tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50688845706200396322024-03-05T15:21:15.521-05:00Positively ShiningScrubbing Away The Negativity to Positively Shine....Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10070239871089039132noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068884570620039632.post-78400592299175196492013-11-18T07:30:00.000-05:002013-11-18T07:30:01.797-05:00Spirits Up....I Forgot the Eggplant<div class="MsoNormal">
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Good Monday morning Shiners and
Shinettes. The weekend seems to go by so
fast, but never the less; we are here to start another great week. </div>
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Well, I know you must be wondering
what the heck is this post about!? Well,
this post is about forgetting the eggplant.
I totally, understand that you may not like eggplant but it’s a silly
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I had plans this weekend and many
of them fell through, well shoot, all of them did. I know many of you can relate, when you plan to
do something and then all of a sudden BAM, you’re not going anywhere. Well that was me this weekend. I had two things that I wanted to do, I
wanted to support a friend, and I was supposed to go to the movies but I was
not able to because while doing laundry, my dryer decided to just stop
working. Sooooo, as I sat there with one
load of clothes in the washer wet, I had another load in the dryer wet. Great! One
event out the window and the movie ordeal went just as fast, because the money
that I put aside for that also went to the Laundromat to dry the clothes. </div>
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While, I lugged 4 loads to the Laundromat,
I said guess I will go to the market while the clothes dry and get the odds and
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My kiddos and I head to the market;
I had my cart all ready to go. Had my
good-good list and they had many sales going on so I was happy! I said” oh let me not forget my eggplant so I
can make eggplant Parmesan” I got the sauce, I grabbed, the cheese. We enter the produce area and there it was
the eggplant. I’m hype now because, at
least I can eat something that I want since I can’t venture out like I planned
to. I was focused, I grabbed 2 and asked
my son to give me one of those plastic bags so that I can bag them and put them
on the cart. He gave me the bag, and I
was on my way. Yes!!! I’m now chanting “I’m
gonna make me some eggplant gonna have me some eggplant!” (Yes…I do these things and my kiddos just
look at me crazy) bit HEY I was trying to perk myself up because I was feeling
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needed to adjust the cart so somewhere in here this is where I lost the
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We adjusted the cart, grabbed the
rest of the items on the list, and headed to the register. Ahhhhh, the young-lady rang up our items, and
off we go back home to unload them before going back to the Laundromat to get
the clothes. OK, unloaded the food, and
in seconds I’m on my way back to get the clothes and get back home, because ,
my mind is all on the eggplant that I can’t wait to have! Bagged the clothes up and walked back home. </div>
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After that, I just plopped down on
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<b><span style="color: yellow;">Bell: Mom you didn’t get it</span><span style="color: red;">.</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b>Me: Ummmm yeah I did, I bagged it
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<span style="color: red;"><b>Me: We stood there having an
entire convo about why I was making it etc. </b></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: yellow;">Bell: Oh I know that mom, but-wait
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<b><span style="color: yellow;">Bell: The girl never rang it up</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b>Me: How is that?? It was in the
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<b><span style="color: yellow;">Bell: No mom…look at the receipt. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: yellow;">Bell: See told you it’s not on
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<span style="color: red;"><b>Me: Well I have no idea where….! When I adjusted the cart, I left the eggplant
in the hoagie area! GRRRRRRRRRR! </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b>Me: Well dang, no event, no movie
and no freaking eggplant! </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b>Me: Well…There is a bright side to
all of this!</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: yellow;">Bell: What’s that mom?</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b>Me: But I sooo really wanted to
have that yummy eggplant which is in the dang it hoagie aisle. However, I take
the good with the bad and still I smile! </b></span></div>
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<o:p>Have you ever had a day like this where everything that could go wrong did but you found the bright side and pressed on!?? I would love to hear about it! </o:p></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b>Have a great week guys! #ShineOn</b></span></div>
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Good Monday morning Shiners and Shinettes! I hope that everyone has had a great weekend….It’s
time to get our week started on a positive note. </div>
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You are probably wondering what the title of the post is
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Many times, we may feel one way about ourselves and that
way is not the real us. We tend to absorb the negative thoughts and words from
others and for some reason we let them stick.
However, what about how we think of ourselves? Are we not strong enough? Well, I am here to tell you….Oh yes we are
strong enough to push back. Yes-Life
does throw us many curve balls and sometimes, one negative word can break us
down making it simply impossible to overcome.
Well today, that ends….just because that seed was planted does NOT mean
it has to stay in that pot!</div>
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I want you to repeat after me…</div>
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I AM…..</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Amazing <b><span style="color: red;"><---</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Awesome </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><---</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Caring </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><---</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Loving </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><---</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Strong </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><---</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Motivating </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><---</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Unique </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><---</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Artistic </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><---</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;">I am Me….</span></div>
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It is only up to us to uplift our spirits….I understand
that some days may be harder that others, but we are all stronger that we could
ever imagine. So, no more words to break
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#SpiritsUp and #ShineOn Here is
to a grand week you awesome Shiners & Shinettes! </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10070239871089039132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068884570620039632.post-40885917180794700092013-11-07T08:00:00.000-05:002013-11-07T08:00:04.980-05:00The Houses and Towns that Built Me, Part 1<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi there, friends! I want the Positively Shining family to get to know me better, as I mentioned in last week's blog, so I thought I'd take some time and tell you about where I grew up. I
was born and raised in a small town in Northern Utah called Brigham City. Like
the majority of cities in Utah, Brigham is a predominantly Mormon
community. Like most towns, it has grown a lot through the years.
