words

Words
Spoken softly in my ear
Words of love and not of fear
Words of courage, of strength of care
words that say,
“I’ll always be there”
Those words
Like the wind
With no beginning and no end
To brush by my ears
Let fall the tears
I feel them sweeping though the air
Bringing a chill to my spine and a tossel to my hair
You DARE!
Tell me that you care?
Those words that ring true
Everlasting and ever you
Why would you tell me of such things
And say it as often as the wind sings
Don’t you know that I want to believe in those
Words
Like the wind
To believe that your love has no beginning and no end
From here – my friend
Those words will chill me
Consume me
Defeat me
No matter how lovely they truly are
Blowing by me
And traveling so far
When I reach for them I can not grasp
Those words

My Mission

I realized that having a mission in life is really important, in life, with out a mission - we are purposeless. I do not want to live a purposeless life! I want to make a difference. This difference needs to be made in my life and the lives of people around me! So, given that no one really reads this blog. I say... put it out there. I have been brainstorming and thinking about what element really encompasses who I am as a person. At the last WATER Network meeting we talked about the four elements: Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire. We described them and thought about which one really describes our personality best. I realized that I am water. So, I wrote this shortly after:

My mission is to breathe love into everyone that I meet, to encourage growth, and inspire the people around me to believe in their selves and their dreams.

Vision Statement:
I will inspire people to not give up on themselves. Daily I will find the beauty inside of people and call it out. I am a warrior for truth and justice – In prayer I seek to break the binds of lies people believe about themselves and in my daily life I encourage others take hold of their lives and be creators of their own reality. I encourage creativity, growth, development and strengthening of other’s self esteems. I am water, smooth and fluid, all encompassing I am a part of everyone. I seek to purify imperfections and wash away dirty lies. I am calming and inspiring, mysterious and refreshing. I come to speak truth and quench the weary soul. I bring nourishment to the dry and desolate land and reconstitute the weathered soul. I am God’s love – pure and with out conditions – I flow down upon the world like a storm and rise up like a geyser. Clearing the way for new growth and life to develop all around me. I pave the way for hope. My love, like water is never lost but always changing state to suite any and every environment.

Its funny how after writing something like this it is hard not to live it. I have found myself more closely following this in the last couple of days. Even when it breaks me out of my comfort zone! Believe me it has! But, this life is a journey and every step another decision. Every moment another chance to start over! I read on this magnet at a novelty store: I hope you make new mistakes every day! ha! I do! but, at least I don't make the same ones... right? LOL.

Ok, on that note I am going to bed. Good night internet world! Until we meet again :)

Love,

Theresa

On a mission again...

It seems like I am always on a mission for one reason or another! No matter what happens I seem to have some pressing item on the agenda. Recently, I have been on a mission to become physically fit. Four days a week I drive my tired and un-motivated self to the gym. Cup of coffee in hand I arrive.... listening to the radio I convince myself to get out of the car and enter the gym. One foot in front of the other I make my way through the doors past all the energetic people and straight to the women's locker room. Once I get inside and shield my eyes from the various naked old ladies I step on the scale. Ahhhh still the same! Nothing ever changes. I have been at this for a month now, religiously pushing myself out of my comfort zone. "OK" I tell myself... "It will happen" Then I stick my ear phones in my ears and head straight to the sauna. What better way to get me warmed up than a sauna! Ha! 5-10 minutes later I am already sweating! Good start, I think to myself! I look like I have been working out for hours, its just a trick I do! lol. So, than I make my way to the mats. There are always the super hard core fitness gurus on the mats. With their eccentric and innovative stretches... I definitely don't want to sit by them! I find a quiet corner and start my stretches pushing myself to go farther every time - dang it hurts... but it will pay off I think. Now, that I am warmed up and stretched out I have found that the Precor machine is the best fit for me. I put it on interval mode and do 45 minutes... thinking the whole time, I can do this, this will pay off.... I am getting stronger, healthier! Yet, the scale would speak differently for my situation, I WILL NOT GIVE UP! My mission to achieve my goal is clear and even though in the beginning there is no apparent pay off I leave feeling invigorated and happy that I followed though with my plan.
I have also found that I am happier that day, less stressed, and more motivated!
So, moral of the story, DON'T GIVE UP! It seems that is my life theme! Don't give up - fight harder- fight longer. In the end I always feel the best when I followed though even if the results are not what I had originally hoped for!
Now, I am thinking about my personal mission statement. At the last WATER Network meeting we did a collage of magazine clippings, somewhat like a "vision board" but instead of picking things we hoped to achieve or obtain we picked things that appealed to us. Mine was interesting to say the least. I picked some random pictures and words and did not quite know what I was going to do with them. Then it finally occurred to me that all of these things encompass who I am as a person. Some of the words I picked up were "battle" "try harder" "family" All of these things mean something to me. The theme of my life. I guess I kind of see this life as a "fight" or "battle" every day we battle many external things. But, mostly we the battle comes from with in. You see, I believe the battle is between our desires for what we want and the self-control and determination to actually go after those desires. We all want a good body - but how hard to we fight to get it. Or, it is just more comfortable to accept defeat with that scoop of ice cream and favorite TV show. That is just one example of what I am talking about. I guess, the results play into it too. Are we willing to sacrifice our immediate happiness for the long term reward??? I can personally say this is one of my biggest battles. Working towards goals are never easy. But... now that I have rambled on and on in this novel of a blog I will get to the point.

