"2013" The Journey from your mind to your heart!
Yes we made it! Man has it been a year.. I want you to take a moment and just let it out! Yes breathe.
God has been speaking to me this year about the journey. Not your ordinary journey but the journey from your mind to your heart. Yes our mind has kept many of us stuck for far too long, it keeps us in bondage to what has already happened, it keeps us holding on to the what if's. I have said it before and I would say it again the word "If" can often stand for "Individual failure"- Lets move away from the "If" and move into this New Year with the "I can" and "I will".
2012 has been a tuff yet amazing year for me but the reality is- it's over! I can't live there unless I make a conscious chose to stay stuck in the past! Now what I choose to do is allow the negative be the force to thrust me into my new year with much determination and allow the positive to take me higher than I ever been before! I learned to take the journey from my mind to my heart. Do you know your mind can play tricks on you? It is the enemy's strongest weapon against us many times. This is the place he plants lies, fears, doubts, and it is the place you hear his voice the most! He sneaks into our mind and plants thoughts that do not belong to us! Your mind will replay all your failures but your heart will show you new possibilities, your mind will say no while your heart is screaming out "yes". Your mind will have you living someone else's dreams but your heart will reveal your true passions.
2013 is a year to follow your heart! What does your heart desire to do but your mind said it's impossible? With God nothing is impossible and He can give you the desires of your heart if you trust Him and simply believe. 2013 is a year of freedom! Remember when you first fell in love with that boy or girl when you were younger? No matter what anyone said you were determined to be with him or her at all cost! You didn't care what people thought, you were in Love! You would pass notes in class even though it was a chance that you could get caught, you would save your little allowance to buy the perfect gift, you would spend hours picking out the perfect outfit and doing your hair for when you saw them, you couldn't wait to after school to hold their hands, and you would stay up all night just thinking about them. You didn't hold back how you felt to anyone...you wanted to shout it out to the world "I'm in love" - Well it's time to fall in love again but this time with yourself and your dreams! What are you willing to do to make your dreams come true? Are you ready to shout it out to the world no matter who is listening and do whatever it takes to fulfill your dreams and walk in your purpose without fear and doubt holding you back! Yes it's time to find that child like faith within and get ready to walk on water in 2013! Yes do something you have never done before. Take that journey from your head to your heart. It's time out for just thinking about it! It's time to take a chance. What do you have to lose? You took the chance on that crush, didn't you? I know I did and even though my first crush didn't last long I never regretted it. I went for it and yes I held hands with the boy of my childhood dreams, yes I wrote that love note, yes I wore that cute, short, blue jean skirt with my white shirt that tied on the side, yes I stayed up all night thinking and dreaming about him even though I had to get up for school the next morning, and yes I shouted to everyone that I was in love.
Live with no regrets! Learn from every new experience. I watched a movie, " The odd life of Timothy Green" in the movie the parents are asked by the adoption agency who are determining will they be suitable parents again, what would they do different if they are given a second chance to be parents. They responded by saying they would make new and different mistakes. That was a powerful and truthful statement! With every new experience or we can say New Year there will be new mistakes. That's some of the wisdom that I learned that allows me live successfully from my heart. We learn from our mistakes. We learn what works and what doesn't! I heard a very true story about this man who had a dream to own and build his own vineyard. I heard how people thought he was crazy after he kept trying even after going bankrupt but guess what he now owns one of the second largest vineyards in a small town located in California. He chose to live from his heart! I can go on and on… but what I'm saying is embrace this New Year. The key word is New- the first start of something that hasn't been done yet. You get to create what your year looks like. Search your heart and ask God to give you the wisdom on how to follow your dreams and walk in your purpose. Remember that old quote, "work like you don't need the money, love like you never been hurt before, and dance freely like nobody is watching!" I will add to that quote and say, "Live from your heart like there is no tomorrow"
When you follow your heart you will be amazed what you find , the passion that lies within, the creative ability you possess, and courage you will have to go beyond what your mind could every comprehend. Leave the past of your mind and embrace the heart of your present!
Happy New Year and as always Be Ye Encouraged.
Tiffany James, Encouraging Touch Enterprise
"Give a gift that creates a Legacy to Encourage, Inspire, and Bless those you love for a life time"
"Give a gift that creates a Legacy to Encourage, Inspire, and Bless those you love for a life time"
