinthians 1:10
I appeal to you, dear brothers and sisters, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, to live in harmony with each other. Let there be no divisions in the church. Rather, be of one mind, united in thought and purpose.
Keisha
What's on my mind. So many things. We would like to think that we are free to do and be who we are, but are we really? The truth is that we will always be confined by the constraints of life and never be truly free. We are blessed in most areas of the world that we have more liberation then others. I guess we should be thankful and grateful for that. My challenge for today is to get as many people as possible to work on the same common goal. The process of changing this world, one thing at a time that confinds us. Hatred confinds us. Today I will leave you with a verse and better understanding of my challenge.
1 Corinthians 1:10
I appeal to you, dear brothers and sisters, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, to live in harmony with each other. Let there be no divisions in the church. Rather, be of one mind, united in thought and purpose.
Keisha
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