Things I Believe In
I posted my first entry 2 days ago at the recommendation of a friend...Jeff! I have to admit that the response and welcome committee was quite overwhelming, however, much appreciated! Jeff told me of the warm and supportive sense of community that he's experienced while participating in LJ. He also told me that he's actually met some of his LJ friends in person and what wonderful people they are! How can I not believe him after all of the warm and welcoming responses to my entry? I really was blown away! I want to thank you all for your efforts and I hope to mold myself after all of you when asked to welcome others! I also want to thank Coloradofather for his comment! My fear of my first post was that no one would get me! I guess it doesn't really matter, but it was my fear nonetheless! As you get to know me, you'll find that I have a wicked since of humor, an everlasting love for Jazz, Motown, Soul, R&B and House music! Also you'll find that I'm just a big kid, although, Ken would jump in and interject 'Big Ole Girl'! There's nothing farther from the truth...Bless his heart! ;) Here are a few things that I firmly believe in and live by on a daily basis! These things have helped change and enhance my life! I did not create them! I just believe that if you want to keep it...you gotta give it away! Enjoy!
1. I create my own reality!
2. 'Choice' not 'Change' determines my destiny!
3. 'Normal' is a setting on the washing machine!
4. The root of chronic anger is blame.
5. Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die!
6. Life IS NOT about the destination...it's ALL about the journey.
7. A goal is only as worthy as the amount of energy spent to achieve it.
8. If I'm not the problem, then I'm not the solution.
9. What lies behind me and what lies ahead of me, pales in comparison to what lies within me!
10. If someone let me down...then I've been leaning on them.
11. Failure is an event, not a person.
12. Pain is inevitable and misery is optional.
13. What grows in the dark, dies in the light of exposure.
14. I either make myself miserable or I make myself serene. The amount of energy I spend on either is the same.
15. If I'm living in a dysfunctional relationship with another person, it's because I have a dysfunctional relationship with myself.
16. The most important relationship I will ever have is the relationship I have with myself!
17. I want a relationship where the dating begins after the honeymoon ends!
18. My mind is a baaaaaaaaaaaad neighborhood and I don't need to be going there by myself!
19. I can't think myself into 'Rightful Living', I have to live myself into 'Rightful Thinking'!
20. I should be careful of what I ask for because I just might get it!
21. If God seems so far away.....who moved?
22. I too am a precious, lovable, loving, and loved creation of God!
23. An expectation is a premeditated disappointment!
24. Beauty magazines promote low self-esteem!
25. He who is well fed from within requires very little from without!
26. Character is something you do when nobody else is watching!
27. Common sense is not so common!
28. If I'm gonna think, I might as well think BIG!
29. If I shoot for the moon and miss, I'll probably land within the stars!
30. If it's not practical, it's not spiritual!
31. I may be effected by what happens to me but I refuse to be reduced by it!
32. When I get tired of being walked on like a rug, I'll pick myself up off the floor!
All or some of these may sound strange, but those who get it will understand! **BIG HUGS**