you can heal the world with your mind

Now we're moving from the darkness into the light
This is the defining moment of our lives

♥

'Cause you're beautiful like a flower
More valuable than a diamond
You are powerful like a fire
You can heal the world with your mind

♥

There is nothing in the world that you cannot do
When you believe in you, who are beautiful
Yeah, you, who are brilliant
Yeah, you, who are powerful
Yeah, you, who are resilient

Phenomenal Woman

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I'm telling lies.
I say,
It's in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

I walk into a room
Just as cool as you please,
And to a man,
The fellows stand or
Fall down on their knees.
Then they swarm around me,
A hive of honey bees.
I say,
It's the fire in my eyes,
And the flash of my teeth,
The swing in my waist,
And the joy in my feet.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Men themselves have wondered
What they see in me.
They try so much
But they can't touch
My inner mystery.
When I try to show them
They say they still can't see.
I say,
It's in the arch of my back,
The sun of my smile,
The ride of my breasts,
The grace of my style.
I'm a woman

Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Now you understand
Just why my head's not bowed.
I don't shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud.
When you see me passing
It ought to make you proud.
I say,
It's in the click of my heels,
The bend of my hair,
the palm of my hand,
The need of my care,
'Cause I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Maya Angelou

we are all fighting.

I got into a wonderful conversation with some girls on the floor. People fight so hard to be where they are. That's why there is no room to judge. You don't know what people are going through. You don't know what they're fighting or how hard. You can't always tell how hard someone is fighting just by looking at them. That's why we all need to love and respect each other. Happiness and love are some of the strongest forces on this earth and even though you may not see it all the time, it's always there. Always at work and never failing.

We're fighting but that doesn't mean we're weak. We're stronger with every moment. If you're at the bottom then there's only up from there. "Life's a climb but the view is great."

In addition, I got interviewed for fitsmi.com and their site for moms...check it out please!

I've fallen down the steps...

In my snuggie. My tummy hurts. I haven't gotten any work done today yet..... I'm confused and the world is spinning around me. I feel like I've fallen backwards and now I'm so far off track that I don't know if I can see my happiness path anymore. I'm just in some sort of funk. Hopefully it doesn't last more than a day. I have two major exams this week and I really need to focus so I can do well. I can't stay focused on all of these emotions. I just wish I had someone to talk to. I feel like I can't talk to any of the people I usually count on because I feel like I'm always disappointing people and when they say I'm not, I just feel like they're keeping the truth from me. So I'm just going to avoid that and try to ride this one out on my own. I'll figure it out. I think I'll watch a sappy movie and then maybe I'll repair myself. Time heals all wounds.

walk a mile in her shoes♥

I was lucky enough to experience something truly wonderful today! October is domestic violence awareness month. Here at USF, over a hundred REAL men walked in heels to raise awareness for the victims and survivors of sexual assault and rape. The event is called walk a mile in her shoes. What's better than guys in heels? Guys in heels who care about women and are willing to pledge to respect women. They took a beautiful pledge to respect women, to always have consent, and to overall know that REAL men listen, ask, and always get consent.

There is no excuse for abuse. Voices need to be heard. Every step we take for awareness allows one silenced voice to be heard. Rape hurts everyone. It was amazing to see how many men care to make a difference. It was amazing to see how many people in general care and are willing to make a difference.

It exemplifies something that I'm always saying, when we believe in ourselves, we're making the world a better place just by living in it.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=444367204092&set=a.444367069092.241956.131614279092#!/LetsBeREAL

http://www.walkamileinhershoes.org

this makes me smile :)

"If God had a refrigerator,
Your picture would be on it.
If He had a wallet,
Your photo would be in it.
He sends you flowers every spring,
And a sunrise every morning.
Whenever you want to talk,
He’ll listen.
He can live anywhere in the Universe,
And he chose your heart.
What about the Christmas gift
He sent you in Bethlehem,
Not to mention that Friday at Calvary?
Face it friend, He’s crazy about you."

to thine own self....♥

random reasons to smile

• yesterday the vending machine gave me two waters when I only paid for one. thank you magical vending machine :)
• I had a very productive hour in which I read for my female experience class and took a quiz. I got 90%. Very happy about that.
  
• It's beginning to feel like fall here. I love it! I feel the holidays approaching.

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books♥

I love Books!
They are so exciting and wonderful.
I always save recommended book titles.
I just have to find a bunch of free time so I can read them all.
At the moment, I read Chemistry in my free time.
It's not that I hate chemistry, it's just that I don't love it the same way.
I can go to different worlds in my chemistry book.
Reading introduces me to so many different things.
I'm not a child anymore but my imagination is still at work.
I read to make my heart happy.
It never fails.