The i-Heart Revolution

Where do I begin? It seems that every time I have witnessed or experienced something of substance I never know where to being. I love Hillsong United... not for the music or the band that they are, but for the message they are trying to communicate to the world. Tonight the i-heart film premiered in select theaters, and I hope that they (Hillsong) decide to have a second screening of this film, but obviously that is up to there discretion. This film has been four years in the making, and I believe was created to inspire people to make a difference in this world. We do not realize the power that we have! As I watched this film Annie Garratt is talking about all the poverty she has encountered visiting different parts of the world and she asks herself "Why is this not my life?" I think to myself really why are we so blessed and others aren't? I think we take for granted that we live in the western civilization that we forget about the rest of the world. We live in a civilization that is selfish, and we lack the ONE thing. LOVE!!!!

HILLSONG UNITED // TEASER I-HEART REVOLUTION from mateusrocha on Vimeo.

Has Privacy Gone Out the Window?

It seems like in today's day in age you can find out anything about anyone via cyber space. With websites, such as google, facebook, myspace, twitter, linked, Hi5, blogger, wordpress etc. it is easy to access information about anyone. You can learn about a person's personal life, find out about any past convictions, and even see pictures of there daily lifestyle. It 's crazy to think that you can connect with people in way which was not possible several years ago. Are we losing personalization in this cyber era? Is it easier to write an e-mail or call someone rather than to write a card and send it through the mail or even meet someone up for coffee? Or is this cyber era only enhancing our ways of communicating? I recently had a friend discover my blog and he told me he was surprised because he thought I was more of a private type of person, although that is true to some degree I do enjoy writing. What's the point of writing something if no one is ever going to read it? After our brief conversation I realized that perhaps we do not live in a private world anymore, but the only ones who are to blame for that is ourselves. Is it necessary to join or be apart of all of these websites?

Carrie Prejean

I am not one to watch any type of beauty pageant, but I could not fight my interest in this story. As I was driving to work and listening to the radio this morning the discussion was about Ms. Carrie Prejean and her answer to a very controversial question at last nights Miss USA pageant. What I learned in my short car ride to work was that Ms. Prejean also known as Miss California was the runner up of this pageant and was asked by judge #8 Perez Hilton a controversial question in regards to gay marriage. The question was as follows:

"Vermont recently became the fourth state to legalize same sex marriage. Do you think every state should follow suit, why or why not?"

I love the honesty and brazenness in her response; although I do believe she could have been more articulate in her answer she still nonetheless gave her opinion, which is exactly what Mr. Hilton asked for. Her response was this:

"I think it’s great that Americans are able to choose one or the other. We live in a land that you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite marriage. And you know what, in my country, in my family, I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman. No offense to anybody out there, but that’s how I was raised.”

Ms. Prejean did not win the pageant and there is talk that her loss was due to her response to this very question. I do not believe her response was offensive or made to alienate anyone but that's just my opinion. I do however also feel her loss was not due to her response, but perhaps to her nervousness about responding to the subject matter. She states that "we live in a land in which we can choose same-sex marriage...” if that were true Mr. Perez would not be asking her if all states should legalize this type of marriage. What bothers me the most about this whole incident is the attention that has been taken away from Miss North Carolina who was crowned Miss USA Sunday night, and how upset, abrasive, and rude Mr. Perez has been towards Ms. Prejean once the pageant concluded to the point of using profanity to describe her. I feel Mr. Perez was opposed to her response and because of it choose to attack her. Mr. Perez states that her response was not the correct response a possible Miss USA should give, he states, "I do expect Miss USA to be politically correct". Does being politically correct mean you have to lose who you are? Isn't Miss USA supposed to be a woman who sets an example for other young women? If so what are we teaching young woman by being politically correct, that it is okay to put your beliefs on the backburner to win a title?

Are we politically correct? What are your thoughts on this topic?

