Life being life

Photo by  Joshua Reddekopp  on  Unsplash Being grateful is giving thanks, showing appreciation for who you are, what you have received, and what you have done. Today I take the initiative to give all thanks to the Lord. I am grateful to for my life, my family, and all my loved ones. I am grateful to be given the opportunity to see each day as a beautiful gift it is, the opportunity to type this blog post (no jokes), the opportunity to make a difference in people's lives including my own. I am grateful because all my needs are met and supplied. I am grateful to know the Lord as my savior and his word. I am grateful for His protection, guidance, wisdom, strength and courage. There is a lot more... At times we all tend to look down upon ourselves, and forget how we even got where we are now. We forget our old past situations, we throw tantrums at things that do not go our way. We blame ourselves for situations we can and cannot change. We pay too much attention on "I...

The love of God God's love is the reason I am are alive, I am filled with joy, I have the ability to overcome challenges. It is one love that is so unconditional, that can never be offered by anybody. It is the same love in which God's son Jesus, died on the cross for all our sins- the sacrifice. It is equal. Some may not believe in God nor the bible and that is okay, because we are different as people- from different backgrounds...but this is my belief. The love of God has brought me into where I am now, into the person I have become, into how I perceive things, and more. It is the same love that at times I feel like I do not deserve as we are all sinners. It is that one love that encourages me to love, to give, to forgive and to care. I am alive Through all life challenges, I am blessed to be alive. I am blessed to be given another chance, a gift of life- this day. I am blessed to accomplish what I did not yesterday. The Lord is indeed the pillar of my streng...

Photo by  Aleks Dahlberg  on  Unsplash Betrayal is failure to loyalty. It is the cause of pain, resentment, anger, stress, doubt, fear to trust and love again, regret, the list is endless. I find myself drowning in the Mediterranean sea, where the storm and the waves are the living shadows of betrayers reflecting and revealing the truth. The truth of their intended intentions unknown to thyself, the truth that serves the provoked seldom sharks my body, the truth that cuts off all my limbs to disable me from survival. It is in the sea where I cannot walk away from the pain, where I cannot seek answers to my questions- How we got here? How I got myself here? How I could not see the red flags from the beginning? Why I am suddenly a bull shark's snack attack? ... I wish they had told me how they feel, what they wanted from me, and the reason they chose me. I wish I could blame myself, but I can never turn my back on myself. I wish to remember the good memories create...