In my life there are so many people who have made an impact in my life. This one person who I have been so lucky to get to call her my special friend Knowing her; when she reads this she is going to get me for this but I wanted to do something special for her. She is the kind of person that will be there by my side for anything if she could; you know when you meet someone and you just know that you are meant to be friends! I don’t know how or how we got to be so close friends but I know this I’m never letting her go! She gave me this book named “footprints”, after we heard a song called “footprints in the sand”. On days I’m down or just when I need to get my mind off things I read it. The footprints poem is one of my favorites.. Here it is; “One night I dreamed a dream. I was walking along the beach with my Lord. Across the dark sky flashed scenes from my life. For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand. One belonging to me and one to my Lord. When the last scene of my life shot before me I looked back at the footprints in the sand and to my surprise I notices that many times along the path of my life there was only one set of footprints. I realized that this was at the lowest and saddest times of my life. This always bothered me and I questioned the Lord about my dilemma. ‘Lord, you told me when I decided to follow You. You would walk and talk with me all the way. But I’m aware that during the most troublesome times of my life there is only one set of footprints. I just don’t understand why, when I needed You most You leave me’ He whispered ‘my precious child, I love you and will never leave you never, ever, during your trials and testings. When you saw only one set of footprints it was then that I carried you’.”
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Having hope
Some days can be hard
what do you when life does not go as you had hoped?
Do you know who to talk to when life is not going your way?
You can also write out your feelings
Don’t keep them in.
Hope is knowing that you are not alone
You have the support that you need.
Interesting read
Our minds create many thoughts that can lead to our being unhappy, the key phrase being, our minds create. The thoughts and beliefs that we hold affect everything about us. Here in the United States, and in most of the developed world, people are consumed by consumerism. So much of our unhappiness comes from wishing that things were different, wishing that we had something else instead of what we dohave.I remember meeting a woman once who had a beautiful daughter. She was very happy with her daughter, but she really wanted another child. Even though her husband and daughter loved her, she was utterly unhappy because she didn’t have a second child. All of her mental energy, all of her mental commentary, went toward that focus and because of that, she suffered greatly. Those of us not in her situation may think that’s funny, or odd, but her story is a lesson I hope can encourage all of us to spend some time, maybe even at this very moment, to reflect upon the question, “In my own life, what am I focused on that I don’t have?
I can guarantee that if we focus on what we don’t have, we’re going to be unhappy, and we’re going to suffer. Our unhappiness can stem from anything that we’re focusing on. Maybe we think we’ll be happy when we lose those extra 50 pounds. Maybe happiness will come when we reach a certain financial level. Maybe when we get that promotion. Maybe we’ll finally be happy when we meet our soul mate and begin a new life together. Or maybe, when we have a child, then we’ll finally be happy. The list can become endless because the moment we fulfill one of our desires, a new one takes its place, and we just continue to suffer. We may want to be healthy, we may want to get a better grade at school, we may want our first car—the list can be endless.
In many ways, our lives are like that of the mythological king Sisyphus, sentenced to the eternal punishment of rolling a large boulder up a hill. But every time he reached the top, the boulder would roll back down, and he would have to start all over again; it never ended. I think sometimes our minds are like that—they just don’t stop. No matter what we desire or wish for, at any age, something else will come along and we’ll say, “Now I want that.” It’s almost shocking if you think about it, and it can continue throughout our lives.
Young children, for example, can’t wait to get presents on their birthday or Christmas morning. But often, and shockingly fast, they tire of their new toys and move on to something else. Does this really ever change? As we get older, our new toys become bigger and grander—a car, a home, a spouse—and yet we can still tire of them and move on. We want something different, something more.
We’re unhappy with what we have, and we’re always yearning after something different.
How do we get off this continuous and debilitating treadmill? Is there any freedom from our Sisyphean task? Yes—and it’s actually shockingly simple. All we have to do is be happy with what we have.
Again: All we have to do is be happy and be focused on what we have right here, right now.
But how do we do this in our daily life, when our minds so quickly tend to want to focus again on what we don’t have? A lot of it has to do with realizing that this type of thinking is not going to help us. We have to really believe that focusing on what we don’t have is going to cause us suffering. We have to believe that focusing on what we do have right now, what we’re blessed with, is going to put a smile on our face. In many ways, this is as powerful as E=MC2, and just as beautiful and simple. All we have to do is focus on what we have and not focus on what we don’t have. We have to be happy with what we have and not think about what we don’t have.
It’s that simple, that elegant, and that beautiful.
