Fight Back

Give thanks for what you are now, 

and keep fighting for what you want to be tomorrow.  

~Fernanda Miramontes-Landeros

Fight Back
Today is a day to stop talking about making a change and BE the change! Fight Back in all areas of your life. Do what you feel passionate about it. Fight for what you believe in be in and don't take no for an answer. Stand up, stay strong and be passionate about your life ~ always!

Remember

The next few DP's this week are in honor of the upcoming Nassau County Relay for Life on June 29th

God gave us memories that we might have roses in December.  

~J.M. Barrie

Remember
It's easy to get caught up in our everyday lives and start to find that it can be a bit difficult to remember what the sound of his/her laugh was like or the quirks she/he had that could make you smile like no one else. Take some time today to remember those loved ones who have passed on; it is the best way to honor their life. Remember what you loved most about them. Remember what made you light up about them. Remember what they taught you and be grateful that you are not the same person because they touched your life so deeply. Remember the shenanigans the two of you got yourselves into. Remember the important conversations you had. Remember the words that meant so much to you when spoken.  These memories honor these individuals in the greatest way one could ever honor someone.  It's okay to remember them and it's okay to celebrate their life.  
Today I remember two of my students that passed away to early. Both were so bright, young and were so full of life. They taught me to live each moment with no regrets, to be kind to everyone and above all, always have fun. Remembering their smiles and their spirit fills me with joy. Thank you for giving me that gift.

Celebrate

The next few DP's this week are in honor of the upcoming Nassau County Relay for Life on June 29th

Why wait for the weekend to have fun?

~Loesje

Celebrate
Today is a day to just celebrate ~ everything!  
Celebrate life.
Celebrate love.
Celebrate connections.
Celebrate your history.
Celebrate your family.
Celebrate your job.
Celebrate your pets.
Celebrate having another day to smile.
Celebrate giving.
Celebrate your friends.
Celebrate the gift of time.
Celebrate your loved ones.
Celebrate relationships.
Celebrate your pets.


Just go on and celebrate every moment of today.  Be joyous, be giving and be kind.  Go on and have an amazing day!

Tick Tick Tick

Time is what we want most, but... what we use worst.  

~Willaim Penn

Tick Tick Tick
Although we can stick our heads in the sand that doesn't mean time stands still for us.  Life is always moving forward, whether we decide to participate in it or not.  So why not?  Why not fully participate in it for all of it's blessing and challenges?  Don't block yourself from opportunities because you chose not to take them.  Don't pass up something amazing because you are afraid to take a leap of faith.  Don't give up on your dreams before you can even imagine what they are!  Don't let life pass you by for one more day.

Use Gentle Words

A careless word may kindle strife, 

A cruel word may wreck a life,

A timely word may lessen stress,

A loving word may heal and bless.

~Author Unknown 

Use Gentle Words
More often than not, we are too harsh on ourselves.  We belittle our own worth, we devalue what we believe in and we talk negatively about our own soul.  The more we use these words though, the more they slowly stick to us and coat us like a thick wall of tar ~ and who wants that!  


It's time you really understood that your words are powerful.  Your thoughts are powerful.  It's time to get gentle with them, especially when you are referring to yourself.  The more you can be kind, supportive and encouraging to your own body and soul, the better you will feel.  The better you feel the more love you will put out there in the world to yourself and others.  This is not being boastful, self-centered or snobby.  It's letting yourself feel the truth of your being and giving room for your spirit to soar.

Genius

A genius is one who shoots at something 

no one else can see - and hits it.  

~Author Unknown

Genius
Everyone has a genius inside of them; a creative and powerful being who enjoys learning and teaching. Tap into your inner genius. Today is a great day to learn something new, have a great conversation with someone, start a new project or do something that taps into that intellectual side of you. Know that you are a brilliant being and never think otherwise!

Do It

Talk doesn't cook rice.  

~Chinese Proverb

Do It
What have you been procrastinating?  What have you put on a list and haven't gotten to?  What have you started and have not yet finished?  What haven't you done that you keep telling yourself you need to do?  Well let's go...it's time to do it!  Kick yourself into high gear because time for analyzing is done. Time for waiting for the right moment is done.  Time for negative thinking is done.  It's time to start going for it (whatever "it" is for you).  Remember that a body in motion stays in motion and a body at rest stays at rest.  It's time to get in motion and don't stop until you've accomplished your goals.  Do it today.

Your Story

A good book should leave you... slightly exhausted at the end.

You live several lives while reading it.

~William Styron, interview, Writers at Work, 1958

Your Story
A really great book will stay with you forever, probably because you couldn't put it down. You were captivated by the first chapter and couldn't wait to keep moving forward in the book to find out what would happen next. There were twists and turn that you did or did not see coming but that didn't stop you from continuing on because you knew there was more to the story! After one chapter ended, you breathed a little sigh of relief and then dove right into the next one with great anticipation. You laughed, you jumped at certain parts and you might have even cried along they way. At the end you closed the book, sat back and said to yourself, now that was incredible!

So why aren't you living your life like a great novel?  You should be engrossed in your own story turning the pages of your life like you do a great book.  You would never let yourself stay on one chapter forever so why do you do this in your own life?  You should be learning, growing and letting your story build on itself so that at the end you can look back on your life and say, now that was incredible! Give yourself the greatest gift and live your life like it was the best novel you could have grabbed on your shelf to read.

Father's Day

A father carries pictures where his money used to be.  

