Choose Life

Choose life, choose abundant life, always. This doesn't even have to do with the Bible folks, it's just a thought and it's a good one. Whether you are a Christian or not, it's time that you think about what life has to offer, how short life is, and what you can do each day to help someone else.

There are so many things I think about each day like; I still want to go the Grand Canyon, and I still want to go to Diamond Crater with my husband. Why wait? Carpe Diem, right? There is no reason we should ever wait to do the things we want to do.

If we really want to make them happen, they will. If something is important to us, we will make it come to fruition. Life is beautiful, so why don't more people embrace it? Why are people choosing to die? Why are we not placing value where value needs to be placed?

Choose Life Because it's Beautiful! 

Have you wondered why some folks are so hard on themselves? They cut themselves down, they doubt their gifts in life, and they NEVER seem to think they are worth believing in or listening to. They feel stupid, they feel lost, and they just don't percieve their life to hold any value. Why?

Who is telling them this? Why do we NOT make it more of a point to teach our children that they are so loved, valued, and precious? How could we NOT teach them this?

It has been said, that we should teach our children to build themselves up so strongly that nothing could ever poke holes in their self esteem, EVER. Their self image should be strong, bullet proof and they should never feel as though they aren't enough.

Life is a gift from God, as He is the giver. What we do with it is up to us, and when we choose life, we glorify God completely. We are sharing God with others when we:

1. Show love
2. Care for others 
3. Care for the sick 
4. Care for the poor 
5. Give to the church 
6. Give to charity 
7. Hug a child and more 

How long has it been since you have done any of these things? Has it just been since yesterday or one year? Every time we go out and explore nature, or share a cup of coffee with a friend and listen to what is on his or her heart, we choose life. 

Think about what you can do right now to encourage someone, share your love, and be a friend to someone in need. Love is always right, and stepping out to teach others that they can be more, do more, and have more is living courageously. 

Choose life, it's precious. 

Gone Too Soon

Gone Too Soon is a song title, but it's ringing in my ears too often these days. When the song was written by Daughtry, it was written about the loss of a baby through miscarriage, and perhaps the death of a baby at birth.

Could it be that this song in some ways could express how we feel about family membes or friends that are leaving us way too soon?

I think so. In fact, I know so. It is striking me odd that more and more folks my age are dying, and many of them by choice. Sad. The cold, hard truth is that it's happening, and it's painful, but it's real. Why?

Why is this happening now?

As the quote says to the right, there is enough suffering already, but there are some brave people overcoming it. They aren't doing it alone. Isn't that what we should be sharing with others? What about telling someone that we love them? What about complimenting one person each day?

Everything we do and say could make a difference. Remember the movie, "What Women Want"?

Think About Those That Are Gone Too Soon

If you have never been to the website for www.gonetoosoon.org, check it out when you get a chance. It's a place where you can leave a memorial for someone that has passed, family or friend. 

Although we cannot change people or the decisions that they make, we can begin by encouraging them. If you ever saw the movie, "What Women Want", you may recall a young woman that was quite troubled, and was always feeling undervalued, insignificant, feeling as though she had no place in this life. 

Because Mel Gibson's character tapped into what women think and feel, he could begin to hear what these women were saying, experience their thoughts and feelings. It was just in time, as this young woman had finally reached the end of her rope in her mind, and was about to end it all. 

What if you could say one thing to change that outcome? What if you complimented a person each day and helped them get over that hump? What if you could help them smile instead of think about how awful they look? It's often the lack of encouragement to others that actually triggers people to cave in, and just give up quietly.

Life isn't about us, it NEVER is. It's about:

1. Serving others 
2. Loving others 
3. Helping others 

ALWAYS. There isn't a day that goes by now that I don't think about what I could have done better, or said, or perhaps when I didn't act on my promptings but I should have. Instead of thinking, gee could I have made a difference, why didn't I just go and do intead of keep thinking about it? 

We are to be doers, and NOT hearers only. 

It's time for us to STOP being so complacent, and START focusing on how we can make a difference. 

LIVE COURAGEOUSLY.