"Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference." - Winston Churchill

"Your life is what your thoughts make it." - Marcus Aurelius

Something To Remember

"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other." - Abraham Lincoln

Our Thoughts / Our Actions

"You are what your deep, driving desire is, so is your will. As your will is, so is your deed. As your deed is, so is your destiny." - Brihadaranyaka Upanishad IV 4.5

Don't Let Anything Stop You

"Set your sights high, the higher the better. Expect the most wonderful things to happen, not in the future but right now. Realize that nothing is too good. Allow absolutely nothing to hamper you or hold you up in any way." - Eileen Caddy

Life is full of many opportunities and obstacles. Embrace those opportunities and face those obstacles with all that you have in you. Hold your head up, work hard, hang in there and live your life like anything is possible and you'll find that it is. Your faith and belief in yourself will sustain you and help you through. While going through, and doing what you want to do, have to do and need to do, surround yourself with positive people and count your blessings and acknowledge your progress no matter how minimal it may seem. Follow your heart and hold onto your dreams. See each day as a chance to change what didn't work yesterday and do what's necessary to make each day better. Believe that you can, and you will. Believe that you can't, and you won't. It's that simple!

Distractions

"The best way to get something done is to do it" - I'm guilty of a few things but, the two things I'm most guilty of are procrastination and lack of follow through. I have the motivation and what it takes to get it done, I just have to figure out how to get my mindset on the same page. I set my goals and get started and then, the distractions multiply. Facebook, a text, a TV show, a nap... whatever the distraction of the moment may be, I follow it and give it my full attention knowing that I should be focusing on the project I have yet to complete. In my mind, I have plenty of time so, the breaks I take are no big deal, right?...Well, actually, WRONG!!! I say that because what usually happens; is at the last minute, my to do list ends up being a lot longer and my time frame to get the things done, a lot shorter. I end up beating myself up for not doing what I had to do when I should've been doing it.  The funny thing is, I manage to get what I have to do done and breathe a sigh of relief  before promising myself things will be different next time. Unfortunately, when the next time comes around, my mindset fails me once again. That is why today, I'm choosing to alter my mindset. I'm going to set my goals, pull out my to do list, and make a time line which includes my solution to my two things I'm most guilty of which I stated earlier are procrastination and lack of follow through. If you're wondering, what my solution is, it's giving myself time to waste time. This will allow me to plan my break, take it and then get back to work. Since fall is here and change is in the air, anything is possible. So, if you have a to do list, a project you need to do, a change you want to make, something you need to get done, change your mindset. Find a workable solution to getting it done and do it!

My Namesake

Today one of the greatest ladies I know was born. She taught / showed me so much all while loving me unconditionally. My mom named me after her. Not a day goes by that I don't think about her / miss her. My time with her resides in my heart and my memories. I love you Grandma Margie and I miss you. Rest In Peace My Love.

My Namesake 

She knew it was time
Her temple kept failing her
But she had her way

She spoke of heaven
I ignored what transpired
Wait that is selfish

She forbids crying
My reactions were silenced
I follow her lead

Her hand reaches for mine
I reach back grasping darkness
She radiates light

I look beyond me
We embrace our forever
While saying good bye

“Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.”

“There's a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested in doing something, you do it only when circumstance permit. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results.”

Putting Things Off

This is a fitting post because once again , I'm guilty of putting something off. In this case, it was yesterday's post. I am definitely a work in progress. It is my hope that posting about this shortcoming of mine will help me with my follow through and if you happen to have the same problem, hopefully it will help you too; so, here it goes.
As life goes on, we take breaks, put things off, make excuses, procrastinate because we would rather be doing something else or just get comfortable where we are although we know there's things we need to do and / or should do. Our coulda, woulda, shouldas become our what ifs and we are left wanting more / needing more while finding ways to justify obtaining neither. If we took the energy we use to make excuses and cop out to take that first step and follow through on making necessary / wanted / desired changes, we'd see that we have what it takes to do whatever we put our mind to. For me, today (which was supposed to be yesterday) is the day I take my own advice. I must say so far, so good. I've accomplished a few things and am looking forward to all that is yet to come. If you to have something you want / need to do / finish, and / or change, join me.