Time For A Change

I love Oprah and I love her slogan, 'Live Your Best Life'. I don't mind taking advice from Oprah since I watched her from day one and seen how much she has grown as a person and developed into a beautiful strong black woman. I remember when she had issues with her weight, and she even shared that she was sexually molested at a young age. She was always looking for ways to better her life. I love how she shared her journey with everyone letting us know she was human too. If you look at Oprah now she seems so much more confident, relaxed and comfortable in her own skin. She appears to totally accept her greatness and looks happy and at peace.

What does live your best life mean? I believe it means to set some positive goals and do everything you can to be successful at achieving those goals. I feel that as long as you make the efforts to put positivity out into the universe, then only positive things can come back to you. Sometimes it takes a minute to figure that out. What you must do first is be willing to change. It's easy to get stuck in a safety net. After all a safety net can appear to be quite stable and comfortable. The trick is to notice when it starts to get uncomfortable. That's when the universe is sending you a signal that it's time to move on, move up and try something new. It's an ugly feeling when you get the signal and continue to do nothing about it. This can never be living your best life. It just does not feel good.

Your best life awaits you. Change is the only way you can achieve growth. If you keep doing the same thing over and over you can't reach growth. Have you ever noticed how some people are set in their ways. Like it's 2010 and some people still wear the mommy jeans from 1990. Some people get stuck in a relationship for years with same person hoping he/she will finally change never coming to the conclusion that they are being held on a string. That string will stretch as long as you will allow it to go. The good news is that if you cut that string, growth occurs. Then the doors are open to meet the one person who is really right for you. He/she was just waiting for you to cut that string. We have to allow ourselves the opportunity to grow.

When I was growing up my family teased me constantly about me being too determined. I would scream at them to make them stop. As I got older I began to realize that being determined is actually a good thing. That's how I survived and made it through life. How could that be a bad thing if it works for you? We must remain determined to reach the goals we set such as being a better father, mother, friend, daughter, worker, planner etc. Stay determined to change with the times. This includes anything from relationships to a new and better job. Stick to your beliefs and never let anyone determine how you survive.

Change can create a natural flow to your life. We all have desires to achieve our dreams, but you can't get what you want if you don't branch out. We should all have the desires of our heart, but you must work for it. It does take some work. Nothing worth having is ever easy. That's how you get out of the safety zone. If you want a good job and the job market is slow, create your own job. If you want a good man and your in a poor relationship, create the man of your dreams. Write down what you want and need and the universe will draw him to you. Be realistic about what you want. Instead of wanting to change someone. Write how you want someone who loves you, inspires you and fits you like a glove. Or someone who has the greatest respect for you, tells you the truth and wants to be there.

Victory my friends! Change is inevitable. Don't avoid it. It can only bring about nothing but good. We should have everything we want in this life. Come on and get what you want, what you need and what you deserve. You know what you want, so let's go get it! 'Live Your best Life', accept your greatness and be happy and at peace like Oprah!...Smooches