somewhere between dreams & reality...

I’ve got this passionIt’s something I can’t...

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:02:27 -0400

I’ve got this passion
It’s something I can’t describe
It’s so electric
It’s like I’ve just come alive
I feel this freedom
Now that my past is erased
I feel the healing
I found the meaning of grace
(I found grace)

If only you could see me yesterday
Who I used to be before the change
You’d see a broken heart
You’d see the battle scars
It’s funny how words can’t explain
How good it feels to finally break the chains
I’m not what I have done
I’m what I’ve overcome

I know I’ll stumble
I know I’ll still face defeat
These second chances will define me
So I’m moving forward
I’m standing on my two feet
I’ve got momentum
I’ve got someone saving me
(Got someone saving me)

If only you could see me yesterday
Who I used to be before the change
You’d see a broken heart
You’d see the battle scars
It’s funny how words can’t explain
How good it feels to finally break the chains
I’m not what I have done
I’m what I’ve overcome

I’ll make mistakes and I might fall
But I won’t break
I’ve got someone saving me..

Went from cities to touch the suburbsOn the highway, but...

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:54:00 -0400

Went from cities to touch the suburbs
On the highway, but I’m barefoot
I need a map but not the destination
Need a compass but not a conversation

I want to run far from this grey town
You’re on every street, marked on the ground
Want the momentum but not the pace
Want the price but not the raise

I want the jump but not the height
Let me fall but catch me mid flight
I swam with sharks and beasts of the sea
Only went down for the company
Went down for the company

I forgot to mention:
That you would come back home when I call
Left no sign, nothing at all
Sorry you won’t fit inside my heart
I wanted love without the build up

I need the rules but not the regulations
Want the wisdom but not the information
Need the light but not the heat of the day
Need your hands to show me how to pray

I lost the plot underneath the fire
Of all the dots and lines that took me higher
Away from traffic and smiles of tire
I like the nights but not the tangled wires

Need the pulse to feel alive
All the world’s just made it seem all quiet
This has all become far too loud
I like you more when you don’t make a sound

You will come back home when I call
Left no sign, nothing at all
Sorry you won’t fit inside my heart
Won’t you come light the way and wash this away

I wanted love without the build up

- The Build Up

Dr. Caroline Leaf from South Africa has been studying the brain...

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:49:00 -0500

Dr. Caroline Leaf from South Africa has been studying the brain since 1981, and had this to say about thoughts, and how they affect us..

“I teach people to understand that a thought is a real thing. I think many people think that a thought is merely something out there that they can’t feel or touch. But, it’s actually a real thing. As you’re thinking, you’re actually building memories in your brain and the thoughts in your brain look like trees. The interesting thing is that if the thought is a good one, based on something positive, that it actually looks different in the brain than the negative thought does. The toxic thought, as I refer to them, will affect your entire body. They form a different type of chemical than a positive thought does. The toxic thought causes little thorns to grow on the branches in the nerve cells. These thorns are actually a little pocket of chemicals, and those chemicals are toxic. They squirt out their poison that can make you sick. The poison goes first to the heart and begins to choke it, then it goes to the immune system and breaks down your defenses and makes it easier for disease to germinate in your body. It takes 4 days to start taking the thorns off the trees. It takes 21 days to actually establish a memory without the thorns, and then grow a new memory over an old one.”

Wow… I find this SO interesting. It makes me want to do everything I can to remain happy! Thoughts are way more important than we realize. Try to keep it pure and positive.

’..be transformed by the renewing of your mind..’ Romans 12:2

Jump-Start Your Dreams

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:19:10 -0500

“What is the dream that God’s placed in your heart?I’m not asking if you have one, I already know it’s there because God gives all of us dreams.

I’ve seen people do all kinds of things to their dreams. Some people bury them so deep in their hearts in order to protect them from the criticism of others. Some people set them out of sight so they don’t have to think about them anymore. And some people finally just give up on their dreams because it hurts too much to hold on.

If your dream needs a jump-start, there are two things I want you to remember. First, you need to get a vision that’s clear. And second, you must keep your vision in front of you at all times.

But having a vision doesn’t mean that it will instantly appear. God’s as interested in the process of vision as He is in the end result.

The apostle Paul said in Philippians 4:11-13 that he had learned how to be content and satisfied to the point where he was not disturbed by whatever state he was in. In other words, he never allowed himself to get upset with where he was at the moment, he was always looking forward to where he could be.

That means you, like Paul, need to find a balance between contentment and ambition. Here’s the key: Learn to enjoy where you are on the way to where you’re going.

When you have a dream or a vision, you have to keep it in front of you. If it helps, write it down. And remember, God will help you live the dream He’s given you, step-by-step, one day at a time.”

-Joyce Meyer

YES! Reading this made me so excited and motivated for life. There will always be bad days, and things that try to knock you down, or make you believe that you can’t do something. But your dream is Gods dream. How awesome is that!? You’re special and unique, and only YOU can accomplish it. Nothing and no one will ever stop that passion and desire from happening. You can’t fail.
Quite fantastic if you ask me.

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Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:48:30 -0500

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Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:47:38 -0500

THIS.

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:31:01 -0500

THIS.

I think it’s safe to say that I am completely in love...

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:48:57 -0500

I think it’s safe to say that I am completely in love with Lana Del Rey. Her lyrics are passionate stories turned into classy, musical art. It’s refreshing to my mind, and leaves the perfect amount of heaviness in my chest, and goosepimples down my arms. These songs have some of the most genius melodies I’ve ever heard, and ‘Born To Die’ is an all around gloriously inspiring record (in my personal opinion.)

Now, I’m going to let her sing me to sleep. Goodnight, and I hope all of you have a great week. X

“If I find myself desires which nothing in this world can...

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:38:39 -0500

“If I find myself desires which nothing in this world can satisfy, the only logical explanation is that I was made for another world.” - C.S. Lewis

You are not a mistake.

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:45:53 -0500

You are not a mistake.

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Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:40:15 -0500

take my hand, I give it to you.. now you own me all I am. you...

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:54:59 -0500

take my hand, I give it to you.. now you own me all I am.

you said you would never leave me, I believe you.. I believe.

..and I am done with my graceless heart, so tonight I’m...

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:40:41 -0500

..and I am done with my graceless heart, so tonight I’m gonna cut it out and then restart..

(what a beautiful performance!!)

“I give myself away..” because I know I can’t...

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:59:43 -0500

“I give myself away..”
because I know I can’t do this alone.

I wonder what year this was.. I LOVE this photo.

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:19:38 -0500

I wonder what year this was.. I LOVE this photo.

how cool would that be?

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:31:34 -0500

how cool would that be?

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Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:27:51 -0500

“A woman’s heart should be so hidden in God, that a...

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:57:34 -0500

“A woman’s heart should be so hidden in God, that a man must first seek Him to find her.”

YES. There is a huge smile on my face.

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:34:39 -0500

YES.

There is a huge smile on my face.

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Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:14:42 -0500