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Last month our family lost a very dear first cousin, Robert, at the young age of 25. He suffered from kidney failure and then endured complications of pneumonia. His early departure from this earth has left us all with a broken heart and many unanswered questions. If I had to choose one thing Robert did well it would be his ability to enjoy life. He took On the first day of every New Year I like to sit down and plan my funeral. Don’t get me wrong! It is not a morbid entertainment! It is in fact healthy and provides focus for the next 364 days. As Mark Twain once said, “Let us endeavor so to live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.” Therefore, thinking about the end result is highly recommended, since it provides the point of reference to all our decisions and actions of life. First, I pick out six key audiences that are important to me. Who will want to attend the Big Day of my afterlife? Who will want to come and honor my time on earth? I personally treasure the opinion of God, my husband, my children, my parents, my siblings, and my friends. In fifty years they Wow! Have you ever loved someone so much that you give more strength, energy, grace, money, and all you could possibly give? Maybe a dear friend? A spouse? A child? A stranger? You overlook the fact that they continue to want from you. It begins to feel like a one way highway. Always giving and never receiving from this individual. This one way highway breeds disrespect and entitlement. It’s like they cry “I need you, I love you” but their actions tell a different story.
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Recent Reflections
time to enjoy people and valued them. He loved to travel and explore new places leading him to always expand his circle of friends. He wasn’t worried about the status quo or doing things like others, rather he was true to himself and followed his heart. During this season of grieving many things have become apparent to me. I’m learning to not take myself too seriously,
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will draw conclusion to my biography and put the final thought in its last chapter. I sit down with my journal and pen the words I want my husband to say about me. In this eulogy I hear him say, “She continued to be my bride for all these years. We laughed together. During difficult seasons of life she leaned on me. Her love towards God inspired me to seek Him, to love Him more. She was an amazing mom to our children! She remained to be my little girl. I always wanted to protect her from all evil. She was the Perfect One.” This is a beautiful summery of my relationship with my husband. I get to shape it today. I get to create his tender feelings with my acts of service, with my sweet attitude, and kind words. I want my husband to adore me!
TOXIC RELATIONSHIPS Their story looks like this... “I do not love you, I don’t respect you, or care about you. It’s all about me.” Out of the commitment to be faithful to your relative or friend you overlook the clear signs that something isn’t healthy in this relationship. You go above and beyond because you really do love them and understand them which causes you to ignore their bizarre behavior. Excuses roll around in your mind such as: they don’t really mean to be like that, they have problems; that’s why they act like this to me, they are so hurt. They are tired. .All of these excuses allow this unacceptable behavior to go on, creating a never ending crazy dance which enables the person to continue this bad behavior. Finally it happens; the straw that broke the camels back. It’s like you wake up from this delusion of what you thought was love but, no... its a TOXIC relationship! Yes, now YOU realize your boundaries and wishes mean nothing to them.
Jamuary 2018 by Mindy Scott, editor
lighten up and enjoy those around me, and take time to explore what it is that I want out of life. Life is such a precious gift we are all given. Although our circumstances and length on the earth vary, we share the ability to love and to love well. This new year is a time when the truly important things are able to take precedence if we allow them. by Polina Bratkov
And this is why I wake up and work hard! I create my destiny. I build my legacy. I identify my priorities, set action goals and take steps to reach them. I am my own life coach. Asking hard questions is essential. On the first day of 2018 I sit down and envision my future. What does it look like? What do I need to get there? I write the specific commitments that will take me to these exciting dreams. Some people call them new year resolutions. I like calling them “the building blocks for my pink castle”. I do not believe in fate. I am a master of my own destiny. I shape my life by transforming on the inside and influencing on the outside. It’s a beautiful life. Let’s design it to our own taste!
by Kristene Elliott
The best thing you can do is cut them off. I know it sounds cold or even inhumane. In reality, there are times some people in your life need to be out of your life. Toxic people make you feel bad, are negative, manipulate you, take up your valuable time, and often times take your money. Life is very short and precious. You are extremely valuable. What you think and feel is just as important as anyone else. There are times the best thing you can do for you or a toxic person is indeed to let them go. First, this action step is real love for yourself and it is also real love for the toxic person because you stop enabling them to function inappropriately in relationships. This New Year I have resolved to end toxic relationships once and for all. Just thinking of the time I will have on my hands to focus on myself and my personal goals is exhilarating. Happiness and energy shall return.
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