There used to be a lot of fields, and cherry, apple, and peach orchards (for those not
familiar with northern Utah, besides great snow, we are known for our fabulous
peaches) where there are now big houses, apartment complexes, and strip
malls. When I was little, there were quite a few family restaurants and
only one or two fast-food places. Now there are only one or two family
restaurants and southern Main Street is "fast-food row." We usually
had to drive south to Ogden if there was something special or specific we
wanted to shop for or if we wanted to go to a mall and it is still that way to
some extent. Living in a small town has its inconveniences, but it
definitely has its up side too. The pros and cons are all a matter of
perspective, I guess; one man's pro is another's con and visa versa, but, for
the most part, I feel very blessed to have grown up in a small town. The cons
of a small Mormon community are that some of the people can be a bit behind the
times and narrow minded, live in a bit of a bubble, and in a small town, people
tend to snoop and be in everybody's business. The pros are the emphasis
on and the importance of family, the strong sense of community, and
neighbors look out for and care for one another. There is also something
appealing about the quiet of a small town; no rush-hour traffic to speak of and
not so much hustle and bustle. Another thing I love about Brigham is that
it really is a beautiful town in a fantastic location. We have rural
communities just to the north and south, vast farmland and wetlands to the
west, and absolutely gorgeous and awe-inspiring mountains to the east…Seriously,
our mountains are a thing of wonder. Growing up, they are something I just kind
of took for granted. When I was still junior high age, I remember picking my
cousin up from the Airport in Salt Lake City when he came for a visit (he's
from Alabama) and the whole 70+ mile car ride home, he sat practically sideways
in the passenger seat, just staring at the mountains and every once in a while
exhaling the occasional, "Dang!" or "Wow!"…We also have an
abundance of trees, which, for me, just adds to the appeal, especially in the
fall when the leaves are changing. We usually get snow in the mountains in the
fall and all those trees with their changing leaves with the snow-capped
mountains as a backdrop, really is a site to behold. Not to mention how the mountains look when winter hits and there's an abundance of snow!... The portion of Main Street
in the center of town is historic with all its old buildings, very quaint
and picturesque. I used to think I wanted to live in a big city
where I would have quick and easy access to whatever I might want or need, but
now I appreciate my small town. It, after all, helped "build"
me into the person I am today. I also have some strong country ties, but
I will talk about those in part 2 of this blog post...stay tuned!...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">~Trin</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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Today’s post is about giving back to yourself, being the
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So many times, I see that many will say, “Oh I can’t stand
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LOL what am I talking about???? Squirrels!!! These things are a bit out of control.
Lately, when I make my morning trip downstairs to my living room to get
my day started I begin to hear a chewing sound that I cannot quite place where
it was coming from. My first thought
was, ohhhh I pray that it is not mice trying to get in my house! I stand very quiet for a bit and then I realize
that the chewing is coming from above my front door. I grab a chair, stand on it, and bang on the
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As I sit on my couch, I hear another noise. What in the world is trying to get into my
trashcans on my little patio? I peep out
the window and what do I see not ONE but TWO squirrels trying to get INTO the
trashcans that have lids on them! What??? These things are working in teams….So I chase
them off, however, this is not a game to them because they BOTH are back! Ughhhh all I want to do is relax before the
kids wake up and get moving for school.
This is MY time and I am NOT to be disturbed! I shoo them away again, but less than a
minute they twins are back but now just staring at me like (come on lady just
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I opened the door, and what do I see a squirrel!!!! Grrrrr alright, at this point I am NOT a
happy camper. This thing is just
chilling on my front landing as if he was waiting for me to open the door. I shoo him away and what do I see him do….He
jumps and goes into a crawl space above my door! What do I hear…..chewing! OHHHHHH wait a dang gone minute! Soooo you’re telling me that you're trying to
break in like the little homies in the back!
I CAN’T!! I get back on my chair
and bang on that wall again! Guess what?? He stops chewing and comes out BACK ON MY
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Now let’s back track….I have 2 of these RATCHET things in
the back on my patio, and one on my landing who is trying to break in through
MY WALL! MANNNNN as you guys can see I
have an intruder and I’m surrounded by THREE very persistent squirrels that are
hell bent on getting into my trash and house!
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April 27<sup>th</sup>,
2013 I was given the grand opportunity to Live My Passion at the wonderful
Chasing Joy Brunch & Learn event. I was
asked months back if I would be a guest speaker at her event and with my
spirits up and an excited heart I said “YES!”
Now, with great opportunities comes preparation, so that is what I did. I created a PowerPoint Presentation that I
never imagined that would touch the many attendees of the event. As I stood and presented…I WAS LIVING MY
PASSION! Did you hear me? I Lived My Passion! As many of you know, I love to motivate
others to be their best, love themselves, be kind, grateful, thankful, humble,
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received gift bags that included wristbands, key chains, and buttons. Several bags had special bands that allowed
the winners of a certain wristband color to win free services from me, such as,
a free vision statement, and free motivational coaching session. The event had many sponsors and the sponsors
gave away gifts and services as well. We
had several raffles that were major fun because many attendees like myself
stated that they never win anything.
