September 2010
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Day 188: Speak vs. Scream
Day 188: Speak vs. Scream Never bite ur tongue whn what u hv to say is the truth. Never speak quietly if someone needs to hear what u hv to say. Never scream if ppl are already giving u there full attention. Never sugar coat what is easier understood clear and direct. Never prolong a conversation by repeating things over and over. Never call it a conversation if ur the only one talking....
August 2010
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Day 187: Going vs. Going vs. Gone
Day 187: Going vs. Going vs. Gone
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DAY 186: FAITH VS. WORKS
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DAY 185: Looking vs. Watching
5DAY 184: Looking vs. Watching Wow… Today was amazing bcuz I met my newest 4month old godson Alec (aka TumTum) for the first time. Thinking abt the challenge and the role of being a godmother and the reality of the influence I have in my godchildrens lives got me to thinking. Children learn by mimicing what they see. They learn to speak by watching u talk. They learn to discriminate by...
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DAY 184: LOST VS. FOUND
DAY 184: LOST VS. FOUND All calm (deep breaths)… Spent a lovely day with my bestest friend in charlotte nc helping her move into her new place for her new job!! So excited abt new spaces and new places. But my journey here n the thought of knowing of my upcoming journey cross country still has me thinking and analyzing miniscual details abt my time at home in VA after a long summer of...
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Day 183.24: Selfish vs. Selfless vs. Self
Day 183.24: Selfish vs. Selfless vs. Self After a bit of sleep I want to add a few thoughts to my blog last night since I’ve had time to calm down and reflect a little more on my day yesterday. It jus infuriates me to think that anyone especially someone who has known me all my life could look at me n still say that I am a selfish self-centered brat. Not when I give 98% of my day to other...
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DAY 183: SELFISH VS. SELFLESS
DAY 183: SELFISH VS. SELFLESS OK SO IM TIRED OF PPL TELLING ME IM SELFISH WHEN ALL I DO IS THINK OF OTHER PPL! IF YOU CANT TELL IM THINKING ABOUT YOU ALL THE TIME OR HOW WHAT I DO AFFECTS YOU YOUR WRONG AND YOU NEED TO OPEN YOUR EYES! YES I WAS BORN INTO A FAMILY WHERE I HAVE A STABLE AND SOLID PROVIDER. YES IVE BEEN KNOWN TO GET MY WAY NO MATTER WHAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES. BUT NO I DO NOT LIVE IN A...
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DAY 182: OVERCAST VS. SUNNY SKIES
DAY 182: OVERCAST VS. SUNNY SKIES SO AMID A HECTIC DAYS… I OVERHEARD AN AMAZING CANCER SURVIVOR STORY IN THE MIDDLE OF SOMEONE ELSE SHARING THEIR EMOTIONS ABOUT THEIR OWN MOTHER’S CURRENT FIGHT WITH CANCER THAT HAD JUST COME BACK OUT OF REMISSION. AND AS I SAT NEXT TO THESE AMAZINGLY STONG LADIES I HELD BACK MY TEARS AS I BEGAN TO SILENTLY PRAY FOR THE STRENGTH OF THEM BOTH. AS THEIR...
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DAY 181: RIGHT VS. LEFT
RIGHT DAY 181: RIGHT VS. LEFT AND IF ALL ELSE FAILS… STAND STILL & PUSH THE HELP BUTTON OR GO DIAGONAL LOL.**THERES A REVELATION HERE IF U THINK ABT IT LONG ENUFF HAHA… LETS C WHAT U COME UP WITH ^_^** GOD. FAITH. & LOVE (in that order)ChéLa
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DAY 180: SPEAKING VS. HEARING
DAY 180: SPEAKING VS. HEARING IF YOUR TALKING ITS RLLY HARD TO HEARBUT IF YOUR LISTENING YOU WILL KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO SAY IF YOUR LOOKING TO HARD YOU MAY NOT HEAR WHATS GOIN ON AROUND YOU… BUT IF YOU LISTEN HARD ENOUGH YOU WILL KNOW JUST WHERE EACH SOUND IS COMING FROM TALK BUT ALWAYS LISTEN. LISTEN BUT ALWAYS LOOK. LOOK BUT ALWAYS MAKE SURE YOUR WATCHING AND HEARING WHAT IS HAPPENING...
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DAY 179: MISSING VS. MISSED
DAY 179: MISSING VS. MISSED OFTEN I SAY TO PPL “I MISS U” BUT FOR SOME REASON TODAY I BEGAN TO ASK MYSELF WHY? WHAT DO I MISS ABT THS PERSON. IS SOMETHING IN MY LIFE LEFT INCOMPLETE WHN THEY ARE APART FRM ME? MEANING IM NOT WHOLE W/O THEM AROUND? AND I CONTENT WITH FINDING PERFECT HAPPINESS BY MYSELF FOR RIGHT NOW?? SOOO MANY RNDM THOUGHTS. AND I WAS TRULY PRAYING THAT SOMETHING ELSE...
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DAY 178: RISK vs. CHANCE
DAY 178: RISK VS. CHANCE ”The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, and becomes nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn and feel and change and grow and love and live.” Leo F. Buscaglia quotes (American guru, tireless advocate of the power of love, 1924-1998) ”All human actions have one or more of these seven causes:...
