FEB 2014 Writing Challenge - Day 1

About Me...

                                                 

What is it about me that is good enough to share? Well that would be almost everything... It is the way my eyes close up just a little when I smile. It is the way my heart swells for those I love. It is my strange addiction to foods I can't always have or afford. 

Well yes, I am slim, a bit light-skinned and a whole lot of fabulous sexiness. I am a reader, writer and a bathroom singer. I am a bit eccentric, a talker and a listener in training. I am the girl that appreciates the warmth of the sun at its highest, the girl who waits patiently and hates being used. 

I may be miserable and things bother me a little too but, but I care and I try. I am the girl with few friends but a lot of people I love and care about. I am ENFJ, I want to understand, help and make changes. I AM ME...Just as I am meant to be at this very moment, and I will grow to be ME as God wants me to be.

I love music, a fan of Glee!!!! :) I am too much to type, I am complicated and simple; sarcastic when I want to be, withdrawn and outgoing. I like quiet times alone, but love to have clean fun with friends. I am not as plain as pen and paper, but I make art with my words, I aspire to touch souls.

I am not always well liked, and a lot people don't fancy talking to me. But that doesn't define me. 

I am grateful when I should be, a little bit too easily annoyed and that is something about me I am working on. I like to smile and I am a damn good dancer in my mind. I am a shoulder to lean on, a friend you can laugh, cry and argue with. I try to be a truth teller, I can be a trouble-maker and that too is an area in need of improvement. I have been through things and though they don't define me, they make me better. I have a different outlook from my experiences and for that I am happy.

I am a daughter, friend, girlfriend, counselor, sister and woman. I am Kimberly Daniella Daley.

January 26...Fell down, But I am back up

Miracle #1... I am alive.

I woke up today and decided to start my session of praise and worship. I did not want to leave my room, so I closed my door and I began. I opened my Bible and read the story of the Vineyard and the Ten Bridesmaids...but it was James 1: 19 -27 that got me. 

James said, "Be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry..." This in particular held my interest. I have been told I talk a lot, quite frankly I just have a lot to say. But this can cause me to not listen to what others have to say, because my mind is so filled with thoughts of my own. But what good is that? How can I be my brother's keeper when I don't know what he needs? I have also been feeling surges of anger and frustration, and all that does is cloud my judgement and blinds me. 

You do not see blessings when you focus on anger and frustration. Gratitude has the power to eliminate unwanted negative emotions, but it is an act that needs constant reminders, you cannot simply say you are happy and grateful, you have to work at it.

I am working.

Another line that held me was, "So get rid of the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the message of God." Now, most would believe that the filth and evil referred to in this line are external. But it is within. We cannot eliminate and separate ourselves from every bad thing in this world, we can however work to keep our hearts and souls clean. Those poisonous thoughts we entertain, we should turn our heads from them and look to the grace of God. Look to HEALING.

"For if you listen and do not obey, it is like looking at your face in the mirror but doing nothing to improve your appearance. You see yourself, walk away and forget what you look like." 

What is the point in listening if you do not take care to put into practice what you have heard? Think of this, a friend tells you they do not like it when you call them a particular name because it hurts. You listen and you know, but you continue to call that person that name. What is the point? The words are like bread crumbs, simply falling on the ground, waiting to either be blown away or picked at by birds. So in the same breath, we should listen to the word of God and obey His teachings, practice it. "If you claim to be religious but do not control your tongue, you are just fooling yourself."

It won't be easy but it will be worth it. It won't happen overnight, but little by little practice will begin to become perfect. So LISTEN and OBEY.

Peace be to you.

Advice & Beyond
@Looking_Within

Where are you going?

Today I went to church for the first time this year...funny. Anywho, it was an experience that solidified my start to a better year.

The Gospel lesson spoke of the journey Joseph and Mary took to keep Jesus safe from Herod. The reverend tied this lesson of journey to that of the new year which should bring hope.

What are our future plans? How did we learn from the past year and the experiences we had?

She gave three lovely steps to moving forward...
1. Reflection
2. Regeneration
3. Resolution

We have to first reflect on the past in order to really make the best of the future. Reflect on the good and the bad in a way that allows for improvement in your existence and an appreciation of the chances we have.

We may not understand why bad things happen, but trust in the ways of God and the purpose these experiences hold.

A new year is a new chance for regeneration, for learning, perfecting and overall development. It is a time for hope not regret, because we have a chance at change.

So after you have reflected and felt regenerate, make the commitment and write down your resolutions. Make an effort to fulfill them so that this year may bring growth and not the same old, same old.

So I leave you with that message of new beginnings and pray you make full use of the chance to make it better and fulfill your purpose.

Advice & Beyond
@Looking_Within