Well guess what!? I won the beautiful prize from </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ahappyslappygreeting/178187872202838?fref=ts" style="text-indent: -0.25in;">"AHappySlappyGreeting"</a><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">”. Click the link to see her great and joyful work! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I have a question for you, if I asked you to describe yourself
I wonder if you would be to brutally honest with how you describe
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">To many times, we spend so much time; picking ourselves apart
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My question is why are we so hard on ourselves that we have
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instead of being the beautiful person that we are?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why is it so hard for us to believe that
someone actually sees the beauty that WE don’t see-but should see on a daily
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Darlings, its time!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s
time to be comfortable in the skin that you’re in and stop picking ourselves
apart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s time to see yourself as the
beautiful being that you are.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s time
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and anything else that you can think of that you would just love to point out
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you are bold enough, stand in the mirror and just take a
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yourself and love YOU to the fullest.</u></strong><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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doing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I allowed someone to make me feel
that I was not beautiful, when actually I have always been.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It wasn’t until I left that particular situation
that I found my inner and outer beauty once again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
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When it comes to sponges, I love them when I first get them
because they are all fresh and clean, I even get some with fancy designs as
well. However, after a few uses they are
so gross and have to be discarded.
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Alright, here goes….I know that we all know someone who chooses
to inflict his or her negativity on us; it may even be a family member (germs). Here is the deal Shiners & Shinettes, YOU
do not have to be there sponge and absorb their germs of negativity that they
want to impose on you. If you happen to
be that sponge, they slowly begin to poison your positive surface and their
negativity will start to seep deeper under the surface. When this begins to happen, it starts to change
us and not for the better. You can
refuse to be a part of their negativity.
YOU are strong enough not to let it happen; YOU are strong enough to not
let it affect you. YOU do not have to be
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Your past is the past; however, those negativity germs will
keep trying to get you to absorbing them.
A mistake that happened years ago, is finished, those negativity germs
will keep trying to get you to reabsorb that as well. ****<b>WE
have been forgiven</b>****, and WE shall NOT allow ourselves to reabsorb the
negativity germs that are trying desperately spread through our minds, bodies,
and spirits! <b>WE WILL NOT BE THERE NEGATIVE GERMY SPONGE! </b>We will continue to <b>Positively Shine Bright!</b> </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10070239871089039132noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068884570620039632.post-79005858724558496532013-04-09T18:49:00.000-04:002013-04-09T18:50:51.327-04:00Be CERTAIN of who YOU are....<br />
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As the days of this year go by, I have come to realize who I
am. I know the basics, my name, age,
height, weight, and where I came from. However,
what I mean by I know who I am is, I am certain who I am. I am certain that I am Melissa, smart,
caring, motivating, inspiring, motherly, compassionate and much more. Many times, I feel that we know the basics,
but deep down we are having an identity crisis.
What I mean by identity crisis is that, we forget to see ourselves as
unique. We start seeing ourselves
through the eyes of others but not through our own beautiful eyes. On top of that, we begin to place limiting
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make things very clear….<b><u>BE CERTAIN of
who YOU ARE!!!</u></b> Do not sit and allow another to provide you with
negative thoughts of who you are when you already know <b><u>WHO YOU ARE.</u> </b>Many times,
one will make you forget who <b>YOU</b> are
because they do not want you to rise above and be great. This is when the identity crisis begins to
take root. It is time to get the
gardening tools and cut off all of the negative roots. See Shiners and Shinettes, it all comes down <b>YOUR</b> mindset and not the mind of
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In the Lords eyes, we are wonderfully made, so why do we
start looking at ourselves as junk and with uncertainty? WE have to be certain who we are. We have to seal up all of the cracks that may
allow negativity to slip in and wreak havoc over how we look at ourselves or
what we can do or not do. <b>We are WORLD changers</b>, so <b>“WE” should Speak it-Claim it- and EXPECT
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forth, no longer have an identity crisis, do not compare yourself through worldly
standards. Renew your mind, and stop
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Many times, we speak these hindering words of <b>“I CAN’T”.</b> These words are so hindering to our lives
that I wish that it would just disappear.
I have murmured this statement so many times in my life that I could
have a small fortune if I were saving up. How many of you can admit that? Well one day I sat back and said; why am I so
afraid to do something? Is it because I
want validation from others or when I run an idea past another, I would not get
the response that I desired. As I said, <b>I ONCE</b> lived that afraid-life full of “I
Can’t”. Hey, as the saying goes…I’ve
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Well darlings I am here to let you know that it is time…it
is time for YOU to let go of “I can’t”.
