Love & Forgive

Thank you to every lesson learned through error, by default, by request, or by listening to someone when they tell you what is what.

I loathe Best Buy (I'm a work in progress). They did me WRONG back in the day. That TV was in my possession!!! Oh that was an awful day...I digress...but that doesn't mean I can't ever go back (I'm trying Jwah). They have GOOD sales! It was one man, not the company. I'm doing myself a disservice by avoiding them at all costs to the point of discomfort to myself. Sure, I could go to another store, it won't be too far away, but it's my resentment that keeps me from giving them my money. At times we treat people the same way. From that point on, skepticism, presumptions, and general distrust, are the only tools you have to work with.

The past is an excellent reminder how far one hasn't moved forward. When the past does creep in, the question is "Who left the door open???" Who said it was alright to play on my fears, insecurities, or come up with another excuse to build up a wall. My past does not dictate my future. What makes that so? Forgiveness. There can be so much resentment for other people once they've hurt you, it becomes a weight, simply masquerading as a smile, an "I'm Fine". You stop letting anyone close enough to find out who you really are. When you look in the mirror, or sit quietly in your room, ride silently in the car (just for a moment) and reflect on who you are, where you are, what do you come up with? Don't let history dictate your future.

It's so much easier to forgive, let go, start fresh, move on, than to make excuses for why. My friend told me the only reason to keep asking why, is because you don't want to face the end. Those who don't let go get dragged. REALLY Forgive. Don't bring it up. Don't relive the pain. The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands, but in seeing with new eyes. [Marcel Proust]

That's all I have this time around. Love hard, often, and like you're running out of time. Forgive because He is Forgiving you for EVERYTHING. LOVE because He loves you and FORGIVE because He forgives you, EVERY TIME! Say Thank You by doing as God does.

“Forgiveness is the economy of the heart... forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost of hatred, the waste of spirits.”
Hannah Moore

Trust the process.

-EyeSay

Give It Up

One of my passions is writing. I love poetry, the written word, expression in every form. I love people. The energy, the drive, the courage, the humor, the intelligence and ingenuity. With all of the positives, I love also, the ability to be vulnerable, emotional, sensitive, basically exposed. Talking with a friend today I posed the question to “Tell me the last time you saw something beautiful”…and this is what he said:

"I went to visit my mentor/friend/church member at his office on Friday, so we could talk and build, and his wife stopped by the office. When she came in, as she was walking down the hall, he turned, saw her, and said, merely by reflex, "DANG! Is that my wife!?!?!" From there he just stopped and watched her walk towards us, exhaling. They have been married for years, have 4 children, and he still gets giddy when he sees his wife. I absolutely loved it. It was so genuine..."

I talk about finding your passion in the things that you do, quit your job, be happy instead of going through the motions. However, know that declaration goes further than how you make money. It extends to people, the ones you love and learn. It’s important to spend your time instead of wasting it. Spending, you tend to know what you’re doing with it, wasting, you wake up with regrets.

Give someone your very best this week. Let them know how much you care about them. Make someone’s day brighter with your smile. You already know it’s time for a quote to keep you until the next time.

What lies behind us, and what lies before us are tiny matters

compared to what lies within us.
~ by Ralph Waldo Emerson ~

I would love to hear from you as well. Tell me the last time you saw something beautiful, what it was, and how it made you feel. I looking forward to your responses.

-EyeSay