Leadership

Leadership is a topic that is constantly discussed. It is discussed in grade school, high school and all throughout our collegiate careers. It is even discussed in non-academic environments such as non-profit organizations, religious organizations, and in the work place. Wherever we go a leader or leaders surround us, and at some point in our lives we have all been or will be leaders. Whether it be in an emergency situation by simply telling someone to "call 911" is taking ownership for the situations and stepping up to the plate. Leadership is everywhere! Some leadership positions have more weight to them then others do, for example the President of the United States has more on his shoulders than say the Mayor of a city or town. My question is; is everyone really meant to be a leader? If a child fails second grade is it the teachers fault he/she failed? If those you lead fail, does that make you less of a leader? These questions have bothered me for months now. Leaders fail not because the follower fails but because of the leaders failure to realize the responsibility that comes along with the title of "leader". For a while I believed it was the leaders fault for the failer of his/her followers, but is the leader responsible for the actions of the followers? I came to the conclusion that you can't control what people do! People have a choice and will make choices whether good or bad, right or wrong, but when choices are made our leaders/mentors are supposed to guide us in the right direction. You see being a leader it is not just about you, or the position or status you may hold. True leadership is about everyone else around you, the example you set, by the way you live your life, and by the way you react to things. I am no expert, but I know that no one is perfect and leadership is hard, and is always always up for the judgment of others! I can not find or know a perfect leader, but I have found people willing to change for the better and make a difference no matter how small or large, and that is the kind of leader I want and the leader I strive to be.

Are you a leader, and if so what is the force that drives you to be a leader?

How Ironic

It only happens a few months out the year, but its finally here again. The Pumpkin Spice Latte from Starbucks, is by far my favorite cup of coffee, so as I sat and enjoyed my seasonal coffee and nibbled on my lemon cake, I read "The Way I See It" #141 from the back of my cup. I always find these little excerpts to be so interesting, I have yet to receive a cup with something I have already read, not only do I read my cup but I also read the cup of the person who accompanies me as well. It is something I must always do, no question about it. My cup read as follows:

I used to feel so alone in the city. All those gazillions of people and then me, on the outside. Because how do you meet a new person? I was very stumped by this for many years. And then I realized, you just say, "Hi." They may ignore you. Or you may marry them. And that possibility is worth that one word.

-Augusten Burroughs
Author of Running with Scissors

What I find to be so ironic about this excerpt it not so much what it says, but the title of the book that it comes from. Now I have not read this book, but I do know that running with scissors is considered to be something dangerous, but can saying hello to a complete stranger really be all that dangerous? It's crazy to think how easy and how hard it can be to make friends, but the wonderful part about it is, that it is always unexpected when you do. Doing so is easy when we do not care about what could possibly happen, but hard when we do care. It is not always easy to be vulnerable, but I believe and have learned that in order to have any kind of meaningful relationship you have to be willing to be vulnerable. If running with scissors means saying hello, than perhaps I am willing to be a little dangerous.

If You Look, You Shall Find!

When I was a senior in high school, I went on a search! I went on a search for my prom dress! As some of you may know, I am extremely picky when it comes to formal wear, especially when its for one of the biggest events in High School! I went to every store in the South Florida searching for the perfect prom dress, I even flew to New York for a day in hopes of finding her! After many months of searching I found a pink Lillie Rubin dress that I fell in love with. Almost eight years later I still think the dress is beautiful, but now I am on a search for a different dress! I am now searching for my wedding gown. I believe that this search will not be as easy as it was searching for my prom dress, but nonetheless know she will be found. It is crazy to think how swiftly time passes by, and as I embark on my search I was given the advice that once you find her (the dress) STOP looking!!! The elderly lady that gave me this piece of advice told me in Spanish "si sigues buscando, vas a encontrar" translation "if you keep looking, you will find". What she said to me that day really stuck with me, because it was something so simple that made so much sense. The way she said it was as though it had a second meaning that not only applied to finding my dress, but that it applied to other aspects of life as well. If you think about it, it really does. If you have found what you are looking for, why keeping looking? If you are looking, then keeping looking till you find!!!