I understand that there are some things that we are not able to do at
that moment, and maybe we have to plan better so that we <b>CAN</b> accomplish some things, however, to say we CAN’T leads to I
Haven’t and then giving up. Can we
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We have invested
so much into ourselves and many times, we just don’t follow through. Is that what we stand for? I am sure that is NOT what we stand for. I know that we have dreams, and plans. I know that <b>WE are not weak</b> and <b>WE CAN </b>do
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I went from I Can’t, to I CAN, and I did. WE can do anything as long as we do not
hinder ourselves with self-doubt. If we
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<b>I know that YOU
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<b>I know that YOU
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<b><a href="http://www.positivelyshining.com/">I know that YOU can be your OWN boss. </a><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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How do I know?? <b>I
know because I could and I did just that!</b>
I stopped thinking negative and planned better. I wrote things down, made small goals, which
turned into big goals, the big goals turned into accomplishments. All you have to do is <b>STOP </b>saying or thinking that YOU can’t and then <b>YOU will see what YOU CAN do!</b> Whatever it is in your life that YOU are
speaking “I CAN’T over…STOP!! Step back-take a deep breath- nod, and state OH
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It has been a while since my last blog post and there is a reason for that, so here goes. <br />
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My last post was in December of 2012, and from that day, I have been a busy-busy woman, but at the same time, I honestly had felt that I lost my spark to blog. Yes, I know Ms. Positivity felt that she had lost her spark!!! GASPS how dare I…Well, I am here to say that I have not lost my spark…in fact I think it was just turned down a bit so that I could pursue other things to make Positively Shining that much better and it is! <br />
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See, for many that do know me, Positively Shining was just a blog, but over the past year, with YOUR support, YOU gave me the notion to make this bigger that I could ever imagine. When I would blog, it would be about<a href="http://www.positivelyshining.com/inspirationals.html"> positive things and how NOT to let them get to us and drag us down</a>…. Well how about I still do that but NOW the passion is back. Let me explain. <br />
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When I set my heart to do something, I attack it with all of my heart. I had a out of the blue conversation with a good friend <a href="http://www.facebook.com/gratefulodyssey?fref=ts">(Sammy)</a> that I have only met over the internet and his spirit is much like my own. He stated “Hi Melissa! This page is not growing. I'd like to see it grow so I need you to post some stuff (with pictures though. I find people tend to ignore posts without pics on my page anyhow), which I can share on my page. ;) xoxox ♥” <br />
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See just with this message we chatted a bit and I followed his direction as to how to grow my page. I am very passionate with what I do so I prayed and went at it! As I followed his direction, I started seeing more and more people LIKING <a href="http://www.facebook.com/PositivelyShining">Positively Shining on Facebook! </a> <br />
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Now do not get me wrong I do not blog to get more likes on my page, but to let YOU all know that it’s because of your LIKES on my Facebook page that has given me back my SPARK TO BLOG! Just this week alone I think about 30+ Shiners and Shinettes have LIKED the page because of its message. It’s because of YOU that I am excited about blogging again. It’s because of YOU that I prepare myself each day to<a href="http://www.positivelyshining.com/our-mission.html"> motivate, inspire, encourage and empower.</a> It is because of YOU that I am sitting here so excited to write and post this blog piece. See guys…YOU are awesome and YOU keep me going with Positively Shining!! YOU never let me down and I have to return the favor and NOT let you down…. <br />
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Hey Shiners and Shinettes…Yes it
has been a while, but I have been taking a much need break and spending time
with the kids. After school, I vowed to
spend so much more time with them and I have been doing just that. Never the less….I’ve been motivating behind
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Well let me get to the meat of this post!! <u><b>I missed a phone call from my mom yesterday
(Saturday night).</b></u> I looked at the phone,
and decided to put the phone down and relax, before calling her back however; I
got a pull that said, “Hey call her back<b><u> NOW”</u></b> so I did. Let me tell you, it amazes me that, even
though we are two different people, with our own families, and on many
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While speaking with her, my mom asked me did I read my “Daily Bread” I
said no not as of yet. She said well you
have to read it. I located my devotional
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in silence and so did she. This hit home
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See, I have been going in one direction when
God was telling me “NO.” This is what I read….”When
God says no to our requests, we can be sure it’s for the best.” Yes, I have been requesting for a certain
thing and I have gotten no response...well technically I have been told “NO”. Now as I talk to my mom, she says, see I have
wanted to sell the house and move to Virginia, but God has been telling me “NO”.
My mom stated, I don’t know why I’m
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scenes and it is time for me to take another step in the right direction. See guys, the more I have been told “NO” I
wasn’t paying attention at all and wanted to do my own thing, and becoming
frustrated by the minute, when all this time he (GOD) was telling me “NO” child
I have something better for you.
