Love, Peace & Hope--Happy Sunday!

I knew today would be a better day! I just knew it!

Like I said yesterday, I felt lousy yesterday, I was not the nicest person yesterday--I was tired and drowsy and down. I'm not even sure why, I just was.

But, sometimes, you gotta just go with that. Sometimes, when you feel like that, instead of fighting it, you just have to take a "day-off" as I call it. Perhaps not a literal day off, but just a day when you admit you can't handle a lot more stress, aren't being the person you want to be acting like and just say "today kinda sucks, but tomorrow will better."

And sure enough, tomorrow usually is better!

For starters, I got REALLY GOOD sleep last night and sleep ALWAYS helps EVERYTHING!

Secondly, I woke up to the smell of breakfast being made by my mother, yummy! Fried potatoes and onions--mmmm--so delicious!

Thirdly, I have meditation class today--I'm so excited and I know I need it!

Fourthly, being angry at people doesn't get me anywhere, except sick--literally. It's okay, and natural and even normal at times, to be angry when certain things happen in life--but that doesn't it's okay to take it to a destructive level or shower everyone around you with it. Anger spreads and it spreads fast--and will cause disease--literal DIS-ease. It just isn't worth it. I don't want to be an angry person with a short fuse, and I don't have to be that person.

I do need to meditate, a lot, though--every day. When I do that and I do Tai Chi--I feel better and I AM better.

I do need to continue setting healthy bounduries with people--because a lot of times my anger comes from when I feel like I'm being taken advantage of. People aren't mind readers, and I can't expect them to be.

I also need to continue accepting what I just cannot change. I may never change certain peoples' perception of me. There are people who will always, always want to change me--and yes, people who I--in a perfect world--would like to change also. But neither of that is going to happen. And the last thing I'm going to do is apologize for being who I am, and who I want to be.

I need to sleep, too, and I need to depend on myself. I need to let people make their own choices and face their own consequences, I cannot control what anyone else does. I cannot expect to influence anyone in a positive way by coming at them with anger or disgust.

I'm really good at looking for the positive, counting my blessings and being thankful for the small miracles each and every day, but the above are the things I need to work on--and work on them I will.

Today is a new day--I get to see Miss Claudia in 10 days and Miss Tessa in a little over 20 and it's October--which means it's one of my favorite months of the year! I LOVE October! I always have! I don't like Halloween so much, not my thing, but October itself--it's lovely! It's also cloudy here today so that's awesome! What a relief to not have the sun blarring in my face today!! Wow! Awesome! I love it when it's cloudy!

Oh, and Happy Anniversary to the President & Mrs. Obama today!!! I don't care if you agree with his Presidency or politics or not, keeping a marriage together--especially in the White House--takes guts and skill and love. So, I'm sending them happy marital blessings today!

Thank You, Lord for accountability, cloudy days, introspection, honesty and good home cookin'!

In Light N' Love,
-Sarah Liz :)