Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Self Affirmations

"I am  fearfully  and wonderfully made."

I am a Powerful, Intelligent, and Fulfilled young woman. Relaxed and Patient, Confidently Connecting with myself and you.

Make time for yourself.

I wouldn't have it any other way.

You create amazing work.

JESUS loves me this I know, for the bible tells me so...
even when i don't necessarily love myself

"I, the imperfect, embrace the perfect whole."

Smile.

I am funny and cute, even if I am the only person to ever see it.

 I am made of stronger stuff than the forces that oppose me.

Monday, September 29, 2008

flaws and all

I've decided that happiness is simply contentment with yourself and your current situation, flaws and all.

Sunday, September 28, 2008

accept the moments in your life that aren't so happy

Happiness to me is the ability to accept that you wont always be happy. If you're not careful happiness can be like a disease. It can make you live life with expectations of a perfect ending. Sometimes I say to myself...why is it so hard for me to be happy? And then I realize that the reason I'm not happy is because I'm unable to let go of some thing. I hold onto that something for a long time analyzing  it, and picking it apart. Then I get frustrated because I can't get it to do anything or go anywhere and the problem grows. I must learn to acknowledge these unhappy moments, accept them, and move on.I believe that an good word to describe happiness is contentment. Yes, sometimes that implies that you are comfortable and there for "happy" and having fun but it also teaches you to accept the moments in your life that aren't so happy without letting them drag you down.

 

doing the exact same moves: laughter is the best Medicine

this picture is of my sister and I. This was an amazing moment we shared on stage performing with Keller Williams one of the well known musicians in the Jam Band Community. The part that was the most special was that we decided to go out on stage without any idea what each of us was going to do and It turned out the we ended up doing exactly the same moves at exactly the same moments without even planning it. This is a moment where me and my sister we ridding the same brain waves and we were doing it together in the same moment. It was beautiful. If you look at each of the picture we are doing the exact same moves...it wasn't planned this way. It just happened. We were so happy.

 

Laughter is The Best Medicine

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

responses to: How Do You Define Happiness?

Acts 20:35
" ...I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"

The thing that makes me happiest is to give things to people. Perhaps they needed a touch, a hug, a drawing, a message of love, or encouragement, these things bring me the most Joy. They fulfill my the promise of my name. Something that has been resonating in my mind is that we have been blessed to be a blessing...I am happiest when I fulfill that; when I use the my blessings of health, spirit, love, creativity, and joy to bring that into others' lives who may for some reason been denied that by this world's crushing circumstances. I am thankful for all that I have, and feel like it is too much for one person...which when I give these things away I am gaining more for myself. I suppose what I am getting at is that, especially with children, being able to give that fraction of the gifts that God has given me such a my smile, drawing, laughter, health...being able to use these to brighten lives in return makes my life all the brighter. This
equals joy for me.