Inspiration For The Day

Today I saw a quote that truly inspired me.  I think I want it to be my motto from now on...

Pain is temporary.

Pride is forever.

I need to remember that the things I go through are just temporary setbacks, but the Pride that I'll feel for persevering and succeeding will be something I can cherish for the rest of my life and pass on to my children and grandchidren. Now I need to design a poster with this quote and find a prominant place in my home to display it.

Keep pushin' ya'll... there's so much more life to live and fabulous adventures yet to come!

This Is Not A Drill!

This is not easy. Actually - it's pretty damn hard. I have a million things to do and very little time and energy. I'm always tired and I HATE that. When I'm tired my brain feels foggy and I can't focus. I lose track of time and don't get important things done.

Yet - I have this fire inside me for a better life. I want more for myself and even more than that for my girls. Every day I look at my vision board and I just KNOW that I'll get things under control soon. I KNOW I have it in me! My biggest problem is that this is soo slow going. I want instant gratification. I want to be able to say that I've achieved these goals right now and I know it'll take at least a year. But - this is the year. My year. Every year I say that I'm going to make changes and every year I've fallen short - but not in 2009. This is it - the real deal.

My new incantation for 2009 is the words of one of my favorite comedians - Money Mike, "This is NOT a drill!! This shit is real!!"