Have you ever watched those action packed movies where at the beginning life is just normal. You have possibly a man going about there everyday task or woman and then BOOOMMM!! Life begins to take on this new exciting adventure. Someone gets kidnapped, a commuter bus gets hijacked, the bank their in gets robbed and their held hostage, or the always high intense car chase. Whatever the scenario may be life takes on this adventure where people get into big brawling fights, ducking and dodging bullets, jumping out of windows, all these different things to survive and accomplish whatever mission that has been set before them "all of a sudden". The person or people are put in a situation where they really have to determine what is important to them, they have to make quick decisions, and think fast or in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 KABOOM it is all OVER!!!
What does all this mean? Well as I was doing my morning duties I was thinking, I remember one time I thought how boring life can become and wondered what it would be like to go on an adventure. I'm sure we all have thought about going on some adventure, for most of us it was probably when we were kids but I had this thought as an adult. My life really seemed boring.
Well, if it is an adventure you want, try this....LIVE BY FAITH!!! When you truly surrender all to God and say I trust you with my life and take a stand to live by faith...let the adventure begin! You will start to go on this emotional roller coaster, you will find yourself ducking and dodging fiery darts of negative comments, blocking blows to the stomach from someone you thought would be excited for your stand of faith, jumping over hurdles of financial stress, taking leaps of faith out of windows where you can only hope to land on something soft and not break a bone. Living by faith can become a real life adventure.
Now don't get me wrong, what would an adventure movie be without "love scenes"? Where the hero is ultimately fighting for a purpose, perhaps it is to get the love of their life back from the hands of the enemy, or a child that has been taken. Whatever the love scene that takes place it is because of that love scene that makes-women, most likely- cry at the end because love saved them.
There is always a reward at the end of the battle but sometimes it is because of the battle you find out what you are really made of, what you can really accomplish, what your life really means. Sometimes we have to -by faith- step into the fiery furnace, sometimes we have to step out of the boat, how else will you know if you can walk on water?!
Living by faith is the core substance of LIVING BRAVE! It comes with a relentless belief that I am going to run on, I am going to fight, I am going to overcome, but the I AM can not be YOU it truly has to be the I AM that I AM...God who gives you life and strength because without Him you truly can do nothing.
So now I say, take a chance to have your own life adventure, reality TV can start in your own home. You do not have to live vicariously through some figment of TV's imagination. Your life does not have to be boring, get up and really take a look at your life and ask yourself, "Am I Living Brave?" or are you living in the false security of your own bubble never to fully extend yourself to see what you are truly made of?
Think about it and then LIVE BRAVE....How Chic
Monday, May 18, 2009
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Living Brave...A Glimpse...My thoughts - Part One
Why do thoughts escape me every time I sit down to write a blog or even make a video. I have been wanting to blog and make videos but it is really weird how every time I go to do so I forget what it is I wanted to say or do. So today I am not going to try to pre-think about what I want to say I am just doing it.
The last few days have been a bit interesting. I have been on this quest of trying to decide what direction I want to take Shammah (our dance and art academy) I finally got a partial vision of that on yesterday...YAY! I constantly think about documenting the process of growing SDA or anything my husband and I are doing but (there is always a BUT) I guess I allow the process of the journey get in the way of me taking the time to just make a video or blog. My life seems to be evolving and I really don't want to miss anything, yet right now all I have is memory of this process.
Moving on....
I have recently adopted this new mentality of...I want my life to be poured out! I feel God has blessed me with many gifts and talents, ideas and desires, and want to be emptied of it all before my life is done.
It is my desire to multiply what God has given me. I was talking with Kevin (my husband) last night and I told him I feel like the man God gave 5 talents to and he doubled it and God gave him the 1 talent from the servant who buried his. But, here is my issue I feel like I am not really using the talents God has given me although there be many. Well, I am using them but I do not have a full picture of what I am supposed to do with all God has given me. There are so many things I want to do and I feel that I don't have time to do it all. Why am I in such a hurry? I don't know.
What comes to mind - and I am sure you can relate - is life never stops, the bills never stop, needs never stop, wants never stop, responsibilities never stop! I feel if I take the time to develop what I have other things won't get done. I mean how do you do it, how can you take time out to develop what is in you while maintaining a home, raising children, teaching children, building relationships, produce income to pay those MONTHLY obligations, build a business, throw in leisure time, sleep, and so on and so on. Life can become full!
It's like I try to make time to blog but even now this is a push because for one I am constantly being interrupted by children, feeling I have to start getting my self together for the day, I have work I need to do and even with that, although it's "work" I am not really getting paid (yet) and so on. See, that is my issue I am giving of myself daily and still feel the pressure of and the need for income. I mean really we have four children who have to eat, who need things, who should experience various things in life, on top of that, we have needs and have to pay, what we call our "monthly contributions" and so when I say we have to LIVE BRAVE it's real because my husband is not working a job right now which is fine considering a job is a false sense of security. He has a great call on his life and he needs the time to truly do what God has given him to do and that makes me happier than him just going to work and truly not feeling complete or fulfilled in what he is doing.
