Finally I'm in a good place in my life and HAPPY!..Giving God all the glory and praise. My journey hasn't been easy but through it all, I have found unknown happiness and peace.My life is not with out everyday problems but it is good...because I chose to have no other way.My Happiness will never depend on someone else's actions.My happiness is the best part of me and no one can take that away from me. I will be Happy and Smile on my worse day because I'm blessed! Sometimes we just have to take hold of our own lives and remove all the ppls and things that's bringing BS into it. And just be happy for ourselves and quit worrying about everybody else and their feelings and start worrying about ourselves. You have to create your own happiness..don't let anyone do it for you.Learn to enjoy every minute of your life and to love yourself more. Be Happy Now. Don't wait for something or someone outside of yourself to make you happy. Life is too short for that. You have to do your own thang, no matter what anyone says. Its you Life..So enjoy it! BE HAPPY!
BLESSED & HAPPY!!! MEF
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As I have watched the news of the past week, it has made me truly realize how blessed that I am. To see people that has been affected by the storms, to see a town almost blown away,to see families searching for loved ones missing in the storm. Realizing that could of happened to my family or my town. As I look around I still have a roof over my head, food to eat, and my family is safe. That alone is a blessings. You are blessed. You may think you have challenges but you have so many blessings. Sometimes it only takes a moment of conscious effort to recognize those blessing.Take a moment to imagine..Losing everything..Wow..what would you do? That's a question some of us don't wanna think about including myself. But now think of the people who have experienced this. This easily could of been any of us. Now is the time to be grateful this hasn't happened to any of us. And pray for those families. My heart breaks for these people as they are left in despair.
I have so much more than I deserve. I am blessed. Be grateful as you think of the things and people you have been blessed with in your life. I see my blessings everyday, all around me. My blessings out weigh my burdens. And I will stay focused on the good in my life. I have been blessed so much by God. I have had life changing experiences and moments which grew me closer to God. Went out of my comfort zone, which I rarely do to do things I've never imagined. I am grabbing hold of every opportunities I have and really making use of the opportunities and experiences I get. God is doing amazing things in my life right now. And I'm truly blessed. So focus on the good in any situation, and look around and thank God for your life, family and friends because we ALL need a reminder of how BLESSED we are, Every Day! Peace & Blessing MARI The weather of the past few days has reminded me how life really can be at times..One minute its raining and the next minute the sun is shining.. so like life. The storms are gonna come but its how we handle it that makes a difference.God will calm your storm or carry you through.Stay positive and look forward to an better outcome.
There has been times in my life when all i could do was pray and cry and felt like I had reached the end of my rope and was ready to give up. But I had to realize that the battle was not mines..It was God. I knew He was the only one who could help me.I couldn't do this on my own or without Him..I surrendered everything to Him. When you surrender yourself to God, you put yourself in a position for Him to use you anyway He chooses. He is using me right now, with this website and SAS. The things that has come into my life, I could of never imagined for myself.God Did It!! God is always in control of our lives even when we are not. His words gives up hope. "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose._This is my purpose. Sometimes you have to go through somethings to get where you're suppose to be.He uses the storms of life to improve our lives so that we may help someone else. There is always someone on the other side. He brings us through our storms so we might bring others out of theirs.Be willing to uplift someone that's having a hard time right now..Be that person that will speak faith into someone's life. It could be the difference between giving up or moving on. Tell them to hold on to His promises. He will work it out...He did it for me and He will do it for you. We have to keep the Faith and stay encouraged and uplift someone else along the way and never give up Hope. God is Good All The Time! Peace & Blessings! MEF Recently someone asked me this questions..."What are you really looking for in a man? After carefully thinking I answered with a little reluctance...I gave him my perspective to the question...“A real man is faithful,loving,romantic,honest,open and takes your feelings into consideration,says what he means and means what he says and take care of his responsibilities. All he could say was OK.. Guess he couldn't live up to that..that's were you separate the boys from the men..But as I began to think...for once I'm not "looking" for a man. Don't get me wrong I do want someone to share by life with but right now I'm not trying to find someone..he's going to have to find to me and put in some afford..I think I'm worth that much. I think we shouldn't be looking for a man. We should be asking God to bring one to us. One of His choosing and wait on God's timing. I think the hardest part is the waiting. But if we wait on God, He will lead us to the man we are suppose to be with. The trouble comes when we try to run ahead of God and then we get into relationships we have no business of getting in (been there done that). Every man you meet is not relationship material..just lessons learned..I've come to the conclusion..why I'm asking God to send me a man..I have to be ready to receive him when he comes. We have to let go of some old things..(ex's, baby daddy's, booty calls,etc..u know what i mean) in order for God to send something new our way. I have come to understand that when God is ready He will bring Him to me. I still need work on myself and I know I cant be asking God for someone that I'm not. But I'm getting there. We as women need to learn to love ourselves more, and let go of all the hurt and pain of the past, before even trying to be with someone else. When you love yourself it will be easy for you to love that man completely without doubt. I will continue to be patience and wait for the man for me, there will be no mistaking him when he shows up. But for right now I will continue to be happy regardless if I'm single or in a relationship and will keep enjoying my life as it is. Stay Positive & Keep Smiling!