Endurance

Several months ago I was given an opportunity to be a part of a major non-profit organization here in Hialeah for one of its major fundraising events. Although I was thrilled in taking on this big task, I was also very relieved when it was over, not because it was boring or uninteresting, but because it consumed a great deal of my time. There were several times that I felt like giving up because I just could not juggle all the other things that were going on in my life. Apparently I did a good job of juggling all 5 things, but that's besides the point. My point or thought is, what happens when we get to a point that we are so frustrated and stressed out that we just want to give up. Is giving up even an option? For me it was not, only because I gave my word and commitment to several things at the same time, and my word, my dependability etc. meant so much more to me then to sever some one's confidence in me. Have I learned my lesson about committing to several activities at the same time, absolutely!!! I learned that being stressed out is okay sometimes, it allows you to become resilient to other things. I learned that as much as I enjoy being surrounded by other people there are times that you just need some time to yourself. I also learned that I can handle a lot more than what I would have ever given myself credit for. Some times you just have to push yourself and ask yourself what is most important? Doing something I love that benefits others is what's most important to me!

According to Webster, Endurance is the power to withstand stress and it is the ability to carry on through hardships. How much are we willing to endure?

Distortions Through a Perfume Bottle

It was the first night of the year and I could not fall asleep. I must have stayed up until 3am tossing and turning flicking on and off my television set, perhaps it was the Pumpkin Spice Latte from Starbucks that I had earlier that kept me up so late. On most occasions I can fall asleep no matter what amount of coffee I drink prior to bed time, but I guess it was not one of those nights for me. As I laid in bed under my warm comforter, I began to stare at the objects that were sitting on a small table next to my bed. I focused and observed two large clear perfume bottles that stood out to me amongst other things in my room. I noticed that I could see straight through both of them onto the other side. I could see fragments of a distorted basket in which I kept the rest of my perfumes except for the two bottles I had just mentioned. As I laid there I wondered how may times do we assume we know someone or believe that we can see straight through them? For the most part, most of our assumptions and beliefs about people come about when we begin to get to know the person or from our first encounter with them. Did you know that most first impressions or what we believe about a person is inaccurate information or an inaccurate assumption? That's some social psychology for you!!! What do we really see when we look at people? Do we see them for who they really are, or do we see a distortion of what or who we think they are?

We are always one choice away from a different life...

Have you ever stopped to think about where you were a year ago? Stop and think about what direction your life was headed and into what direction you wanted it to move towards? Have you gotten there yet? Have you thought about whom you were friends with? Are you still friends today? Where did you work or go to school at? Is your life any different today than it was a year ago? Are you better off today than you were yesterday? Perhaps your life is not much different, but perhaps it is and if so are you happy with the changes that have occurred within those 365 days? Do you realize that part of the reason we are where we are, is due to specific decisions we have made throughout our lives? I can say that today my life is much different than it was a year ago. I could have made different choices, and looking back I realize that the decisions I have made were a lot more important than I thought they were back then. Those choices seemed so minuet and unimportant but I guess small things can alter big things or big changes!!! Something I have learned is to always be humble, it is something my father has tried to instill in me since I was a child, and is something that even to this very day he still talks to me about. Be humble and be thankful for those who were in your life, those who are in your life and those who will one day be in your life.

My question is would you change anything if you could?

Did I really need it?

