I know from experience that life can make you say and do things you would not rather or ordinarily want anyone to know you are capable of doing. Situations around you such as work, co-workers, family, and church can have you so weighted down and stressed you think Nothing, No one, Not Even God cares about you. I am here to tell you, “YOU MATTER IN THE GREATEST WAY”. I don’t say this to use it as a cliche’ or a quick answer to the “WOO IS ME DRAMA” I say it because I know it to be Absolutely True! You know what I have learned! When you are at your best you are either sarcastically encouraged by your so called friends or you are stabbed in the back by your “I have to love you because we have the same blood type and I may need your kidney Family”. ” Don’t get me wrong, I love my friends and family but they need reality checks about themselves also. I needed to know what really made MY soul alive! Finances, children, church, loved ones are all a part of your life but which one feeds your life? I know one of the biggest strains on life can be money, don’t you know people will almost rob and kill to get it from you. And I love all these people who want you to get rich they way they did by sending them the last 39.99 you have in the bank (JUST) to read about it. The best way to get rich is working for it. It is the work you do that makes you Rich. OK it does sound cliche’ but I am telling you it is all about the soul of man that makes the outside of man feel proud! Working is a great thing, it gives you a sense of purpose and belonging, but I have had the best jobs which gave me the paycheck but not the security of keeping it without selling my soul? And the lower paying jobs kept me stressed because I lived from paycheck to mouth and they made me feel as if I didn’t have a soul, because I was selling myself so short! “Even your conscious will nagged the mess out you when you are not living your full potential” I had to look deep within myself and let nothing define who or what I am. I realized after the long haul the nice paycheck only paid the bills and the shiny Gold watch in 20 years was only the company’s reflection of their profit margin”.

I learned to continually reinvent myself through my experiences. If you lose a job okay it can hurt, but look out the window, if you see more than one office building other than the one you just walked out of. Than you have another job already. Had an argument with someone, forgive! Okay they tried to burn your house down! Did they burn your soul! Then you will make it through no matter how much the house is still smoldering. Sometimes the greatest triumphs are the peace of mind in knowing you overcame the hardship with a better attitude and the serene and inner feeling to know you threw out the sawed off shotgun you secretly hid under your bed. Find your inner strength and hold it, cherish “YOU” on the inside, when you look your worse, guess what it is still you, love you and don’t let others make you hate the you that was given to you. We live in the Present because Life is a GIFT” In this life you cannot use anything or anyone as a CRUTCH! Food, Friends, Job Status, Money, NOTHING! At the end of the day can you look yourself in the mirror and say “Was I true to myself?” The longevity of any relationship with yourself depends on that statement. You have to live with yourself before you establish relationships with any one else. That is why so many relationships do not work, whether at work, marriage, or family. Life is not always going to give you what you want, or who you think you need! It boils down to what do you want out of your life. Can you handle the let downs of losing love ones, unexpected health issues without the money to pay for them, family turning their backs on you? When the Oprah show or Dr. Phil show goes off do you say “Ok I live in the real world where my money can’t buy me out of a situation or make me happier when I see my reflection in a 15 carat diamond” Don’t get me wrong I enjoy a good show every now and again, but I can’t let my life revolve around their writers job or their network ratings. Find yourself and get strength to say I will get this job, I will go through this medical disaster, I will have faith that this situation will get better, I will stop listening to negative advise or patronizing comments! I will learn from this and get educated on how to improve and find out what will help my situation and feel a part of life or just read this today and feel better for another moment! Don’t let life part you! Be a part of your Life!