Real Talk Ladies..Something that i have to remind myself of from time to time.. Love yourself enough to Want Someone ...who WANTS YOU. WE all deserve to receive love, too.!!!!! If you are the ONLY ONE Calling? Texting? Giving? Wanting to go out? Back off and Evaluate the situation. Is he really worth all that..9 times out of 10..No..In our minds we know we can do way better. Relationships are mutual If they're interested...they won't ignore you. If you're being ignored, move forward..on to the next one. Have some dignity about yourself. Don't go driving by his house, calling him with your number blocked, or keep checking his FB page..just saying.Don't let your infatuation or lust blind you to the fact that he may not be interested. Believe me if he wants you in his life, he will do whatever it takes to make sure you're in it.. and there ain’t nothing that’s going to get in his way to be with you. Think about it.. Cause when reality sets in and it will...You deserve better and should have better.Trust me there is an interested person waiting to show interest. Go after what u know you deserve..don't waste your time on a person that don't have your best interest at heart. Just had to say that today..If i offend anyone..oh well..the truth is better than a lie any day...Stay Positive & Keep Smilin!!
I just read this and had to share: Be the gatekeeper." Your heart is a precious gift. Your body is a temple. Be selective. Respect it and be respected. Love yourself and be loved. It you don't respect and love yourself first, building a healthy relationship with another is like building a house with no foundation -- eventually the cracks and lack of a strong base will eventually cause it to crumble. Wow..that's words to live by but so honestly true. In my own thinking...if we know we are worth more and WE ARE!! Why do we settle for less when we know we deserve better??? We all at some point in our lives have been in relationships with men, who cheated on us, who didn't appreciate us, who disrespected us, and lets not forget the ones who take and take and never give..I wish i had a witness right now. But we stay in that relationship even when we know, we should of kicked rocks a long time ago. But we are too afraid to walk away in fear of being alone or not finding anyone better. That's when your love for yourself comes into play, we forget that we are worth it..we are worth being in an honest relationship without the lies, cheating, or disrespect. Know your value and don't accept being treated in a way less than you deserve. You deserve to be treated the way you treat others. The minute you comprise your self worth and accept less, you say to the world that you don't deserve any better. Have a reality check with yourself...think about your relationships with your friends..we all know if a friend stabbed us in our backs..we wouldn't hesitate to dismiss them from our lives..but when it comes to our relationships with men we put up with things we know we shouldn't and still let that person be in our lives. Ive been there..done that..But should there be any difference? No..don't put up with BS in any form from anyone. It has taken me a lot of years and being single to finally realize the most important relationship i can have is with myself and God. Love yourself first.. Love yourself the way God loves you..unconditionally..flaws and all.. Know that you are worth it. and if a man cant see that..that's his lost not yours. Real Talk! After all I've been through
I'm Still Standing Even after all the heartache & pain I'm Still Standing Almost lost hope but I'm Still Standing I let go of the past and kept moving forward cause I'm Still Standing You tried to break me but only made me stronger cause I'm Still Standing You thought I wouldn't make it but I'm Still Standing Today I can Smile Cause I'm standing right in the midst of God's will I am strong and always will be cause I'm Still Standing I give God all the glory and the praise cause I'm Still Standing And no matter what comes my way...In the end I will say.. I'm Still Standing!!! Be Blessed & Keep Smiling!!! Its funny how your life that once was so full of chaos
Is now full of peace and happiness. Now i can finally really enjoy the quietness of of my day No tv, no music, no one talking.. just silence Just thinking, writing, reflecting praying and listening to God Never knew I could be in such a place in my life where the quietness of the moment is what i crave I guess you really have to go through some situations to find your true self What you've been through makes you into the person you were suppose to be all along I would have never imagined this for my self but i'm so happy it has become..the peace that is within me My thoughts and my writing have become my sanctuary that propels me to finish what God have started in me. It is written all over me..this is my purpose I cant deny it Detours stand in my way everyday But i've chosen to take the road less traveled and keep it movin Finally going the way i wanna go Without directions from any but God. BE BLESSED & KEEP SMILIN!!! Overwhelmed...
Not with worries Not with bills Not with ppl Overwhelmed with Happiness..such an great feeling. Overwhelmed for once its a good word in my life... I was once Overwhelmed with life and situations But now I'm Overwhelmed with God's Blessings. Now I can cry tears of joy as I take in every moment of my happiness and gratitude. Yes I'm overwhelmed...funny i can smile when i say that. Thanking God for seeing the best in Me. Overwhelmed..By How good He is. Overwhelmed..That I Am. Overwhelmed With Happiness. Today if found myself worrying about a situation that really didn't need my time or my thoughts. Then i started to think..Why are worrying about this??? Then I remembered what my Mama use to say "If you can worry..You can Pray".. I prayed right at that moment. I know God is the only one that can change any situation in my life and to waste it worrying is just pointless. So my new focus is every time I catch myself worrying about something..I'm going to start praying. I can only imagine what could happen if i could eventually reach the place in my life where i prayed as much as I worried..wow!!! now that would be something. But why worry about things we cant change...but some of us need to be worrying about things we can change...bad relationships, our attitudes, or behavior, our actions..just saying..I know I have to keep my focus on God and always trust in Him and not worry about anything..cause He doesn't need my help in fixing any problem i may have..so my thought on today and everyday is..."Give It To God".. "Don't Worry Be Happy"
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