Goodness, ever since I spoke to my mom on Saturday night, I have felt so
much better. Therefore, to my mom who I
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As you look at the title, you may say what is this all about, well let me tell you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many times, we may want to change but many things that keep us from change.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To be honest-I myself have <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>fallen victim</u></b> to this many times. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Granted I am as positive as can be but I am human as they come.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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As I read my word this morning (I understand that not every one is of the same religion, but this will help you as well) I cam across a devotional that had the title just like the one above.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Instantly it stopped me in my tracks, why, because I feel that we all have to have a strong willingness to change.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many times, we may sit and get to a critical point on our lives before we actually stop and profess that we need to change.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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A while a go I said that I wanted to change for the better, I took small steps towards this change and thought that this was all good well and fine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>HOWEVER, I still kept seeing myself frustrated, annoyed, sad, angry, and not focused.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I said that I was not going to keep falling back into the same situation and habits that kept me that way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would be good for a few days and I was right back at square one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>HA silly little girl, I said I had the willingness to change but who was I fooling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mind you----this continued to happen repeatedly, until this past Friday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had so called friends driving me to continue my behavior through their behavior. Deep down, it was never them; it was my level of willingness to change.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was weak and that is why I continued to be aggravated by their actions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>See Shiners & Shinettes…people are going to be who they are and we can no longer sit and blame them for how WE act.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>WE have to have the divine will power to change.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Well I did it…I removed the issues….yes ISSUES from my life because I know that I have the will to change for the better.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am not one to make excuses, I have always owned up to my part of the foolery that I added to my life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am owning up to my part and going to make a change.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have removed some people from my life because I want to be healthy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some people and their behaviors are toxic and I choose “LIFE”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To get my LIFE back to the way it needs to be, happy and fulfilling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not finding away back to square one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Now when we want that good change, we have to understand that it is not going to be easy, and we will feel uncomfortable for a while, test and much more will present themselves (I know this first hand) but hold strong and fight. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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All of this to say Shiners & Shinettes….if you want change, do what you have to do and hold on tight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No matter that the vice is, smoking, drinking, losing weight, eating, living, or letting some other bad habit go.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Having that WILLINGNESS to change is at you fingertips. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A better life, a better mind and a better YOU is waiting to flourish! </div>
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Shiners and Shinettesssss! Hello, Hello, Hello to you all! <br />
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Goodness, I know I have been away for a while, but it was good reason. Never the less I AM BACK and I do not plan to go away again. <br />
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As you notice the title, I have a few things to celebrate. I was supposed to have blogged when this all went down, but life has been moving so fast….so let me catch you all up as fast as I can. August is almost over and I tell you wonderful peeps that it has been so full of things to celebrate! <br />
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Let’s see, the first week of August, my daughter turned 13 years old! Now that is major. She had a great sleep over, equipped with food, friends, laughs, screams, hey ice cream bowls, scary stories, music and tons more.<br />
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To be honest, I have missed you all so much in the blogsphere. Keeping my head in the books took so much time away from being able to indulge as I used to before. But enough of that…I’m back and ready to get back to inspiring, motivating, uplifting, laughing and participating with all of you and I know may of you missed that but stuck with me during my journey.<br />
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Next, I finally did it. I obtained my Bachelor’s degree in Psychology (Applied Behavior Analysis). I finished everything on August 14th. I am so relieved that-that part of the journey is over as well. Therefore, I’m doing the happy dance because I did not quit. It was tough, but baby let me tell ya it is so worth it! <br />
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Yes, it has been a while but I have been getting one-step closer to my
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Alright, let me get back to the point of this post. Lately I have been seeing so many good people
frustrated over another’s foolish actions.
When I see this, it saddens me because I know they are good people. Well to this, I say the buck stops right here
and now! It is time to stand up for what
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See darlings, we cannot allow these type of people to come
in and try to rock our worlds leave us frustrated, confused, angry and ready to
fight. That is where they want us to be-in
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the power to get to us. All it takes is
a small crack and they are in and thus the reap havoc on our lives. Well here is how we stop them. Here are the
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again and hold others accountable. There is no need in asking why they are like
this. They will not change and they
should be removed. How many times can we
allow someone that we know to practice these acts? It is hard at times but I say “I’M NOT HAVING
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Oh this
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Let me explain what I mean….My wires got crossed! I am positive as can be but you know what? I realized that I am sometimes negative
towards myself. Hey, I never said I was
perfect and sure enough I so practice what I preach! I think that we all go through this at
times. Well I had to catch myself, and
lately some things have been hitting me like a brick. I have been going through some trials, work
issues, weight issues, confidence issues, compliment acceptance…darlings I feel
like I am going out of my mind. I have
actually stared at myself in the mirror and said “Melissa WTH is wrong with you
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It is funny that my
mom called me one day, we started talking, and to be honest we learned from
each other. I began speaking to her
about my job issue, and then she said something…”it will happen when God wants
it to happen” Ah Ha! That was it! I wanted this job issue to happen on my
time. Granted they gave a deadline and I
am expecting them to hold good to it. I
became frustrated and even angry to be honest.
I like many do not like to be toyed with and I am trying to live my life
and take care of my family. However, I
forgot about what I am supposed to do. I
am supposed to let God do his work and be patient. Now it gets deeper, as we continue to talk
she is telling me her story. As she
finished, I said well mom did you talk to God about it. She admitted, no for some reason I wanted it
done when I wanted it done. Ha, how
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See darlings we can only do but so much before, we realize that,
we are not in control here at all. We
may get down on ourselves about so many things but as long as we seek the lord,
the answers will be provided. Therefore,
you know this is why I “GOT A NEW ATTITUDE!”
I will no longer forget to seek him when I need him, (he already knows),
I will no longer try to make things happen on MY time, I will no longer lack
confidence because that is not me I am confident, I will no longer talk
negative about my weight. I got a new attitude
yall! It is so easy to forget the major
things in life when the things that really do not matter bog us down! What matters is to seek the most positive
being I know. At the end of the day we
all should get a new attitude and remain positive about any and
everything. Forgetting nothing and
remembering that it is ok to obtain “A NEW ATTITUDE!” So from here on out I
will continue to do everything that I have been doing beside trying to do
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Oh, goodness I know it has been a
while since my last post, but to be honest, I have had three titles and forgot
them all. Well not this time. I usually try my hardest to remember a title
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Many of us work, work, and work. Many of us have forgotten how to be carefree
and do what we used to do…”HAVE FUN” We
have to be here, here, and there for this one that one and whoever else. We are always in demand….but when do we play? Sheesh to be a kid again….I am sitting here
blogging listening to the kids play, shout, laugh and just be kids. Ahhhhh to be a kid again! Well you know what-this is one weekend that I
do not feel well,but guess who is going to have fun????? ME That’s WHO!