I turned 24 this year and I received many gifts from friends and family; mainly what I received was money aside from clothes and other stuff. So I had the option of spending it or saving it, I decided to do both spend some of it and save the rest of it. I came up with this decision as I strolled around the Nordstrom at Merrick Park; I had originally gone there to exchanged another gift that I had received for a bigger size, because I unfortunately am not the toothpick I once was. When I first arrived at the store I had no intention on spending any kind of money just going into exchange a pair of jeans and coming right back out, but as I walked past the shoe department some shoes that were on sale caught my eye! I figured maybe I should try them on, why not? As I approached the cashier to purchase these very cute shoes I realized that although they were on sale they were still pretty expensive. I for one can not even imagine paying full price for these shoes, but since it was not the original price that in of it self convinced me to purchase them. I walked out of the department store holding a big Nordstom bag with a pair of shoes that I probably will not wear that often. I began thinking as I walked back to car with my purchase in hand, did I really need to buy these shoes? I am not the richest person in the world when it comes to material possession but I am pretty rich when it comes to friends, family, and loved ones etc. When I got to the car I could not help but think about all the people who can't even afford a simple pair of shoes, and here I was sitting in the car with shoes I really did not need, only because I thought they were cute. I know that each time that I wear these shoes I will wear them with thought that I really did not need them. I wore them that night and could not help but feel guilty for my purchase. Perhaps I think to much and perhaps it is no crime to buy something I can afford and regardless of the price I am sure there is much more I could have done with that money. Maybe the fact that my pastor is preaching about budgeting and finances does not help either or maybe it is making me more aware of the things I need and the things I don't!!!

Ready to take a ride!

I was talking to a friend of mine late last night about the future, the present, and somewhat about the past. This person is a lot like myself in the sense that we want to know what is going to happen before it happens, we want to make sure we are moving in the right direction. I have come to realize the more we want to know the less we find out about the future and the more time we waste in trying to figure it out. What about today? Surely one should prepare for the future, be prepared for whatever curve ball life may through our way, but why worry about things that have not even happen yet or may not happen. We forget about the journey because we are so focused on the destination, we forget about the things we could possibly learn before we actually get to the destination. We are so desperate to obtain what we want that we become impatient we forget that sometimes we have to wait in line, wait for our turn. If we go to an amusement park and wish to ride a roller coaster or any type of ride for that matter we have to be patient and wait for our turn to enjoy the ride. We eventually all get to ride it, but we have to be patient. Sometimes life does not always offer us a shortcut and when and if it does it may be beneficial to take it, to take the shortcut to get the fast pass to ride that ride, but what if we are missing out on something greater if we had only taken the long way instead of the shortcut or fast pass?

You will be used!

I was having a conversation with a girl whom I have known for a long time now, but I have never really gotten the chance to "know" her until recently. We began discussing casual things and our conversation later evolved into a more serious and heart felt conversation. Once her and I hung up from our hour and a half phone conversation, I started to contemplate on the things we had just discussed. I started to think about how sometimes we are so hard on ourselves and kill ourselves over past mistakes and past failures that have occurred in our lives. It is amazing to see how REAL God is and how nothing is by accident, how it was no accident that her and I were having that conversation. I started to think about how at times when we go through stuff and we mess up we do not always forgive ourselves. I have made mistakes in my life, I have failed as a friend, as a daughter, as a co-worker and even as a girlfriend, I am human! I mess up!!! I have no doubt that one day in the future I will mess up as a mother and a wife, but aside from messing up I have always prided myself on the fact that I have for the most part been one to make wise decisions, but there are times when I do not always make the right choice. I beat myself up about it and ask my self what have I learned from this situation what is God trying to teach me in all of this? I realized today that part of the reason we go through things is so God can use us later to help someone else out with same struggles that I may have already gone through. It is amazing to see how God really does use all things to work together for good. The next time you think about past failures and can't forgive yourself think about what you have learned and how God can use you later on to help someone else out.

For you my friend:

Proverbs 4:23
Above all else GUARD YOUR HEART for it AFFECTS EVERYTHING that YOU DO!