~Author Unknown

Father's Day
What is a father?  Someone who is there to lift you up when you have fallen. Someone that loves you unconditionally, even at your most unlovable. Someone that encourages you to be greater than you think you can. Someone who teaches you how to dive off the high diving board and swim in the ocean. Someone who shows you that fear should never make you stop trying something new. Someone who, despite how old you are, calls you to see if you are doing okay. Someone who will always be there for you, no matter what.


Today this Daily Pearl is dedicated to my dad, John Sierra, who is an amazing father with the most generous heart. Remember to thank those men in your life who have taken the time to show you how to be a better person in this world. Whether it's your own father, a grandfather, a husband, a partner, a friend, a cousin, a son, a brother or a great neighbor, let's honor all of those men who are shining examples for our little boys and girls.

Raise Your Glass!

If only we'd stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time.  

~Edith Wharton

Raise Your Glass

It's time to kick back, relax and raise your glass to another week gone! Spend today enjoying all of the things you have not been able to do all week. Make it a point to get out of your comfort zone, laugh as hard as you can and celebrate who you are and all that you have accomplished up until this point.  You definitely deserve to have some fun. So here's to you....cheers...and have an amazing day!

Excuses

If Joan of Arc could turn the tide of an entire war

before her 18th birthday, you can get out of bed.  

~E. Jean Carroll

Excuses
We all have a thousand and one reasons why we can't do something. Any of these sound familiar?

• I can't workout because my knee, shoulder, elbow, feet (you name it) hurts
• The gym is just too far from my house
• Eating healthy costs more money
• I'm just too tired to do anything when I get home
• My kids take up all of my time
• I ate a bad breakfast so I might as well continue on eating bad all day
• I can't go for a walk, my favorite show is on
• I'm just too busy to take time for me
• I can't find an exercise that I like to do, so I just don't
• But the food tastes sooo good
• I could never do that, I'm not smart enough

There are a host of other excuses as well but understand this ~ they are all just excuses of why you will not do something like eat better, take care of yourself, look for a better job, leave a bad relationship, move, start your own business, go back to school, etc, etc etc! Excuses hold you back from living your life. It's that simple. Stop living every single day full of excuses and start LIVING. There is nobody that holds you back except for YOU!  You are the reason why you are not doing certain things, no one else. Use today to start to see what areas of your life you are making excuses and start making better choices to live up to your greatest potential. It's time to drop the fear (otherwise known as excuses) and live.

Timelessness

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.  

~Lao Tzu

Timelessness
You are letting precious moments during the day slip right past your nose because you are overwhelming yourself. So at least for today, slow it down! Be conscious of every move you make. Be aware of everything around you. Let someone go ahead of you in line. Smile at someone as they walk by. Really listen when another person is speaking. Let yourself feel the timelessness of the day. Take in every single moment.  Do not look at your watch or your calendar... just be today. Walk slower, breathe deeper, smile bigger and listen more.  At the end of the day see how connected you feel to yourself, to others and to the universe.  

Reflection

Never be afraid to sit awhile and think.  

~Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun

Reflection
After every great storm in your life comes a time of great calm and peace.  It is during this time that you are meant to grow the most.  In order to do this though, you have to take time out to reflect on all that occurred.   What were your actions and words during this time?  Would you have done anything different?  What did you learn about yourself and all of the other people around you?  With reflection comes healing, understanding and growth but you must allow yourself to go through this in order to really learn the lesson from the storm.  Take some alone time to really get in touch with your feelings and your soul so that you can close that chapter of your journey and open up a new one with greater understanding of yourself and your life.

Partnership

Faith can move mountains, 

but don't be surprised if God hands you a shovel.  

~Author Unknown

Partnership
There are situations that are happening in your life that are challenging your resolve.  With every obstacle though, we need to realize that we are in a partnership and that while we are doing our best to navigate these situations, ultimately God is in charge and knows the reasons beyond what we can see and how life unfolds before us.  We can try and get a firm grip on it but the more we do that, it seems the more chaos ensues. This is where our faith and trust must come to the forefront.  Miracles happen once we get ourselves out of the way. God is in charge; it's really that simple.

Insecurities

When there is no enemy within, 

the enemies outside cannot hurt you.  

~African Proverb

Insecurities
We all have insecurities.  We say things to ourselves like, can anyone really love me, am I good enough for that job, or even can I truly have it all?  These insecurities can keep us from living a wonderful life.  They can keep us stuck in a place of sadness, loneliness and inactivity.  When we feel this way, we attract these situations to come into our lives (believe it or not) and this is the opposite of what we want now isn't it!  


If you start to feel a negative thought coming on, stop it in its tracks.  Do not let yourself speak negative words over your life.  Situations might happen around you that are not so positive but that doesn't mean you have to go to a dark place.  You need to find your peace.  You need to believe that miracles can still occur.  You need to believe that just being here makes you worthy enough of achieving your hearts desires! The world (and even you) might try and sell yourself short if you let it ~ so DON'T!

Love in Action

(my grandmother, age 93, and her good friend, age 90, celebrating milestones)

What this world needs is a new kind of army - the army of the kind.  

~Cleveland Amory

Love in Action
Just when you wish you could see some glimmer of hope, some sign that tells you that the true nature of human beings is love and kindness, well you get one! With all of the shows and articles written every single day that depict people fighting, backstabbing and just being so outright mean to each other, along comes a video that will warm your heart, feed your soul and reminds all of us that love is everywhere. Acts of kindness and support still exist and when they are caught on video you must share it! Our true nature is to love, help, support and connect. Don't ever fight your feeling to be a part of an act of love.  Learn from the young children and adults in this video that when you participate in love in action ~ you can change someone else's life, including your own.
Inspiring Elementary School Race