On a positive note

  The last few weeks have been eye-opening and inspiring to say the least.

Looking back with introspect, I have been searching for that once cup that runneth over with this attitude:

  My cup is always full – no matter what level

That attitude has been alluding me and I miss it

My thoughts have been overrun by the Heckler

It seems to gain strength each time I make the commitment to DO something for me

As I am digging toward the true root of the problem, I am inspired by the posts that have been floating around

What I Wish More People Knew About Me

I read it first over at Ryan’s No More Bacon and then saw it again on Karen and Emmie’s Blog

So here are a few things about me

Forgetful, yet Remember Everything

First and foremost, the thing that struck me the most in Ryan’s list was forgetful, yet remember everything.   Each morning, I run out the door forgetting at least one thing – mainly my keys, my lunch, or my glasses.  Yet, I can remember the littlest of details from conversations and tidbits of facts.

Hopelessly Optimistic

Someone once told me I am a hopeless romantic but truth of the matter is I am hopelessly optimistic.  I believe that the day will come when each person I know – including me- will discover their own potential AND seize it with passion

Bleeding Heart

I am a fighter — for others.   I often root for the underdog because I feel they are not given the chances and the opportunities and they need a leg up every chance they get.

Believe Helping Others will help me

This is something I work on each and every day because I truly believe that if I can make a difference in other people’s lives that one day it will finally make a difference in my own.

I believe potential lies within our creativity

My engrained belief is that each and every human on the blanket is a creative being.  We are here to create.  Our journey, our path, is to discover and SHARE that creativity.  When we do not, is when life becomes complicated and confusing.  To take that one step further, I have a heartfelt belief that the biggest problems in this country, or even the world, could be solved if we put more emphasis on encouraging creativity rather than standard building blocks of just logic and routine and rote.

I have a purpose for great things

This often scares me. I believe, silently most of the time, that everything I have struggled with and the pain I have gone through is all for a greater purpose, that I have not discovered yet.

Spiritual but personally do not care for organized religion

I believe that there is a GOD – why else would we have the sun, the stars, and the moon.  That being said, I believe that organized religion is great – awesome in fact, for others, just not me.

Two different people

Often times, as crazy as it sounds, I feel I have two different people living inside my head.. Hence the reference to Seth’s  Heckler.   My heckler has such a strong voice, that most times, especially when it comes to my weight, I feel I become someone else.  Someone I don’t like very much.  It is more exhausting to fight to keep the heckler quiet than it is to just sit back and be silent altogether.In all other aspects of my life, I am confident and strong.  The heckler makes me feel weak and insignificant.

If I won the lottery

Often, I dream of winning the lottery. Not for me, but so that I would have the money to help all of the charities I am passionate about.  I LOVE random acts of kindness.  I was buying coffees, paying bridge tolls, and sending flowers anonymously before it was the thing to do.  I thoroughly enjoy giving a smile to others.

Lifelong Learner

My greatest passion is learning.  I am curious about everything and love to learn.  I could spend hours and hours and hours just researching things and getting to the root cause of  things – especially people and what makes them tick.

Kids are our future

Before I die, I would love to see a mind shift about how we treat AND teach our children.  We forget that they are people too and that we all to often put our adult fears and problems on them and some day I hope that cycle will be broken.  We can learn our biggest lessons from the young children in this world instead of thinking of them as our possessions.  They are getting the short end of the stick and they don’t deserve that.