Damaged Goods

When I look into the mirror, what do I see?

Do I see the real me? Am I even still here? I feel as if I've lost myself somewhere down this long journey that I call my life...
Where did I make the wrong turn? Or did I let someone mislead me onto a path I did not want to take?

People say that you must take responsibility for your own actions, but what about the actions that were done to me? To make me turn into this person that I have become...

I guess I shouldn't blame others for who I am today. I should own up to my mistakes and look deep into this mirror and find the real me again. Screw what they say...I am NOT pathetic, I AM worthy, I AM a beautiful person inside...because that is the person I have always been. I have let people ruin me and walk all over me.

Not anymore. I will once again resurface as the strong minded, intelligent, sexy and beautiful person I have always been inside...

I am no longer going to walk around as "damaged goods."

The Aftermath

Yesterday I realized the importance of family.
Forget the yelling, the screaming, the name calling, the fights, the crying...
In the blink of an eye, it can all be taken away from you.

There are plenty of times where I just want to run away from here...
From the mayhem and drama...

In the end it is all worth it...
Even tho if at the current moment, it isn't what I want...

Our Freedoms

Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

And here we are in present time, disputing this...

People fled to this country because of persecution due to their religious beliefs. Yet today, we try and persecute others...
Others who are Americans and want to freely exercise their beliefs.

Who are we to judge?

Not every person is equal in character and morals, but here we are "pointing fingers" at a certain culture.

Yes...it was people of Islam who invaded this country...
But what right do we have to persecute them all?

Or are we trying to do what we fought against?
Do the people of this country that we call home not remember?

We fought years of persecution in our own homes...we fought for freedom...
We fought and to this day still fight for the freedoms of others...
But here we are trying to tell others how to live their faith.

Shame on you...
Shame for living out what we have fought against for the entire life of this country...

You should turn around and point and blame the fingers at yourselves...
They aren't in the wrong for wanting to practice a right that we were given hundreds of years ago.

YOU are in the wrong...
Shame...

Motivation

I'm beginning to think that maybe life will turn out OK...
But that is what scares me the most.

At any moment it can be pulled out from underneath you, without any warning...
I must stay positive in order to complete all of my goals...
Most importantly for my girls..

They are my strength, my life, my love...
They feed me my daily dose of energy and positive vibes, which is essential...

Find what keeps you motivated...
And you will find yourself

Mind, Life, Creation

What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life tomorrow:  Our life is the creation of our mind. 

           -Buddha 

Wise-man's Words

Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one getting burned.                                                                                                   -Buddha 

Troubled...

I try so hard to live my life day to day without any worries. But sometimes there aren't any ways around the worries.

What will happen today? Tomorrow? A few weeks from now?
Will I make it?

All these questions impede on my daily actinides as much as I block them out.

I need to surround myself with positive thoughts and actions. Distractions...that's what I need...

- Believe in the Unbelievable