We have to realize that this changed philosophy isn’t going to make the marketers and advertisers of the world very happy. They spend billions of dollars trying to get us to be unhappy with how things are now, so that we’ll want something different, so that we’ll feel “less than.” Otherwise, we’re not going to spend money to buy what they’re selling. I don’t want to blame it only on the marketers, though. We’re just as guilty because we do the same thing to ourselves: We think about what other people have—success, possessions, love, whatever it may be. And because we’re thinking about what they have and what we don’t, we become unhappy. What if, instead, we focused on all the beautiful things that we have in our lives? Some of us may have less than others, but we can all still have a beautiful life.
If you don’t know this about me already, I really love to spend time at monasteries. When you choose to live a monastic life, you give up just about everything. Yet the people who live these simple lives are often the happiest people I have ever met in my entire life. They can have virtually nothing, as we know it, and still focus on what they do have. They may not have material possessions, but they have a love of life, right here, right now—and they’re very happy.
Why can’t we do the same? Why can’t we focus on what we do have? Maybe we have a beautiful family, even though we might not have the nicest house in the neighborhood. Maybe we don’t feel very well physically sometimes, but we are free and able to go for walks in natureand can enjoy being outside. Maybe we haven’t yet found the love of our life, but we have friends who care about us whom we get to spend time with. The list of things we do have can go on for a long time if we start focusing on them and celebrating them it. Again, it doesn’t have to be much: Just going for a walk in the early morning, when everything is peaceful and still, can bring us happiness beyond our wildest imagination. Just connecting with friends can be more valuable than staying at the world’s grandest hotel. The list of what we do have and what we can focus on can go on and on. By realizing what we have instead of focusing on what we don’t, we discover one of the key secrets of happiness.
Once we do this, then we can live a beautiful, happy, fulfilled life.
me
I would like to tell you my story. At six months old I was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. The doctor informed my parents about a special “home” that could take care of me. I probably would never recognize anybody, talk or even hold my head… they were to concentrate on my two teenage brothers. But my family did not follow his advice. They worked with me, fussed over my simple achievements and encouraged me never to give up. My brothers showed me off with pride…Yes, there are many things that I will never be able to do. My speech is not always clear, my arms tend to have a mind of their own and yes, Life can be hard but if you give it your best you will be surprised with what you may achieve. Everybody is different! Even people without disabilities can’t do everything. So, I look for what I am good at and make the best of it.I guess it is easier to just use the disability as an excuse and not to try to achieve. But that is not how to LIVE LIFE, that is to just exist. I don’t expect to be treated differently. Actually I DON’T WANT to be treated differently. I had to fight for the right to be allowed to attend regular classes. Why? I do not think with my legs! But when I went on stage to get my “real” high school diploma all those months of struggle became history.Even though I have a disability it often makes it hard to do things on my own my friends and family help me understand that I can do anything I set my mind to, including my faith . My faith in god has always helped me realize that I am normal although I talk funny. When I have a day where my body tends to have a mind of its own moving fast I like to think of it as dance moves that come natural . People with disabilities deserve to be allowed to achieve their best like anybody else, whatever that might be. But… like everybody else they must earn rights and respect! Do not give up. Look for the rainbow after every storm! Make the best of your LIFE!
I hoping to show people who are disabled that they anything.
words
”Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing. -Mother Teresa”. I wish there were ways to help everyone that I meet; you can’t work through no-matter how much you think you have moved on. People grief differently, we need to have somebody to talk to. But I have learned that sometimes you just give someone a smile and the love will make help more than anything else.
”No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. -Aesop”
Kindness is important! Today we don’t think about this; to help someone who is in need; all you need to do is let them know that you are there for them whenever. And also that they are loved.
Have you ever loved someone so much it hurts?
Love can be hard sometimes, but most of the time
Love is one of thing that can get through the hardest times.
This life can get so busy
but let’s remember to always show loved ones;
how much they are loved!
Life is full of differences, everyone is created difficulty! Then why are we all afraid of differences. I have a disability which I didn’t care that I am different. I know it’s not always easy to be the one always left out because people don’t think we all have that in common; but if people could see that we are all different , it would make life so much easier if we don’t understand that being is amazing. So how can we all work together?
Bringing both topics together.
”Disability is the consequence of an impairment that may be physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional, developmental, or some combination of these. A disability may be present from birth, or occur during a person’s lifetime.” You might be wondering how I can talk about these two very different topics in one blog. Well I think that depression is also a kind of disability; there are so many different kinds that we realized it sometimes. We all have some kind of disability; we need people around us who can support and love us the way we are. Life of today wants us to believe that being different is bad as if something is wrong with you. Have you ever thought about what being different means to you or maybe even to everyone ? Does it mean having a disability or that you think differently from your friends? Well here is what I think about disabilities if we are different from each other and having a disability means being disabled then doesn’t that mean we all have some kind of disability!
