April 23, 2012.......
Every day my eyes open I reach over, grab the sheets, then I say "Thank you Lord, I am here another day!!" Every single day I wake up, I literally reach over, touch the sheets and say "Thank you Lord, I am here another day!!"
"To Thine Self Be True!!"
Luv, Lo
Monday, April 23, 2012
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
"Radiate!"
April 18, 2012......
Radiate 1. to extend, spread, or move like rays or radii from a center. 2. to emit rays, as of light or heat; irradiate. 3. to project or glow with cheerfulness, joy, etc. 3. having rays extending from a central point or part.
Have you ever met someone that is the epitome of radiance? I have the pleasure of being blessed with someone in my life that exudes radiant rays from her center, her core is a beam of light that glows with heat that's warm and cozy. Her presence is angelic, I feel a spirit of peace when I'm around her, I thank God daily for bringing her into my life.
I am so thankful today that I have two legs and two feet to walk with. I think sometimes we take the simple act of walking for granted like if it's not so special, yet walking literally is one of the healthiest, most safest exercise there is to do.
Walk!!
I'm tired right now, will talk more tomorrow......til then Good Night!
"Unlock Tomorrow, Today" ~ By Lolita Jackson
Take Care,
La La
Radiate 1. to extend, spread, or move like rays or radii from a center. 2. to emit rays, as of light or heat; irradiate. 3. to project or glow with cheerfulness, joy, etc. 3. having rays extending from a central point or part.
Have you ever met someone that is the epitome of radiance? I have the pleasure of being blessed with someone in my life that exudes radiant rays from her center, her core is a beam of light that glows with heat that's warm and cozy. Her presence is angelic, I feel a spirit of peace when I'm around her, I thank God daily for bringing her into my life.
I am so thankful today that I have two legs and two feet to walk with. I think sometimes we take the simple act of walking for granted like if it's not so special, yet walking literally is one of the healthiest, most safest exercise there is to do.
Walk!!
I'm tired right now, will talk more tomorrow......til then Good Night!
"Unlock Tomorrow, Today" ~ By Lolita Jackson
Take Care,
La La
Monday, April 16, 2012
"Take Control of Your Life Today!!"
April 16, 2012......
We have the ability to make choices in our life, the challenge is in the doing, getting up and deciding that we are important enough, loving enough to say yes to life. We must intensely be purposeful with our drive to do better when it comes to our health. We must drive ourselves with an unwavering commitment to be successful in our lives daily. We can't allow complacency to be the enemy of living our best life now. If we make the decision to daily do what we know works best for our bodies it will yield the results we desire to achieve. The key is persistence, passion, and motivation. Find that thing that motivates you and passionately go in the direction you want to go. You may not see results right away but every day persistence will grant you the desires of your heart. You must find what motivates you, and I don't care what it is, whether it's a bird singing outside in the early morning hours or an infomercial.
Like Nike...."Just Do It!!"
"Seize the time" ~ Bobby Seale
Sincerely,
Lolita
We have the ability to make choices in our life, the challenge is in the doing, getting up and deciding that we are important enough, loving enough to say yes to life. We must intensely be purposeful with our drive to do better when it comes to our health. We must drive ourselves with an unwavering commitment to be successful in our lives daily. We can't allow complacency to be the enemy of living our best life now. If we make the decision to daily do what we know works best for our bodies it will yield the results we desire to achieve. The key is persistence, passion, and motivation. Find that thing that motivates you and passionately go in the direction you want to go. You may not see results right away but every day persistence will grant you the desires of your heart. You must find what motivates you, and I don't care what it is, whether it's a bird singing outside in the early morning hours or an infomercial.
Like Nike...."Just Do It!!"
"Seize the time" ~ Bobby Seale
Sincerely,
Lolita
Sunday, April 15, 2012
"Bleeding Hearts!!"
April 14, 2012......
Tis that time of the year when we plant the flowers in the garden and this year I have some beautiful bleeding hearts growing in my garden. I love that flower, it's just beautiful. Have you ever had your heart in your body feel like it's bleeding for real? Walking wounded......that's what I call it. The thing is you can feel like your heart is open wide, needing a surgeon to come and stitch you up, and you look around and everyone else goes on with their lives, could care less if you're walking wounded or not, you better get some ointment, cleanse the wound, grab a couple of bandages and keep it moving.
Today was a beautiful day, the weather was spot on....I took a leap of faith and dabbled in a couple of things, feels real good.
Loving you more than forever, and forever more I'll always love you.......
Lolita
Tis that time of the year when we plant the flowers in the garden and this year I have some beautiful bleeding hearts growing in my garden. I love that flower, it's just beautiful. Have you ever had your heart in your body feel like it's bleeding for real? Walking wounded......that's what I call it. The thing is you can feel like your heart is open wide, needing a surgeon to come and stitch you up, and you look around and everyone else goes on with their lives, could care less if you're walking wounded or not, you better get some ointment, cleanse the wound, grab a couple of bandages and keep it moving.
Today was a beautiful day, the weather was spot on....I took a leap of faith and dabbled in a couple of things, feels real good.
Loving you more than forever, and forever more I'll always love you.......
Lolita
Friday, April 13, 2012
"Yes!!"
April 12, 2012.....
OMG!! Oh My God....I did it!! I put in that dvd and I got to gettin....Now I didn't do the entire 45 minutes but I did do 30 minutes, and for Lolita, in the shape I'm currently in, this is a major milestone, and I just got to say Thank You......
I don't know how I am going to feel tomorrow physically, but I do know that right now I feel delicious, shoot, I feel scrumptious, I know my husband could sop me up with a biscuit, ha ha ha!!
Anyway, I'm tired. I will not repeat yesterday, I didn't go to sleep at all. So, Goodnight, pleasant dreams, sleep tight and don't let the boogey man bite.
"When you've done all you can do to stand, stand!"
Lo Lo
OMG!! Oh My God....I did it!! I put in that dvd and I got to gettin....Now I didn't do the entire 45 minutes but I did do 30 minutes, and for Lolita, in the shape I'm currently in, this is a major milestone, and I just got to say Thank You......
I don't know how I am going to feel tomorrow physically, but I do know that right now I feel delicious, shoot, I feel scrumptious, I know my husband could sop me up with a biscuit, ha ha ha!!
Anyway, I'm tired. I will not repeat yesterday, I didn't go to sleep at all. So, Goodnight, pleasant dreams, sleep tight and don't let the boogey man bite.
"When you've done all you can do to stand, stand!"
Lo Lo
Thursday, April 12, 2012
"Citation!!!"
April 11, 2012.......