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I mean really, I so wish that you
could hear and see them. They are all
laughing, telling harmless jokes, chasing each other, playing tag, running in
and out of the house (yeah that part drives me nuts) but they are having so
much fun. Do you remember being that
care free when you were a child?? I know
I do!!! I remember being just like them….being
the popular kids, somebody always asking for my brothers and I to come
out and play. It would be non-stop….I would love
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I know we have
to work but hey why can’t we have a day when we say bunk the domestics (unless
they are seriously out of control LOL) and do what you want. Go shopping, buy something nice, buy your favorite dish, do something that you haven’t done in a long time…me…I’m going to jump me some double-dutch, get me a funnel cake (yeah so fattening) and I am
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That’s right I’m doing me…which is having FUN!
I am going to paint my nails, toes, let
my daughter play in my hair, sit on the step and listen to the
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Hey Hey Shiners & Shinettes….I was thinking and said you know that where would we be if we did not take chances? I think that many of us would be still standing still and confused. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Where am I going with this you ask, well walk with me and I will show you. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Many times when we are unsure of the next step we may not step. Fear keeps us from putting one foot in front of the other. Last week I wrote about needing a stepladder to pull you up and now I am blogging about taking steps. The name of the game is to stop standing still and take the grand steps to get to the top. It is time for us to stop being our own roadblock. It is time for us to say "you know what I am going to take that first step and whatever happens-happens."</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Granted even when we do that we may not achieve the results that we desire….but guess what who cares! You had the guts to step out of faith and looked it dead in the eyes and said” Fear NOT I can do this~one foot in front of the other!!” This is how it started even when we were kids…we were so scared to take that first step to do what we have never done before. Mommy or daddy said come on take that first step and we may have stood there looking so scared. Then we wanted to get to that special one who raised us, and goodness what did we just do??? We took a step, as scary as that may have been…we took that first step. Yes, we may have fallen down but the next steps get faster and faster.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Have any of you wonderful Shiners/Shinettes used a step ladder before?? I’m sure that you have…if not you just may have stepped on a good ole chair to boost you up just a bit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The thing is darlings; we sometimes need a little boost to reach what we want.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Many times when we want to do something we may not have the proper means to do it, but if we had that step ladder to reach just a bit higher we would be able to accomplish that much more. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Many times we want to give up….Never give up! Get on that step ladder and boost yourself up. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many times things don’t go our way…Never give up! Get on that step ladder and give yourself that needed boost to look for a different avenue to see new change. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">See guys, I needed that step ladder a little while ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For awhile, I thought that I could do some things on my own.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I never asked for help and by NOT doing so I began to get the notion to give up!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well if anyone knows me “IM NO QUITTER”. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I know I can be honest with you darlings….haven’t we all been there when we just want to give up because things are not going our way…no matter how hard we try to make things right?? So if you can say “YES” to this then you know where I am coming from.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well…I had to tell my stubborn self, that I needed to get up and get a little boost.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many of us live with negativity day in and day out...well I refused to let that get me down once again!!!! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Negativity comes at us all kinds of ways, for example, words, actions, social networking, family, and mainly US! Yeah I said it OURSELVES!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We-Us-You-Me, will be our worst negative energy when things don’t go our way, when we read or feed into the mess we see before us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well I am here to say, STOP these actions and get on the step ladder. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">It is time for us to get out of our personal-defiant ruts and step up on that good ole sturdy step ladder of positivity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pour positive things into our minds and lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No longer will we be the cause of us not being as positive as we can be!! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will only surround ourselves with positive like minded people, we will turn away from negative news, no gossip, we will not be used and abuse but another's negativity! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We as Shiners and Shinettes are way better than that! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So I ask you Shiner and Shinettes….NEED A STEP LADDER!?? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If so you can borrow mine! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sharing is caring and best believe I care about each and every one of you!! Soooooo let's get on the good foot and Step up for Positivity! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
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Hey there Shiners and Shinettes!<br />
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I know it has been a while for us to chat and for that I am deeply apologetic. <br />
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Granted I have been away with the major new changes at work, new changes in my life (engaged), school (finals) and new changes to come I have missed you guys dearly! When I say that I am entirely sincere. <br />
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Each of you that I know and even if I don't know are like my second family. You know when you are away for too long you get home sick....and you know what my darlings I am just that home sick!<br />
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I have used the word CAN'T so much it hurts. I can't do this I can't do that! All of these other things drain me to my core but its never a day that goes by that I do not think about you guys!<br />
