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Letting Go

11/10/2014

Life becomes easier when you learn to accept the apology you never got.
~ R. Brault

If I really think about it, I could remember numerous past hurts where I felt I was wronged one way or another. I felt that if I could just get an apology, then those hurts would not hurt anymore. I realized those hurts were only hurting me. Nobody else. Just me. I imagine the other party was not spending time thinking how they wronged me according to my perception. With their perception, they could have thought I wronged them. Either way, my experience has taught me that letting go of past hurts was a much better way of life than holding onto them. Amazing how I feel so much lighter.

~ Rylie Alexandria

Who We Are

7/3/2014

"Who we are is not a result of where we come from. It's the combination of what we do and how we live that determines who we are."
~ Elisabeth Naughton (quote taken from one of her novels)

Oh, I think this is wonderfully stated. We make the choices of what we want to be. We can choose to be like our families, our environment or a certain way of life. I'm not saying we always have a choice in our income at all times. What I am saying is our mental attitude toward everything is key in EVERYTHING we do. If we give up or settle no matter if we are 20 or 80 years old because we cannot imagine changing our selves or our life, then that to me is giving up or settling. Me? I will never settle for mediocre. I will always strive for superb, excellence, the best I can be for me.

~ Rylie

Choice

3/8/2014

Choice
: the act of choosing
: the act of picking or deciding between two or more possibilities
: the opportunity or power to choose between two or more possibilities
: the opportunity or power to make a decision
Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Sometimes in life we encounter situations in which we need to decide whether to do what is best for someone else or what is best for us. We may even think even though we would prefer to honor ourselves that it would be selfish to do so. It is not selfish to choose you! If you trust your gut instinct when it says "choose you" you will be following your life path.

~ Ophelia

Good Guys vs. Bad Guys

3/4/2014

The good guys and bad guys aren't as easy to tell apart as I used to think they were. You can't look at someone with your eyes and take their measure. You have to look with the heart.
~ Karen Marie Moning (quote taken from one of her novels)

I heard one time that good guys can do something "bad" and bad guys can do something "good." When I look at somebody, I strive to not just focus on their body or clothes or how pretty or how gorgeous they look. I look at the whole package. Do they smile or look down on others? Do they listen when someone is talking or try to talk above the other person? Do they help out if needed or wait to be asked? Do they strive to find the positive or focus mainly on the negative? Do they work on recognizing and improving parts of themselves that may not be optimal or lacking or do they blame their unhappiness onto others? I have found that when I look with my heart, there are absolutely beautiful, beautiful people out there. For me, I strive to be a beautiful person.

~ Rylie Alexandria

Pretty

2/14/2014

The world notices pretty, well dressed young women. And it tries real hard not to see the unattractive sloppy ones.
~ Karen Marie Moning (quote taken from one of her novels)

Wow, this is harsh, is it not? What delineates pretty? Is one's persona different if she is wearing a t-shirt and sweatpants, no makeup and has her hair in a loose pony tail where some strands are hanging in her face verses one who has neatly pressed slacks with a matching blouse, every strand of hair in place with perfectly applied makeup and perfect manicure? What if the two women described above are the same woman. Which one would you prefer to meet? If you met the woman first wearing the t-shirt and sweatpants and then a second time wearing the pressed clothes and perfect makeup, would you think she is finally cleaning herself up? What if you met her first perfectly made up and then met her a second time in her t-shirt and sweatpants? Would you say she let herself go or that she needs a day to relax? How about you? Would you want to be noticed in the most positive way? One thing that I have noticed is that if I leave the sweatpants home and take only a few minutes to "clean myself up" before going out, people notice me more. People are more friendly and want to help me more. Granted, I do not apply my makeup perfectly or have a perfect manicure (I am lucky I give myself a manicure) but more in the sense of presenting myself nicely. I find this very interesting.

~ Rylie Alexandria

Hope vs. Fear

1/27/2014

There are really two positions one can take toward anything in life; hope or fear. Hope strengthens, fear kills.
~ Karen Marie Moning (quote taken from one of her novels)

Do you worry? To me, worry is taking one scenario out of a million, focusing on that one particular scenario and putting forth all your thoughts, emotions, concern into that one particular scenario. If it is a negative outcome or thought process, one would call it worry or fear. I would think that if it were a positive outcome or thought process, one would call it hope.

~ Rylie Alexandria

Smile

12/18/2013

I knew the value of putting a smile on a sad face - it made you feel happy after a while. Courage was no different.
~ Karen Marie Moning (quote taken from one of her novels)

Have you ever heard the saying "Fake it until you make it?" The idea is that if you want to be a particular type of person or have a particular personality trait to keep acting as if you are that person or you have that personality trait.

~ Rylie Alexandria

Joy

8/14/2013

Your joy can fill you only as deeply your sorrow has carved you.
~ Karen Marie Moning (quote taken from one of her novels)

I have heard that this is based on the idea that one can only go as high as one was once low. The idea that joy can only be felt by those who have felt sorrow. Otherwise, one would not know the level of difference. Take heart, if you have felt tremendous sorrow, then you are able to feel tremendous joy.

~ Rylie Alexandria

Hope

7/4/2013

Hope is a critical thing. Without it, we are nothing. Hope shapes the will. The will shapes the world.
~ Karen Marie Moning (quote taken from one of her novels)

What is it that you hope for? Is there something missing that you have not allowed inside you to blossom? Take a moment to reflect. Note if there is something you would like to discover; dream about it. Feel it happening as if it is in the now. Strengthen it and think of it often. Bring back your hope. Only YOU can give up hope if you choose.

~ Rylie Alexandria

"Every day is a good day. Some are just better than others."

2/24/2013

I have re-heard the most wonderful saying the other day. "Every day is a good day. Some are just better than others." Is that not the most optimal attitude? What if we all adopted that attitude? Would the grass seem greener or the air so much more clearer or our lives so much more enjoyable? Today I am going to notice one thing I would not normally notice and give it thanks for contributing to my day.

~ Rylie Alexandria