This notice goes out to Lolita Jackson, you have been issued a citation by the Supreme Court of the Law of the Universe....Lolita you are hearby notified that if you don't make a U-Turn and take the Road Less Traveled to an awakening of your natural inheritance of peace, prosperity, health, and love. You will be in violation of the "Law of Attraction" and said violation will put you in subjection to "Sickness & Dis-Ease!!"
You Go Sherri!!! Wow, did you hear what Sherri Shephard said last night when she was voted off dancing with the stars while she was balling her eyes out? Sherri said "that thing that scares you the most, that makes you say I don't know if I can do it I'm scared, run towards it because it's so amazing on the other side!!"
I AM THERE RIGHT NOW!! RUNNING TOWARD FEAR!! I'm terrified, I have no idea how to do what it is that I want to do. I'm not really sure of what it is that I want to do. All I know, is that change has come. It's time to change everything in my life. I can't and will not continue down the path that I've been on for as long as I can remember. Frankly speaking, the path that I call destruction. I have been my worst enemy, most critical critic, and stinkiest thinker when it comes to Lolita and what she is deserving and worthy of. I used to think that I was born taking care of other people. I now realize that my putting others in front of myself and that unyielding desire to be this nauseating, people pleasing puke is learned and will probably be hard as hell to un-learn, rewind and erase the tapes, the words, and the behavior that says as long as it's for someone else it somehow makes it okay to ignore myself and at the same time if I'm so busy putting others' needs, wants and desires before my own, it excuses and absolves me of any and all responsibility where I'm concerned. It's easier to say I just don't have time to do myself. Now I don't have a choice. I take that back, I do have a choice, today I choose to make the right choices concerning my life. I feel like a kid in a candy store, I can choose what I want, the hard part is putting in the work to get it!!
I have to work at losing 100 pounds. Yes, I said it......It finally came out of my mouth, I have 100 pounds to lose, now that's scary!! The first question is how? How does a person lose 100 pounds? I know that I must have a plan, right? So, I do have a plan.....The plan is to put one foot in front of the other and get off my butt and walk, walk, walk, walk, walk. The next step is nutrition and portion control, then I have to drink lots and lots of water to flush my system out. I am also going to cleanse my system with some detox tea and hold on for dear life........Next, I must exercise with weight training and resistance. I know I must sound like a broken record to some of you, I sound like one to myself a little, but I will keep saying it until it finally comes into fruition, until I see it come from out of the spoken word, the unseen, to the "BE" like Jesus, "Light BE" & "Light Is"...................
"It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected."
"Walk in the path designed by rule....."
"On difficult ground keep steadily on the march"
"The consummate Leader cultivates the moral law, and strictly adheres to method and discipline; thus it is in his power to control success."
I bought a fat loss & bmi monitor last night and the results were startling!! Scared the shit out of me honestly (sorry!!) but it did. My fat percentage was over 44%, while my bmi levels were over 37%. I just stood in my bedroom and shook my head, not in disbelief but, I guess I was just numb, just numb. The calibrator didn't lie, it's up to me to decide what I am going to do about it? Now that I know, what am I going to do about it? How can I do anything other than what would be considered a healthy choice? I can't, right? I have put myself on notice, it's time for Lolita to make the choice to change.......
Sincerely,
Lo Lo
This notice goes out to Lolita Jackson, you have been issued a citation by the Supreme Court of the Law of the Universe....Lolita you are hearby notified that if you don't make a U-Turn and take the Road Less Traveled to an awakening of your natural inheritance of peace, prosperity, health, and love. You will be in violation of the "Law of Attraction" and said violation will put you in subjection to "Sickness & Dis-Ease!!"
You Go Sherri!!! Wow, did you hear what Sherri Shephard said last night when she was voted off dancing with the stars while she was balling her eyes out? Sherri said "that thing that scares you the most, that makes you say I don't know if I can do it I'm scared, run towards it because it's so amazing on the other side!!"
I AM THERE RIGHT NOW!! RUNNING TOWARD FEAR!! I'm terrified, I have no idea how to do what it is that I want to do. I'm not really sure of what it is that I want to do. All I know, is that change has come. It's time to change everything in my life. I can't and will not continue down the path that I've been on for as long as I can remember. Frankly speaking, the path that I call destruction. I have been my worst enemy, most critical critic, and stinkiest thinker when it comes to Lolita and what she is deserving and worthy of. I used to think that I was born taking care of other people. I now realize that my putting others in front of myself and that unyielding desire to be this nauseating, people pleasing puke is learned and will probably be hard as hell to un-learn, rewind and erase the tapes, the words, and the behavior that says as long as it's for someone else it somehow makes it okay to ignore myself and at the same time if I'm so busy putting others' needs, wants and desires before my own, it excuses and absolves me of any and all responsibility where I'm concerned. It's easier to say I just don't have time to do myself. Now I don't have a choice. I take that back, I do have a choice, today I choose to make the right choices concerning my life. I feel like a kid in a candy store, I can choose what I want, the hard part is putting in the work to get it!!
I have to work at losing 100 pounds. Yes, I said it......It finally came out of my mouth, I have 100 pounds to lose, now that's scary!! The first question is how? How does a person lose 100 pounds? I know that I must have a plan, right? So, I do have a plan.....The plan is to put one foot in front of the other and get off my butt and walk, walk, walk, walk, walk. The next step is nutrition and portion control, then I have to drink lots and lots of water to flush my system out. I am also going to cleanse my system with some detox tea and hold on for dear life........Next, I must exercise with weight training and resistance. I know I must sound like a broken record to some of you, I sound like one to myself a little, but I will keep saying it until it finally comes into fruition, until I see it come from out of the spoken word, the unseen, to the "BE" like Jesus, "Light BE" & "Light Is"...................
"It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected."
"Walk in the path designed by rule....."
"On difficult ground keep steadily on the march"
"The consummate Leader cultivates the moral law, and strictly adheres to method and discipline; thus it is in his power to control success."
I bought a fat loss & bmi monitor last night and the results were startling!! Scared the shit out of me honestly (sorry!!) but it did. My fat percentage was over 44%, while my bmi levels were over 37%. I just stood in my bedroom and shook my head, not in disbelief but, I guess I was just numb, just numb. The calibrator didn't lie, it's up to me to decide what I am going to do about it? Now that I know, what am I going to do about it? How can I do anything other than what would be considered a healthy choice? I can't, right? I have put myself on notice, it's time for Lolita to make the choice to change.......
Sincerely,
Lo Lo
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
"The Agony Of The Ecstasy!!"
April 10, 2012...........
In order for me to be a "Walking Woman That Wins!!" I find that I have to take the bitter with the sweet. I have to endure the agony of the pains that my body feels when I put it to the test of endurance to run the race and finish the course that will net me the results of success when I reach my goals. The funny thing is that I haven't really gotten started the way I want to yet and the thought of it is giving me the heebie geebies, however; I'm ready!!
