Welcome to the inside of my head!!!! My journal is a place where I let my thoughts off their leash and they get to run free. Unafraid of what others might think, feel, or say. Here I will be sharing with you everything that is important to me. That could be anything from the state of our beloved planet to my new favorite nail polish. Do your thoughts have a playground where they can let loose and be free? I invite you to "gift" yourself and your thoughts by keeping a journal. You never know what new and fun things you might find in there.Tomiko

2008-07-08

I've been feeling very ALIVE lately. Can't really explain or describe it. I just wake up full of life each day. It's such a wonderful feeling that I had to share it with all of you.

One of the reasons I am so happy to share this feeling with you is because I didn't always feel this way. Not too long ago, I didn't even want to get out of bed. I couldn't, for the life of me, find ANY redeeming qualities in people. Everywhere I looked, someone was letting me down, not being truthful, asking for too much, and just draining me of what little life force I had left. In addition, I had lost my connection to hope, dreams, and peace of mind. It was an exhaustingly dark time.

But then something amazing happened. I chose to feel differently. Now don't get me wrong, this didn't happen overnight. I tried many different ways to get myself out of that funk. It wasn't until I realized that I create my reality by my words and actions, did I begin to feel better. Everything bad that I'd felt was because I allowed myself to. I didn't know that I had a choice in the matter. Life is life and stuff happens. It's up to me how I choose to react. It's up to me if I get knocked down and choose to stay down. It's up to me if I choose to blame others for my misfortune. What a revelation!

Now I wake up everyday excited about what I get to create! I choose what kind of day I have, what my mood is, and how I feel about others and about life. No one or no thing can make that choice for me. I am a powerful woman!

So I continue to RISE & SHINE each day. : )