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Sooooooo since I have some time on my hands (finals are over) I wanted to let you wonderful Shiners and Shinettes know that I am back and here to stay! Each of you are important to me and I can't have you guys feeling as though I don't care or that I went away!<br />
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So let's start over, talk through our ups and downs, smile, laugh, and hang in there for we are the meaning of POSITIVITY! I can't help you guys scrub away the negativity and positively shine if I'm not here! Well I am here and we will tackle Negativity to the ground! We will not be bullied into giving up our positivity for negativity away! So Excuse me...I'm Ms. Positivity and We meaning my Shiners & Shinettes will not be broken! So here is to Positively Shining together!<br />
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Positive We Stand!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10070239871089039132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068884570620039632.post-10505715743023800012012-02-27T09:00:00.007-05:002012-02-27T09:00:11.671-05:00Getting Back to "ME" Guest Post by Chasing Joy!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwOcfq8T12kL28e6S5Xq60tnpWcovwvDi8g1veRvoHny0G5eEJaNbrUDYUggNNXE5xgotA_U7TO2m3tMZH9mg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><u><br />
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</u></div><div class="MsoNormal">Hey Shinners and Joy Chasers. A couple weeks ago Ms. Positivity asked me to do a guest post on her themed series of getting back to me. Of course I was honored to be asked but I also like the idea of her series. I mean after all the entire reason I started writing the blog Chasing Joy is because I needed to get back t o being me. I had been through the worst experience of my life (find my story on my about me page on <a href="http://www.chasing-joy.com/">www.chasing-joy.com</a>) and needed to get back to being my normal happy self.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">So how did I get back to being me? How do you get back to being you when you’ve lost yourself to work, school, kids, relationships, disappointment, stress, grief, or whatever? For starters who are you? I think we all have to have a few absolutes we know about ourselves. Once you have decided on these absolutes you they become your guides, your beacons in the darkness, that guide you back to yourself.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Here are some of my absolutes:</div><div class="MsoNormal">I am smart</div><div class="MsoNormal">I am a good person</div><div class="MsoNormal">I am attractive</div><div class="MsoNormal">I have faith</div><div class="MsoNormal">I am a happy person</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">So that very night I said my prayers. Now I will admit that my heart was not in it and I kind of just went through the motions. I think my prayer went something like “God, I don’t know what to say”. But the point is I was still talking to him and despite all the pain that I was in I still believed. I had made a decision that part of what it is to be me is to have faith. So no matter what I will have Faith.</div><div class="MsoNormal">The fact of the matter is no matter what happens in life, if you stick to your absolutes, what it means to be you, you will never completely lose yourself. You will always come back to being you. You may get of your game sometimes. Life may get the best of you. But, even if it takes a while, when you know the absolutes that make you who you are, you will find your way back to being you.</div><div class="MsoNormal">Who are you? What are your absolutes? What are the qualities about yourself that you can fall back to bring you back to being you???</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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After I graduated magna cum laude from college, I went from being a full time worker to being a full time mother and army wife. Although this new situation may have felt like an awesome break to some women, I didn’t feel “like me” being stuck at home all day every day while everyone else was out presumably working hard. I’ve always considered myself a hard worker. I have held down a good job ever since I was sixteen years old as president of the cooperative office education program in high school up until I became an employee with the Davidson County Sheriff’s office in Nashville, Tennessee. <br />
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So, it’s safe to say that this transition from working hard to not working at all (so I thought) was extremely hard for me and so unlike whom I thought I would be. According to my past desires and plans, I was supposed to be a lawyer by now. As a Christian, I started praying about where my life should be headed. I realized that God was waiting on me tell him what was on my heart. So one day I went to my secret place, and I told him. <br />
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Finally, I heard God speak to me. <br />
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I felt God whisper his assurance to me that everything I had done up to this point was for a reason. He softly said that I should not keep holding on to the burden of being helpless or making ill decisions. God said, “Working hard isn’t just about being on a 9 to 5, but it is about occupying my time to help those who otherwise wouldn’t receive it from others.” Working hard is not just vindicated by getting a paycheck every two weeks but about getting a blessing from Him to spread to others, especially those closest to me. <br />
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I started to understand that I should be taking my position at home more serious. Although I wasn’t getting up and going outside my home to work every day did not mean that I didn’t have a job to do. My husband still needed to be prayed for daily and my son still needed his mother to be there to back him up educationally and emotionally. That takes work. I needed to be occupied with encouraging my husband to be the best working man outside of home and encouraging my son to be the best growing boy he can be. That takes work, primarily if we want our home to be blessed regardless of what kind of income is coming in. I mean, who else is going to really pray for covering over MY family. <br />
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Once I started focusing more on doing these things I felt a burden being lifted off of my shoulders. So I prayed to God more and thanked Him for enlightening me. He then spoke to me again, reassuring me that I was headed in the right direction. I could feel him hug me and say, “Keep going. Let them see me.” <br />
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So one morning I found myself creating The Christian Chameleon. Honestly, I don’t know how I came up with that name. In essence, creating this website and enhancing this brand was not just because I was bored, sitting at home and needing an outlet. It was more spiritually geared towards being obedient to God and finding a way to reach others who wouldn’t otherwise be reached using other avenues. <br />
