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“Live In Victory Everyday”

No matter what is going on in our lives, we have the choice to L.I.V.E. in victory everyday! I created this acronym as a reminder to myself to look for the blessings in my life daily. Everyday we open our eyes is a blessing and a new opportunity to live!

This was a rough week for me and I had to do a lot of meditating, praying, crying and releasing. At one point I felt numb which in itself is a form of shutting down. I had to have talks with myself and remind myself to L.I.V.E, to identify my blessings which far outweigh any and everything else. Not to mention, gratitude has an instant vibration increasing effect.

I spent some time with friends and family this weekend and instead of being in my head, over thinking everything…I was present in the moment. I can’t tell you how refreshing it was to be present. No phone. No internet. No thoughts interrupting the beauty of the moment. Just love, laughter and living.

In a conversation with a friend yesterday, we reminisced on how we grew up without and it really put things into perspective as we laughed about scrubbing our clothes in the bathtub. We joked about how fans were our central AC and the hot air that they recirculated, the syrup sandwiches, mystery meat in a can, peanut butter so thick it tore the bread. In all that, we both were instantly grateful for how far we’ve come.

Today, we take so much for granted and we aren’t really living. We work so hard to create a living that we then don’t have time to L.I.V.E. We fail to spend good, quality time with loved ones and we neglect or cover up our own personal needs. We get so busy, we’re stagnant or going nowhere fast and before we know it, we look up and see we’ve been stuck in the wheel of life chasing our own tail.

I challenge you to do something spontaneous. Do something different. Do something for someone else. Do something you’ve always wanted to do or put off until tomorrow. Call and tell someone why you love them. Kiss like it’s your last time. Laugh until your stomach hurts. Tomorrow isn’t promised to any of us and the last thing any of us want is to let time get away from us & miss out on the beautiful, priceless things in life. Don’t become numb to life…Live In Victory Everyday.

“Life is NOT short! It’s just by the time we catch up to appreciating it…we’ve already left life at least halfway behind us.” ― Sanjo Jenday

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