Roes-Colored Glasses

Hard as we may try we each are guilty of wearing rose-colored glasses with someone in our life. There are signs, there are hint’s, and yet we allow the beauty of who we think someone is to cloud our judgment to who they really are.

It’s very easy for was to want what we want or want someone to be what we want them to be. This usually comes from something lacking in our own life and we look to this other person to fulfill this desire that we have. It’s usually in romantic relationships that we put our rose-colored glasses on the most. Because of our desire to have our storybook relationship or what we think is the right relationship we choose not to see someone who they really are. We will turn a blind eye to something even though there are red flags popping up all around us.

The thing is that no matter what it is we want in our life we cannot just make someone be that. It would be wonderful if we could find that perfect person to fulfill our needs. And, yes the relationship we desire is possible, but many times we are far too inpatient to wait for what’s truly right for us. Instead we try to make the situation we’re in be the situation we want even when we know it’s the situation we don’t need. We will tell ourselves all kinds of lies to make our story sound like the greatest love story ever told when in actuality we know we are really preparing ourselves for our worst nightmare. Just hoping that we might be wrong. Hoping that if we love someone enough they will become what we want and hoping that if we believe in our dream enough that our dream and our fairytale can come true.

It’s always important to see people for who they really are, as well as what they are and are not capable of doing to and for us. When we can see people as they really are we are never disappointed and we are less likely to have our feelings hurt. We can never want a relationship so badly that we sacrifice ourselves trying to achieve it. Because the outcome of realizing that the toad is really just a toad and not a prince or princess waiting to be kissed is always far more painful and harder to get over than if we had just waited patiently for what was right for us. 

Are you seeing things clearly or wearing rose-colored  glasses? 

 Love and blessings in divine order, 

 Stacye

 Song of the day : Rose-Colored Glasses  - Kelly Rowland

For more inspirational messages be sure to check out my book “It’s All In How You Look At It(thoughts and questions about life) “ 

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When The Romance Is Over

The hardest thing for most people to do is to change the dynamics of a relationship.

We can use all kinds of excuses for why we continue a romantic relationship that we know we should end, but the only real answer is fear. The fear of being alone, the fear that your financial situation will change, the fear that the other person can’t handle it, or the fear that they will no longer be in your life if the dynamics change.

The mistake that most of us make is that we go into our relationships romantic and platonic alike treating the relationship like a procession. We implement all of these rules and restrictions never really cultivating true friendships. It’s all or nothing. The sad thing is because of this all of nothing attitude people miss out on wonderful relationships.

We have been programmed to believe that if we are no longer going to be romantic than we can no longer be in each other’s lives, or worst we believe we have to be enemies. That is so not true. First of all you can never have a real romance if there was never a friendship. If there is true friendship in any relationship, time, distance, nor circumstances should be able to come between you. If your relationship was romantic you should be able to remain friends whether you are still romantically involved or not.

If two people really care about each other they should be able to have honest conversations with each other about their wants, needs, and desires, and there is no need to be fearful. That is what a real friendship is, and if two people really care about each other just because the romance is over doesn’t mean they can’t be friends it only means that the dynamics have changed.

Are you missing out on some friendships???

Love and blessings in divine order,
Stacye

Song of the day: “ That’s What Friends Are For” – Deniece Williams
CD: This Is Niecy

Making Lemonade

As I move through my life I am always shocked at those moments that happen so unexpectedly. When you land in the place you least expect or meet someone that you know, just knowing them will make a difference. In the past few days I have been able to look at my life and see that, that is exactly what was happening to me. 

I realized that I had landed somewhere happily that I could not have imagined I would be 2 years ago, and met people along the way  that have or I know will have an impact on my life, and all I can be is grateful.  Grateful that all though it was not the path I had seen for myself I couldn’t be happier to be on it. 

I am okay with the things that I don’t have, that I thought I would.  I am okay with the plans that fell through. All because I am grateful for all that I do have. It may not be the plan I saw for myself, but it is the one I am living. As I say for every lemon I am handed it just helps me make a better pitcher of lemonade. 

Are you making lemonade with your lemons???

Love and Blessings in divine order , 

Stacye

"Passion and Possessions”

A house 

A car 

A watch 

A ring

These are things that are bought.  They are things that we own. 

Love 

The heart

Feelings

Emotions

These are things that are felt, and shared. 

