I read an article from another blog this morning that got me fired up. The article really hit home with my own beliefs and backed up what I have been saying for a long time now. We, as a society,seem to place our value on what someone is not good at, instead of placing the value on the gifts we bring to the world. The article talked about expecting people to be good at everything, especially in school. It is not possible to be good at EVERYTHING. Instead of feeling like a failure and placing focus on something that is not your natural gift, place your focus on what you can do well. Take your natural gifts and hone in on them. Every one of us has a gift, something important to share with the world. Every life has value. Let's stop looking at the negative, in ourselves and others, and encourage and appreciate the uniqueness we can share with the world. 

Here is an article I found on Facebook that I would like to share

Born with Love by Marianne Williamson

When we were born, we were programmed perfectly.  We had a natural tendency to focus on love.  Our imaginations were creative and flourishing, and we knew how to use them.  We were connected to a world much richer than the one we connect to now, a world full of enchantment and a sense of the miraculous.

So what happened?  Why is it that we reached a certain age, looked around, and the enchantment was gone?

Because we were taught to focus elsewhere.  We were taught to focus elsewhere.  We were taught to think unnaturally.  We were taught a very bad philosophy, a way of looking at the world that contradicts who we are.

We were taught to think thoughts like competition, struggle, sickness, finite resources, limitation, guilt, bad, death, scarcity, and loss.  We began to think these things, and so we began to know them.  We were taught that things like grades, being good enough, money, and doing things the right way, are more important than love.  We were taught that we're separate from other people, that we have to compete to get ahead, that we're not quite good enough the way we are.  We were taught to see the world the way that others had come to see it.  It's as though, as soon as we got here, we were given a sleeping pill.  The thinking of the world, which is not based on love, began pounding in our ears the moment we hit shore.

Love is what we were born with.  fear is what we learned here.  The spiritual journey is the relinquishment, or unlearning, of fear and the acceptance of love back into our hearts.  Love is the essential existential fact.  It is our ultimate reality and our purpose on earth.  To be consciously aware of it, to experience love in ourselves and others, is the meaning of life.

Meaning doesn't lie in things.  Meaning lies in us.  When we attach value to things that aren't love -- the money, the car, the house, the prestige -- we are loving things that can't love us back.  We are searching for meaning in the meaningless.  Money, of itself, means nothing.  Material things, of themselves, mean nothing.  It's not that they're bad.  It's that they're nothing.

We came here to co-create with God by extending love.  Life spent with any other purpose in mind is meaningless, contrary to our nature, and ultimately painful.  It's as though we've been lost in a dark, parallel universe where things are loved more than people.  We overvalue what we perceive with our physical senses, and undervalue what we know to be true in our hearts.

Love isn't material.  It's energy.  It's the feeling in a room, a situation, a person.  Money can't buy it.  Sex doesn't guarantee it.  It has nothing at all to do with the physical world, but it can be expressed nonetheless.  We experience it as kindness, giving, mercy, compassion, peace, joy, acceptance, non-judgment, joining, and intimacy.

Fear is our shared lovelessness, our individual and collective hells.  It's a world that seems to press on us from within and without, giving constant false testimony to the meaninglessness of love.  When fear is expressed, we recognize it as anger, abuse, disease, pain, greed, addiction, selfishness, obsession, corruption, violence, and war.

Love is hidden within us.  It cannot be destroyed, but can only be hidden.  The world we knew as children is still buried within our minds.

Today I am grateful for: 

• Swinging with my son
• The shower; for it's warmth, calmness, and relaxation.
• Gentle reminders of who I choose to be
• New opportunities that encourage growth
• The sun; helping me to feel energized
• The beauty of a child's spirit 
• Summer

My life; I am thankful for another day to be alive to. Another day to spend with my kids and husband. Another day to learn and grow. One more day to experience all that life has to offer. 

Teacher:  A person who teaches in a school. 


Teach:  To cause someone to know something, to cause to know how, to impart the knowledge of, and to instruct by example or experience. 


I wonder why we would limit the definition of a teacher to one who teaches in a school. The latter defines every one of us. We are all teachers. Every day, everything we say and do has an insurmountable impact on the world in which we live. We are teaching those around us, whether we realize it or not. Not only are we teachers for others, but everyone we come in contact with are teachers for us. 
In the school of life, not all teachers will have lessons that we like. Every lesson in life has meaning and importance. When you come across a teacher or lesson that you do not like, the choice is always yours. If you choose to learn and grow from it, your soul will not feel the need to repeat that exact lesson, and will be able to move on. Your entire life is a compilation of the lessons you have already learned from the teachers that have blessed your life. Every one of us has great power; everything we say, do, and think ripples through the Universe, effecting everyone it touches. Take pride and responsibility in the fact that you have the power to change lives; yours as much as those around you. 

When you believe in who you are, have confidence in who you are, and know where you are going, you no longer need anyone else's validation. ~ TD Jakes

When looking to make a positive change in your life, first make a choice. Choice is power. Choice puts you in control of your life and holds you accountable for the outcome. Transformation takes time, but once a choice is made, the process of change is set in motion.Start with setting an intention, starting with "I will..." Switch your focus from what isn't working in your life, to what you are grateful for. What we focus on EXPANDS, so focus on what makes you happy, what feels good, what you choose your life to be. Once this shift is made, you will naturally start to gravitate towards the life you are here to live. Your life has purpose and meaning, it is a gift given to you. It's your choice.

Worry. Worry steals your time, your energy, and your happiness. Worry is a completely useless feeling that causes us to stay stuck, with no forward movement. When was the last time that worry made a situation better? I can tell you from experience, it has NEVER helped one bit. In fact, it has only made things worse, causing negative thoughts and feelings to creep in and take over. Worry makes problems grow and grow, until they feel out-of-control and hopeless. 

Next time worry starts to creep in and take over, choose to let go. Give the problem to God, the Universe, Buda, who or what you believe in. You will feel much lighter, and once again be able to focus on the present moment. Your present moment is truly all you have, as the future is not here. Everything always works out, just as it is meant to. 
Trust and just LET GO. 

Throw Yourself into Life!

“The only way that we can live, is if we grow. The only way 


that we can grow is if we change. The only way that we can 


change is if we learn. The only way we can learn is if we are 


exposed. And the only way that we can become exposed is if 


we throw ourselves out into the open. Do it. Throw 


yourself.” -Orson Scott Card