Follow Your Bliss

"You cant do anything about the past, but you can do something about right now." ~Joel Osteen

"Every adversity, every failure, every heartbreak, carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit." -Napoleon Hill

Ever since I was younger I never really been the type to day dream, talk, or plan out my future wedding.  Although I always looked at wedding dresses and wanted the most gorgeous, glamorous gowns just for show, I never really thought about actually getting married.  I never really cared, but perhaps maybe because the relationships I seen were not worth dreaming of...and when your young, what your around is all you know... During and after high school my mind was set on one thing; I knew I wanted to be in LA and that's where I was going.  My most exciting days was when I first moved to LA.  For the first time in my life I was getting what I always dreamt of when I was a little girl.  I got to be in TV shows, movies, magazines, attend award shows, meet my favorite celebrities - everything was a first, and everything was amazing...and never once did I choose to "de-moralize" myself in the process. Then the day came where I met someone who made me believe in al...

"All intimacy is rare - that's what makes it precious." ~ Amy Bloom http://www.oprah.com/omagazine/Os-Words-That-Matter-Inspirational-Quotes#ixzz2hzfrh1kI

As I was driving to work today, I realized I'm close to reaching my short term goals...then it hit me, "Are most people ever satisfied with reaching their goals?"  Am I ever satisfied with my goals?  I'm not. Is it because we love the chase...the challenge...? After thinking about it for awhile, I thought about all the goals I have chased and realized, its not that I love the challenge, its not because I can't be satisfied, its because these goals were not designed for me.  Not that they were meaningless, but not designed for me because I doubted my qualities and skills which disabled my mind; I didn't give myself a chance to realize what gave me fulfillment, so I ended up chasing the wrong goals. Putting limitations on desires defeats the ability to reach your potential ...  I guess, like I've said before, today is a good day to start planing for something new... hopefully, in the right direction.

The moral of this story always makes me feel better.... There were three trees in the forest.  The trees were discussing their future plans. One tree wanted to be a big war boat that was involved in many legendary battles. The other laughed and claim that he wanted to be a beautiful home somewhere really nice. The third, wanted to be a powerful weapon. Well, as you would have had it, things didn't go as planned. The trees, to their disappointment, were cut down by mankind to be used for other purposes... The tree that wanted to be the powerful war boat ended becoming a cradle that held baby Jesus. The tree that dreamt of being a big cathedral ended up becoming a manger that provided shelter and safety to Mary and Joseph as they prepared for Jesus anticipated arrival,  and the last tree that wanted to be a weapon ended up becoming a ...cross. The cross that Jesus carried and crucified on.  You see...our lives may not go as planned because sometimes God has a b...

" Make the most of yourself...for that is all there is of you. " ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

I'm glad I came across this quote; I needed a reminder: "Chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what you want most for what you want right now."

Assumption is like poison in relationships; insecurities are the death of them.

I think it would be safe to say we have all gone through some pivotal turn point in our lives, right?  That one situation that either hurt us...maybe it made us stronger...maybe it made us grateful...maybe it just made us smarter the second time around, but have you ever looked back at that "shitty" experience and thought, "that absolutely did nothing for me."  "I already knew that.." "I learned nothing?" For years I looked back at one of the worst decisions I ever made.  Actually, maybe my desions weren't that bad, they were only human; I cared.  I loved.  I just chose to make these decsions with the wrong person; however, for years I saw certain "events" in my life as a waste .  I was angry I couldn't take those "moments" back, but more upset because I thought I went through all that "horribleness" and gained nothing out of it....nothing that would make me "wiser."  Then I realized, maybe my ex...