Everything Is Gona Be Ok!

Do you think it's a coincident that a complete stranger opened my eyes to a simple, yet complex word?  A word that's so misused and misunderstood.... LOVE!!

I don't at all believe in coincidences.  I believe God puts specific people in your life for a specific reason.  In the short 28 days of this new year, I've met some pretty amazing people, but this one in particular just touched my soul.  :)

Over the last few months, I've had to really work hard at LOVING myself again for all the things I've done and the people that I've hurt.  Some days it wasn't an easy task, but I had to keep reassuring myself everyday that I AM WORTH IT!  Forgiving yourself is sometimes the hardest thing we face as humans in my opinion.  Once you finally do, though, it's the most FREEING feeling ever! But what good does LOVING MYSELF again do if I'm not spreading it around every place I go?

My life theme is "Make a Stranger Smile"!  I live by it and apply it every where I go, but do people really feel the genuine LOVE that's in my heart by my smile?  People do smile back at me, BUT  I know that behind some of those smiles is a world of hurt.  I know behind some of those smiles there's a world of shame.  I know behind some of those smiles there's a world of fear.  How do I know?  I've been there!

When I go out into the world today,  I ask GOD to allow me to show people true LOVE.  Even though it's very uncomfortable at first to go up to a complete stranger and try to make their day better when you have no idea what's going on in their life!  Sometimes all people need is a simple gesture of a hand shake or a hug and tell them everything's going to be ok! This is something very new to me, but I have high hopes that offering COMPLETE TRUE LOVE to STRANGERS will get easier!

This is the lesson I learned from a complete stranger!! And now no matter what I MUST pay it forward! 

FAITH...LOVE...BELIEVE

When you start seeing the DOTS of LIFE connecting after traveling down a deep, dark, well worn path, man oh man, the feeling inside is very powerful and indescribable.  Following your heart is something so many people are too fearful to do, but is so very NECESSARY to do to completely fulfill your DESTINY.   I honestly don't know why our society frowns upon it so much.  I believe every one of us deserves the right to experience true happiness and we are ALL very much capable of having it.  The ones that do follow their heart are looked at like their "CRAZY" but I personally believe the ones that don't follow their heart are the "CRAZY' ones.

It takes a huge amount of COURAGE to take that first baby step towards the right direction.  You MUST have COURAGE to tune the world out when they try to knock you down.  You MUST have COURAGE to get back up and dust yourself off when you've hit a "LIFE WALL".  Our society is too judgmental, so most people are too afraid of what others will say when they "FALL ON THEIR FACE".... WHO CARES WHAT OTHERS SAY!! Are they paying your bills?   Are they raising your children?  Are they feeding you?

It takes a huge amount of FAITH once you get up enough COURAGE.  You must whole heartily believe in something (God, Karma, Life, ect.) that will give you all the confidence you need when others don't understand what you're chasing.  Stay strong in your FAITH, because this is what's going to carry you thru when you don't feel like you can go anymore.

A very simple, yet completely AAHHMAZING lunch with someone I haven't seen or spoken to in 10 years, made me realize just how many of my dots are connecting!  BELIEVE in YOURSELF!  TRUST your gut! You won't ever achieve complete happiness until you LOVE what you do.  You won't ever achieve complete happiness until you LOVE the people around you!  You won't EVER achieve complete happiness until you LOVE YOURSELF!  xoxo