Ms. Wheelchair American
This weekend I was in Long Beach, California, for Ms. Wheelchair American 2015. It’s a comparison to get women in wheelchairs to that do amazing things even though other people may think that just because people use wheelchairs that they can not have a normal life; they are in chairs does not mean that they can’t have a great life, Well it was more for other people that don’t see a disability as normal. This comparison is not about how they look it’s more about what they do. Imagine you were able to walk and do everything in your daily life without needing help. Having the doctor says that you can’t walk again for some of the woman, that is what they went through that; but now they did the Ms. Wheelchair pageant. It was my second time to be apart of this amazing event; the first time I went as Ms. Wheelchair Colorado 2010. Let me just say that week was the best week, to have a week where they are people who going through the same things as you felt awesome. I learned so much about myself too. Now I am the coordinator for Ms. Wheelchair Colorado; this organization is so amazing. I know I’m a depression writer; now I am going to be writing about both topics, they do both need are important to me.
What is Love?
Love in never changing
Love is everything
Love is sadness
Love is happiest
Love is always around you
Love might not always be felt,
But it’s everywhere we go!
this is so true!
”’Throughout life you will meet one person who is unlike any other. You could talk to this person for hours and never get bored. You could tell them anything and they would never judge you. This person is your soul mate, your best friend. Don’t ever let them go.”
”Love is never lost. If not reciprocated it will flow back and soften and purify the heart. -Washington Irving”
This is so true love is not something that you can ever lose no-matter if someone moves away! Everything can change but love is the one thing that never changes!
All you will ever need!
This life is meant to be with others, supporting, loving and more. We all want and need to have the feeling of being loved so much that nothing else matters! Do you have that feeling? Family is not only the people who have same name as you, family can also be the people who you are close to. We were made to need to have love in our lives. Happiness comes from love and knowing that you have all you need! Think of your best friends; what do they to let you know that if you need them, they are going to be there for you? How can you not say that is happiness!
Seven Basics to Fostering Love and Happiness
The lens by which we each view love and happiness is unique. There is no textbook formula. However, there are things you can do routinely to foster love and happiness:
- Love and take care of you.
- Be humble and kind to others.
- Stay calm and be patient with others.
- Be gracious in all things.
- Discover what brings peace.
- Express gratitude for life.
- Do these things daily.
You can also find Dr. Savion on her website, Google+, Twitter, Linkedin andFacebook.
Overcome the hard times!
What or who makes you happy?
Is it what you do?
Is it a place your home?
Your family and friends?
Are they always there when you need comfort?
Do you have a great place where you can go to have some time for yourself?
How do you get to your happy place, is it by writing or talking to a loved one?
Do let sadness get you find your own way to overcome the hard times!
”Never let your tears and sensitivity blind you. if someone hurt you, they showed you who they are. Stay strong and keep moving.”. Don’t let others bring you down, never try to be someone you are not. Always show your true self!
Effective Ways of Treating Depression
Step I: The person identifies the content of his or her negative thought process. He or she is taught to articulate any self-attacks in the second person (i.e. “You are so stupid. No one respects you.”) The person is encouraged to say the attack as he or she hears it or experiences it. If the person is holding back feelings, he or she is encouraged to express them.
Step II: The person discusses insights and reactions to verbalizing the voice. He or she attempts to understand the relationship between voice attacks and early life experiences. The objective here is to help the person to develop compassion for themselves.
Step III: The person answers back to the voice attacks. This is often a cathartic experience. Afterwards, it is important for the person to make a rational statement about how he or she really is, how other people really are, what is true about his or her social world from his or her own point of view (i.e. I am not stupid. I have a lot of good qualities that people respect me for.”)
Step IV: The person is encouraged to explore how the voice attacks are influencing his or her present-day behaviors.
Step V: The person then collaborates with the therapist to plan changes in these behaviors. The person is encouraged to resist engaging in self-destructive behavior dictated by his or her negative thoughts and to also increase the positive behaviors these negative thoughts discourage.
What Is Depression?
Some 15 million Americans struggle with depression—an illness that comes in many forms—from major depression and seasonal affective disorder, to dysthymia and bipolar disorder. Depressive disorder is an illness that involves the body, mood, and thoughts. It interferes with daily life, normal functioning, and causes pain for both the person with the disorder and those who care about him or her.
A depressive disorder is not the same as a passing blue mood. It is not a sign of personal weakness or a condition that can be willed or wished away. People with a depressive illness cannot merely “pull themselves together” and get better.
