Inspire You: August 2010

Thursday, August 26, 2010

The Forces Within

The word inspire is defined as to fill with an animating, quickening or exalting influence. One other definition is to guide or control by divine influence.

I still wonder sometimes what I want to be when I grow up. What is my purpose? What brings me joy? What would I do if no one paid me? I would encourage. I would incite. I would INSPIRE; inspire me, INSPIRE YOU. It has taken a lot of falls, lots of tears and a lot of experiences to get me to this place. A place where I am finally so full, I can now give out. A place where I know that I'm not finished climbing levels, but, as I climb, I can help guide those coming after me.

Everyone wants to reach their God-given destiny. Sometimes we have no idea how or where to begin and even if we have started, we need encouragement to continue the journey. One thing I'm sure many of us have found is that when we make the decision to go forward, we are met with opposition. What else is new? No one ever looks forward to a battle, but, it only serves to strengthen. How else can we cultivate the burning passion within us to fulfill our life's dreams? Even worse would be to know that we've left the world with what we were actually sent here to bless it with. I am determined to do my part in NOT having that happen. Let it begin with me. - pyh

Quote of the Day

There’s a trick to the “graceful exit.” It begins with the vision to recognize when a job, a life stage, or a relationship is over — and let it go. It means leaving what’s over without denying its validity or its past importance to our lives. It involves a sense of future, a belief that every exit line is an entry, that we are moving up, rather than out. – Ellen Goodman

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven… - Ecclesiastes 3:1

Thought for the Day: It is never a question of if the seasons will change, but, when. With that also comes a responsibility to ourselves to take the proper course of action when they do. The bitter chill of winter will always cause us to put on what is necessary to keep a level of warmth; to keep our bodies in balance and shield it from the harsh cold. By the time summer arrives, we’ve shed what’s heavy and opted for the lighter things, once again to keep ourselves in balance. Sometimes, although we may have entered into the season, we will have days when the weather takes us back to earlier times and we’re not sure how to dress for those occasions and we end up wearing what becomes totally inappropriate for what we have entered into. Sometimes it is friendships that must be let go, a job that we must release from our grip of having security to go after opportunity or a relationship that has a pattern of not being very supportive or even right throughout previous seasons in our lives. It’s usually never a problem discerning the season, but, learning to let things go so other things can blossom, flourish and ultimately stand against the tests of time, proving their ability to last through all seasons.

Have a Powerful Day!