Quote of the day ... Nov. 5, 2012

"There's something liberating about not pretending.

Dare to embarrass yourself. Risk."

~Drew Barrymore

Dare to challenge yourself ... by being yourself.  Speak your opinions, live by the advice you give and love like there is no tomorrow.  Take a risk on life.  There are no guarantees in life, you may not get a second chance to tell that special someone "I Love You."  You may not get a second chance to tell someone "I'm Sorry" or "I'm here if you need me." So don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today.  Try to keep your heart free from regret and let go of past grudges that may be dampening your spirit.  

Dare to be YOU.  Even if it means standing alone. You will shine no matter what. 

Quote of the day ... Oct. 26, 2012

"If you scratch some saints you will find the devil."

~Austin O'Malley

We all  have a good side and a bad side.  There's no point in trying to hide that fact.  What is important is which side we CHOOSE to have on prominent display for all to see.  The choices you made in the past do not necessarily have to mean you are still that person today.  And there's not point in regretting those choices either.  There is a lesson in every choice you make.  Your past, whether good or bad, has made you who you are today and the choices you make today will determine who you evolve into tomorrow.

There should be no shame in having made poor choices in your life.  Every person has made at least ONE poor choice at some point during their life and the person who tells you otherwise is probably the biggest offender who just doesn't want to admit it.  But when it comes right down to  it, if you have a bad side that you wish to keep at bay, don't hide it, don't run from it, face it head on and start to make the choices you know you should be making so that you are almost always putting your best foot forward.  Yes, I said almost because let's face it, what fun would life be if we are ALWAYS being good???? 

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Quote of the day ... Oct. 25, 2012

“If you can't get rid of the skeleton in your closet,  you'd best teach it to dance."

~George Bernard Shaw I seen this quote the other day and fell in love with it.  We all know how hard it is to keep secrets about ourselves under wraps, partly the reason why I am such an open book about my life.  There are just some parts of life that people wish to erase, but why?  This has forever been a question in my mind. Why not try to learn from the occurrence?  Why have a heart full of regret and a head full of secrets? Freud believed you could gain insight by making your unconscious thoughts conscious, meaning by repressing certain occurrences and making yourself believe that they never happened, you are doing yourself a great disservice.  In most cases, bringing to light the reasons behind what happened can often bring you to a place where you can live with the occurrence.  He believed the treatment process for many depressed and anxiety ridden beings was to go through a psychoanalytical healing process where repressed emotions and experiences are brought to the surface and dealt with on the conscious level. This is not to say that if you have skeletons in your closet that you are depressed or have anxiety attacks, and it is also not to suggest that you need therapy.  However, if you are keeping skeletons locked away, and are in any way feeling the burden of them, free them, or, as Mr. Shaw suggests, teach them to dance.  The first step in any process of healing is always to accept that we no longer have control over what is ailing us.  The step is there, it's up to you to take it, it is also the hardest. But is well worth it. http://www.lifetimememorieswny.com

Quote of the day ... Oct 3, 2012

"May you live to be a hundred years

With one extra year to repent."

~Author Unknown

A life of regret is something I refuse to ever have.  I love taking chances, risks and have faith that I will always end up on the right path.  I have recently been forced into change that I was not fully prepared for, although, I am probably more ready that I think I am, because I am here, doing this and loving it all. 

How do you react when change is forced upon you?  Do you take in stride or immediately panic? Do you turn inward and see how only the here and now is affected or do you force yourself to see the situation for what it is and what opportunities are there for you?  Your life is dependent on no one but YOU! Make it great!  

Go fishing where you are prohibited.