I'm tired tonight, literally exhausted, it's been a long day........
In every adversity, look for the benefit that can come out of it. Even bad experiences offer benefits, but you have to look for them. ~Eric V. Copage
God makes three requests of his children: Do the best you can, where you are, with what you have, now. ~African American Folklore
The chemist who can extract from his heart's elements compassion, respect, longing, patience, regret, surprise, and forgiveness and compound them into one can create that atom which is called love. ~Kahlil Gibran
Loving me more than forever, and forever more I'll always love me.......
~ Lolita Jackson
In order for me to be a "Walking Woman That Wins!!" I find that I have to take the bitter with the sweet. I have to endure the agony of the pains that my body feels when I put it to the test of endurance to run the race and finish the course that will net me the results of success when I reach my goals. The funny thing is that I haven't really gotten started the way I want to yet and the thought of it is giving me the heebie geebies, however; I'm ready!!
I'm tired tonight, literally exhausted, it's been a long day........
In every adversity, look for the benefit that can come out of it. Even bad experiences offer benefits, but you have to look for them. ~Eric V. Copage
God makes three requests of his children: Do the best you can, where you are, with what you have, now. ~African American Folklore
The chemist who can extract from his heart's elements compassion, respect, longing, patience, regret, surprise, and forgiveness and compound them into one can create that atom which is called love. ~Kahlil Gibran
Loving me more than forever, and forever more I'll always love me.......
~ Lolita Jackson
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
"Heartache"
"April 9, 2012......."
I am guilty!! I stand accused!! Would I change it? I just don't know, it's been like this all my life. I wear my heart on my sleeve. I know I've said it before, I get myself in trouble with this very thing all the time, feeling like I want to talk it through, discuss what the problem is, find a solution because it's not easy for me to fake liking a mis-understanding, or be in the presence of someone and know that there's tension in the air, and clearly see that things have changed, yet we carry on as if everything is A, okay, that is such an awkward feeling, and position to be in. As an adult I would like to think that I have the freedom to express myself openly and honestly without bias or judgement, especially when I am talking with a friend or maybe the person isn't a friend friend, but there comes a time when one may need to clear the air on a certain subject only to find that it's not okay. I am baffled by the fact that having a genuine concern about a subject matter could get one ostracized by a person or persons, that just floors me that adults form opinions about others based on something they have heard, or something that they think they know, not necessarily something that a person has done to them.
Have you ever walked into a room and the same people that loved to see you coming a week ago, even tell you that you light up the room every time you walk through the door, find it hard to look you in the eye, and the question you ask yourself is why? How could this be? The answer is I don't know, truly I don't. But what I can say today is, it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter what you think, and if you think something you better keep it to yourself because if it's not a popular opinion people will cut you like a ginzu knife cuts a cantelope!! (smile) You know that saying, sometimes you have to encourage yourself, no truer words ever spoken.
I work with students and one thing I try to instill in them is independence and leadership, especially when it comes to standing for something they believe in, or even for that matter standing up for someone that may not be the most popular kid on campus, or may be different or could just be mis-understood because you may not know that person or what's going on in their life. I try to teach them to follow the golden rule of asking themselves 3 questions: #1) Did that person do anything to you personally for you to not like them? #2) Is that person always nice to you? #3) Is there something about that person that you find interesting or that you like about that person? When they take the time to think about the answers to the questions and can honestly say that the person didn't do anything to them to be talked about, ridiculed or ostracized, the person is always nice and friendly to them, and yes they genuinely like them, then I say regardless of what the rest says, you have to stand up against bullying, because bullying comes in many forms in many ways. I let them know that a bully isn't just the person that will take your lunch money, or the person that will beat you up physically, a bully is a coward, someone that can't stand alone on how they feel, they need to be supported by the masses, the group, the click......
The dichotomy is; I tell the students to stand.....If you don't stand for something you fall for everything, yet I ......(things that make you go hmm!!)
Sometimes our hearts get broken into what feels like a million itty, bitty pieces, but it will be okay if at the end of the day you ask yourself the same questions in a different way. #1) Did I do anything to inflict harm on a person, and did I give the best I could give with the time I have? If I can honestly say yes, then that't the best I have, and yes, even as an adult, even that may not be good enough, and yes it may even be heartbreaking, but you can only give what you have and do the best you can. The bible says not to cast your pearls before swine, sometimes your jewels aren't supposed to be received by everyone and that's okay also, even Jesus said a prophet is without honor in is own town......
"As the fletcher whittles and makes straight his arrows, so the master directs his straying thoughts." ~The Buddha
"All emotions are pure which gather you and lift you up; that emotion is impure which seizes only one side of your being and so distorts you." ~Rainer Maria Rilke
"Things do not change; we change." ~Henry David Thoreau
"Under all that we think, lives all we believe, like the ultimate veil of our spirits."
~Antonio Machado
LaLaLolita
Monday, April 9, 2012
"Who Can Find A Virtuous Woman?"
April 8, 2012......
Happy Easter Everyone!! Today was absolutely beautiful!!! I just absolutely Love Life, I love being alive, living the best life that I can live, I love putting smiles of people's faces and I Love the skin I'm in. Everyday I wake up and I literally grab the sheets to see if I am here and I Thank God that I made it to be able to take another breath, it's a miracle that I don't take for granted. When I lay my head down at night most of the time I am exhausted because I push myself til I am running on fumes, wanting to make sure that I have done the best I can with the day that God has blessed me with.
I did something today that I have never done before, I went to the University of Washington and walked around and enjoyed the cherry blossom trees, they are stunningly beautiful! My husband has been trying to get me to go for years and every year I have one excuse or another and after going today I couldn't believe that me, Miss Flower Lady just now got up off of my butt and went, but I am so glad that I did. You should of seen us, we were walking around that campus like teenagers, taking pictures, climbing trees, Yes I Said It, Climbing Trees, (Okay maybe not that high) but we did take pictures in trees, on the ground in the grass, we had so much fun, it was amazing, and I was able to get my walk in without really putting any thought to it. That's what I am enjoying about my walking, I can get out and walk with purpose and before you know it I have put in a full exercise regimen without thinking about it.
I was talking to a friend of mine today and we were talking about virtuous women and that reminded me of a passage from the bible that I like. I remember when I first gave my life to Christ, I would read that scripture and would think about how badly I wanted to be a virtuous woman. I wanted to be that Lady in the scriptures, she sounded so amazing.....I equated this woman with perfection, she was something to strive for, I imagined her husband having eyes just for her, she seemed like the kind of woman that people looked up to, little kids liked her, especially little girls they adored her, she was respected in the community by everyone this woman was the woman to be. I have since not given the virtuous woman much thought until today, when my girlfriend brought up the subject of a virtuous woman, I began to think about where I've been in my life, where I am, and where I would like to go, and just how close am I to being that virtuous woman that is described in the bible?