Moving On

This past week I received some excellent news that one of my dearest friends bought a house! HOW EXCITING!!!!! I was ecstatic upon receiving this news and anxious to see her new home that her and her significant other invested into. She asked another friend and I if we could help her move out of her current apartment, and as the three of us cleaned, vacuumed, moved around furniture and freaked out about lizards on the porch, I realized then that we are no longer little girls. We are no longer the little girls who attended a private school which we referred to as the little house on 68th street, we no longer dance "15" (Quinces) and have our mothers drive us around from point 'A' to point 'B'. My friends always tease me because I am frequently saying how old we are getting but this weekend I think they finally agreed with me. As we continued in our efforts to get rid of stuff and put away stuff we came across the closet, we tried on some old clothes that we have no idea how we fit into once upon a time, but I guess as time passes our weight increases. We have been grown up for some time now and life keeps moving forward whether we want it to or not, it does not stop for anyone! I can't help but think where does the time go? It seems as though only yesterday I was a bridesmaid at a wedding in which I watched another friend take a vow to be with someone for the rest of her life. In a few days it will mark the anniversary of their wedding day. I can't help but think about the things we have gone through as a group of friends and as individual women. We have gone through horrible conflicts with one another, with past relationships, with family, and even with ourselves, but yet we have always managed to be there for one another regardless of where we live, whether it is in the same state or across the country (on a beautiful island). We fall, we learn, we open certain doors and we close others, we move on! We move on to the next chapters of our lives, on to new discoveries and to new lessons.

I love you girls!!!

Dog vs. Cat

Anyone who knows me, knows how much I adore my dog Puchie, I love her as though she were an actual person, she is literally my baby no doubt about it. Lately it seems as though Puchie feels a little neglected because of the new addition to our family, Kitty! She seems to be a little jealous of Kitty and Kitty only adds to her insecurity by fighting and teasing her. They are constantly at each other’s throats; I guess they are still learning how to get along. If you touch Kitty Puchie is ready to attack and eat her if given the opportunity, but if you leave Kitty alone Puchie will be fine and treat her normal. We decided to cut Kitty's nails to keep her from ruining our furniture and poking one of Puchie's eyes out, but that has only made Puchie more confident in knowing that now Kitty cannot defend herself. What a dilemma to have your pets constantly getting at each other! I leave them alone together all day, and I have yet to find a dead animal when I get home, so they must be getting along well enough. They are literally forced to get along, so what do we do when we are placed in a situation that is uncomfortable and nothing can be done to change it? What do we do when we are forced into things we have no control over? Do we kick and scream, run and hide, or do we just deal with the situation at hand? Could it be that the reason we are placed in certain situations is so that we can learn something about ourselves and about others? Could it be that God wants to teach and show us something that we will only be able to see and learn in that given situation? Sometimes our emotions are so visible to others that we cannot hide them no matter what we do, we let our anger get the best of us and when this happens we fail to see the lesson behind all the madness. So how do we move out of "A" versus "B" or "you” versus "them"? Do we always have to be on one side or another? My first guess would be, is to stop seeing the other person as an enemy. We tend to reject people that are different from us when perhaps what we need to do is embrace those that are dissimilar in order to see that maybe they are not all that different after all. Its funny how people pick sides and segregate things, we pick sides based on similarities, proximity; things we can relate to or things we believe in and stand for. Not everyone views things the way that you or I do, and I believe at times we forget that, we only see "me" or "I" instead of "us" or "we", we forget that there are other people on this planet beside ourselves. We become so focused on the negative or bad things that other people do to us that we make the situation worse by drowning in our anger and bitterness due to the injustices we are encountering. I guess we would really have to know the person, know their quarks and quinks so that they cannot get to us. We could always take the nonchalant approach and go to Publix and buy a tub of Vaseline and rub it all over ourselves not literally, but figuratively speaking! Or even the juvenile approach and simply state I am rubber your glue and whatever hits me bounces off and sticks to you, but whom are we kidding? We cannot go through life with these attitudes because things do not always slide or bounce off of us so easily. My mother has always given me the advice of "knowing" a person. If you know the person you will know how to deal with them accordingly. So I guess when we are stuck in these situations where we cannot do anything about the people we have to deal with, what we need to do is keep in mind who they are and handle them accordingly. Have you ever thought there usually is a reason that some people are very difficult? More than likely, part of the problem is that they don’t have anyone to love them or even enough love to give in return. So think of it like this, hopefully you are lucky enough to have people love you and love them in return, but what if we were kind to those who where rude and loved those we disliked. Wouldn't the world be a better place if we took that approach instead of fighting like cats and dogs?