It is an honor to be in a relationship. It is a privilege to have someone to love and care about, who loves and cares about us in return. Yet, we treat our relationships like something that we have bought; like something that we own.  We are selfish with our relationships, and we take them for granted. 

A person and their feelings are not possessions.  We do not own the person we are in a relationship with.  We are sharing our lives, feelings, and an experience.  

We must learn to show our relationships the honor and respect they deserve.  We must remember we are dealing with another person, not homes, cars, watches or rings. Just as we have feelings that we want acknowledged, considered, and gently handled, so does the person or persons  (keeping it real) that we are in a relationship with. 

Are you separating your passions and possessions ???

Love and blessings in divine order, 

Stacye 

Healing the Past and The Wounds

Many times we can’t understand our partners behavior or their reaction to some thing that we have done. We think that they are over reacting or being too sensitive. We never take the time to think about where these emotions are coming from. They are coming from a wound that hasn’t healed.

Just like we all have a back-story we all have emotional baggage, those wounds from the past whether from our childhood or our past relationships that might not have healed yet. This baggage has a way of sometimes getting in the way of our happiness in the present and if we don’t deal with it our happiness in the future.

Many times because of our own lack of understanding or lack of compassion we miss out on great relationships and opportunities because someone’s baggage scares us, but what we forget is that we have our own emotional baggage to. The sad thing is that many times instead of trying to understand what is going on with someone we catch the first train out of Dodge.

Most people don’t realize how much of their past they carry with them and how it is affecting their relationships. Sometimes it’s as simple as pointing something out or nurturing them through the situation. That is not to say that you have to feel that you have to fix everyone you meet, because sometimes the damage is obvious, and might require much more work and time than you want to put in or are capable of putting in.

We all have a history, which is why it’s so important to be honest about who you are when going into a relationship, and to be with someone that you are able to talk to even about those things that are painful. The better we know our partners and they know us the easier it is to not be offended or hurt by the things that the other might say or do, but to work towards healing old wounds instead of reopening them.

Are you working on and healing your wounds from the past so that you can have an amazing present as well as future?

Love and blessings in divine order,
Stacye

Song of the day: “In Too Deep”- Jon B.
CD: Helpless Romantic 

Who's In Your Relationship ?

With each person that you are in a romantic relationship with you are not only in a relationship with that person, but the village that they hold counsel with about almost every issue in your relationship, just as you have a village that you hold counsel with. When we are in a relationship we forget this very important fact. Although you can have a wonderful relationship with the Village , the Village shouldn’t have an opinion about everything.

What any person in a relationship should remember is that they have chosen to be in a relationship, to share their emotions, and have an experience with another person, and an intimate or romantic relationship is between the two people that are in it.

It is unfortunate that in addition to people not always showing up in the relationship as themselves many people are guilty of bringing the village along.  The village will give their opinion on everything from how long you should date, when you should have sex, to when you should get married, and have children. They will tell you things that come from their own negative and hurt feelings about relationships.  But, the truth is none of that is the villages business.  A romantic relationship is between two people, not two people and the village.

We all get confused because there is no real handbook or road map on how to be in a relationship, and you may not have had any good example to learn from. You will make mistakes along the way, but you can only learn what is right for you and your partner by doing.  So, when There is a problem you don’t run.  As they say “when you fall off the horse you have to get back on”.  What that means is you go back to your partner and work thought whatever your issues are together not with the village. Because no matter how good someone else’s intentions may be no one should ever have an opinion about your relationship. They can only project from their own experience, which may not be anything like yours.  Which if you follow their advice nine time out of ten you will end up with a bigger mess in your relationship than you started out with.

So, in your relationship remember that you are in it with that person not the village, and that the person you are with is not the same as anyone you have been with before. They are an individual who has chosen to be in a romantic relationship with you, and they deserve to be treated as such.  So, tell the village that the drawbridge is up, and what goes on in The Castle stays in The Castle.

Who is in your relationship?

Love and blessings in divine order,
Stacye

Song of the day: “Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do” -     Billie Holiday

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The Wounded Heart

The heart beats strongly and loves deeply but it is fragile. It can so easily be wounded and bruised.  Sometimes we go into relationships that nourish and heal us, and enrich our lives. There are other times when we go  into relationships  hoping that it  will nourish  or heal us,  and yet we come away feeling depleted and more wounded than when we went in. 

