Believe in yourself

      Had a hard time with what I wanted to talk about tonight. I finally decided to talk about what you stand for. This is actually tough at first because it isn’t something that we really talk about or have to think about in our thoughts about the future. But, when it comes time to put them into words, it seems next to impossible. In my opinion, it’s because for most of us it happens naturally. We usually call it our conscience. It’s kind of like our compass.     The things you stand for are the things you won’t compromise on. Like, let’s say you get offered a million dollars to sabotage your best friends project. If you really value your friend, you wouldn’t do it for any amount of money. It has more to do with your values and beliefs.      I’ve found in life that I have a lot of stands, that I can’t compromise on. Sometimes, I have gone against the things I stand for and ultimately I was miserable because of it. So, basically this is going to ...

      I wasn’t sure what I wanted to write about tonight, but as I sat here listening to “Secrets” by One Republic, I remembered why I started. It was part of a dream I had. I’m not going to tell you the dream, maybe if you are lucky I’ll tell you after it happens. That’s faith. Thirteen years worth, I’ve been chasing this dream. I actually had it within my grasp at one time. What happened you ask? Fear.     It was about 8 years ago. My life was a whirlwind and I needed a change in my life. Everyone thought I had lost my mind. But I knew what I was searching for, and I wouldn’t stop until I found it. One day it fell into my lap. I couldn’t believe that what I was searching for was right there. I took a chance, but didn’t really have a plan. That really had never come up and I was scared. Boy, was I scared. I felt I was way out of my league. Almost like I was a fake.      I kept pushing though, even though it drove me crazy that I wasn’t sure how t...