Running in Place

You want freedom don't you? Well guess what.... It's not happening. The good news is you can still change it. I'm working on it myself so we can go through this together. We all would like to be able to pack up and go on trips or even just relocate to another part of the world but how many of us can actually do that? Not too many. I was in the airport a few weeks ago and met a couple who packed up and said they're  traveling the world before they're 30. We didn't get into too much personal business but I'm sure they don't have a mountain of debt from school loans or a high car note to pay so they can move around like that and enjoy the world. I would say they probably don't have kids but I'm sure you can take your kids on that type of journey as well. But it made me think about how much financial obligation we actually get tied into. I'm sure y'all already know how I feel about school so I won't get into it too much but wouldn't it be dope if after college you could take some time off to relax and enjoy what seems like 50 years of going to class? I'll answer it for you.. Hell yeah it would but six months into that the all knowing student loan company will find you. No matter where you are. People end up dying before they finish paying for an education. (Wow) But let's say you don't have student loans or you've paid them off already guess what's next. A brand new two thousand something vehicle that you've wanted for a while. I mean you work hard right? Sure you do so go sign the papers to pay $400 a month for five years for the car itself. Then you've gotta insure it and put gas in it because none of you own electric cars because the opposite sex isn't checking for that... So you've got your car that takes about $600 a month to have. You make decent money so it's doable or at least that's what you forced yourself to think. Now you need a place to live. Without me writing a long list of expenses you're gonna pay at least $800 to lay your head down in a decent spot. That's with a roommate. Then you have all other kinds of expenses that don't seem to EVER stop piling up. It's just a hole you keep digging until you end up becoming a slave to yourself, your needs and wants. No matter how much you hate your job you can't quit so you're forced to work for whatever they feel you're worth. It's like a treadmill and you can have the speed on 2 or max it out but you'll still be on it running over the same financial hurdles you just stepped over a little while ago... We need to figure out how to beat this system and get out of this bear hug because it'll squeeze the life it if you if you let it. 

Taking Another Look

Often we get stuck in a rut and it is hard to see past whatever is going on in our lives. We hold on to beliefs or situations that cause more resistance in our lives instead of the feelings we are really seeking. This is a good time to take a look at ourselves and start clearing out things that no longer serve us. Think of all the things that are possible by reevaluating our lives right now. What brings you peace? What drives you crazy?  Knowing these things, we are then able to practice more of what brings us peace and get a game plan on how to deal with what triggers unwanted emotions in us. Everything that is needed to live abundantly and happily we already have. It is just the matter of looking for those things within...

7 Day Gratitude Challange

grat·i·tude

ˈɡradəˌt(y)o͞od/

noun

1. the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.

Something that I have been doing a lot more of lately is trying to seeing the brighter side of things. One thing that helps me do that is showing gratitude. Being thankful for things that I have and the things that are coming into manifestation in my life. I see so many people complain or post negative things that I thought it would be cool to challenge my friends, family, and followers to a 7 Day Gratitude Challenge. During these 7 days you will be finding the bright side of things. Posting the positive instead negative on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Below are some ways this challenge can be completed: 

• Write in a gratitude journal each day. 
• Send a heartfelt thank you text to a different person everyday for 7 days.( A written on would be awesome but we live in an age of technology so text messages are safe. lol)  
• Find and share a different quote about gratitude everyday.
• Buy a book and gratitude and spend time everyday reading it. ( I subscribe to Scribe. It is an app I pay for that has tons of reading material. Check it out!)
• Go for a walk around your neighborhood and take a photo of something in nature that you are grateful for. (Nature is 
• Commit to thinking 3 grateful thoughts first thing in the morning and last thing at night.

These are just a few things that will assist you with this challenge if you are up to it. I encourage everyone to begin to see and feel the love that surrounds us everyday. Become seekers of the life affirming things that surround us daily. Tag me or hashtag #7DayGratitudeChallenge if you do it... I want to see everyone progress!