What I have found important to remember is that in those relationships that have hurt us when we feel wounded and as though we have lost something we really have been given greater gifts than we could have imagined. We have been given the gift of knowledge and experience, which is irreplaceable and invaluable. We have also we have been given the gift of strength because when we look back at those moments when we thought we couldn’t go on, and then look at ourselves in the present we realize that we not only made it through the experience, but are stronger and  better off for the experience. 

Are you appreciating your wounds?

Love and blessings in divine order, 

Stacye

From the book “It’s All In How You Look At It (thought and questions about life) 

Song of the day:  “You Better Not Hurt Me” – Carol Riddick

CD of the day : “Moments Like This” -  Carol Riddick

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Check Your Baggage

We all have a past, our journey of experiences and events good and bad that have help to make up who we are, our back story and our personal baggage. The thing about baggage is that we all have it, but we all carry it around differently. Some of us choose to carry more of it than others, and some people travel light. It’s usually the more negative of our baggage that we choose to display proudly for the world to see. We allow the negative baggage to continuously affect our life personally and professionally, which leads to more baggage.

The thing is we have all had some unfortunate thing happen to us. None of us is the first nor will any of us  be the last person that something we consider unpleasant is going to happen to. And, it’s unfair for us to tote our baggage around continuously expecting everyone in our life to be a Bellmen. The worst thing about baggage is that as we continuously collect it, and collect it. We sometimes have collected so much baggage that we don’t realize how it is affecting our relationships, and how it has begun taking up so much room that it is crowding people out of our life.

Without challenges there cannot be growth. Experiences are just that - experiences. No matter how unpleasant, uncomfortable or negative any experience may seem if you can open your heart and mind to finding the blessings and the lessons that the experience has brought to your life you will be able to continue on your journey with a much lighter load and more room for the good experiences life has to offer.

Is your baggage in the way???

Love and blessings in divine order,

Stacye

Song of the day: “ Bag Lady” - Erykah Badu

CD: Mama’s Gun

Finding Life's Filling Station

Many of us walk through our lives trying to find happiness, but yet we do many things and surround ourselves with people that don’t make us feel good. So, if the goal is to be happy, than why don’t we put ourselves in more situations that bring happiness to our lives?

I believe that our purpose on this planet is to be happy and bring happiness to others. But, some how many of us end up walking a path that we think we should walk instead of the path that makes us happy.  Chasing money and status only to find out once we have reach that plateau that happiness doesn’t live there.  If you are doing all the things that you thought and were told you should be doing and you still feel unsatisfied and empty then you are not doing what you should be doing, and all the money in the world isn’t going to fill that void. 

Along the path to finding ourselves the true trick to happiness becomes finding not just where we belong in the world, and where those people of like-minds are, but how to bring and keep those things and people in our lives. 

This is not about looking outside of yourself to find happiness, because your happiness starts with you, you knowing and loving yourself. When you know and love yourself then the true journey begins with you surrounding

yourself with people and things that make you feel good. When you feel good  you are filling yourself with love. You then become your own filling station and you have the ability to constantly fill yourself with love. When you are doing things you enjoy and surrounding yourself with people that you enjoy you feel good, you look good, and you are able to give that  love back to the world. 

Are you filling yourself with love????

Love and blessings in divine order, 

Stacye 

From the book “It’s All In How You Look at It (thought and questions about life) 

Song of the day : “Living  In Truth”  - Stacye Branché

www.StacyeBranche.com

Relationship 101 ( For The Singles)

The thing about relationships is that we all only know what we have seen and later experience. There is no really handbook and each of us goes about our relationships differently.   We all have different needs, wants, and experiences and for that reason we each have different needs from our relationships and it is important to find the person who will not only love you but understand your needs. 

The first step to finding and having the relationship you want is to be honest with yourself about who you are, what you want, and what you need. Many people whether intentionally or unintentionally play games and skate around the truth. Never really admitting to themselves or to the other person what they really want from the relationship.  People go into relationships for any number of reasons and sometimes not the right ones believing that somewhere down the line they will be able to mold the relationship and the other person into one that works for them.   The truth is that is never going to happen all you will end up with is two frustrated people. 

