I have been reading Danielle LaPorte’s book The Fire Starter Sessions, and I am so inspired! I have also been listening to inspiring and motivating webinars and reading anything and everything that I can get my hands on. I am determined to live my life to the fullest. To accomplish my goals, to live fearless. I have to keep what I need and want in focus and make it a priority, make myself a priority.  This quote really stood out to me. It  I don’t know who it’s by, sorry.

Sometimes you have to step outside, get some air, and remind yourself of who you are and who you want to be.

I don’t have an inspiring quote from a famous poet or writer this monday, just my own observation. As I was sitting here with a sprained ankle, I was thinking about a few people in my life. This thought jumped into head. Sometimes people are just who you thought they were. Not who you want them to be, or who you hoped they were. They are the person that your gut tells you they truly are. It doesn’t mean that they are bad people, maybe just people that shouldn’t be in your life. They say they will or have changed and you want them to change.  Change is something that people have to do on their own because they want to, not because you want them to,  or you think they should. Change requires consistency and a desire to be better, do better. It requires more than talking about it.  Once you accept this, the happier and less stressful your life will be.    I know mine will be.

Well I know that I have not posted in awhile. I am trying and doing new things to get me closer to my goals. I am also working on some new things for the this blog. With all these things that are positive that are going on, there are also things, people and situations that drain my spirit. So this inspiration Monday is as much for me as it is for you. I believe that I have posted this poem before. It is a poem that I had posted on the walls of my store to give inspiration to myself and other people. It reminds me that my life is important and beautiful. And sometimes we all need a little encouragement.

I will not die an unlived life.

I will not live in fear, of falling or catching fire.

I choose to inhabit my days, to allow my living to open me,

to make me less afraid.

more accessible; to loosen my heart until it becomes a wing, a torch,

a promise, a torch, a promise.

I choose to risk my significance,

To live so that which came to me as seed goes onto the next as blossom, and that which came to me as blossom goes on as fruit.

Dawna Markova

I am working on a lot of things right now. So sorry the post have been a little sporadic. But I am working on some great things, some things that I am so excited about. I wanted to leave you some inspiration for your week. Enjoy! and make sure you check back!

Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.
Harriet Tubman

I have been having a few health problems lately and it has been preventing me from posting as often as I would like. During this time it has given me a lot of time to think about the direction that I want to go with my life and my career or should I say my purpose. I have decided some new things that I want to try on the blog, that are more of who I truly am. There are things that I am excited about trying for my creative business. I am searching to find my voice and I am determined to be more comfortable about expressing that voice.  There are things that I still need to let go of and be comfortable with letting them go. I am still in the process of learning to value and appreciate myself. It’s seems like a long process but I am not going to rush it. You might see some changes but they will be changes for the good.

Sometimes you have to let everything go,  purge yourself. If you are unhappy  with anything, whatever is bringing you down, get rid of it. Because  you will find that when you are free, your true creativity, your true self comes out. Tina Turner

I don’t know when or why the true realization hit me that I wasn’t living my life, my purpose. I haven’t been living up to my potential and I haven’t been fully sharing my gifts. I thought I wasn’t talented enough and I was terrified to show people who I was and that I was truly talented, creative and passionate. I have had so  many false starts but it is such a blessing that I really believe that I am finally on the road to living the life I was meant to live. Full of passion and sharing my talent and my voice with everyone. I am feeling a new confidence, a new determination. It feels different than before. It feels like even if I stumble, it will only be a stumble I can and will continue on my journey. It’s an unshakeable renewing of faith, belief and determination. So, stay tuned I plan on doing some big things, but most of all I plan on sharing those big things.

It is in your moments of  decision that your destiny is shaped

Anthony Robbins

Sorry I have been a little lazy with posting. I have been feeling a little under the weather lately. I haven’t been taking care of myself.  From now on I will be putting self care on my to do list. It’s easy for me to take care of everyone else, but when it comes to me I just can’t seem to find the time. I am very excited to implement a day that is totally dedicated to taking special care of me! I think it will help with my migraines, insomnia, and fatigue I’ll let you know how it goes. Also, I have decided that I need to get involved with other creative/ positive/ living their dreams/ living fearlessly on purpose people.  Sometimes my dreams, goal, purpose gets so cloudy that I need a support system to keep me on track, share ideas and fears. I love to hear how other people are living their creative life. I have some great people in my life that lift me up, even if they don’t “get” my creative vision. But as they say it takes a village to raise a child, I think that it takes a community to help you live your purpose.

“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that,  but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great”. Mark Twain

I have been a little lazy with posting. I have been trying to figure what the next step should be to accomplish my goals. The stresses of everyday life have been weighing heavy on my mind and heart.  Sometimes we can let the stresses of life cause a distraction on the road to where we are suppose to be. I have a journal that I keep with affirmations, notes and anything that is positive. I have this quote taped to one of the pages. It talks about acceptance. Some people might view acceptance as giving up, but that I see it. It is accepting that I may not have the answer to everything right now or ever. It is accepting that no matter how much I may love someone, it might be better to let them go. It’s accepting that I can’t and shouldn’t control everything. It’s accepting who I am and being totally comfortable with it. Acceptance is something that is necessary for growth. I know it’s necessary  for my growth.  Acceptance is one of my intentions for this year and for my life. These are some of my favorite lines from an affirmation by Jewel Diamond Taylor.

ACCEPTANCE - My Faith, self esteem and courage are restored.  I will not let negative fears and emotions ruin and control my life. I deserve more and I “m ready to et the light back into my life. 

I had decided that the Inspiration Monday post would be all about love. Not only the love of someone else, but also the love we show and give ourselves.  But God put something else on my heart and I decided to share it for today.  I have been encountering in my own life that I sometimes feel powerless. I want to get my business off the ground but I don’t have enough money. I want to have time to do things that for myself, but my other obligations make it hard.  I don’t like to see people unhappy or sad, especially when I can see so much potential in them, and I try my best to help them see it.  Sometimes we have to let go of things, people or thoughts so that we can live the life we are meant to live. Maybe we aren’t powerless, maybe it’s just that we are scared to let go.  As I pray for God to change me and help me grow as a person, I am beginning to realize that I have more power than I think (and I can’t save or help everybody!) My prayer everyday is for God to change me, make into a better person. I want to not only be able to see my potential and value I want to feel it in my soul. Power is not something that is given, it already belongs to us. I have shared this poem from Marianne Williamson before, it is my all time favorite and I feel that it’s so inspiring. I just had to share my favorite couple of lines from the poem to kick start your week.

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God.   Marianne Williamson

I entered the new year with such anticipation of all the things that I wanted to accomplish. I mentally wrote my goal and intentions for the year. I was excited and pumped up about 2012 and thanked God that 2011 was gone! But now we are almost at the end of January and I feel that I fallen short of my intentions. For some reason I was very reluctant to write down my intentions and goals that I wanted to focus on for the  year. I don’t know exactly why, but fear overwhelmed me and I didn’t or couldn’t write down anything! Extreme fatigue and migraines have played a major part in my procrastination.   Today is a new day and I have made a promise to do all that I can to live the life that God has intended me to live. So, for next weeks inspiration Monday I will share with you my  intentions for 2012. This will be a way for me to hold myself accountable. As long as you are blessed to breathe another day, you can start again.

Everything is possible for he who believes. Mark 9:23