Well, let's just say this woman sounds like the epitome of perfection, which I am a heck of a long way from, yet I can say this, I do put in the effort, yes I have a long way to go, and I know that no one is perfect, not by a long shot but it doesn't hurt to try and be the best woman or man that you can be and to me that is virtuous!!
Virtuous 1. conforming to moral and ethical principles; morally excellent; upright.
I used to want the words "she tried" on my tombstone. Now I want the words "She did it!"
~By Katherine Mary Dunham
Love Always,
LaLaLolita
Happy Easter Everyone!! Today was absolutely beautiful!!! I just absolutely Love Life, I love being alive, living the best life that I can live, I love putting smiles of people's faces and I Love the skin I'm in. Everyday I wake up and I literally grab the sheets to see if I am here and I Thank God that I made it to be able to take another breath, it's a miracle that I don't take for granted. When I lay my head down at night most of the time I am exhausted because I push myself til I am running on fumes, wanting to make sure that I have done the best I can with the day that God has blessed me with.
I did something today that I have never done before, I went to the University of Washington and walked around and enjoyed the cherry blossom trees, they are stunningly beautiful! My husband has been trying to get me to go for years and every year I have one excuse or another and after going today I couldn't believe that me, Miss Flower Lady just now got up off of my butt and went, but I am so glad that I did. You should of seen us, we were walking around that campus like teenagers, taking pictures, climbing trees, Yes I Said It, Climbing Trees, (Okay maybe not that high) but we did take pictures in trees, on the ground in the grass, we had so much fun, it was amazing, and I was able to get my walk in without really putting any thought to it. That's what I am enjoying about my walking, I can get out and walk with purpose and before you know it I have put in a full exercise regimen without thinking about it.
I was talking to a friend of mine today and we were talking about virtuous women and that reminded me of a passage from the bible that I like. I remember when I first gave my life to Christ, I would read that scripture and would think about how badly I wanted to be a virtuous woman. I wanted to be that Lady in the scriptures, she sounded so amazing.....I equated this woman with perfection, she was something to strive for, I imagined her husband having eyes just for her, she seemed like the kind of woman that people looked up to, little kids liked her, especially little girls they adored her, she was respected in the community by everyone this woman was the woman to be. I have since not given the virtuous woman much thought until today, when my girlfriend brought up the subject of a virtuous woman, I began to think about where I've been in my life, where I am, and where I would like to go, and just how close am I to being that virtuous woman that is described in the bible?
Well, let's just say this woman sounds like the epitome of perfection, which I am a heck of a long way from, yet I can say this, I do put in the effort, yes I have a long way to go, and I know that no one is perfect, not by a long shot but it doesn't hurt to try and be the best woman or man that you can be and to me that is virtuous!!
Virtuous 1. conforming to moral and ethical principles; morally excellent; upright.
I used to want the words "she tried" on my tombstone. Now I want the words "She did it!"
~By Katherine Mary Dunham
Love Always,
LaLaLolita
Saturday, April 7, 2012
"Bottom Line!!"
April 6, 2012......
Do you have a bottom line? Is there a line, boundaries in your life that cannot/should not be crossed? The question is have you made that bottom line clear? I know that must not be the case for me, I must not be clear enough about my bottom line because daily I find myself continually stating that I have a bottom line, saying hey you're going too far, stop and don't go there, it's like Tyrese says, "this is my bottom line, do not cross it." Tyrese also says that if you accept disrespect, then it is expected that you will be disrespected.
In order to take care of your health and put yourself first in your daily life and on your list of daily things to do, you may find yourself letting the people around you know that the things that they used to do by way of putting demands on your time are no longer acceptable and that they will also have to be comfortable hearing the word NO from you. That's not an easy task, doing so may require you to set boundaries if you haven't done that before and making it clear what your bottom line is, that is key.......That way you won't find yourself arguing and having any misunderstanding. I am finding for myself that I have to be clear, Lolita's health comes first, point blank period!!
"To laugh often and much;
to win the respect of intelligent people
and affection of children; to earn the
appreciation of honest critics and endure
the betrayal of false friends;
to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others;
to leave the world a bit better, whether by a
healthy child, a garden patch or a
redeemed social condition; to know even
one life has breathed easier because you
have lived. This is to have succeeded."
~By Ralph Waldo Emerson
LaLaLolita
Do you have a bottom line? Is there a line, boundaries in your life that cannot/should not be crossed? The question is have you made that bottom line clear? I know that must not be the case for me, I must not be clear enough about my bottom line because daily I find myself continually stating that I have a bottom line, saying hey you're going too far, stop and don't go there, it's like Tyrese says, "this is my bottom line, do not cross it." Tyrese also says that if you accept disrespect, then it is expected that you will be disrespected.
In order to take care of your health and put yourself first in your daily life and on your list of daily things to do, you may find yourself letting the people around you know that the things that they used to do by way of putting demands on your time are no longer acceptable and that they will also have to be comfortable hearing the word NO from you. That's not an easy task, doing so may require you to set boundaries if you haven't done that before and making it clear what your bottom line is, that is key.......That way you won't find yourself arguing and having any misunderstanding. I am finding for myself that I have to be clear, Lolita's health comes first, point blank period!!
"To laugh often and much;
to win the respect of intelligent people
and affection of children; to earn the
appreciation of honest critics and endure
the betrayal of false friends;
to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others;
to leave the world a bit better, whether by a
healthy child, a garden patch or a
redeemed social condition; to know even
one life has breathed easier because you
have lived. This is to have succeeded."
~By Ralph Waldo Emerson
LaLaLolita
Friday, April 6, 2012
"Now Power!"
"April 5, 2012....."
Today I brought back out a book that I have read a couple of times called "The Power of Now." What I like about the book is that the author does a good job of having the reader get in touch with his/her inner woman or man in regards to excuses and the past. The author "Eckhart Tolle" suggests that our minds do a great job analytically creating a false ego that finds comfort in pain and suffering. I remember when I first read the book I was so uncomfortable because he dared to question religion as I knew it, imparting uncomplicated clarity of ancient spiritual masters with a simple yet profound message that radically changed my view with a heightened awareness spiritually that helped to connect me with the indestructible essence of my inner being, my soul woman.
I remember first reading about the pain body that is connected with my past and how the ego identifies unconsciously with pain and how pain can accumulate and is a negative energy field that will occupy our mind and body because it wants to survive like any other entity in existence that wants to rise up and take you over, pain wants to become us, pain needs it's food from me and it will feed and resonate on any experience that will give it energy in any form; anger, destructiveness, hatred, grief, emotional drama,violence and yes even illness.