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DAY 177: TO DO (RIGHT) VS. TO NOT DO (WRONG)
DAY 177: TO DO VS. TO NOT DO YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO. YOU KNOW WHAT IS RIGHT. AVOID WHAT IS WRONG. AND SIMPLY DONT DO THOSE THINGS. CHALLENGE YOURSELF. PUSH YOURSELF. THE CHOICE IS YOURS. SO ARE THE CONSEQUENCES. WHICH WILL YOU CHOOSE?**HOPE THIS GOT YOU THINKING** GOD. FAITH. & LOVE (in that order)ChéLa ps- i hear im awesome how abt you?? lol
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DAY 176: RISING VS. CLIMBING
DAY 176: RISING VS. CLIMBING JOB 12:23 “HE MAKES NATIONS RISE & THEN FALL, BUILDS UP SOME & ABANDONS OTHERS.” EPHESIANS 4:10 “AND THE ONE WHO CLIMBED DOWN IS THE ONE WHO CLIMBED BACK UP, UP TO THE HIGHEST HEAVEN. HE HANDED OUT GIFTS ABOVE AND BELOW…” WHAT GOES UP MUST COME DOWN. BUT IF YOUR DOWN THERE’S ALWAYS A WAY UP. THE DIFFERENCE BTW RISING &...
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DAY 175: LETTING GO VS. LETTING IN
DAY 175: LETTING GO VS. LETTING IN IT’S OFTEN SAID YOU HAVE TO LET THINGS (OR PEOPLE) GO FOR THE BEST. WHICH I BELIEVE IS TRUE. BUT WHAT ABOUT LETTING OTHER PEOPLE (OR THINGS) IN? IT’S MUCH EASIER TO SHUT OUT THE WORLD THAN IT IS TO ALLOW THE ENTIRE WORLD ACCESS TO YOU AND YOUR HEART. ALTHOU YOUR HEART (OR YOUR TRUE BEING) ISNT PUBLIC ACCESS IT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE THE POWER TO...
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DAY 174: SIT VS. SWIM
DAY 174: SIT VS. SWIM Seventy-five percent of our planet is water - can you swim? ~Author Unknown IM LEARNING TO SWIM WITH NO HELP FROM ANYONE. NO FLOATATION DEVICES. NO ASSISTANCE. LETTING GO OF THE FEARS OF NEVER REACHING THE SHORE. GETTING OFF THE SHORE OUT OF MY SEAT INTO MY SUIT INTO THE OCEAN READY TO SWIM READY TO BE AT SEA. READY FOR THE WORD TO NOTICE I CREATED THIS PATH JUST FOR ME....
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DAY 173: FORGIVEN VS. FORGOTTEN
DAY 173: FORGIVEN VS. FORGOTTEN1 KINGS 8:50-51 “FORGIVE YOUR PEOPLE WHO HAVE SINNED AGAINST YOU; FORGIVE THEIR GROS REBELLIONS AND MOVE THEIR CAPTORS TO TREAT THEM W/COMPASSION. THEY ARE, AFTER ALL, YOUR PEOPLE AND YOUR PRECIOUS INHERITANCE WHOM YOU RESCUED FROM THE HEART OF THAT IRON-SMELTING FURNACE, EYGPT.” ISAIAH 65:17 “PAY CLOSE ATTN NOW: I’M CREATING NEW HEAVENS...
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DAY 172: LOVE VS. ME
DAY 172: LOVE VS. ME OHMYLANTA…. SO I JUST GOT BACK FROM SEEING EAT. PRAY. LOVE. HANDS DOWN BEST MOTIVATIONAL MOVIE OF 2010! SOOOOOO INSPIRED! IF ANYONE WANTS TO GET ME A GIFT PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE MAKE IT THE SCREENPLAY OF THIS MOVIE. NOT NECESSARILY THE BOOK BUT THE SCREENPLAY WAS AMAZING! AND IF YOU CAN CONVINCE ME THE BOOK IS BETTER I SWEAR ILL READ IT LOL… BUT MOVING ALONG…....
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DAY 171: HOME VS. HERE
DAY 171: HOME VS. HERE SO DOROTHY SAID “THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME.” WHICH IS TRUE IF YOU KNOW WHERE YOU HOME IS AND IT FEELS LIKE HOME. I OFTEN FIND MYSELF ON THE EAST COAST MISSING THE WEST COAST AND ON THE WEST COAST DREAMING OF THE EAST. AND I ASK MYSELF WHEN WILL THIS FEEL LIKE HOME? MY LIFE FITS NEATLY INTO 5 BAGS AND 4 LARGE CARRYONS LOL INTO ONE CAR THAN CAN CARRY ME...
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DAY 170: BELIEF VS. UNDERSTANDING
DAY 170: BELIEF VS. UNDERSTANDING SO MY BESTEST FRIEND GOT A NEW JOB & ONE OF MY FAVORITES JUST GOT ACCEPTED TO GRAD SCHOOL WHILE SOME OF MY OTHER FRIENDS ARE PRAYING FOR NEW POSITIONS, DIRECTION, AND CLARITY AS TO WHERE THEY ARE HEADED… AND MY MESSAGE TO BOTH THEM AND MYSELF ALL SUMMER LONG HAS BEEN DONT RUSH THE PROCESS GOD IS TAKING YOU THRU TO GET YOU TO THE PLACE HE WANTS YOU TO...
