Fear? Or Faith??? Victim? Or Leader?

Day 23 of the #31 Day Blog Challenge.  Woot Woot.

As I was standing in the shower ( I do my best thinking there) I started to question where I make my decisions from.  When I am making a decision do I make it from a place of fear?  Filling the role of the Victim?  Or do I make the decision from a place of Faith? As a Leader of my Life?  Do I stand in a position of Power?  Or crouch in the corner and cower?  

We are always presented with choices.  There is a flip side to every coin.  I am not saying that there is always a choice that is filled with sunshine and rainbows.  Sometimes we have to choose between two outcomes and neither of them seem very good.  That is what life is like at times.  It is our mindset that determines the outcome.  If we make choices as a victim we will never be pleased with the turnout.  We will always be looking to fix blame on someone.  Even if the outcome was good...we will be looking to blame someone for why it wasn't even better.  And that someone we will fix blame on will never be ourselves.  It will always be others.  When we make a decision from a place of power we are focusing less on the problem and more on the solution.  We can see the current choice as a springboard or stepping stone to move us further ahead.  When we act out of fear we are unable to move ahead smoothly because we are dragging the past along with us.  All that baggage makes it hard to move forward with much momentum. 

When you go to make a decision ask yourself...fear or faith...where am I acting from?  If it is fear...call a time out.  Take a deep breath and look at how you could tweak your mindset to make yourself feel better about the decision. Do YOUR best.  That is all that matters.  And remember...you are exactly where you should be. After all you have spent your entire life getting to this very spot.

"Everything you ever wanted is on the other side of fear." - George Addair

Have a Brave and Beautiful Day!

Much Love,
Lisa

The Beauty of the Rose

The war of the roses.  Lately I have heard lots of talk regarding race and highlighting our differences.  I have heard cruel things spoken about another and people pointing out the "ugliness" of others.  I am not debating whether or not racism exists today or not.  

What I would like to do is highlight how we are all different and yet one in the same.  There are many different races that exist on this planet and yet we are all part of the same species.

Let us look at roses.  There are many different species of roses but they all belong to the family of plants called Rosaceae.  Roses come in many different colors. Pinks, whites, reds, purples, yellows, oranges, multi colored.  Some hold their petals tight together when they bloom.  Others open wide. Each rose speaks its own language (love, peace, friendship, sympathy).  Some have sharper thorns than others. Some live longer than others.  But the one thing that all roses have in common is their beauty.  Each rose looks different but all are beautiful. 

Why is it that we as humans feel the need to look at the ugliness in others?  What would happen if we all looked at each other and searched for the beauty in ourselves and others?  What would that world look like? 

 When we speak unkindly to others or about others it is because we are uncomfortable with something within ourselves.  My wish for us is that we begin each day and each interaction on a quest for beauty.  Look for the beauty in everyone you meet today.  Start first with yourself and then spread that love and light to others.

Here is a quote I have collected along the way.  I am sorry that I do not know the author.  "Our days are happier when we give people a piece of our heart rather than a piece of our minds."

"Strong people don't put others down...they lift them up!"
 Michael P. Watson.

"For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone." Audrey Hepburn

Wishing you a day as beautiful as you are for you are beautiful, deserving, worthy and loved.

Much Love,

Lisa