Personality Differences

This past weekend was an interesting weekend for me, not because anything out of the ordinary happened or anything extravagant happened, but because I was given the opportunity to hang out with many different friends of mine. The thing about hanging out with these girls was that I mixed all of them together. Its funny how you can see personalities more distinctly when you put them around others they are not necessarily comfortable with, yet! I guess you could say it was a girls weekend since everyone was having some kind of dilemma in their relationships, as we all do at times. It is amazing to see how everyone has a different point of view, or perspective on things. How people give different advices that one or the other may or may not agree with, but somehow we can all relate to. So I sat there giving everyone advice as though I had all the answers when in reality I do not, but I guess we all use our own experiences to help others out with theirs, my purpose that weekend was to offer my friends support and strength. Its funny how we all give each other advice when we are going through stuff but then we cannot follow that same advice when we are struggling. I guess that is why we have friends to bring us up when we are feeling down because lets face it we all get down from time to time. We fight with people we love and care about because we are different, and thank God for that! Could you imagine what it would be like if were all the same? How boring would that be? The key is to learn about each other so that conflict can decrease and not increase, so that we can be better prepared when conflict does arise. We as human beings have distinguishing qualities and personal characteristics that define us, that make us who we are, and although we have our own personality, and it probably meshes better with certain other personalities, there is always someone we do not always see eye to eye with. Through each friendship and relationship we learn more and more about ourselves and how to deal with each other. I believe fighting or arguing in any kind of relationship is just a way of learning more about one another. The question is do you really want to learn about the person or people we are currently doing life with? Do we want to learn about them to the extent that we can overcome obstacles because of our individual differences or particular arguments? Can we even compromise? Life is really all about dialogue, and without it we get no where!

CHANGE - What does it mean to you?

I had to go to this seminar the other day about change, it seems as though all the seminars I go to lately are about change, if its not change management, its strategic change or something to that effect. I always leave these seminars feeling as though I can do much more than what I already do, I guess in a sense we can always do more! I begin to wonder that perhaps I am supposed to be elsewhere and not where I am at momentarily. The word change is only a six-letter word that can cause a tremendous difference in someone’s life or a minuet one, all because they decided to "change". Change what? Anything! How open are we to change? Do we receive it wholeheartedly or do we repudiate it? Often time’s people reject change because they have become so complacent and comfortable where they are, that they keep from growing. I know, because I have been guilty of that myself and at times, I still am. Mostly I think we are afraid of change because we are afraid to fail, but we forget that change is inevitable, and we can't always control it but sometimes we most definitely cause the change to occur. I guess what we need to remember is who we are when change does occur, and know that we are not defined by our circumstances. What does change mean to you? Is that word related to something positive or negative in your mind? My hope is that it is related to something positive, and that regardless of whatever does occur in your life that you do not see change with a selfish eye but with a selfless one. My hope is that the changes that do occur or that we cause can benefit others and not just ourselves, that we can be people that make things better for all involved, people that make some kind of difference in this world, whether large or small, a difference is a difference no matter what the size. As the Buddhist Gandhi once said be the change you wish to see in the world. The question is do you believe you can be that change?

Somewhere over the...

It was an normal day nothing unusual about it, but for some reason I felt a little down, perhaps because the weather was a little gloomy, who am I kidding the weather was very gloomy. I figured once I went spinning my somber mood would shortly depart; at least that is what I had hoped. Exercise can be a great way to relieve stress and tension, but although I had an excellent workout I still felt a little bummed out. About what? I do not know! I have no reason whatsoever to be down but for some reason I was, I guess it was just one of those days. As I drove home from my intense spinning class, I started to observe the very dark sky and noticed a bright rainbow in the midst of it all. I do not want to sound cliché in saying that after the storm there is always a rainbow, but I couldn't help but think that the sky was so gloomy and within it was something so beautiful. It was as though God was saying everything else could be falling apart but hey I am still here, there is always beauty in all the mess. In everything good or bad, happy or sad He is in it. The rainbow was proof enough for me; there is hope...