I pulled my book out again today because I use that book as a tool, a source of reference, a reminder of what I'm dealing with when I find myself being bogged down with stuff trying to compile upon me, one thing after another, after another. I use the Power of Now to identify the pain so that I can expose it for what it is and not give my pain any further pain to feed upon. I find it to be a fascinating process because once the source is identified it makes the transition a lot smoother, my pain-body has had a lot of hurt on so many levels that I can't begin to count nor identify until situations arise and then I can say if a particular pain body is familiar or not because, like I said, some pain will remain dormant until it comes across a negative energy field that it can align itself with and then try to feed upon it and grow in your life.
It's moments like these that I embrace fully to allow for healing and transformation to occur. I call it my 15 minute rule, my knowing minutes. I give a situation 15 minutes, to vent it, process it, sit on it, think about it, then I move on to allow a soulution.
If ever there was a time to be a "Walking Woman That Wins" it's now......Walking allows me to take deep breaths, in and out while enjoying the crisp, fresh outdoor weather. I needed that today. I got out into the sunshine and started walking, it felt delicious.
I watched a new reality tv show today about Mary Mary and I heard a little of their song "Walking" I want to share the lyrics of that song with you.
"Walking"
"Tell me what you see when I pass by
A shadow, a cloud, or a line in the sky
Am I getting you wrong or am I getting you right
Well, all I can take is one,
One step at a time
Look at me, I'm trying
Everyday, I fall down
I make mistakes
Get back up
Try again
Next time that you see me
I'm walking, I'm walking, I'm walking
Some people say walking takes too long
But I say with walking you can't go wrong
Why should you rush your way through life
You won't get very far, running all the time
I'm walking, I'm walking, I'm walking
What does my life say about me
Can anyone see
Does it show I rock the greatest
I cant't get back the time I spent
Use the rest of it
To show all the world how I made it
I'm walking, I'm walking, I'm walking!!"
In every crisis, there is a message. Crises are nature's way of forcing change-breaking down old structures, shaking loose those negative habits so that something new and better can take their place. ~By Susan Taylor
"I can't believe my good fortune, and I am just so grateful, to be a black woman. A Black American woman. I would be so jealous if I were anything else." ~By Maya Angelou
"To be a champion you must believe you are the best. If you're not, pretend you are."
~By Muhammad Ali
"Unlock Tomorrow-Today" ~ Lolita Jackson
Loving you more than forever, and forever more I'll always love you...... ~ Lolita Jackson
Today I brought back out a book that I have read a couple of times called "The Power of Now." What I like about the book is that the author does a good job of having the reader get in touch with his/her inner woman or man in regards to excuses and the past. The author "Eckhart Tolle" suggests that our minds do a great job analytically creating a false ego that finds comfort in pain and suffering. I remember when I first read the book I was so uncomfortable because he dared to question religion as I knew it, imparting uncomplicated clarity of ancient spiritual masters with a simple yet profound message that radically changed my view with a heightened awareness spiritually that helped to connect me with the indestructible essence of my inner being, my soul woman.
I remember first reading about the pain body that is connected with my past and how the ego identifies unconsciously with pain and how pain can accumulate and is a negative energy field that will occupy our mind and body because it wants to survive like any other entity in existence that wants to rise up and take you over, pain wants to become us, pain needs it's food from me and it will feed and resonate on any experience that will give it energy in any form; anger, destructiveness, hatred, grief, emotional drama,violence and yes even illness.
I pulled my book out again today because I use that book as a tool, a source of reference, a reminder of what I'm dealing with when I find myself being bogged down with stuff trying to compile upon me, one thing after another, after another. I use the Power of Now to identify the pain so that I can expose it for what it is and not give my pain any further pain to feed upon. I find it to be a fascinating process because once the source is identified it makes the transition a lot smoother, my pain-body has had a lot of hurt on so many levels that I can't begin to count nor identify until situations arise and then I can say if a particular pain body is familiar or not because, like I said, some pain will remain dormant until it comes across a negative energy field that it can align itself with and then try to feed upon it and grow in your life.
It's moments like these that I embrace fully to allow for healing and transformation to occur. I call it my 15 minute rule, my knowing minutes. I give a situation 15 minutes, to vent it, process it, sit on it, think about it, then I move on to allow a soulution.
If ever there was a time to be a "Walking Woman That Wins" it's now......Walking allows me to take deep breaths, in and out while enjoying the crisp, fresh outdoor weather. I needed that today. I got out into the sunshine and started walking, it felt delicious.
I watched a new reality tv show today about Mary Mary and I heard a little of their song "Walking" I want to share the lyrics of that song with you.
"Walking"
"Tell me what you see when I pass by
A shadow, a cloud, or a line in the sky
Am I getting you wrong or am I getting you right
Well, all I can take is one,
One step at a time
Look at me, I'm trying
Everyday, I fall down
I make mistakes
Get back up
Try again
Next time that you see me
I'm walking, I'm walking, I'm walking
Some people say walking takes too long
But I say with walking you can't go wrong
Why should you rush your way through life
You won't get very far, running all the time
I'm walking, I'm walking, I'm walking
What does my life say about me
Can anyone see
Does it show I rock the greatest
I cant't get back the time I spent
Use the rest of it
To show all the world how I made it
I'm walking, I'm walking, I'm walking!!"
In every crisis, there is a message. Crises are nature's way of forcing change-breaking down old structures, shaking loose those negative habits so that something new and better can take their place. ~By Susan Taylor
"I can't believe my good fortune, and I am just so grateful, to be a black woman. A Black American woman. I would be so jealous if I were anything else." ~By Maya Angelou
"To be a champion you must believe you are the best. If you're not, pretend you are."
~By Muhammad Ali
"Unlock Tomorrow-Today" ~ Lolita Jackson
Loving you more than forever, and forever more I'll always love you...... ~ Lolita Jackson
Thursday, April 5, 2012
"Never Too Late!!"
April 4, 2012.......
Ready, Set, Go!! That's the way I feel today. I am ready, I am getting set to go. Last night I went for a walk at 2:00 a.m. I know that's probably not the best time to go for a walk but there is something about getting out into the fresh, crisp night air and taking a walk. Today was a beautiful day to get out of the house and go for a nice stroll in the neighborhood, looking at the neighbors yards and seeing how people are planting their flowers, getting rid of winter debris and doing some spring cleaning. I too got out in my garden and planted some beautiful flowers as well as some edible fruit plants, I'm excited to see how they turn out, I found a very unusual plant called a "pink lemonade blueberry" the pictures look amazing, I just want to seem them bud because they are so unique!!