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This new blog is my work. It’s my way of occupying God’s time to incorporate His word into mainstream media and other social issues we deal with in today’s world. Working on <a href="http://www.christianchameleon.blogspot.com/">The Christian </a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_1465254285"></span>Chameleon <span id="goog_1465254286"></span></a>was my way of getting closer to God, thus getting back to ME. I encourage anybody out there to really take time, get in their secret place, and speak to God. Tell him what’s on your heart. I promise that your words to Him will not return to you void. He listens and he hears everything we speak to him. Just wait on it. Your confirmation is coming. It may not be in the form of a blog or working a 9 to 5, but I assure you it’s coming. Don’t give up and think that you’re failing or your time is wasting, because God always has our footsteps ordered before we even know where they’re going. <br />
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Be inspired, but STAY inspired.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10070239871089039132noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068884570620039632.post-40582520261652837922012-02-09T12:29:00.001-05:002012-02-09T13:11:45.434-05:00Greatness!!! I said GREATNESS!Hey there Shiners....<br />
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This is one of those times where the mood is hitting me so I am going to let it flow. <br />
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What do you think of when you hear the word greatness?? <br />
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I am wondering if any of you added yourself into any of the list of things that came to mind. <br />
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To many times we think less of ourselves because we may not be exactly where we want to be in life but to be honest we are exactly where we belong. We want to move forward and that is GREAT! We want to reach higher and that is GREAT! We want to be the best and that is GREAT! Why because we are great! <br />
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You may not see it but you were born for a reason. We all have our own little part to play in this huge movie we call life. Each charater has his/her own role and it is important. Can you imagine being the leading man/lady and not having eachother?? It would be a total mess. Who would make sure that you remembered your lines, the movie would not flow properly. <br />
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We are all born from greatness....I will say it again....WE WERE BORN FROM GREATNESS! We are special in everyway. I see so many young adults like myself at one point that thought less of themselves but that will stop here because we are Great! We are doing big things, turning small thoughts into big dreams, changing for the better, loving more, opening up more and even shedding a single tear because at one point we were so guarded. This is GREATNESS! To be able to let go and let the lord above do his works within us. To reach and do things that we never thought that we would ever be doing. We can not stop here because it is not meant to be. We are to reach beyond the stars and snag one for ourselves and keep our greatness shining as bright as we can. <br />
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So My Shiners...I ask you again what do you think of when you hear the word greatness??<br />
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I Pray with everything I have you are now on that list of things because you are just that...Great! <br />
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Never let no one or nothing try to tell you or show you that you are anything less than GREATNESS! <br />
Its been in all of us since day one! <br />
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Ms. Positivity!!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10070239871089039132noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068884570620039632.post-46241851984379030212012-02-06T09:00:00.016-05:002012-02-06T09:00:06.418-05:00Getting back to Me....Guest Post by Dina<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Ten years ago I was in my 20s, I was a full time student and I had a part time job. I met and started dating my husband; we fell in love and decided to get married that year. Everything was working out perfectly, almost like a modern fairytale. The most stressful thing about my life at that time was the wedding planning because I wanted it to be perfect. And it was that desire for perfection that led me to making the worst decision of my life: taking a break from school.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I planned on taking one semester off to have a stress free wedding, a glorious honeymoon and blissful first few months of marriage. I saw no harm in taking a little break because I only had one more year left to get my bachelors. I was young and I thought I knew it all, had it all under control. But one thing you never know is what may be waiting for you around the corner.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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So after a very long break my writers itch has begun to get the best of me. The box of treasure in the form of words and expressions have been unlocked and unleashed. The greatness in me only shared with a few is about to bless the world. These first few blogs are what I will use for practice, to get the kinks out, to stretch lol. After all it has been lying dormant for such a long time. Forgive me if it is not as eloquent as you might expect or if it seems a bit shallow. I am simply giving myself the freedom to be ME with no restraints. (smile).<br />
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After talking for a while with a friend and witnessing so many blogs birthed I thought it was time for me to break my silence. I am not one to jump on any bandwagon. As a matter of fact when I see one coming my way, I run in the opposite direction. I like being unique, I love being a trendsetter. It has taken me years to break out of the mold that I have allowed so many others to create for me but today I am finally free. I am the mold, the model, the standard. Lets not get it twisted this is not about self glorification but rather liberation. I'm free to be who God created me to be. And I have been raised for such a time as this to help others become truly free. I have been hurt before which is why I can declare that the Lord's strength is made perfect in my weakness. I have loved, been rejected and found true love, not only in my husband but in God. So I can shout with confidence <b>"WHAT SHALL WE SAY THEN? IF GOD BE FOR ME WHO CAN DARE BE AGAINST ME". "FOR I AM FULLY PERSUADED THAT NEITHER DEATH NOR LIFE, NEITHER ANGELS NOR DEMONS, NEITHER PRESENT NOR FUTURE, NOR ANY POWERS, NEITHER HEIGHT NOR DEPTH, NOR ANYTHING ELSE IN ALL CREATHION WILL BE ABLE TO SEPERATE ME FROM THE LOVE OF GOD THAT IS IN CHRIST JESUS MY LORD. </b><br />
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Romans 8:38-39. It is this perfect love that has cast out all of my fears. I am a Kingdom Kid and their is no denying that. Hate it or love it, I'm here to stay.</div><div><br />
</div><div>To get to know Chivon better check her out on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/QueenChivs">@QueenChivs</a> Thank for stopping by Shiners!!! Til next Monday! </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10070239871089039132noreply@blogger.com0