Never look back

LIFE is like an OCEAN.  Sometimes it is calm, sometimes it has crashing waves and sometimes it’s just in between.  It also helps me explain my experiences.  There was a time when the shore seemed too far in the distance to ever reach.  At one point, my life was in the midst of the most horrific storm known to the waters.  There in the middle of nowhere treading water, it was certain for sure that soon I would be pulled under only to drown.  But then there was a break in the weather.  The water became calm and I was still afloat.  Slowly I began to swim slowly toward the shore.  Still it seemed impossible to reach.  As the shore became more reachable, yet another storm would distract the ocean’s slumber causing me to stall and giving me less hope.  There were some days I refused to swim and even thought about going in the other direction.  But I persevered.  Soon, I had reached the shore.  It felt like an eternity.  It felt unreal.  But there I was with my feet planted firmly on the sand.  I looked behind me and glimpsed at the ocean that I swore would be my death.  Now that I had reached my destination on dry land, I realized that the storm didn’t last forever and the waves didn’t hold me back.  I see life as that ocean.  Sometimes the swim towards shore seems too far and out of reach.  But it’s learning to cope with the changing tide and understand that everyday will not be identical to the one before.  It’s going with the flow of the waves instead of fighting them.   It acceptance of the weather and never giving up hope no matter what because there are just some things we can’t control in life.  But I assure that once your feet are placed upon the sand, you will look behind at the struggle and realize you were stronger than assumed.  Everyone’s ocean is different but everyone has to swim to get ashore.  Even if someone floats off course, it’s never too late to search for dry land.  LIFE isn’t always what we want but at the end of the day, NEVER give up and never surrender to the storm.  Storms don’t last forever and eventually the sun will shine again.  Never Look Back........

 

Broken Angels 2014 

HUMBLE yourself......

It’s amazing how time can literally re-structure a person on how they think, how they live and how they view things.  Based on circumstance or personal creation, it doesn’t matter what someone started out with.  It’s what a person is left with.  Just like a bank account.  Money goes in and money comes out.  It’s never the same.  It either goes up or goes down and contrary to life.  Notice how when the bank account is full of money how much happier a person is?  But when there is a huge debt to pay off then suddenly  the balance is almost at a negative, the person becomes noticeably  unhappy.    Truth is, money can’t buy happiness.    Life should be enjoyed no matter what.  From experience, I’ve realized that “The good Lord can giveth and the good Lord can taketh.”  There is no doubt about that.  Viewing it as biblical or just common sense, it relates to someone, somewhere.   No one foresees their life on a crooked path they just walk the one placed before them.  A person can have thousands of dollars and an empty evil soul vs. a person who has one dollar and full heart of love.  So when someone humbles themselves, it is a choice, not an option.  Materialistic people seem to lack something in their lives and those who learn to live without seem to appreciate the littlest things more.  Just because someone doesn’t shop at Bloomindales doesn’t mean they aren’t rich.  They may very well be RICH in love and kindness.  To be honest it is more valuable than anything you could put a price-tag on.  So the advice I give today is to HUMBLE yourself and be kind to others who aren’t as  fortunate as you because one day the shoe might be on the other foot.   And  keep in mind….it probably won’t be a designer shoe. 

 

Broken Angels 2014

BROKEN ANGELS

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"Thank Goodness for the difficult people in my life........."

This blog is about encouragement, confidence and self-esteem.  Years ago I used to base my self-worth on what other’s used to think about me.  But once I started to make my own personal changes in my life, now I am a stronger woman than ever before.  My strength isn’t to intimidate anyone but in hopes to encourage those who still struggle.  Negative people can actually begin to reflect themselves on you.  That is when you need to eliminate them from your life and your happy place.  Broken Angels was first intended to relieve my stress and for me to be able to release my thoughts.  Though I have never completely disabled my page, ”under construction,” Over the years the page indeed has been a consistent process.  As time changes so do people.  That is purely factual and imminent.  Despite the hurdles and difficult people, I managed to literally fix the things that appeared terminal.  I’m proud of who I am and I don’t need a gold star from any particular figure make me feel important.  No one should have to accept humility or disrespect from anyone else.  I find it absurd and inhumane but unfortunately there will always be that type of people that exist.  However, I refuse  to deal with them.  Eventually when they see you are resilient to their hateful way, they will move on the next vulnerable person they consider weaker than them.  I just turn my head and move forward with my day.  Life can humble a materialistic person but life can also bitter a sweet person.  Tears do nothing for problem solving and being horrible to people does nothing for the soul.  Find a happy medium.  For the most part and for the moment that is what I have done.  It seems to have been productive.  But just remember that there is someone that is contempt with seeing you fail and thrives off your weaknesses.  Be careful who you pour your heart out too because someday someone might try to use it against you.  I see nothing wrong with keeping a partial wall up between you and certain people who need to earn your trust with time in order to break it down.  I learned the hard way but I also learned smarter ways.  I’ve decided to harden up a bit and not go out on a limb ever again to say my peace of mind.  At the end of the day, it’s just not worth my time anymore.  I’ve made amends with all the people in my life that truly matter.  The rest who still ponder on the past are not going to be a part of my future. Period; end of story.