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“I TRIED LIFE!”
I have to admit it has been a while, too long to mention of when I last blogged. I won’t do what we all tend to do when we start something, but then get sidetracked or stop doing something. I’ll spare you my list of “well what had happened was…”, my excuses, my laziness or anything else that may come to your mind. What I will do is continue to write about what I see as inspiration, hope, joy, change and continue TRYING LIFE!
After crying Niagara Falls tears, I was reminded a month ago from a good friend Susie Shupert who was visiting that I really needed to get back into blogging! I drove home that night thinking about how I really enjoyed blogging and sharing about TRYING LIFE. It was on that drive home I realized and what I think she was gently trying to say to me is that I wasn't really TRYING LIFE as much as I had been or should have been doing at the time. We often don't listen or can't see the positive things that our closest friends are truly saying to us when our vision is blurred or cloudy from all the things not going the way we want in life. But it is those friends who truly know us best who are always whispering, sometimes having to talk loudly to get us to get back to our senses. The next epiphany happened before, during and after finishing my power walking/jog of the Disney Princess Half Marathon in February. I realized that I had only been half way, TRYING LIFE and training for this event! Thank You Kimberly Allston for keeping me encouraged to not give up...no matter what!
Should we ever stop TRYING LIFE? Absolutely not! When the chips are down, when things aren’t going well, when we are feeling hopeless, we have to take some time to reflect. Ask ourselves, “Why am I feeling this way?” “What choices and decisions did I make (and only I can take responsibility for) that have led me to where I am?” We all have free will and no one makes us do and no one makes us stay in situations that don’t make us happy. Ask yourself, “Am I truly living my life authentically, happily and honestly?” “Am I living a life filled with hope, joy, goals and success?” If the answer is no, then we have to do something that helps us consider and make a plan for change and then we have to act upon the plan for change!
Take a look at yourself in the mirror! Take a look at what you are posting on social media. How do you dress? What non-verbal or verbal cues and vibes do you give off? What do people say about you in public or behind closed doors? What do you hear or what do you let the voices and mental blocks tell you about yourself? The best thing I have been able to do is to take a look at photos and allow the pictures to tell the thousand words. In photos I am happy with the people I am with all the time, I am happy about the events or activities that I’ve been captured in and I am happy with TRYING LIFE!
Is TRYING LIFE hard sometimes? Absolutely! Do the pictures have a smile, but deep inside there might be sorrow or hurt or sadness? Sure, sometimes they do, because we are all human. We are humans with the Right To Choose! One of my favorite photo quotes I love to post is the one with the baby elephant running saying I choose to be
healthy and happy!
So, I ask you friends, family, acquaintances and strangers…what do you need to do for yourself…not your parents, not your spouse, not your friends, family, co-workers or anyone else…but what do YOU NEED to Do or WANT to do to change the course or path you are on? No one loses points or gets looked down upon when you TRY LIFE! Even if things didn’t work the way you thought or wanted them to, you TRIED LIFE and that in it-self is the SUCCESS! As my friend Tracey Caddy says, "Everything Happens for a Reason!" What people only remember is when YOU never TRIED LIFE or when you aren’t
Living an Authentic Life!
Today I choose to live a Life That Is...
HAPPY, AUTHENTIC, FILLED WITH JOY, HAPPINESS, LOVE & PEACE!
What about you? How will you CHOOSE to LIVE the REST of your life?
I’ll choose to TRY LIFE every day, every week, every month & every year!
I want this blog to serve as a place to be a resource, recognize friends & businesses, share ideas, photos and stories of my journey in life as well as sharing the inspiring photos, fun and journeys of others! I hope these will inspire EVERYONE to be able to say at the end of the day and at the end of life...
