you receive what you give

People often say you receive what you give. This is true. You want love, give love. You want happiness, share joy. It is my belief that in life what we think and feel are in turn reflected back on us. Life, is a mirror reflecting YOU back at yourself. No one ever said that the circumstances of life would be easy or perfect, no one ever said that life would be without challenge, trials, or tribulations. Life IS difficult. But no matter how hard times get, no matter how rough it is or how bad you want to throw in the towel you can't. You can't give up. You can't always change the bad into good, but what you can change is the way you view yourself, those around you, and the world. I guarantee you, little by little as you change your own inner perspective to that of a positive one, suddenly the world around you won't seem quite so dark, scary, and ugly. But don't expect the world to change for you... you must start deep within yourself.

~ T

make me better

Last night I attended a fabulous dinner event with a few of my closest friends. As we sat around the table laughing, drinking goblets full of delicious wine, and feasting on fabulous fare, we shared stories, life lessons, and some good hearted fun. At one point a group of people were asked how they knew each other and what they enjoyed about the other so much. The response was so simple, yet so thoughtful and so true... simply, "she makes me better."

In relationships we are always looking for the person who catches our eye, the one who makes those little butterflies in your stomach erupt and flutter around like crazy. The person who makes you smile EVERY time you see them. The person who simply takes your breath away. These are all common signs of a bit of chemistry and meddling of the heart. But there has to be more, the "other" needs to push you to be better. For yourself. For them. For your family. For you friends. For everyone around you.

And why do we have to stop there? Shouldn't everyone we allow into our inner circle do that. Shouldn't we always want to be better? It seems to me that is the reason God placed us here on this earth, was so that we could brighten not only our own lives, but those of the people around us. It seems to me that if we can make our closest loved ones, friends, and family better and we can make the world a little bit better, then collectively the world might just become a better, nicer, and much more beautiful place.

~ T

I'M BACK

Yes, I know it has been quite a long time since I've posted, but what can I say.... IVE BEEN BUSY!

A quick recap of the past 2 months:

Graduation
Fathers day
Brothers 28th birthday
Taking over a new store 36 hours before a full corporate audit
Brothers 30th birthday
Boyfriends sisters wedding (SO FUN!)
Semi pro soccer season (heading to nationals, woot woot)
Working LOTS
working on a business idea of my own with the dream team
Finishing my LAST class of my MBA
Did I mention working, LOTS?
Visited my sweet GPA and family in Victorville
Visited my second family, Ron & Christy in San Clemente
Met all the lovely members of Marks family
WORKED LOTS


But people I've got GOOD news... great news... fantastic news...

It has been a complete WHIRLWIND the last 2 years. Chaos. Madness.

I've been BUSY BUSY BUSY.

But... I'm done.

Yup, you read that right.

Done. Finito. Terminado. DONE DONE DONE DONE DONE.

I can sleep again! (indulged in 10 glorious hours last night!)

I know I've neglected many of you over the past few years. That doesn't mean I haven't thought of you. In fact I've thought about you often, but my head hit the pillow faster than my hand could grab the phone or my eyes were just too blurry to write a letter.

It's been a while, but I'm back y'all! And I am so excited to catch up with all of you.

xoxo

T, MBA ( I just had to do that :0) )