Depression, even in the most severe cases, is a highly treatable disorder. As with many illnesses, the earlier that treatment can begin, the more effective it is and the greater the likelihood that recurrence can be prevented.
5 ways to be happy
1; Try to think of something that brings you happiness.
2; Go for a walk be in nature.
3; Give your time to someone who is in-need.
4; Think about good memories.
5; always love others!
Who is your best friend and why? Is it because you have lots in common or is it that your best friend friend is always there when needed? Best friends know when something is not going right in your world, sometimes even before you tell them. Someone who always has your back when life gets to hard for you to handle on your own. Even though we think we can live life on own we can’t there are some time that we all will need to have somebody to talk to. Having a friend like that is important!
“What we once enjoyed and deeply loved we can never lose for all that we deeply love becomes a part of us.”~ Helen Keller
There could never be enough love! This world is hurting for more love, more comfort and hope!
Present-moment living, getting in touch with your ”now,” is at the heart of effective living. When you think about it, there really is no other moment you can live. Now is all there is, and the future is just another present moment to live when it arrives. One thing is certain, you cannot live it until it does appear.
~ Wayne Dyer
”If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome. -Michael Jordan”
”The happiest people don’t have the best of everything, they make the best of everything.”
Love is living, Love is necessary for happiness. The world needs more love!
”It is not how much you do, but how much love you put into the doing that matters. – Mother Teresa”
Sometimes you just need to be loved.
With out knowing why or how
you just would like someone to be there for you.
This is not too much to ask for,
life can get a little lonely and hard at times.
So let us always be willing to give love!
We all have had thought, if we were to take time to ourselves it’s bad. It’s not, we all sometimes need to have time for ourselves. It’s part of life to want to never stop doing things for others. But really if you are not happy you can’t be a support to someone who really needs you!
more from my old blog
”We all have had thought, if we were to take time to ourselves it’s bad. It’s not, we all sometimes need to have time for ourselves. It’s part of life to want to never stop doing things for others. But really if you are not happy you can’t be a support to someone who really needs you!’
”The world needs more love. The world is full lonely hurt people,who do not feel love. Don’t think that they are worth it!
Wrong, everyone should not feel like they don’t matter. Each person is special Needed !”
”There is something in doing something special for someone else, that just makes you want to jump for joy! Why doesn’t everyone see how much joy you can get just from doing something kind of a loved one?”
great information
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#Depression B vitamins are important for nervous system function and are considered anti-stress nutrients. http://bit.ly/1dmlZdR . ”
”Never be ashamed of who you are. You have to accept that not everyone is going to love you back, that’s why it’s most important to love yourself. It’s not about being what everyone wants you to be, it’s about being yourself and finding someone who truly loves you for what you are. The only thing that will make you happy is being happy with who you are and not who people think you are. If you always accept and be comfortable for your flaws, no one can ever use them against you. So don’t change just to please someone. Just be simple, original and unique in your own way.–”
Love yourself it’s most important important! Each of us has a reason for living; the way we do. Hold love high and know that you are important!
Life is not always easy there will be times in everyone’s life; that one day we think negatively its just the way life is. Things may change in life that we don’t think we can fix this time in your life, you will get through this season. Different season in your life can get stronger to help you thought the negative thoughts.
Thought of the day
We have things that we would like to change about ourselves; may be it’s the way you are with others; but you are who you are, Important.
””Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong.” – Ella Fitzgerald ” In life we should never give up on a dream; we all have something that we know it is what we are meant to do in our lifetime. So just keep on going you can get there!
”Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light. – Albus Dumbledore”’
”Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, It is about learning to dance in the rain.”
‘A secret to happiness is letting every situation be what it is instead of what you think it should be, and then making the best of it. ”
One of the greatest achievements in life is understanding that everything happens for a reason; the little moments can bring you so much joy. When times get hard, think of happy moments.
“The world s full of amazing people, people who want to take care of others. Although there are people who have no one why? Can’t we work together for those who need love? Love is the key to happiness!”
”Everything has a reason, hard times and good times. Even though the confusing days life is a journey for each of us. We all have our ways to get through the hard. So let’s give Love to everyone We can help!”
”Thinking, wondering. Wishing there was a way things, didn’t have change. Being thankful for things, time changing, can be so hard, but change can be good. Just got to let go.”
Something to think about.
”A good life is when you assume nothing, do more, need less, smile often, dream big, laugh a lot and realize how blessed you are”.
”Smile, even if it’s fake. Laugh, even if you hurt. Don’t let anyone get to you, you’re beautiful regardless of what anyone says to you.”
