Its Up To You

 When you have something you want/need to accomplish/change, It's up to you to get it done/do it. You can come up with excuses,you can blame someone else, you can find reasons to hold yourself back, you can even convince yourself you're better off where you are but, what you have to realize is the only person that suffers in this scenario is you. When one does nothing to better him/herself, a choice is made to accept/settle for whatever.
 Once that choice is made,it becomes harder and harder to take that first step towards being the best you; you can be. The good thing is "It's never to late to be what you might have been." So, if you've put things off or have been settling, make the choice to do all you can to change what is to what you want it to be. Invest in yourself. Make a difference in your life. Who you are, what you do, where you go, where you end up and how you feel when you look over your life and at your reflection is up to you.

The Hands of Time

I've been told that time can be our best healer and our greatest teacher.I believe this to be true to some extent because over the years, I've heard people say,"They wish they could turn back the hands of time." At one point,that thought crossed my mind as well. However, I have learned that time can not be reversed and our past can't be altered. Therefor I live for now. I make the most of the time I'm given. I start my days not regretting my past but learning from it, my mistakes and experiences.I make a conscious effort to find the joy / blessings in whatever comes my way.The realization that life is what it is and time moves on is a powerful thing.It allows us to gather our thoughts, let go, change, accept and most importantly, like time; move on.

Uncertainty

Uncertainty can control your actions and emotions if you let it. When unexpected things happen, we tend to create scenarios in our mind. Our fears come to life and worry takes hold. To some degree, you do have to be concerned about what is yet to come but, more often than not we give the unknown more power than it should have. Things may be harder as a result of the changes you face and adjustments will have to be made. However, if you hold on to your faith while facing / enduring the change, you will find that this to shall pass and things will work out. If your faith eludes you, remind yourself of the things you've made it through / overcame so far in your life and you will see that although uncertainty can be hard to accept / deal with the only control of your state of mind it has is the control you give it.

Special Moments

Senior Night for the basketball players and cheerleaders has come and gone. Once again, the truth that our babies grow up so fast is made obvious. A mixture of smiles, laughter and tears are exchanged between the teammates, classmates, parents, friends and coaches. It is a bittersweet moment for all. The pride is evident. The thought 'a job well done' lingers and the knowledge that this is just the beginning of the next step in all that are involved lives fills the atmosphere with hope, wonder, and anticipation. So to all my seniors, their friends, parents, classmates, teammates, coaches and my readers with special moments of their own; I say,"May the joy, excitement, wonder, and expression of pride and love that is shown during special moments like this, be with you throughout all you face and do." 

My Break

I drifted into my comfort zone and took a break from blogging among other things. In all actuality, I took a break from myself/my life. I needed to clear my thoughts and make peace with a few things/situations. I found it easier to find ways to tune them out rather than deal with them. For a while it worked but when reality kicked in, I was missing my friends, loved ones. I ended up getting sick and the ailments lasted longer than usual. I can't say for sure that one had anything to do with the other but I do know that now that I'm up and about and coping/dealing with things, I'm feeling a lot better.My comfort zone became my escape.I did the must dos without hesitation but the extras were put off.Once my comfort zone wasn't so comforting,I knew I had to suck it up. I was selectively living and only had myself to blame. There are so many things that we can't change in life. That's why when it comes to those we can, we should be active participants in our lives and the lives of others.When we choose to reside in our comfort zone, we miss out on so much.

Putting Things Off

 We all need to take breaks from time to time but, putting things off can lead to missing out, not getting something done and/ or being able to do something. For those reasons, I often remind myself that in some situations, we don't get a second chances. When I realize that, I do my best to make sure that I say what I want to say and do what I need to do. I do this because, I think one of the toughest things to deal with in life tend to stem from what we didn't do, words left unsaid, and the what ifs we leave ourselves with. It's hard to find the middle ground of finding time for ourselves and making time for the must do, need to do, want to do lists/mental notes that we have but, it's up to us to figure out what works for us. When making that decision, we need to ask ourselves, how will I feel if I don't see this through? If our answer leaves us wondering and questioning the choice we made, that given situation shouldn't be put aside. It should be addressed and dealt with. The time should be made to express ourselves, complete what we start, show how we feel and do what we need/want to do. Once that is done, that much needed break can be taken with a clear heart, mind, soul spirit and most importantly, no regrets.