This is your INTUITION speaking!!!

Sometimes you just KNOW. You know what path to take... It might seem like the most undesirable destination or decision at that moment but some how you just know it is right for your future. This knowing might hurt others or yourself but the more you try and go against it, it hurts worse. It might seem like at the time you are making the worse decision of your life but something so strongly inside constantly screaming at you "DON'T GIVE IN!" just HAS to be right.

So go with it. Allow it to unfold as it will. Accept it. Give it thanks. It must be your destiny. It is what it is. Let go!

Synonyms: absolution, pardon, forgiveness, remission, remittal

As I get older, I become more aware of the lessons or "teachings" LIFE has to offer. Sometimes we aren't ready to truly embrace or experience these when they are presented to us. They might be too painful or bring up certain feelings of fear, anger, rejection, abandonment or sadness that were buried so deep within our hearts and memories that we simply aren't willing to face. But I'm finding out that if we are willing to go through the pain instead of run away from it, we really do grow in strength emotionally and spiritually. We are set free from those feelings or experiencing from the past that hurt our souls. We are propelled forward into a beautiful and more peaceful internal world. We are able to connect to LIFE and those we care about us on a deeper level.

I am currently going through the lesson of FORGIVENESS. I've heard this word before but never fully grasped what it meant. I never understood WHY anyone would ever want to forgive another for hurting them. It's so much easier to play the "victim role" and resent the person who brought harm into your life and heart. But oh how much wasted energy is spent staying in this mindset! "UNforgiveness is like drinking a poison and expecting the other person to die."

I spent years enslaved with unforgiveness. I harbored an intense amount of anger towards those who said unkind words to me. I resented those who didn't respect me and even hated the people who lied and treated me like a doormat. Eventually it started to eat away at my own spirit. Choosing to not forgive only isolated me as I shut others out so that they couldn't hurt me. It was like a thief from my past that robbed me of my future.

Ironically, the tables have turned and I now sit on the opposite side of the table. I am asking forgiveness from another. I hurt the person that I deeply love, respect and admire. I am enduring the "punishment" that I once inflicted on those who hurt me. I realize that at some point in our lives, we have all needed forgivness (or will). We are all imperfect human's who tend to make mistakes while trying to get through life the best we can. It is easier for some as they "get" or learn the lesson life is teaching them the first time presented. Others, must ride that roller coaster several times to fully grasp and understand LIFE'S instructions.

A 2nd Chance

A marriage makes of two fractional lives a whole;
it gives to two purposeless lives a work,
and doubles the strength of each to perform it;
it gives to two questioning natures a reason for living,
and something to live for;
it will give a new gladness to the sunshine,
a new fragrance to the flowers,
a new beauty to the earth,
and a new mystery to life.

~Mark Twain

The Ride of Life

Random Thinking

Life is truly amazing! It is such a mystery. The ups and downs and turns it takes. The sudden changes that occur when you least expect it. I've learned that it can be much more difficult to go on this wondrous ride of life if its twists and turns are resisted and feared. It is a smoother ride (and more fun) if you can simply let go and allow it to unfold.

However, sometimes that's not an easy thing to do for some of us. We all have our opinions and ideas as to how it should happen or turn out. But sometimes our plans and agendas aren't really what we need. Of course we should all have goals and keep positive thoughts of gratitude in our daily life. But sometimes what we think we need and is good for us, really isn't. And then we find we're "butting heads" with the Universe.

As I get older, I become more aware of this kind of "friction" or resistance. I can easily step back and not force what I want to happen and be okay with the world and my life. I simply surrender and then find inner peace.

Stand Out in the Crowd and Face Fear

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

No more complaining and dwelling on what you don't have or don't like! Rather focus on what you would like to create for yourself. Visualize in detail your future. Take action. Make it happen for yourself. Stop saying "when this happens then I will....", "when so and so does this, then I will....". Take charge of your own life. Change the direction of your boat. JUMP!

A soulmate is someone who has locks that fit our keys, and keys to fit our locks. When we feel safe enough to open the locks, our truest selves step out and we can be completely and honestly who we are; we can be loved for who we are and not for who we're pretending to be. Each unveils the best part of the other. No matter what else goes wrong around us, with that one person we're safe in our own paradise. Our soulmate is someone who shares our deepest longings, our sense of direction. When we're two balloons, and together our direction is up, chances are we've found the right person.

Our soulmate is the one who makes life come to life!

~Richard Bach

Why is it the longer a couple is together, the easier it is for them to take each other for granted? The appreciation for one another tends to dwindle away... Or maybe it still exists but you just ASSUME the other partner knows how you feel. You assume they know how important they are to you or how special their life is to yours.

When you meet for the first time, it is exhilarating! It feels like a new adventure or journey. There is so much to learn about this new person that has come into your life. It is exciting! The positive attributes within each person are celebrated. The negatives are totally overlooked. But as time wears on, the negative annoyances seem to creep in and take center stage. You are then comfortable with this other person and have no problem bringing the noticed irritations into awareness. And so it begins.... The "you did this", "you said that", "you never do this", or "you didn't do that"... And somehow those qualities that you were initially attracted to get pushed aside and in worse cases, forgotten.

I don't want to be one of those couples who nag at each other for their weaknesses, negative faults, etc. No one is perfect nor is any relationship. I want to be one of those couples who realize that we are two different people from two completely different worlds and upbringings yet we found each other and fell in love. And despite those differences, we are willing to accept and appreciate our differences unconditionally.

I know I thank the stars every single day for my spouse. Even though he gets on my last nerve at times, I love his whole entire being... positives AND negatives. I do hope he feels the same about me.