Take Flight

Flying without feathers

is not easy;

my wings

have no feathers.

~Titus Maccius Plautus

(picture by my sister, Colleen)

Take Flight

The time has come to dust off your wings and fly to new heights. You've needed some time to think about what your next move would be and now is the time to launch it with courage and faith. This may mean taking a completely new direction with your life or even career but this new adventure will give you the room that you deserve to soar! Don't let fear dictate your path; you are ready to go out there and carve a new one. You just might find that everything you have been hoping for and dreaming for is just over the horizon.

Actions

(Mama's famous Arroz con Gandules)

Talk doesn't cook rice.

~Chinese Proverb

Actions

We all say a lot and promise a lot, but do we actually follow through with our words or even our intentions? The answer is probably a no. Why is that? Why do we have a problem following through? Well guess what, today is not a day to sit and ponder the answer. Today is a day to conquer our procrastinations. Our actions can lead us out of a bad situation. Our actions can fix a problem. Our actions can change the course of our lives and even those around us. It's time to stop pondering what we "ought" to do and go on and "Just Do It" already. So many times we get stuck because we spend most of our time thinking too much about a situation and not taking the action steps needed to accomplish or get through it. Words are powerful but actions speak volumes over our promises. It's our follow through that make a situation better and also make people believe in our words. What have you been putting off? Today is a day to take action, no excuses, just action!

Perfection

(pic by my mom, Sue)

Sometimes... when you hold out for everything,

you walk away with nothing.

~From the television show Ally McBeal

Perfection

We all strive to be better and do better. We all want to be flawless. We reach as far as we can for this thing called perfection. But what does it mean to be perfect and is that even possible? Being perfect means we are without mistakes and what would life really mean if we had it all figured out all of the time? It means we wouldn't grow and learn and that's not what life is about.

Maybe it's our concept of perfection that we have all wrong. Maybe being imperfect actually makes us all perfect. Now that's a concept! If we all stopped trying to be perfect and just concentrate on living a fulfilling life, then we would all be free! Free from the guilt we place on ourselves; free from the control we try to have; free from the demands we feel in our every day lives and free from berating ourselves for not being better. If we embrace ourselves, imperfections and all, then we can truly start to live and enjoy each day and each other. It's time to realize that we can not be perfect, ever. Imperfection + us = uniqueness. I would rather be imperfect and not like anyone else than be perfect just like the rest of the world. So today, embrace your imperfections with a smile and a wink! ;-)