OK I can go on and on but this is actually allowing me to really put things in perspective. As I was writing that last paragraph I kept hearing within me all these different scriptures which I know was nothing but the Holy Spirit reminding me that FAITH is what all this boils down to. Me talking about all my daily responsibilities and how life never stops is making me look at this and really think, who is in control. All of this means nothing if I am not allowing God to be God allowing God to lead me beside still waters. I feel anxiety build up in me when I think of all the different things I have to do. And that my friend is not how God works in our life, in God's word it says be anxious for nothing, with God all things are possible, peace be still.
Every now and then (for me right now) I have to relax, relate, release. Everything will get done all is well and boy time has just flew by. It is almost 12pm, see that is what I mean. I literally just got finished eating breakfast, started doing some work on my website, checked Facebook, did some online banking stuff, and then started to blog. And now I have to go. More to follow this was only a glimpse. of LIVING BRAVE...Stay tuned...How Chic!
The last few days have been a bit interesting. I have been on this quest of trying to decide what direction I want to take Shammah (our dance and art academy) I finally got a partial vision of that on yesterday...YAY! I constantly think about documenting the process of growing SDA or anything my husband and I are doing but (there is always a BUT) I guess I allow the process of the journey get in the way of me taking the time to just make a video or blog. My life seems to be evolving and I really don't want to miss anything, yet right now all I have is memory of this process.
Moving on....
I have recently adopted this new mentality of...I want my life to be poured out! I feel God has blessed me with many gifts and talents, ideas and desires, and want to be emptied of it all before my life is done.
It is my desire to multiply what God has given me. I was talking with Kevin (my husband) last night and I told him I feel like the man God gave 5 talents to and he doubled it and God gave him the 1 talent from the servant who buried his. But, here is my issue I feel like I am not really using the talents God has given me although there be many. Well, I am using them but I do not have a full picture of what I am supposed to do with all God has given me. There are so many things I want to do and I feel that I don't have time to do it all. Why am I in such a hurry? I don't know.
What comes to mind - and I am sure you can relate - is life never stops, the bills never stop, needs never stop, wants never stop, responsibilities never stop! I feel if I take the time to develop what I have other things won't get done. I mean how do you do it, how can you take time out to develop what is in you while maintaining a home, raising children, teaching children, building relationships, produce income to pay those MONTHLY obligations, build a business, throw in leisure time, sleep, and so on and so on. Life can become full!
It's like I try to make time to blog but even now this is a push because for one I am constantly being interrupted by children, feeling I have to start getting my self together for the day, I have work I need to do and even with that, although it's "work" I am not really getting paid (yet) and so on. See, that is my issue I am giving of myself daily and still feel the pressure of and the need for income. I mean really we have four children who have to eat, who need things, who should experience various things in life, on top of that, we have needs and have to pay, what we call our "monthly contributions" and so when I say we have to LIVE BRAVE it's real because my husband is not working a job right now which is fine considering a job is a false sense of security. He has a great call on his life and he needs the time to truly do what God has given him to do and that makes me happier than him just going to work and truly not feeling complete or fulfilled in what he is doing.
OK I can go on and on but this is actually allowing me to really put things in perspective. As I was writing that last paragraph I kept hearing within me all these different scriptures which I know was nothing but the Holy Spirit reminding me that FAITH is what all this boils down to. Me talking about all my daily responsibilities and how life never stops is making me look at this and really think, who is in control. All of this means nothing if I am not allowing God to be God allowing God to lead me beside still waters. I feel anxiety build up in me when I think of all the different things I have to do. And that my friend is not how God works in our life, in God's word it says be anxious for nothing, with God all things are possible, peace be still.
Every now and then (for me right now) I have to relax, relate, release. Everything will get done all is well and boy time has just flew by. It is almost 12pm, see that is what I mean. I literally just got finished eating breakfast, started doing some work on my website, checked Facebook, did some online banking stuff, and then started to blog. And now I have to go. More to follow this was only a glimpse. of LIVING BRAVE...Stay tuned...How Chic!
Friday, May 8, 2009
I am trying out my new post system by texting to my blog. This seems like a pretty cool way to keep up my blog posts. Now I just need to see how this actually looks, also I would love to see how much I can text. This is just one more techy thing I have to get used to. Thank God for the Vue phone because it has a keypad. That makes it easier to text.
Well, that's all for now...How Chic!
Well, that's all for now...How Chic!
Thursday, May 7, 2009
A Brief Life Reflection...LIVE BRAVE
It has once again been soooo long since I have written a blog that I feel somewhat embarrassed to post this one. Nevertheless it must be done.