I was talking to a friend last night and we were talking about making New Year's resolutions and how most of the time when people don't stick to them or they fall off they tend to stay off, so I was telling her that the same thing happened to me this year, I started out the New Year with these grandiose plans, big ideas and dreams, I was ready to conquer the world, well, life happened. I had some lose ends that I needed to tighten up, some things that needed closure as far as my health is concerned and I couldn't put it off any longer, believe me I tried. There was no way that I wanted to interrupt my program knowing that I was going to have to start all over again. I knew that such an interruption of six weeks could of side lined me for a whole year if I would resort back to old behavior, stinking thinking is what I call it, that place of comfort for me, that place that's very familiar. Well, there's something wonderful about this year compared to all the other year's that I have set resolutions, this year I've changed on the inside, I see the end in my mind and I want it. As scary as things tend to be I know that a new day brings about another opportunity to move forward no matter what. It's not too late!! It's Never Too Late!! I have practically the whole year ahead of me to make it happen!!
"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's not just in some of us; it's 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
"For things to change, you've got to change; otherwise nothing much will change." by Jim Rohn
The Challenge
Let others lead small lives,
but not you.
Let others argue over small things,
but not you.
Let others cry over small hurts,
but not you.
Let others leave their future
in someone else's hands,
but not you." ~ By Jim Rohn
LaLaLolita
Ready, Set, Go!! That's the way I feel today. I am ready, I am getting set to go. Last night I went for a walk at 2:00 a.m. I know that's probably not the best time to go for a walk but there is something about getting out into the fresh, crisp night air and taking a walk. Today was a beautiful day to get out of the house and go for a nice stroll in the neighborhood, looking at the neighbors yards and seeing how people are planting their flowers, getting rid of winter debris and doing some spring cleaning. I too got out in my garden and planted some beautiful flowers as well as some edible fruit plants, I'm excited to see how they turn out, I found a very unusual plant called a "pink lemonade blueberry" the pictures look amazing, I just want to seem them bud because they are so unique!!
I was talking to a friend last night and we were talking about making New Year's resolutions and how most of the time when people don't stick to them or they fall off they tend to stay off, so I was telling her that the same thing happened to me this year, I started out the New Year with these grandiose plans, big ideas and dreams, I was ready to conquer the world, well, life happened. I had some lose ends that I needed to tighten up, some things that needed closure as far as my health is concerned and I couldn't put it off any longer, believe me I tried. There was no way that I wanted to interrupt my program knowing that I was going to have to start all over again. I knew that such an interruption of six weeks could of side lined me for a whole year if I would resort back to old behavior, stinking thinking is what I call it, that place of comfort for me, that place that's very familiar. Well, there's something wonderful about this year compared to all the other year's that I have set resolutions, this year I've changed on the inside, I see the end in my mind and I want it. As scary as things tend to be I know that a new day brings about another opportunity to move forward no matter what. It's not too late!! It's Never Too Late!! I have practically the whole year ahead of me to make it happen!!
"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's not just in some of us; it's 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
"For things to change, you've got to change; otherwise nothing much will change." by Jim Rohn
The Challenge
Let others lead small lives,
but not you.
Let others argue over small things,
but not you.
Let others cry over small hurts,
but not you.
Let others leave their future
in someone else's hands,
but not you." ~ By Jim Rohn
LaLaLolita
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
"Integrity!!"
April 3, 2012.......
Has something ever just bugged the living day lights out of you so much so that you find your soul crying out? I am in that place, that space where I know that I am compromising my integrity, the integral part of my genuine, authentic self, and to that I say NO!! I can't rush God, he's not finished with me yet, I am still a work in progress and my problem is that I do want to rush him, I want to rush my situation and circumstances. There's a part of me that feels like I must help God out, as if God doesn't know what he's doing. I get nervous and begin to panic when I can't see the end from the beginning and I know that that's where faith must kick in, my faith has to be the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of the unseen. I have to stand and when I've done all I can do to stand, I must stand some more, regardless of what it looks like, regardless of what it feels like.......the pain, the anguish, I don't want to endure anymore is what I hear and tell myself, yet I know that there must be a lesson in all of this for me and if I don't take the test the way the teacher has written it and I go and try to make my little changes along the way then what I am essentially doing consequently is really just cheating........what I am ultimately saying to God is, "I don't like this test, I will design my own, or God just look the other way I'll help you out a little over here"
NOT!!
It doesn't matter how many tears I may have to cry, then I guess I will cry. It doesn't matter how lonely I will be, I guess I better find me a good book. It doesn't matter how much pain I have to endure, then I will endure it, because this I know, there isn't a tear in this world or a pain in this universe that compares to a compromised integrity, that is a soul pain, when your integrity is compromised that goes in on the deepest of levels, cuts to the core, and I have been cut from one side of my body to the next and never, ever have I felt nor endured any infliction of pain like that of a self-inflicted pain of the spirit man, the soul man that cries out NO-Lo, Don't Go!!
I know that I must be right on the cusp of something great, something bigger than I could think or imagine because the devil is so damn busy, attacking me on every level, especially in the area of my finances, this is where he'll trip you up, make you stumble, shut everything down, shut everything off and then say, now what are you going to do? Show you a way out, take you to the top of the city like he did Jesus and say "I will give it all to you, BUT?" The tempter, we must be careful with what the bible calls divers temptation, my grandmothers used to say "That ol' devil" They were right, that ol' devil, sits in the cut, and patiently waits. I am just sitting here as I am writing, I'm thinking about how clever, sly and cunning the enemy is, he's a hater and I feel stupid right about now, I let my guards down. I allowed the enemy, En-E-Me......
I don't want to be a statistic, a coulda, woulda, shoulda!! My tombstone reading that my talents, dreams, goals, ambitions are buried in that grave unfulfilled, (that ain't cute, nor is it sexxxy). That's Not Hott!!
So, it's soulution time!! What am I going to do about it? First things first. #1) Forgiveness..Dear Heavenly Father please forgive me for being lead astray, missing the mark, and quite frankly please forgive me for being afraid, and yes I said it, being afraid, having FEAR, fear of loneliness, change, & courage and equally as important, I today give Lolita permission to forgive Lolita!! #2) Action......The time has come for me to take action in all areas in MY life. If I need someone to show me how to manage my finances and show me how to make a budget and stick to it then I will find that person and do it!! I realize that I don't know how to manage money properly, I have champagne dreams on a beer budget. I will take a more aggressive action with my health, I am a "Walking Woman that Wins" but I also need to step it up in other areas. I will take action in my spirituality and work on my soul woman..... #3) Organization......OMG!! I am so un-organized that I can't see straight. It's ridiculous how un-organized I am, if I just start there everything else probably will work itself out...lol. #4) Time Management.... I must put myself on a clock and start using it. My time isn't managed from one minute to the next. I have got to manage every minute of every day for myself and I may need a personal assistant to help out. When I get my finances in order and figure out how much of an allowance I will be able to yield to myself I would be more than willing to hire a personal assistant as well as a house keeper to tie up some of the loose ends in my life.
