Balance

Ability

The Liar

Responding

Go Within

The calm within the storm is where peace lives and breathes.

 It is not within perfect circumstances or a charmed

life... it is not conditional.
Peace is a sacred space within, it is the temple of our internal landscape. 

We are free to visit it, whenever we seek sanctuary. Underneath the chaos of everyday living, peace is patiently awaiting our discovery... go within.

Solitude

SOLITUDE

God, my alone feels so good, but lately I am craving something more, something deeper
I want love
But not just any kind of Love, no,
I want a love so deep it’d make the ocean jealous.

But I’ll only have you if you’re sweeter than my solitude. You must love me for everything I’m worth and then some.
Start with my eyes, look into them like you want to know all the good, bad, and anything beyond. From my eyes go to my mind, love me for everything I know and love me just as much to teach me what I do not.

Hold me in your arms, and love me for everything I am, from my breasts to my thighs, and even the scars that others have left behind
But tell me if you’re not up for it…Not that you don’t want me but rather you can’t handle me.
And please don’t say, “I won’t be like those other dudes and break your heart.”

You see my solitude has always been sweet, and during that time I learned to love myself before I could learn to love anyone else.
Give me the love that I’ve been craving, make the ocean jealous. Fall for my eyes without knowing me just yet
And then kiss me like you want to be loved just as much
Remember that I want to be loved as deep as the ocean, but remember that I am like the ocean
I can slip through your fingers, but manage to hold up an army of ships
Kiss me, hold me, love me, but tell me if you’re not up for it

I’ll only have you if you’re sweeter than my solitude

Warsan Shire

Your turn

No human "belongs" to you;
It is simply your turn to experience them.

Awareness

Think

You are what you think!  And you can’t change anything if you can’t change your thinking.

But are you ready for the good news?

YOU CAN change the way you think.

And if you can change the way you think, you can master a new way to be.

An effective mindset is one that makes the best use of all your available resources – your time, energy, opportunities, etc. – and uses them to support growth and positive change. 

 It’s not about trying to do everything and be everything.  And it’s not about living a perfect life.  It’s about being present, being accepting, and making the very best of what’s in front of you.

Be

Character

Our character is often revealed at our highs and lows. 
 Be humble at the mountaintops. 
 Be steadfast in the valleys.
  Be authentic and mindfully patient in between.

Loyalty and Honesty

Grateful

As human beings, when we aren’t grateful for what we have, we aren’t capable of being happy.

This is not just some self-improvement mumbo-jumbo either.  It’s been scientifically proven.  For example, researchers in numerous positive psychology studies  have split study participants into two groups and instructed one group of study participants to reflect on the little things they are grateful for at the end of each day, while the other group just goes about their normal routines.  Then, after several weeks, both groups are interviewed, and it becomes clear that the first group enjoyed considerably greater life satisfaction than the other group during that time period.

Why does this happen?

The simplest explanation is that forcing ourselves to focus on thoughts and actions related to gratitude, regardless of circumstances, helps our brains develop positive emotions.  In one notable study, researchers asked participants to smile forcibly while thinking of something specific they’re grateful for.  They found that this consistently stimulated mental activity associated with positive feelings and emotions.

Okay

Lifestyle

Choosing

The key is to realize that no matter what happens, you can choose your attitude and inner dialog, which dictates a majority of everything that happens next. 
 Truly, the greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another – to train our minds to see the good in what we’ve got, even when it’s far less than we expected.

Loyalty and Honesty

Responding

Rarely do people do things because of us.  They do things because of themselves. 
  There is a huge amount of freedom that comes to us when we detach from other people’s behaviors. 
 So just remember, the way others treat you is their problem, how you respond to them is yours.

Creating Beauty

Failure

If you avoid action because you’re stuck fantasizing about the possibility of failure, you guarantee failure. 
The truth is we all fail sometimes.But the greater truth is that no single failure ever defines us.