I have recently come to realize that no one can make me feel inferior without my consent. This has opened up a whole new way of thinking for me because this really does hold alot of truth for me.
My whole life I have allowed people to push me around and make me feel like I am not important. As I have been working through some things and growing I am learning that I do not have to allow these people to control my life and the way that I feel about myself.
For the first time in my life I finally feel in control and I realize that I am going to be just fine without those relationships that didn't always respect me for who I was.
Not only did they not respect who I was but they really didn't know who I was. I am me and no one else and I realize that God only made one of me. He made me very special and he gave me amazing abilities and gifts.
I no longer chose to allow others to make me feel inferior. I am a strong woman who has so much to offer this world and I refuse to allow people to mistreat me anymore.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Sometimes even to live is an act of courage
Sometimes even to live is an act of courage. Lucilius Annaeus.
I have been told time and time again that I am a very courageous person. That I have overcome so many terrible things and have lived to tell about it. Yet sometimes I have a really hard time believing that. I have even found myself suicidal at times mainly because I have felt like I cannot deal with all the tragedies and hardships that I have endured.
Well, all that has changed since I read the quote at the beginning of this blog post. I really have a tendency to really take life for granted and I don't always appreciate it. I know now that my entire life has been an act of courage. I have overcome so much and have lived to tell about it.
I only hope that I can hold on to that concept. Sometimes living causes more pain then the thought of suicide. But that would be way to easy. I have lived in a world that at times did not want me and it has taken way more courage for me to hang in there then I ever thought possible.
I am so proud of myself and I do believe that I am a brave woman who can do just about anything that I want.
I have been told time and time again that I am a very courageous person. That I have overcome so many terrible things and have lived to tell about it. Yet sometimes I have a really hard time believing that. I have even found myself suicidal at times mainly because I have felt like I cannot deal with all the tragedies and hardships that I have endured.
Well, all that has changed since I read the quote at the beginning of this blog post. I really have a tendency to really take life for granted and I don't always appreciate it. I know now that my entire life has been an act of courage. I have overcome so much and have lived to tell about it.
I only hope that I can hold on to that concept. Sometimes living causes more pain then the thought of suicide. But that would be way to easy. I have lived in a world that at times did not want me and it has taken way more courage for me to hang in there then I ever thought possible.
I am so proud of myself and I do believe that I am a brave woman who can do just about anything that I want.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
The Future Has No Room For My Past!!!
If people in your past write you off, move on without looking back. Make new friends who celebrate your life in Christ, your no surprise to him, only his opinion of you matters. Forget the rest and rest in him.
These past couple of years have been some of the hardest years of my life. I have been through so much and have experienced so much pain. I have recently had to cut ties with someone who for whatever reason could not see me for who I really am, nor could they understand my value and worth the way that I needed them to. This cut of ties has come with a great price for me, yet, it has freed me up to experience an existence that I believe is what God really desires for me to have.
I have realized this past week that life comes with many pains and sorrows, but it also comes with great victories. I don't know why God gave me to the family that he has but I know that I would not be who I am today without them. If anything I can be thankful to them for that. I also realize that this does not mean that I have to continue allowing them to hurt me the way that they have for so many years. I need to move forward in life and stick with the friends that I have in Christ because it is with their support and love that I will make it through this hard time. Thank you so much to all of you who have prayed and stood by me throughout the years. I would not have made it without you.
These past couple of years have been some of the hardest years of my life. I have been through so much and have experienced so much pain. I have recently had to cut ties with someone who for whatever reason could not see me for who I really am, nor could they understand my value and worth the way that I needed them to. This cut of ties has come with a great price for me, yet, it has freed me up to experience an existence that I believe is what God really desires for me to have.
I have realized this past week that life comes with many pains and sorrows, but it also comes with great victories. I don't know why God gave me to the family that he has but I know that I would not be who I am today without them. If anything I can be thankful to them for that. I also realize that this does not mean that I have to continue allowing them to hurt me the way that they have for so many years. I need to move forward in life and stick with the friends that I have in Christ because it is with their support and love that I will make it through this hard time. Thank you so much to all of you who have prayed and stood by me throughout the years. I would not have made it without you.
Monday, July 5, 2010
A Beautiful Scripture
As I was reading through my bible I came across this scripture that just spoke to me in the neatest way. I often have moments in life where I am not really looking for anything when I read through the scriptures and it seems that those are the moments when God really does speak to me right where I am at.
Ephesians 3:20 (MSG)
God can do anything, you know- far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams!
Having survived the trials that I have faced in life I have often caught myself asking how it is that God can use me. "How is it that any good can come from this life of mine?" I guess I should know better than to think that way, after all, God has given me a second chance at life when I clearly should not have been given one. God has also brought me through some of the toughest times in my life and now I am in college working towards a goal that will hopefully help bring other people through their hard times and give them hope in knowing that they too will make it.
God can take all the tragedies in my life and he can and is turning me into a beautiful person inside and out. Thank you God for your love.
Ephesians 3:20 (MSG)
God can do anything, you know- far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams!
Having survived the trials that I have faced in life I have often caught myself asking how it is that God can use me. "How is it that any good can come from this life of mine?" I guess I should know better than to think that way, after all, God has given me a second chance at life when I clearly should not have been given one. God has also brought me through some of the toughest times in my life and now I am in college working towards a goal that will hopefully help bring other people through their hard times and give them hope in knowing that they too will make it.
God can take all the tragedies in my life and he can and is turning me into a beautiful person inside and out. Thank you God for your love.
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Top Five Things I Learned This Year...
As I have officially finished out my first year of college, I have learned many things about myself and about life. Some of these things I would consider to be good, while others maybe not so good. Either way I have grown alot this past year. I wish to dedicate this post to the many professors who have made an impact on my life this past year. Thank you so much for your support.
So here they are in no particular order...
1. your never to old to learn something new.
2. I have alot more value and worth than I ever thought possible.
3. I continued to amaze myself time after time through out this year.
4. I am able to do math now, however, I still hate it.
5. I may not have had the greatest start in life, but I have the ability to write the ending to the rest of my story and life.
So here they are in no particular order...
1. your never to old to learn something new.
2. I have alot more value and worth than I ever thought possible.
3. I continued to amaze myself time after time through out this year.
4. I am able to do math now, however, I still hate it.
5. I may not have had the greatest start in life, but I have the ability to write the ending to the rest of my story and life.
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