1. Integrity; uncompromising adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character, honesty 2. the state of being whole or entire;
2. Integral; of or being as an essential part of the whole; necessary to completeness;
Until I get my weight under control I will always feel like I have compromised my integrity. I won't feel whole, entire,or complete, my weight is obese and to that I say "Hell NO, Lo Don't Go!!" Being healthy, fit and lean has to be incorporated as an integral part of my very existence, that is essential and necessary for Lolita to be complete, un-compromised........
"We cannot choose how many years we will live, but we can choose how much life those years will have. We cannot control the beauty of our face, but we can control the expression on it. We cannot control life's difficult moments, but we can choose to make life less difficult. We cannot control the negative atmosphere of the world, but we can control the atmosphere of our minds. Too often, we try to choose to control things we cannot. Too seldom, we choose to control what we can......our attitude." By John Maxwell
" I have to live with myself, and so
I want to be fit for myself to know,
I want to be able, as days go by,
Always to look myself straight in the eye;
I don't want to stand, with the setting sun,
And hate myself for things I have done.
I don't want to keep on a closet shelf
A lot of secrets about myself
And fool myself, as I come and go,
Into thinking that nobody else will know
The kind of man I really am;
I don't want to dress up myself in sham.
I want to go out with my head erect,
I want to deserve all men's respect;
But here in the struggle for fame and pelf
I want to be able to like myself.
I don't want to look at myself and know
That I'm bluster and bluff and empty show.
I can never hide myself from me;
I see what others may never see;
I know what others may never see;
I know what others may never know,
I never can fool myself, and so,
Whatever happens, I want to be
Self-respecting and conscience free." By John Maxwell
"Though you cannot go back
and make a brand new start, my friend
Anyone can start from now
and make a brand new end!!!" By John Maxwell
"Loving you more than forever, and forever more I'll always love you....... By Lolita Jackson
Has something ever just bugged the living day lights out of you so much so that you find your soul crying out? I am in that place, that space where I know that I am compromising my integrity, the integral part of my genuine, authentic self, and to that I say NO!! I can't rush God, he's not finished with me yet, I am still a work in progress and my problem is that I do want to rush him, I want to rush my situation and circumstances. There's a part of me that feels like I must help God out, as if God doesn't know what he's doing. I get nervous and begin to panic when I can't see the end from the beginning and I know that that's where faith must kick in, my faith has to be the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of the unseen. I have to stand and when I've done all I can do to stand, I must stand some more, regardless of what it looks like, regardless of what it feels like.......the pain, the anguish, I don't want to endure anymore is what I hear and tell myself, yet I know that there must be a lesson in all of this for me and if I don't take the test the way the teacher has written it and I go and try to make my little changes along the way then what I am essentially doing consequently is really just cheating........what I am ultimately saying to God is, "I don't like this test, I will design my own, or God just look the other way I'll help you out a little over here"
NOT!!
It doesn't matter how many tears I may have to cry, then I guess I will cry. It doesn't matter how lonely I will be, I guess I better find me a good book. It doesn't matter how much pain I have to endure, then I will endure it, because this I know, there isn't a tear in this world or a pain in this universe that compares to a compromised integrity, that is a soul pain, when your integrity is compromised that goes in on the deepest of levels, cuts to the core, and I have been cut from one side of my body to the next and never, ever have I felt nor endured any infliction of pain like that of a self-inflicted pain of the spirit man, the soul man that cries out NO-Lo, Don't Go!!
I know that I must be right on the cusp of something great, something bigger than I could think or imagine because the devil is so damn busy, attacking me on every level, especially in the area of my finances, this is where he'll trip you up, make you stumble, shut everything down, shut everything off and then say, now what are you going to do? Show you a way out, take you to the top of the city like he did Jesus and say "I will give it all to you, BUT?" The tempter, we must be careful with what the bible calls divers temptation, my grandmothers used to say "That ol' devil" They were right, that ol' devil, sits in the cut, and patiently waits. I am just sitting here as I am writing, I'm thinking about how clever, sly and cunning the enemy is, he's a hater and I feel stupid right about now, I let my guards down. I allowed the enemy, En-E-Me......
I don't want to be a statistic, a coulda, woulda, shoulda!! My tombstone reading that my talents, dreams, goals, ambitions are buried in that grave unfulfilled, (that ain't cute, nor is it sexxxy). That's Not Hott!!
So, it's soulution time!! What am I going to do about it? First things first. #1) Forgiveness..Dear Heavenly Father please forgive me for being lead astray, missing the mark, and quite frankly please forgive me for being afraid, and yes I said it, being afraid, having FEAR, fear of loneliness, change, & courage and equally as important, I today give Lolita permission to forgive Lolita!! #2) Action......The time has come for me to take action in all areas in MY life. If I need someone to show me how to manage my finances and show me how to make a budget and stick to it then I will find that person and do it!! I realize that I don't know how to manage money properly, I have champagne dreams on a beer budget. I will take a more aggressive action with my health, I am a "Walking Woman that Wins" but I also need to step it up in other areas. I will take action in my spirituality and work on my soul woman..... #3) Organization......OMG!! I am so un-organized that I can't see straight. It's ridiculous how un-organized I am, if I just start there everything else probably will work itself out...lol. #4) Time Management.... I must put myself on a clock and start using it. My time isn't managed from one minute to the next. I have got to manage every minute of every day for myself and I may need a personal assistant to help out. When I get my finances in order and figure out how much of an allowance I will be able to yield to myself I would be more than willing to hire a personal assistant as well as a house keeper to tie up some of the loose ends in my life.
1. Integrity; uncompromising adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character, honesty 2. the state of being whole or entire;
2. Integral; of or being as an essential part of the whole; necessary to completeness;
Until I get my weight under control I will always feel like I have compromised my integrity. I won't feel whole, entire,or complete, my weight is obese and to that I say "Hell NO, Lo Don't Go!!" Being healthy, fit and lean has to be incorporated as an integral part of my very existence, that is essential and necessary for Lolita to be complete, un-compromised........
"We cannot choose how many years we will live, but we can choose how much life those years will have. We cannot control the beauty of our face, but we can control the expression on it. We cannot control life's difficult moments, but we can choose to make life less difficult. We cannot control the negative atmosphere of the world, but we can control the atmosphere of our minds. Too often, we try to choose to control things we cannot. Too seldom, we choose to control what we can......our attitude." By John Maxwell
" I have to live with myself, and so
I want to be fit for myself to know,
I want to be able, as days go by,
Always to look myself straight in the eye;
I don't want to stand, with the setting sun,
And hate myself for things I have done.
I don't want to keep on a closet shelf
A lot of secrets about myself
And fool myself, as I come and go,
Into thinking that nobody else will know
The kind of man I really am;
I don't want to dress up myself in sham.