White as can be...

I recently got a kitten that is absolutely adorable, shes all white with light blue eyes and looks absolutely perfect! I thought of naming her Sky because she has white fur like the clouds, and light blue eyes like the sky, but some people thought that would be a cheesy name for a kitten, so now we just call her Kitty. The thing about this kitten is that she is always scratching and biting, and it seems as though she is always trying to defend herself from us (my family & I). I don't understand why, we offer to rub her belly, feed her, give her a good home and offer her our love, but she still insists that we are trying to hurt her. I know that most of the time it is her way of playing, but at the same time I know its not just her innocently playing but really her defense. I think often times people are very similar to this kitten, on the outside they seem okay and appear to be happy but on the inside it is something completely different, they are defending themselves from people who are not out to get them. If you see Kitty, you would never think she would be as vicious as she can be, due to her sweet appearance. Sometimes in life we give the appearance that everything is okay and that we are fine but we have been hurt so many times by others in the past that is affects us in our future. So how do we move from vicious and defensive to genial? My hope is that the more I show my kitten she in not in any threat, the more likely she will become amicable. We at times tend to ignore those around us that need that kind of attention, just showing someone a simple gesture or a kind word can perhaps help them lighten up. Literally!!! We can never be as white as my kitten without blemishes or marks, we can not go backwards and erase all the things that have happened to us, but we can move foward and deal with the blemishes and marks that we have obtained from past which have shaped who we are.

Can you see a bigger picture?

Lately I feel as though I am not in control, but its not a bad thing! I am seeing things and people becoming part of something greater. I am beginning to see pieces of a puzzle coming together to create one big picture. I am still very far from seeing exactly what that picture is, but I know there is a bigger picture that I will one day see. There is a purpose for my life and even when I think some things go unnoticed and have no effect on others, to my surprise it is reviled to me that not all things go unnoticed. It is in those moments that you can see God move! It's in those moments when things come together and you don't know why or how they do, but they just do! For those of you who actually read my blog if you do not know what I am talking about, I pray that you get to experience that, because it is amazing, to see how people come together and how lives change. The smallest thing anyone can do for someone else can sometimes cause the biggest change one could have ever expected. Life is most definitely uncertain but within that uncertainty is when miracles can happen. I guess it really would boil down to what you define as a miracle, and whether or not you believe they can happen.

A different shade of brown...

Its funny how things work out in life, I met a young lady several months ago which at that point in my life, I would have never guessed would be a friend of mine today. My first impression of her was that she was snobbish girl who probably only cared about herself. Today I have a completely different view of that very same young lady. I guess that is why they say, you should not judge a book by its cover. I have always thought that things happen for a reason, and that all things work together for good even when things seem to be going down hill. Is is possible that God really has a hand in our lives? Most definitely!!! Could it possibly be that my hair getting dyed the wrong color be a reason for me to see someone in a different light? I was in a beauty salon for four hours today with a girl whom I never thought would be such an amazing friend, because the direction in which our lives where heading nearly a year ago I would have never imagined would point us in the same direction, but most likely in the opposite. Its amazing how things can change in the blink of an eye, and how God can turn any situation around. Thanks to her wanting to help me with my hair dilemma and being selfless, I now have a different shade of brown. If someone can sit in a salon for hours with you just to make sure you look fabulous, be your eyes, and actually care, than if that is not a friend I don't know what is. I guess my first impression of her was like my dyeing gone wrong experience and my new shade of brown is my new found appreciation for her. All I can say is thank you and that there are many different shades and tones to one person, we just have to figure out how to uncover them.