As I sit here this morning drinking a cup of coffee, going through my emails, logging on to my social networks, wiping my son's runny nose, delegating morning chore responsibilities, and hurling threats to any child who does not do what is being asked...I realize that my life is extremely busy and full. I have a lot on my plate and that is becoming ever so prevalent now. I have taken on other tasks as far as my purpose is concerned and I have even embarked upon the journey of becoming a better meal planner and cooking every meal our family eats - which by the way...that is a HUGE task and a LOT of work- we are now eating from our own table! I received that advice from a 86 year old woman who grows and sells fresh vegetables in front of her home, she gave me that advice when I asked her "so what's the secret?" the very first thing she said was "I eat from my OWN table". I mean really to live to be 86 and still able to get around, still in your right mind and happy. I am impressed, so I took that to heart and so now our family eats from our own table!
Now, don't get me wrong I also have a grandmother who just celebrated her 75th birthday and she has a lot of life in her and "still kicking" as I always say to her and I really appreciate her life. I can learn a lot from her also, although there is one habit I have yet to take on and that is, my grandmother eats an onion almost everyday like an apple, I mean really she just takes a big hunk a chunka bite out of an onion and she has been doing that for YEARS. Perhaps that's her secret, I just realized I have never asked my own grandmother that question...(note to self...call grandma today and ask her, "what is the secret"). Sure, she has her good days and her bad days but to see her today it is just amazing to me, I love her soooo much she was my safe place when I was a young girl, going to her house was a sanctuary for me. Wow, just reflecting on that makes me really appreciate how God has truly blessed me. My grandmother has taught me a lot of lessons on unconditional love, I know I got a lot of my entrepreneurial skill from her. She has done a lot and even to this day for her not to work is really hard on her because that is just a part of who she is.
Just reflecting on this makes me value my life all the more. I have a lot more thoughts that I plan on sharing in upcoming blogs but for right now just living my life and seeing what God has in store for my family right now is extremely exciting!
I will end with this, right now my family and I are embarking on a new journey where we are fully trusting GOD... I like to say we are in a position to LIVE BRAVE (more about this to come).
Come along on this journey with us as we begin to experience life in a whole new realm of FAITH.
LIVE BRAVE!....How Chic ;)
Tassie
Final Thought (really)...If you have accepted the invitation to read my blogs, I have one request...If you do not already have a blogger account please create one (it's free) because I would like for you to comment on my blogs. You may be wondering why, it's simple...MY Chic Life blogs are a part of my purpose right now and one encouraging factor in sharing what I need to share is interaction. This will be -most likely- my last time making this request. This is simply me wanteing to be a part of your life and I want you to be a part of mine...that's it nothing more nothing less :) Much Love to you all and again...How Chic ;)
As I sit here this morning drinking a cup of coffee, going through my emails, logging on to my social networks, wiping my son's runny nose, delegating morning chore responsibilities, and hurling threats to any child who does not do what is being asked...I realize that my life is extremely busy and full. I have a lot on my plate and that is becoming ever so prevalent now. I have taken on other tasks as far as my purpose is concerned and I have even embarked upon the journey of becoming a better meal planner and cooking every meal our family eats - which by the way...that is a HUGE task and a LOT of work- we are now eating from our own table! I received that advice from a 86 year old woman who grows and sells fresh vegetables in front of her home, she gave me that advice when I asked her "so what's the secret?" the very first thing she said was "I eat from my OWN table". I mean really to live to be 86 and still able to get around, still in your right mind and happy. I am impressed, so I took that to heart and so now our family eats from our own table!
Now, don't get me wrong I also have a grandmother who just celebrated her 75th birthday and she has a lot of life in her and "still kicking" as I always say to her and I really appreciate her life. I can learn a lot from her also, although there is one habit I have yet to take on and that is, my grandmother eats an onion almost everyday like an apple, I mean really she just takes a big hunk a chunka bite out of an onion and she has been doing that for YEARS. Perhaps that's her secret, I just realized I have never asked my own grandmother that question...(note to self...call grandma today and ask her, "what is the secret"). Sure, she has her good days and her bad days but to see her today it is just amazing to me, I love her soooo much she was my safe place when I was a young girl, going to her house was a sanctuary for me. Wow, just reflecting on that makes me really appreciate how God has truly blessed me. My grandmother has taught me a lot of lessons on unconditional love, I know I got a lot of my entrepreneurial skill from her. She has done a lot and even to this day for her not to work is really hard on her because that is just a part of who she is.
Just reflecting on this makes me value my life all the more. I have a lot more thoughts that I plan on sharing in upcoming blogs but for right now just living my life and seeing what God has in store for my family right now is extremely exciting!
I will end with this, right now my family and I are embarking on a new journey where we are fully trusting GOD... I like to say we are in a position to LIVE BRAVE (more about this to come).
Come along on this journey with us as we begin to experience life in a whole new realm of FAITH.
LIVE BRAVE!....How Chic ;)
Tassie
Final Thought (really)...If you have accepted the invitation to read my blogs, I have one request...If you do not already have a blogger account please create one (it's free) because I would like for you to comment on my blogs. You may be wondering why, it's simple...MY Chic Life blogs are a part of my purpose right now and one encouraging factor in sharing what I need to share is interaction. This will be -most likely- my last time making this request. This is simply me wanteing to be a part of your life and I want you to be a part of mine...that's it nothing more nothing less :) Much Love to you all and again...How Chic ;)
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