I want to go out with my head erect,
I want to deserve all men's respect;
But here in the struggle for fame and pelf
I want to be able to like myself.
I don't want to look at myself and know
That I'm bluster and bluff and empty show.
I can never hide myself from me;
I see what others may never see;
I know what others may never see;
I know what others may never know,
I never can fool myself, and so,
Whatever happens, I want to be
Self-respecting and conscience free." By John Maxwell
"Though you cannot go back
and make a brand new start, my friend
Anyone can start from now
and make a brand new end!!!" By John Maxwell
"Loving you more than forever, and forever more I'll always love you....... By Lolita Jackson
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
"What you say, is what you get!!"
April 2, 2012......
I believe that I am a child of the most high God and being a child of God, I believe that I am created in God's image and likeness, which has been having me doing a lot of soul searching and thinking lately. In the book of Genesis, the first book of the bible says that every time God "Said" whatever God spoke it came to be!! So, if I am created in his image and likeness, as God's child, I too must be capable of the same thing, that being said, I have decided to walk in the glory of my Father God.
I hear the Holy Spirit telling me that what's hindering me from accomplishing my goals is the very words that I have been speaking out of my mouth. God will honor his word, and his word says that "whosoever shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass....shall have whatsoever he saith"
I will put myself in a position to receive God's best for my life by speaking his word. God's creative power is still just as it was in the beginning of time, when he stood there and said, "Light---Be," and light was.
Lolita Jackson
I believe that I am a child of the most high God and being a child of God, I believe that I am created in God's image and likeness, which has been having me doing a lot of soul searching and thinking lately. In the book of Genesis, the first book of the bible says that every time God "Said" whatever God spoke it came to be!! So, if I am created in his image and likeness, as God's child, I too must be capable of the same thing, that being said, I have decided to walk in the glory of my Father God.
I hear the Holy Spirit telling me that what's hindering me from accomplishing my goals is the very words that I have been speaking out of my mouth. God will honor his word, and his word says that "whosoever shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass....shall have whatsoever he saith"
I will put myself in a position to receive God's best for my life by speaking his word. God's creative power is still just as it was in the beginning of time, when he stood there and said, "Light---Be," and light was.
Lolita Jackson
Sunday, April 1, 2012
"Courage"
"April 1, 2012........"
I must start my blog by first apologizing for not blogging for 1 month, the last time you heard from me was on March 1, 2012. On that day I was rendered incapacitated for reasons I'm unable to disclose, as well, I wasn't prepared for the length of time it would take for me to recover wholly, mind, body and soul. I took a hit, you've heard that saying, "take a licking and keep on ticking." My tick, was tocked. Still waters do run deep, for the last month I've been numb, walking around upside down and as the days would pass by it became easier and easier to settle in to my comfort zone, the place that would have me start something and not finish it, the place that would have me set a resolution and not complete it, bury my head in the sand and say "next year I promise I'll stick to the plan, next year I'll be ready, I couldn't possibly pick the ball up and go from here."
Or, could I? The answer is a resounding YES!! My YES takes courage. I am looking FEAR in the face with a made up mind to continue on the road to recovery wholly, no matter what it takes, no matter how many times I drop the ball, I'll find it and pick it up again. Who says that I can't? Oh, wait a minute, I know, it's been me, I've been telling myself a million times that I can't, that I can't change horses in the middle of the stream. That's the lie I've been listening to and some how I have bought in to that lie when the opposite is what matters, if you are on the horse and he breaks down in the middle of the stream you better get off and get yourself a new one, change horses in the middle of the stream if the horse you're on is the wrong horse!!
Making the decision to get back on my blog today didn't happen because I was waiting for one month to go by, it has happened due to a myriad of circumstances that has led me to face Lolita. There was no big bang, no lightening came and struck me, nope, just a still quiet voice that said now is the time, turn around, don't go that way, hold on, be patient, don't be a pig returning to vomit. Yes, Lolita it will take strength, yes Lolita you will need to be courageous, and yes, you will probably be lonely for now but you must adhere to the clarion call on your life, your purpose Lolita.
Today, I have the wonderful opportunity to re-write my story. I can write it to say whatever I want it to say and to that I say "Give me the Pen and Paper boo boo!!" This is wonderful to know that if God be for me than who can be against me? Am I scared? You bet your sweet little ass I am!! However; I'm excited.
Toward the light that shines so bright.........
You are here to enable the divine purpose of the universe to unfold. That is how important you are!
by Eckhart Tolle
The Audacity of Hope by President Barack Obama
I must start my blog by first apologizing for not blogging for 1 month, the last time you heard from me was on March 1, 2012. On that day I was rendered incapacitated for reasons I'm unable to disclose, as well, I wasn't prepared for the length of time it would take for me to recover wholly, mind, body and soul. I took a hit, you've heard that saying, "take a licking and keep on ticking." My tick, was tocked. Still waters do run deep, for the last month I've been numb, walking around upside down and as the days would pass by it became easier and easier to settle in to my comfort zone, the place that would have me start something and not finish it, the place that would have me set a resolution and not complete it, bury my head in the sand and say "next year I promise I'll stick to the plan, next year I'll be ready, I couldn't possibly pick the ball up and go from here."
Or, could I? The answer is a resounding YES!! My YES takes courage. I am looking FEAR in the face with a made up mind to continue on the road to recovery wholly, no matter what it takes, no matter how many times I drop the ball, I'll find it and pick it up again. Who says that I can't? Oh, wait a minute, I know, it's been me, I've been telling myself a million times that I can't, that I can't change horses in the middle of the stream. That's the lie I've been listening to and some how I have bought in to that lie when the opposite is what matters, if you are on the horse and he breaks down in the middle of the stream you better get off and get yourself a new one, change horses in the middle of the stream if the horse you're on is the wrong horse!!
Making the decision to get back on my blog today didn't happen because I was waiting for one month to go by, it has happened due to a myriad of circumstances that has led me to face Lolita. There was no big bang, no lightening came and struck me, nope, just a still quiet voice that said now is the time, turn around, don't go that way, hold on, be patient, don't be a pig returning to vomit. Yes, Lolita it will take strength, yes Lolita you will need to be courageous, and yes, you will probably be lonely for now but you must adhere to the clarion call on your life, your purpose Lolita.
Today, I have the wonderful opportunity to re-write my story. I can write it to say whatever I want it to say and to that I say "Give me the Pen and Paper boo boo!!" This is wonderful to know that if God be for me than who can be against me? Am I scared? You bet your sweet little ass I am!! However; I'm excited.
Toward the light that shines so bright.........
You are here to enable the divine purpose of the universe to unfold. That is how important you are!
by Eckhart Tolle
The Audacity of Hope by President Barack Obama
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