POSITIVE THOUGHTS FOR A SNOWDAY

Crystal Weber 01-22-12

So we are in the height of winter - bring on spring!  When you are “snowed in” with your life, you can sometimes feel trapped.  But remember, you are never trapped.  True you cannot control what happens to you, but you do have the choice as to how you react to each and every situation thrown your way.  Don’t think of it as a burden – think of it as a challenge that only you can overcome.  This will help give you the strength you need to overcome it and move along to better times again. 
It seems like many of the hardest battlefields to overcome are the battlefields of the mind.  We are often our own worst enemies and our own hardest critic.  If you find yourself struggling with this, I would recommend you pick up a book by Joyce Meyer, “The Battlefield of the Mind”. It will help teach you ways to right your thinking and readjust your outlook on life so that you can live your life to its fullest potential.
So, for today I am going to leave you with some encouraging quotes.  Meditate on these and continue to work on getting back on or staying on the right track. 

What we think, we become.
All that we are arises with our thoughts.
With our thoughts, we make the world. - The Buddha

If you cry because the sun has gone out of your life, your tears will prevent you from seeing the stars. - Rabindranath Tagore

Courage doesn't always roar.
Sometimes courage is the quiet voice
at the end of the day saying,
"I will try again tomorrow." - Mary Anne Radmacher

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. - Franklin D. Roosevelt

One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar. - Helen Keller

Storms make oaks take roots. -Proverb

The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible.
-Arthur C. Clarke

The best way out is always through. -Robert Frost

For hope is but the dream of those that wake. -Matthew Prior

Believe with all of your heart that you will do what you were made to do. -Orison Swett Marden

LIFE IS FILLED WITH SEASONS

Crystal Weber 01-13-12

It is quite obvious, life is filled with seasons.  Seasons of joy and success, seasons of pain and failure.  If you are in a high place enjoy it and don’t take it for granted.  Don’t be shocked when it eventually leaves but take heart as it will return someday.  If you are in a low place learn from it and don’t let it keep you down for too long.  The circle of life will keep on spinning so “this too shall pass”.  Just keep on the bike and keep on pedaling.

On a less serious note, the weather of our world is also in seasons.  We go from spring, summer, fall, winter.  I love spring, summer, and fall!  Winter is lucky it is the holiday season :) 

This year has been unseasonably warm and I'm loving every minute of it.  However, after being in the 50 degree range for temperatures earlier this week, yesterday it finally happened… it snowed.  In fact, around 5 or 6 inches and a wind chill below zero.  But eventually the snow will melt, the temperatures will warm, and spring will be knocking on our door.  I will be ready to let it in – I come down with spring fever every year at the beginning of January. 

So… whatever season you are currently in, know that you will not be in that season forever.  Stay positive and be brave and keep putting one foot in front of the other.  You have so many wonderful experiences and amazing opportunities set to come your way so get ready!  Now go out and don’t just live – but live in truth and boldness~

 

To Every Thing There is a Season - Ecclesiastes 3. 1-8
To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.

REMEMBER 2011 – GET READY TO LIVE THE DREAM IN 2012

Crystal Weber 01-05-12

HAPPY 2012!!!  It’s a new year – a fresh start.  If last year was great, keep building on from it.  If last year was otherwise, learn what you can from it and move on to a better year this year.

For me, last year was amazing – truly one of the best.  As it is for anyone, there were definitely a few rough patches to pass through, but 2011 was one to remember for me and I learned lots of invaluable life lessons. 

I even got to achieve seven major things off of my bucket list :)

Here are a few things that I learned in 2011:

Life is too short to live afraid. Figure out what you want and go for it.  So what if you fail?  I can tell you now – you will fail, over and over again.  But the important thing is to believe in yourself, brush off the dirt, and keep on keeping on.  Never let someone tell you no or that you are not good enough.  Believe in yourself and know what you are capable. Don’t take life too seriously in that you do not have to be perfect and you will always be your own harshest critic.  On the other hand, don’t take life too lightly because it is a flitting feather and could be over before you know it.  So another words, don’t wait for tomorrow – go now and live for today.

Be bold and daring because if you don’t go for more than you can even imagine, you will miss out on finding out how far you can reach.

So bye 2011 – hello 2012~

Get ready to live your dream in 2012!