Never Forget to Celebrate!

sitting here at the ol' puter thinkin' of our vows ceremony on Hilton Head Island and the after party in Bluffton............lots of nerves all around before this all took place......but everything worth while, it seems, has involved me being a little "chicken"............but man it was worth it!

I love my wife, my children and my life.........and always have!  I wanted to let as many people know as possible what my feelings were about all of that..........so blessed to have such great friends and family to share it all with!

each and every time I set down and think about something I want to do in life, I have a bit of a mind struggle inside (is it gonna be hard? is it worth the work? will I be laughed at?), but you know what? sometimes there is a yes to those questions..........but does that really matter? NO!  I have worked hard for everything in my life, I have been laughed at many times too, but it is MY life and I will live it on MY terms not someone else's...........

so as I reflect on all the cool things I have either done or accomplished, I can honestly say without any doubt........every pain, every worry, every embarrassment was worth it! and I can sit back and celebrate that.

I celebrate the fact that God has given me the imagination to dream it all up, He has given me the drive to try to attain it all, He has always surrounded me with people that have helped me in all these things, He has been there with me when I fall down and He has been there with me when I can shout "VICTORY"!!

Never forget to celebrate, take a break and a breath, count your blessings and CELEBRATE!!
All trials and obstacles are just getting you ready to do the victory dance!

Go ahead and dream it up and get ready to celebrate!

Cheers!!

listen from within, but look outward

I always preach to listen your inner voice.........and that is how I have lived my life completely, for better or worse............as I have said before, I have done so many things that I wouldn't have if I had not listened so closely, but while those things were great and still are today, I think the real focus in our journey while we are here is to use that inner voice for the better good...............yes look inward for direction for your dreams and goals and all, but look inward so you can look outward and see what needs to be done with your own bare hands to make this place a better place.........maybe focus your dreams and goals in a way that will effect many people in a positive way (the right charity to support, the right person to help, the right place to live so you can be more effective)............also focus your dreams and goals so that when you are gone, you will leave one hell of a legacy.......that for me, is my kids...........for instance my inner voice has led me in music and I will leave that legacy for my children to carry on the torch for me and they can do even more with it and bigger/better things......so while I have tried so hard to uplift people with my musical talents, my hope is that my children will do AMAZING things with what I have left them.

whatever you are led to do, do it well, do it with passion and don't let anyone tell ya you are crazy, just maintain your focus outward towards others and you will know deep inside that your life was worth living..........your life will have been worth something to someone else.

Cheers!