Dream big don’t want you can’t be good enough for what you dream. Life is not always as easy as we would like it. Love like it is the way to a great life; because when we have love nothing else matters!
most from my blog
Its so sad to think how many people in this life are hurting, broken in some way. When did we get so sad yes everyone has hard times we all go through it, life is meant to be shared in everything hard times and good. How can we care for others more? Love is missing from people’s lifestyles! Its important for everyone to feel loved!
Have you ever loved someone so much it hurts?
Love can be hard sometimes, but most of the time
Love is one of thing that can get through the hardest times.
This life can get so busy
but let’s remember to always show loved ones;
how much they are loved!
To Mom,
You are Strong.
The strongest women
I know!
Always there
knowing what it means to
love someone else more than yourself.
I am very happy, grateful you are mine!
I love you always My mom!
Time can make people charges
Everyday the world changes
That is just the way life goes
We should be thankful for each day
and more importantly we should
give more of ourselves to helping others!
Always tell your loved ones
how much they are loved!
Life quotes and thought of the day
”Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right and forget about the ones who don’t.”
”’If you really want to live your life to the fullest and realize your greatest potential, you must be willing to run the risk of making some people mad. People may not like what you do, people may not like how you do it, but these people are not living your life. You are!
—Iyanla Vanzant.”Let’s enjoy life for what we have, who we are. Forget the negative things people might say to bring you down!
from my old blog
Hugs are one way
to help someone feel loved.
Its can sometimes be better than
talking it out for the time being
sometimes you don’t know how to get out
what is hurting you.
Life moments can sometimes be to hard to talk about;
at first making it hard to talk about it with a loved one.
So a little hug can be the only thing that in that moment
can give someone comfort.
How do you view yourself?
How do you think others view you?
What do you think it more important?
Its important to be comfortable with who you are,
Each of us is unique!
We each has a reason to why we are the way we are.
We were created to have differences
so who you are is just the way
You are meant to be!
Unique, amazing, loved!
Never change who you are!
You are Loved!
Love is light. Happiness can be fully when we are getting the love that is needed!
Have you ever loved someone so much it hurts?
Love can be hard sometimes, but most of the time
Love is one of thing that can get through the hardest times.
This life can get so busy
but let’s remember to always show loved ones;
how much they are loved!
Time can make people charges
Everyday the world changes
That is just the way life goes
We should be thankful for each day
and more importantly we should
give more of ourselves to helping others!
Always tell your loved ones
how much they are loved!
we wish we could do more
We wish came help others more
We see so much hurt in people.
Why?
We can not see the love
Its not supposed to hard
to see love.
But we hid as if giving
Love is hard
But helping and
showing love is so easy!
Looking at people
Seeing how each of us
has some kind of a
Disability.
We all are different!
It doesn’t matter
what we look look or how we live
each of us has need;
wanted, loves.
Now days we think
that people who look
different from us are
weird but if you look deep enough,
you will see we are are different.
My special Angel!
February 26, 2009
In many ways Angel has changed
my out-look in life.
I look up to you
I love that you are always smiling
Through thick and thin,
May I will be here for you
Because you have always been there for me,
Thanks for being there for me
When ever you need a friend
You know you always have me!
All the times we have had together are special to me
I know sometimes life can be heard,
but you always try to look at the good side
I love that we are so close
You will always be an angel to me
I love you
I have cerebral palsy. I went to to Metro and I would like in Nonprofit Management. I love to help my friends and family.My family is a big part of who I am. I am so lucky to have more than 2best friends have became more like family they have been the best friends ever. My favorite things to do, reading, going for walks. I love being with my family and friends. and i love writing poetry… I would like to thank each one of you for reading what I write about. I really want to write things that could help all. If you have any ideas please let me know and please give feedback.. Thank you so much.my blog and maybe one day it will become part of my job. I want to help people who are dealing with depression, I know I have never expected depression but I feel like its where my heart is leading me to. I know I can listen to and I can offer others comfort. I will learn more about this subjected. My life has been happy,so I want to help others with happiness and to know that they are loved.
Live life the way you want
remember all the beautiful people around you
Life can be beautiful as well as broken
everywhere there are people who need love and support.
”be the change you want to see in the world~Gandhi” I love this quote! In this world we all have something we want too change something but we think only one person can’t do much. But that one person could make a huge difference.
How do you view yourself?
How do you think others view you?
What do you think it more important?
Its important to be comfortable with who you are,
Each of us is unique!
We each has a reason to why we are the way we are.
We were created to have differences
so who you are is just the way
You are meant to be!
Unique, amazing, loved!
Never change who you are!
You are Loved!
