Thursday, November 21, 2013
a beautiful fall day
Chicago has #summertimechi but DC in the fall is quite a beauty. The clean cut grass, colorful leaves, and sunshine makes the day so pleasant. Playing tourist for the day means monuments, scenery, and selfies.
Daily Bread
Sometimes when your down and out, not feeling your best, or feeling like the world and the people in to are against you, you have to pull from your gut and remind yourself that no matter what you will be happy. You will "fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it...". Sometimes is all you have to hold onto. I am reminded. I remind myself. I have to.
Then somedays you just are.
“Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it, and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it. You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestations of your own blessings. And once you have achieved a state of happiness, you must never become lax about maintaining it. You must make a mighty effort to keep swimming upward into that happiness forever, to stay afloat on top of it.” Eat Pray Love, Elisabeth Gilbert
“Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.”
― Guillaume Apollinaire
a lil' thursday inspiration
This resonated so deeply with me when I read it. Sometimes we want so badly for things to go our way, but that's not God's plan for us. Most times we would choose the easy way out of the situation. But God has other plans for our life. He wants to see a change in our heart. He wants us to trust his word. Do your part and God will handle the rest.
"Sometimes God doesn't change your situation because he's trying to change your heart." Wow. Things like this tend to stay with me.
Reminder: Work on applying it to daily life.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
It's up to me...
“I’ve learned how much power I have in designing my happiness. I am the architect of it. So I work on building it. A skyscraper.” Terry McMillian
The best thing about this blog is the constant reminder of its theme. Happiness. And the pursuit of it. How to get it and how to hold on for dear life. Life can sometimes suck that little ounce of happiness you have left and leave you feeling drained and defeated. It happens to the best of us. But it takes a special kind of strength to dig deep and not let unhappiness consume you. Don't let defeat be what you eat, sleep, and breathe. God didn't build us to suffer, He built us to succeed. Some days you wake up with the blues, headed to a job that you aren't 100% excited about (not to be confused with ungratefulness), just to get up and do it all over again. The excitement, the thrill can sometimes be dull or nonexistent. This blog serves as a daily reminder that it is up to me to bring the light. It's up to me to design my happiness. Even if it's just tinkering in the little things that bring me joy throughout the day. One day I hope we all get to a place in our lives where it's not 'work' and we're doing what we love. I guess in the meantime, we shall do what we have to do until we can do what we want to do.
Reminder: Work on the little things.
The best thing about this blog is the constant reminder of its theme. Happiness. And the pursuit of it. How to get it and how to hold on for dear life. Life can sometimes suck that little ounce of happiness you have left and leave you feeling drained and defeated. It happens to the best of us. But it takes a special kind of strength to dig deep and not let unhappiness consume you. Don't let defeat be what you eat, sleep, and breathe. God didn't build us to suffer, He built us to succeed. Some days you wake up with the blues, headed to a job that you aren't 100% excited about (not to be confused with ungratefulness), just to get up and do it all over again. The excitement, the thrill can sometimes be dull or nonexistent. This blog serves as a daily reminder that it is up to me to bring the light. It's up to me to design my happiness. Even if it's just tinkering in the little things that bring me joy throughout the day. One day I hope we all get to a place in our lives where it's not 'work' and we're doing what we love. I guess in the meantime, we shall do what we have to do until we can do what we want to do.
Reminder: Work on the little things.
be inspired
Everyday I'm on the hunt for inspiration. I like to keep my mind open to new ideas, thoughts, and creativity to constantly keep me challenged in my goals, dreams, and aspirations. My inspiration for today comes from Joel Osteen, one of my favorite authors, speakers, and preachers. His word is simple, easy to follow and understand, and on somedays just right on the money for current life situations. Every little bit helps.
“You cannot expect victory and plan for defeat.”
"You will never change what you tolerate.”
"You have to learn to follow your heart. You can’t let other people pressure you into being something that you’re not. If you want God’s favor in your life, you must be the person He made you to be, not the person your boss wants you to be, not even the person your parents or your husband wants you to be. You can’t let outside expectations keep you from following your own heart.”
"It's our faith that activates the power of God"
“Be the one to stand out in the crowd.”
“Don't think small when you pray. God has a way to bring your dreams to pass if you'll dare to be bold enough to ask.”
"Do all you can to make your dreams come true.”
Be inspired. Dream and pray big.
“You cannot expect victory and plan for defeat.”
"You will never change what you tolerate.”
"You have to learn to follow your heart. You can’t let other people pressure you into being something that you’re not. If you want God’s favor in your life, you must be the person He made you to be, not the person your boss wants you to be, not even the person your parents or your husband wants you to be. You can’t let outside expectations keep you from following your own heart.”
"It's our faith that activates the power of God"
“Be the one to stand out in the crowd.”
“Don't think small when you pray. God has a way to bring your dreams to pass if you'll dare to be bold enough to ask.”
"Do all you can to make your dreams come true.”
Be inspired. Dream and pray big.
Friday, November 8, 2013
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