Better Me Day 4?

I made it home from a wonderful weekend in Beaufort, SC! Traffic slowed me down a little but i made it!

Chavice house-sat for the weekend and cleaned up my kitchen! Soo nice to come to a house cleaner than you left it! What a great friend! I even cut some hydrangeas from the yard today too ~all the credit goes to Mrs. Rada! She had great pictures of her flowers on her blog! Thanks for the idea Friend!

So the weekend is done and i am back at work tommorrow... i gotta sike myself up for that! No one wants to go back to the grind after 3 glorious days away from it all!

We went to the river yesterday ~ Edisto River! It was so pretty and peaceful i'm pretty sure my sister dunked me 40 times! IKd post pics but im pretty sure that none of my family is ready to have swimsuit pics on the net! We are workin on it though!

My thought for the day is to cherish everyone around you no matter how minute their role is in your life. Everyone and everything is in your life for a reason. It's amazing how everything is perectly orchestrated out that way.

P.s. i'm applying for a second job tommorrow so pray i get it!!

Location : 308 E Franklin St, Anderson, SC 29624,

Posted on the go!

Posted on the go!

Better Me Day 3

So i am home in beufort today! I spent a wonderful day hanging out with my family. We are grilling hotdogs and hamburgers tonite and hopefully playing some cards.... it's the Deer family tradition! I'm feeling really grateful to have such a beautiful place to come home to!

We finished cleaning out my Mom's office today! After 18 years she has decided to stop working at the school that i graduated from! 18 years is a ridiculous amount of time. I'm excited for this new chapter in her life! It goes to show that it's never too late to try something new and see what it brings you! I wonder what my next new step will be?! We will see! What about you? What new things are you trying? Let me know give me some ideas!

Location : 37-51 Lacey St, Yemassee, SC 29945,

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Location : 37-51 Lacey St, Yemassee, SC 29945,

Posted on the go!

From Evernote:

Better Me Day 2!

I jus got done watching a GREAT movie! It's called life support. It's about a recovered drug addict who works for an AIDS awareness agency. It follows her through her journey to reconnect with her daughter that she lost custody of. It made me think a lot about the families that I work with. I think it will be a good reference to use when talking about the lasting effects of their current situations. It also makes me think about my everyday choices and realizing the impact that every choice has on my future.. good and bad! So the thought of the day for my personal better me challenge is to think about my choices and to try to make better ones everyday! There are no failures just setbacks! So tell me what is your better me epiphany today?

Better Me Epiphany! I like that it rhymes! New phrase alert!!

Anyways I recommend this movie to everyone! Hopefully it will help you to think about decisions so we can all make better choices and become the best that we can be! That's my piece for today! See ya soon!

From Evernote:

Better me day 1

So I talked and talked about our wonderful ability to change. Now it's time to live it out in small ways. Everyday I want to make decisions that contribute to a better overall me! What will the change be today? Well I'm writing this! Very small but a big step. I am planning to write something everyday. It may be a thought, a story, or even the next great piece of American fiction. Who knows... but it will be something. So this is my first step! I am expecting lots of applause and free gifts!

New beginnings!

I wish that life was full of fresh starts whenever you needed them. Whenever you feel bogged down or buried underneath a insurmountable weight you just hit a button and restart right there without the problems. There is no such button but there is still hope. Every day and every moment can be a fresh start and a new beginning. It starts with small changes, first your mind and then your actions. There is always a way out and a way up but we have to make it ourselves. We have to wake up and decide to be different so that our lives can be different. Betterness is a choice. It's not easy and not without sweat and toil but it will get better. It will be different. It will change. That is what we are built for.

Capitalism is Evil

I really and truly sincerely believe that capitalism is the root of all evil.... because capitalism in it's purest sense is greed. There are too many hurting people in this country that can't get help for so many different things and we have the power to help them. We are supposedly the richest and most generous nation in the world but our nation is set up to not look after the least of these. It makes me angry to be a part of such an evil structure and feel like there is nothing I can do to change it. Maybe I’ll start a commune or something!!! I propose a moneyless society!! Lets just have our job and produce what we need and everyone have what they need to live comfortably... Isn't that the righteous way of living? Everyone look out for each other do your part in the body for the good of the body?? Just my idea and rant for the day!

Being Vs. Doing

We have some how been tricked to believe the notion that to live equals to do. We occupy ever day every minute second hour with things never-ending actions because that is how you live life to its fullest. The reality is that although life is full of action that is not its central purpose. We must be before we do or else we are no better than our full calendar and tired bodies. The only way to truly be is to know who you are in spite and despite any actions. We tend to define ourselves by our actions instead of our original intent our real purpose. You may write you may sing, read, teach, cook, any of those things... But that is not who u are, the who you are is the why of doing these things. Why do you do it? Figure that out and you will know who you are.

I just finished "A Mercy" by Toni Morrison! It is an incredible book!!! Everyone should read it! It will make you think about the way you interpret events in your life and help you appreciate the Mercies you are afforded.

"The only way you can ever fail in life is to succumb to fear" -Frank Langella

"The Shame of imperfection is something that every human being shares from the very beginning of their existence. This is Humanity's original sin, and we laboriously spend our remaining time attempting to remedy that." - Me

Stupidity

I HATE the saying "You are paid what you are worth"!

Limits

"God can be no grander or greater than the imagination of the believer"
-Toni Morrison - A Mercy

So we must decide exactly how we see God. Do we serve a God who is limtless and can exceed even our greatest expectations? Or do we serve a small God who leaves out in the cold to fend for ourselves?

Don't be fooled His characteristics and who He is are not at question. We have a living testament to His infinite and omnipotent power. The thing at question is what limits have YOU put on Him. You can only recieve what you expect He can provide.

"Anyone willing to work through the hardships of life isn't distracted by the crave for solace that pity can provide." -Me

Live Uncomfortably

"Comfort is the cornerstone of selfish living"

This is my mantra for the new year. I want to live an uncomfortable life. All of us in this world have decided that comfort is what drives us. We can see this easily with obesity in America, the debt crisis, and even our treatment of each other. I define selfish living as putting our wants over our needs.America has decided that food, and things(houses, cars, i-pods) will make us happy, and oftentimes they do. In life we need to enjoy life itself and not just the things in it. We should savor the everyday happenings of life, the air, the cold, the human touch, all of that. So my resolution this year is to live uncomfortably. That means for me only eating what i need to sustain life, don't oversleep, help someone in need, not constantly being entertained, and spend time with God. Sounds simple but living an unselfish uncomfortable life is a stretch, but worth every painstaking minute of it. Try it and see.