When we have a goal or mission in mind and set fourth a plan to get there we must keep our focus and not give up. We must push the immediate rewards aside for our long term goal. Laying out a plan is the most helpful. I am not necessary a planner, I don't write out all the steps to accomplish my goal. But, once I write out the goal and can see it and visualize what it will take for me to get there it is much easier! So, on that note I will be working on my personal mission statement. I am on the road to discovery for my purpose! The steps, finding out what I want, what things are most important to me, and what I am willing to sacrifice to get there. I may find some things are not worth the sacrifice. But, this is a journey - and ever step a lesson to learn. I hope that I can impart on all that read this that if I can do it any one can too! On that note good night internet world - I will write back soon!

Having a mission!?!

I need to read this every day of my life! I find that it is inspiring, motivating, and cleaver! If only I can memorize this one little blurb of words and keep it in my mind to recite on a daily basis. I am going to print it out and make it my mission to memorize it.

I am also going to write a mission statement. A personal mission statement to recite daily with these words. Hummm what would my mission be? More to come....

putting up a good fight

What do you do in a fight? I have personally never been in a real fight in my life but in life I have fought many of the "unseen" battles this life sometimes throws! You know the ones that hit you when you are not looking! Well, I'm sure many can relate to those blows that life throws. When things are going well, it seem like you finally have it together and, bam! Life throws you a curve ball.

Well, in life I have had too many curve balls to count. But, it seems that those things are what make me a stronger person. Looking back I can see that those are the things that have shaped my character and made me a stronger person in the long run. I heard it said that pain is just weakness leaving the body. How amazing to see something that is painful as actually strengthening us.

I guess if you thought about it like going to the gym than it would all make sense. You see, I am comfortable when I eat whatever I want and sit on the couch. But, when I go to the gym and get on the elliptical it is always a pain to get through the first 5 minutes. The first five minutes on that machine are the most grueling and painful. My muscles are not prepared (even with stretching) to push through the cycle of "getting going". Everything inside of me is screaming "I don't want to do this". But, I push through the pain and slowly but surely my muscles warm up and it becomes easier with every push to keep the momentum. It is the first five minutes of pain that I really struggle with. However, the next time I step on that machine I can feel that it is easier than the last and the more often I do it the easier it gets. I guess, with working out and with life it is the same thing. It is really hard to get through something at first but the more I work at it the easier it gets. Hence, the weakness is leaving my body and those trials become less painful the more work I put into them.

So this makes me think, do I really work out the things in my life that need shaping? Do I push through the pain to gain strength or do I just let it take over me and sit in the unhealthy comfort of doing nothing? In the long run this is not good for me and I am ultimately depressed when I don't see the results I want to achieve. The real question is how bad do I want it?

How bad to I want the desired result? When you are in a fight and someone is throwing punches you are going to get hurt if you do not protect yourself and fight back. It is the same way in life. You must fight though the circumstances that may be painful. Do not let them overtake you, keep yourself in good physical, mental and emotional condition or you will be that much more unprepared when those "life blows" come your way.

Good Advice from Audrey Hepburn

For attractive lips,
Speak words of kindness.
For lovely eyes,
Seek out the good in people.
For a slim figure,
Share your food with the hungry.
For beautiful hair,
Let a child run his/her fingers through it once a day.
For poise,
Walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone.
People, even more than things,
Have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed,
And redeemed; never throw out anyone.
Remember, if you ever need a helping hand,
You will find one at the end of each of your arms.
As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands;
One for helping yourself, and the other for helping others.

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Always,

T