Who you are, your likes and dislikes are the first things that you need to be aware of before entering any relationship.   Next you need to be clear on the type of relationship you choose to be in. This means understanding that if all you want to do is causally date or just have an occasional booty call, than you shouldn't get into a relationship with someone that is hell bent on getting married and vice versa.  You can’t fear loneliness and want  a relationship so bad that you  will  settle  to not be alone. You will only be wasting valuable time and blocking the truly amazing relationship from coming into your life. 

How you start a relationship will determine the kind of relationship you will have. A lot of people think that they can make another person be what they want them to be or do what they want them to do, but really would you want some trying to change you? If you are not honest in the beginning you will have more challenges than good times and find yourself trying to fix something that is not fixable. Unfixable because it was never broken it was someone trying to fit a circle in a square peg. 

We will always meet people that we are attracted to, but that doesn’t mean that we have to act on every attraction. Sometimes it is nice to have a fantasy and keep it moving. 

Are you or have you been honest when you enter relationships? 

Love and blessings in divine order, 

Stacye

Song of the day: “The Right Kinda Lover” -     Patti La Belle    

CD of the day:   “ Gems” -Patti LaBelle 

Pay Attention To The Backstory

Many times we end up in relationships and we can’t understand why the other person does or doesn’t do something. We assume that they know better, but what we forget is that everybody has a back-story, those events from their past that have help to shape and mold who they have become. 

We all assume that everyone has been taught the same etiquette. Not just how to behave in public or using their napkin, but how to treat others, especially the person that they are romantically involved with.  What most of us were never taught is that with each new person that you bring in to your life you become the student and the teacher. 

As the student it’s important that you pay attention in class, because there is always something to learn from and about your new teacher.  If you observe carefully they will tell you more about themselves without ever having to open their month. 

As the teacher you have to not only show up as yourself, but you must teach them how to treat you.  You can’t assume that they know anything, because it they fail a test you are the only one to blame for not supplying your student with all the information needed. 

We always assume that someone knows how to treat us or talk to us, but truth is you can’t know what you’re not taught. 

Are you being a good student and a good teacher? 

Love and blessings in divine order, 

Stacye

Song of the day: “Teachme”     -     Musiq Soulchild    

CD: Luvanmusiq    

Clouded Judgement

There are many times when we allow our desires to out weigh our judgment.  We can feel and see that things are not right, but yet  we allow our desire to paint the picture prettier than it really is. The trick in life is to remember we can’t allow our desires to become obsessions especially in relationships. 

If you pay close attention I believe that a person tells you a lot about themselves  in the first 5 - 10 minutes with their words as well as their actions. The kind of things that make a difference as to whether or not you should  or should not continue on with a relationship. The problem is that most of us don’t pay attention. We get caught up in the fairytale of what we hope can be. We continue on the journey until one day the fairytale becomes a nightmare and we are shocked that things have gone so wrong. 

Many times we look back on a situation in shock, and with our feelings hurt when in actuality the red flags were waving in front of us the whole time.  If we were to tell the story of our journey and what we thought  we wanted so badly the red flags will stand out, and we will realize were there all the time . 

Love is not a myth, and having a great relationship is possible with the right person, but it is important to pay attention. If something doesn’t feel right, then it probably isn’t. You may have to kiss a few frogs to get to the prince or princess, but it is better to take your time getting to the fairytale, than to be trapped in a nightmare. 

Are you using your judgment or being guided by your desires??

Love and blessings in divine order, 

Stacye 

From the book “It’s All In How You Look at It (thought and questions about life) 

Song of the day: “Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight”  - The Isley Brothers

CD:  3 + 3

Working From The Inside Out

As the year changes from one to the next we each sit and think of all the things that we are not happy with and all the things that we feel we need to change, but no matter what we think is not right in our lives we have to start with ourselves. 

How we feel and how we see the world whether we realize it or not starts with how we treat and feel about ourselves. Everything in our lives starts with how we honor or don’t honor our body temple.

Before you concentrate on all the eternal things that you feel need fixing in your life why not start with the most important thing – you. When you are honoring yourself by eating healthy, getting enough sleep, and exercising all the other things that seem to bother you will start to work themselves out.

We all attempt to be super human, but the only way to truly be super human is to honor and love yourself enough that you will be equipped to be apart of all the things that you feel you need to be apart of. When you are healthy you think better, and you handle things better.Prevention is always your best doctor.

So, make a promise to yourself that you will honor and love yourself by trying to live healthier, and I promise everything else will work itself out. Because, anything that you want to change in your life first start with you and within you.


What are the healthy changes that you want to make?

Happy New Year!!!!!!!

Love and blessings in divine order,
Stacye


Song of the day: Life Is Good - Jo Dee Messina
Cd: Delicious Surprise 

Hold onto Your Power

We all would like to believe that we are in control of our lives, but without realizing it because of someone else’s negative comments, reactions or doubt in our abilities we  can little by little lose our confidence and give away our power. The funny thing when it comes to romantic relationships we can without knowing it give away so much of our power that we begin to doubt ourselves which either slows down or stop our progress until we seem to have no power over our own life.

Only you can know what you’re capable of or what is right for you, and as much as someone might think they are being helpful and looking out for your best interest they can only give you advice based on their own experiences, fears, and doubts. When you don’t listen to your heart or your own instincts you are without realizing it giving away your power.

In a romantic relationship it’s great to have shared interest, but you should never lose your identity or sense of self. You have to remember that although you are two halves making up a whole you are still two very distinct individuals. The thing about giving away your power is that you can fall victim to all sorts of abuse until one day you wake up and so much has been said and done that you can’t remember who you are, and trying to make any uphill climb back to yourself can seems next to impossible because you have been striped of your confidence and forgotten your skills.

Being in relationship is a wonderful thing, but you should never allow it to stifle your creativity, imagination, or growth. You can be in love and still have a great relationship without being lost in love. You have to always remember who you are, what you can do, and what you are capable of doing, and never allow someone else’s doubts, fears, or criticisms to define you.

Do you have a hold on your power??

Love and blessings in divine order,
Stacye

Song of the day: “Just the Way You Are” - Billy Joel
CD: The Essential Billy Joel

Happy New Year - A Promise To Myself - Gratitude

New Years is that time of year where we reflect and we plan. We think of all the things we want to change in our lives, our weight, our jobs, our hair, and in some cases relationships. We can all sit around complaining about our lives, but all that does is make you more unhappy. But, if you can learn to practice gratitude you will begin to find more to be grateful for.

What if you started a new tradition? What if instead of starting the year out thinking about all the things that you think you want, or things that you need or want to change in your life, and you started the year by making a list of and being grateful for what you already have and enjoy?

I choose to spend my 2015 in gratitude. I choose to be grateful for all that I have in my life, those things that are enjoyable and those things that seem to be challenging because I know in the long run each and everything is for my good and for my growth.

I believe that if you started your year out being grateful for what you already have you would have less that you feel needs to be changed, and it would be much easier to stick with making the changes that you really do need or want to make.

Have you made your list of what you are grateful for???

Love and Blessings in divine order , 

Stacye

Song of the day: “Be Thankful For What You Got” William DeVaughn
CD: Be Thankful For What You Got William DeVaughn

Breaking Patterns

The hardest challenge many of us will ever face is getting out of our comfort zone. The thing about the comfort zone is that we are so comfortable being there that no matter how much we want change in our life, or how much we know that things in our life should be different that sometimes we don’t realize how much we have allowed the uncomfortable to become comfortable. 

Sometimes there are things that we desire and whether it’s in life or in relationships we sometimes allow our comfort zone to dictate our actions instead of doing the work necessary to obtaining what we desire, and then one day we look up and say, “Why can’t I have what I want?” The answer plain and simple is we keep repeating the same patterns. 

We are all attracted to certain things, ranging from colors, shapes and sizes. When dealing with people we gravitate to what is familiar, to what is comfortable even when we know it’s not good for us. 

The first step is to acknowledge that you have patterns, and that doesn’t mean that patterns are a bad thing, but if you want change in your circumstances than you have to realize that you are going to have to get out of your comfort zone and change your patterns. This is where knowing and loving yourself are important. You have to figure out what it is that you like and dislike in the situation that you want to change, and then stop settling for what you no longer want and what doesn’t  work in the life that you are working to build. If you can articulate what you don’t want in your life, than it is that simple to work towards removing it from your life. 

To obtain what you want in your life the changes needed could be simple or they could take a bit of work, but even with the subtlest shift in your behavior and thought process the benefits can be great. 

Are there some patterns you need to change???

Love and blessings in divine order,
Stacye


Song of the day: “Changes” - David Bowie 
CD: Changesbowie

Walking The Road of Faith

Do you ever walk away from a situation and wish you had said something?  Wondering why you didn’t say what was in your heart or mind?  Wondering what you were so afraid of?  

We are all afraid of rejection.  It’s probably the most common fear we all share. The feeling of being wrong, not good enough, or maybe we were just too prideful. But, if for a moment  we stopped to think if we had just open our mouth how that moment might have changed our life, salvaged a relationship,  or got us a job? 

We all want good for ourselves, and usually the only thing stopping us is a fear of the unknown.  When we drive down a road that we have never been on we have faith that we are going to safely end up where we are suppose to be.   We should fearlessly walk through our lives the same way. We don’t always have to know the outcome, we only have to believe that we will be okay and end up exactly where we should be. 

Are you walking the road in faith???

Love and blessings in divine order, 

Stacye 

Song of the day : “Faith”  - George Michael 

CD “Faith” 

Hold Onto What's Good

The only thing that we can truly do is take life one day, one hour, one minute, one second at a time.  That is all any of us can really do.  We all suffer losses, have fears, and experience hurt, but in each minute we can move closer to our strength. In each moment we all move towards feeling better about the things in our life that we are not so happy about because in each moment we move further away from our past. 

We all have good days and some that are not so easy, but if you stay the course the good will be better, and the not so easy will get easier. 

It’s important to hold onto what is good. It’s important to focus on the things that matter to you, the things that make you happy, and the things that bring you joy. It’s your happy memories that will help you through the hard times.

During the holiday season when moments seem hard you have to remember and hold onto what has been good, and is good in your life no matter how small you might think it is.  It will be those good thoughts that will help you get through any difficult time. 

Are you holding onto your good???

Love and blessings in diving order, 

Stacye 

Song of The day: “Hold Onto Your Dream” - Stevie Wonder 

Making Room For Happiness

Happiness seems sometimes eluding but the truth is that sometimes we have to make room for it. In life there are always going to be up’s and down’s and sometimes the down’s seem lingering, but that just means it’ s time to clean the closet of your life. 

As we go through life we don’t often realize how much stuff we are collecting. Not just material things but people, and emotions.  Now most of us are aware of the fact that we need to let go and clean our physical closets, homes garages, but very few of us ever think about or take the time clean out our emotional closet.  And, in that search for happiness we don’t realize that we may not be able to achieve the happiness we desire because we are allowing our past experiences, hurts and sometimes people to get in the way of our present and future happiness.  Many of us continue to live our lives without taking a moment to acknowledge what we have been through so that we can move forward. 

Happiness can be found in the smallest and simplest things, but when your emotional closet is full or overrun with negative things and people how can you find appreciation for those good people and things? How can you find joy, or happiness in a closet full of clutter??

We all have so much going on, but it’s important to make time even if it is only five minutes a day to check in with yourself and let go of some of those unwanted and many times negative feelings that fill your emotional closet and get in the way of your happiness. 

Happiness isn’t hiding from you it is just waiting for some room so it can come in. 

Are you making room for the happiness you seek or are you holding on to the clutter that prevents happiness from coming into your life? 

Love and blessings in divine order, 

Stacye

Song of the day : “Happy”  - Pharrell Williams

What Did You Give Today?

As you walked through your day what did you give? As you made your way on your usual path did you at least give a smile to those you came in contact with or did you   hold your head down?  Did you wear a frown or did you turn your head and move about as though no one else exist? 

While at work did you give your all and more, or did you give just enough to get by?As you spoke to your family and friends were you loving, kind, considerate and giving or were you complaining, selfish, and having a “Pity Party” with the entire trimmings? 

As you moved through your day. Were you the best that you could be? There is a saying “You get what you give”. So, if you were not loving, kind, considerate, caring or pleasant why would you expect to get that from someone else? If you are sitting around complaining having your own non-stop “Pity Party” why would you expect anyone to want to be in your company?

We sometimes want so much from others but give so little in return. Then we act as though we don’t understand why our lives are the way they are.  It starts with you. To quote Michael Jackson “I’m starting with  the man in the mirror”. 

So, I start my day being thankful and grateful for all of the blessings in my life, and continue my day giving thanks. I acknowledge everyone I come in contact with. I smile at everyone whether they smile back or not because I have that to give, and I don’t need their permission to be happy.    You see I give love, kindness, and consideration because those are the things that I want in return. 

What did you give today?

Love and blessings in divine order, 

Stacye

Song of the Day: Love's In Need Of Love Today - Stevie Wonder