Creating my own reality...

Life Job.

Ole Mr. Rogers says it again:

"One of our chief jobs in life, it seems to me, is to realize how rare and valuable each one of us really is -- that each of us has something which no one else has -- or ever will have -- something inside which is unique to all time."

Dang. That's good.

I think so often we compare ourselves to others and what they have, and how they look, and...well...fill in the blank. It's not enough for us to be content with what we have earned, or been blessed with. No. We often resort to admiring the beautiful green grass on our neighbors yard, when if we just water our own, it will be just as, or even more beautiful.

I am learning this each day. And thankfully, I am growing and realizing that contentment is a wonderful thing. I used to think I needed to have as many 'friends' as I could find to be happy. Or attend a gazillion events to feel special. Or to say 'yes' to fit in, when I really wanted to say a definitive 'no'.

As I look back on so many experiences, I have to say that I'm grateful for what I've gone through. I'm grateful for my victories as well as my set backs. Without a valley, there would not be such an appreciation for the peaks we ascent to.

Experiences make you wiser. And for that I'm super grateful. When I was young, I used to wonder how "old people" got so smart and seemed to know everything. I now know it's because they've been through things. They had the sun shining on their faces as they sailed through some things. And had the rain pounding their backs as they trudged through mud on some things. They experienced life. They learned. They grew. As Dr. Maya Angelou said: "When you know better, you do better."

In case you didn't know, and I hope you do, God has made us valuable. Just as your fingerprint is unique to you, so is your life mission. Praying that you recognize your worth, as I continue to embrace and recognize mine.

Thanks for stopping by...
Keisha

Mr. Rogers was a wise dude.

I love purchasing desk calendars. Each year I get one for my desk, and one for my home. The one I have at home is filled with quotes from every 80s child's neighbor, "Mr. Rogers".

This past Saturday's message was this:

"Most of us, I believe, admire strength. It's something we tend to respect in others, desire for ourselves, and wish for our children. Sometimes, though, I wonder if we confuse strength with other words -- like aggression and even violence.

Real strength is neither make nor female; but it is, quite simply, one of the finest characteristics that any human being can possess." ~ Fred Rogers

Love you, Mom!

If I know strength, I know it in my mother. She taught me that no matter what...you be strong. You get knocked down and scrape your knees...it's ok. Pull that gravel out of your knee. Brush it off. It's going to hurt; oh yes it will. But eventually it will heal. That knee will never look as it did before you hurt it...or it hurt you...however you choose to see it. As you look at it in its painful beginning you may not see how it's going to heal properly...or at all. But then before you know, it begins to scab...then the scab flakes off...healing...then new flesh comes in...new beginning.

Eventually that old scar will be a reminder of how far you've come, and how there is always a chance for renewal...when you allow there to be.

Without always saying things in these specific words, my mother has taught me that YES!...life will knock you down...over and over again. But you have a choice. Will you stay down? Or will you grit your teeth and get your ass up ready to face a new day...Stronger. Wiser?

Falling down is a part of life. Getting up is living.

Thank you, Mom...for all the lessons. I love you.

Yes, I was paying attention.

I choose strength.

Thanks for stopping by...

Keisha

Wisdom.

As I slowly begin to nurture my relationship with writing...after such a long absence...I am figuring out that the things that REALLY matter to me the most are the things that took a long time to notice. It's the things your elders try to instill in you at a young age, but you just don't have the capacity to understand yet. I have learned so much...and for that I am so grateful. I'm looking forward to writing again...

Thanks for stopping by,

Keisha

Truth...

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

by Marianne Williamson
from "A Return To Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles")