Love is an Inspiration!!!

Hey there hey,

It's a lovely breezy Monday afternoon on my little side of the Empire. (wink wink) I wish there was a feature where we could add music to our posts!!! That would be perfect for me being that I LOVE MUSIC oh SO MUCH!!! I LOVE the way music expresses feelings into a song. If that were possible, I would be playing what I am currently listening to right now on my Pandora station, Frederyk Chopin Radio, and it's playing Michael Dulin, Serenade, from his album titled Timeless. (sighs, sighs, sighs)

Music to my soul, music to my ears, music to my heart. It's my most favorite kind of music. Classical. It's a coincidence the album is named Timeless, since, that is the particular style of art I love to do!!! I love the art of playing the Piano, I love the art of Make-up, I love the art of Hair Styling, I love the art of Photography!!! I LOVE, LOVE it!!! I love many of things. I love the art of DANCING so much, that listening to the right beat, the right sounds, the right vibrations, turns into a virus that penetrates deep within, sending trembles through my veins causing me to get up and SHAKE what my MOMMA GAVE ME!!! (bam bam) LOL

I love the art of Singing. I LOVE to Sing all kinds of songs. Spanish, Country, Pop, R&B, Ballad. I once went to the X-Factor. Made it passed 2 auditions and was then sent home with such an experience that I think I will try it out again some time soon. Or maybe even the VOICE. Love the way the show plays out its auditions.

Anyway, I am getting a little off track getting into my art preferences and what not. What I would really like to share with you is the reading material I came across today and why I was so compelled at first to share with you what I LOVE. I have written a couple times on the topic of LOVE and how much of a struggle it has been and still is in my life. I am reading a book : The Power, In hopes to gain some strength, wisdom and knowledge on such a touchy subject for me. So far this book has taught me profoundly on LOVE and the POWER OF LOVE!!! I came across a few quotes and I would love to share them on today's Link Up with Ponder Wonders, Soul Food Monday's. I hear they are having a self serve buffet. (yummy, wink wink)

At the end of the day LOVE truly is the answer!!! I pray for an abundance of it, so that I can give it freely with an open heart.

" Human beings, vegetables, or cosmic dust, we all "DANCE" to a mysterious tune, intoned in the distance by an invisible player" - Albert Einstein  (Acrylic on Canvas, Open Heart, from Kristina Scheetz Blog )

Image from The Other Side of Sixty

- " If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment." - Marcus Aurelius (121-180) Roman Emperor, from the book The Power. 

 - " For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he." - Proverbs 23:7, from the book The Power. 

 " Your emotions affect every cell in your body. Mind and body, mental and physical, are intertwined"- Thomas Tulko, from the book The Power. 


These were very close to HOME for me. I would LOVE to hear what has inspired you to LOVE today!?!?!

Don't forget to LINK up and take advantage of the self serving buffet over at Ponder Wonders!!! I know I will be having some seconds.... (wink wink)

The First Time....

Motherhood and all that comes with it!!! I get out of breathe just saying that sentence. It can be so consuming at times. Yet after all the sleepless nights, all the doody diaper changing, all the dry cleaning bills (LOL) from spit up blouses & outfits, the non-ending worrying, the headaches, the body aches, etc... At the end of it all it takes just once glance into their eyes, their hearts, their souls, to know that it's always OK and this is how thing were destined to be!!! Its a life long learning experience that makes it all well worth it. Anything that has great significance and meaning to our lives has and/or will cost us greatly. The fruits however help us to see things from a different perspective.

I remember being overwhelmed with so much JOY and LOVE, that tears rolled down my cheeks uncontrollably. I remember having no control of my emotions. Felt like my heart was pulled out of my body and handed to me to hold in my arms. I remember the smell of her soft baby hair, the touch of her tender silky skin as her little fingers wrapped around my hands so tightly.... I remember hearing her cry for the first time and it was like a song that only my heart knew the lyrics too!!! Such a rewarding, uplifting lifetime treasure.

My eldest Britney this song is but a mere description of what my heart felt as I saw you for the first time....
Funny how things have its way of going 'round and 'round. I can recall my mother AKA "Abuelita Jones" listening to this song. She would sing it to me from time to time and I had no idea until I encountered the same moment myself.

The first time ever I saw your face

I thought the sun rose in your eyes

And the moon and the stars were the gifts you gave 

to the dark and the empty skies

MY LOVE...

The first time ever I kissed your mouth

I felt the earth move in my hands

Like the trembling heart of a captive bird

That was there at my command

My LOVE

The first time ever I lay with you

I felt your heart so close to mine

And I knew our joy would fill the earth

And last til the end of time

My LOVE

The first time ever I saw your face

Your face, Your face, Your face!!!

I kissed your mouth

Love Is The Answer

Hey there Hey, 

Its a lovely Tuesday morning here on my side of the Empire!!! (wink, wink) I am actually sipping on some TAIO calming tea while I get myself into a new routine of priorities. I have one of my younger sisters sitting here with me while she sips on her tea and reads her book on healing by choices... Can't wait to purchase it!!! That is why this morning I chose to share something on LOVE!!! "LOVE truly is the answer. LOVE always finds a way & when we LOVE one another, there are brighter days!!!" 

I struggle when it comes to this. I have been through sooooooo many mishaps when it comes to the topic of "LOVE" with everyone most important in my life, and all though I may intellectually say it and try to demonstrate it, I know it doesn't come naturally from my heart. OMG I know, it sounds so harsh to admit, but hey, it's MY TRUTH at this moment in my life. I love my family dearly and I love my children with all my heart, but I feel that they do not get the WHOLE of me because of the barrier that I am trying to overcome from my PAST...

However, if you haven't noticed til now, I am the kind that likes to take the bull by its horns!!! It could be dangerous at times but worth the cause in so many ways. I hope to truly "Let Go' of my own balloon some time soon. Or rather bury the sandbag that is holding it down. (sighs at just the thought) 

There is love, there is LOVE

There is love, there is LOVE

When our hope is hard to find

And our faith is in decline

We need a cause to stand behind, LOVE

We all want the way it feels

Time it comes and time it steals

What remains, what is real, LOVE

There is LOVE, there is forgiveness

There is LOVE in times of need

When life is cold there is a promise

You would never go without

There is LOVE, there is LOVE

It heals the sick, comforts the weak

Breaks the proud, raises the meek

In this life no guarantees but there is LOVE

[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsty.com/chris-tomlin-love-lyrics.html ]

There is LOVE, there is forgiveness

There is LOVE in times of need

When life is cold there is a promise

You will never go without, oh

LOVE is the answer

LOVE will find a way

When we LOVE one another

It's a brighter day

LOVE is the answer

LOVE will find a way

When we LOVE one another

It's a brighter day

When life is cold there is a promise

You will never go without

There is LOVE, there is forgiveness

There is LOVE in times of need

When life is cold there is a promise

You will never go without

Oh, there is LOVE

Oh, [Incomprehensible] of LOVE

By: Chris Tomlin

Lets Link Up!!!

Britney aka Chuni Wuni, Britbee Jenx, Roocha/Roochi

Hey there Hey!

Hoping you all are having a morning as spiffy as your coffee, tea or maybe even cafe con leche!!! Today is a very special day for me. It is my eldest daughter Britney's 10th Birthday!!! It is amazing how quickly time can pass you by. One minute you are holding her in your arms ever so tenderly for the first time ever and the next minute you are trying to hold onto to their hands as long as you can, before they tell you "MOM!!! Really?!?!?" LOL Well in my case I am LUCKY because my daughter is the cuddly affectionate type and well I should be taking a lot more advantage than what I have been lately.

I was 19, when I found out I was pregnant. I remember feeling overwhelmed with JOY and CONFUSION all mixed up together. No matter how much you can agree that you are ready to have a child or plan for one, it's always like a box of chocolates! (as Forrest would say) LOL You really never know what you are going to get and even still after 10 years and 2 more children after, it's still a mystery. Parenting doesn't come with a manual, nor an instruction sheet and all you can really have is FAITH and HOPE mixed with the perfect amount of LOVE and pray that things turn out for the best!!! I knew it in my heart though from the very beginning that Britney was meant for me. She has lit up my world even in my greatest darkness and no matter how troubled her life can be at times, (while she goes through the normal adolescent phases) she always manages to have such a cheery disposition. I honor her spirit and not just today but I want too everyday!!! As parents we tend to forget that they too our their own people and that somehow we have to find that right balance where we are holding onto them as we let them GO at the same time... Don't know if that made any sense to you guys?!? o_O I have pasted a quote I came across and its perfect for what I am experiencing with Britney right now.

“We let Willow cut her hair. When you have a little girl, it’s like how can you teach her that you’re in control of her body? If I teach her that I’m in charge of whether or not she can touch her hair, she’s going to replace me with some other man when she goes out in the world. She can’t cut my hair but that’s her hair. She has got to have command of her body. So when she goes out into the world, she’s going out with a command that it is hers. She is used to making those decisions herself. We try to keep giving them those decisions until they can hold the full weight of their lives.” 

So grateful I found it, for it has made me see things from a different perspective and I truly look forward to really getting to know my daughter and who she really is. Giving such great meaning to our relationship as mother and daughter <3 I have been so blessed these past 10 years!!!

With all that being said, (sniff sniff) I am going to HONOR her today by posting "10" posts that show off her charisma, spunk, sweet and wild, DRAMA QUEEN personality. I will show off some pictures and share how much of an IMPACT she has made in my life throughout these wonderful 10 years! I LOVE HER MORE THAN ANYTHING IN THIS WORLD AND WELL I AM GOING TO FIND ENDLESS WAYS OF SHOWING IT TO HER <3

For now THANK YOU all for stopping by and sharing what is a tender moment to me on this very special day!!!

xoxo

Taking Charge....

Hey there Hey!!!

It's a rainy gloomy Monday. I take it that winter is starting to make its grand entrance! What I would originally say is what crappy weather, knowing that I am definitely a sunshine kind of gal. I love the dry and sunny weather as I feel the heat kiss my cheeks, and they slightly turn red, LOL which is a great natural way for blush!!! (being that I am a make-up artist) However, this morning I will embrace the weather by saying I LOVE the RAIN and the fact it comes from the sky is just a true PLUS. It nourishes the trees, plants, it bathes and feeds birds, it helps the seeds to grow, it brings giggles to my children's faces when they get sprinkled just a bit by some drops. ahhhhhh (my heart sighed just thinking of them) <3 I will embrace the gloominess for its this kind of weather that makes me want to stay in and work on my blog and business. This weather sure brings out the creative side in ME!!! So it's no too bad after all....

Its funny how things are not of coincidence. Or at least I DO NOT believe them to be. This morning I decided to change things up a bit. You know work harder at getting myself into the groove of things. Sometimes I find myself on track, while other times I am picking myself up from a slump. So I woke up and instead of doing the usual network browse and seeing how other people's morning went or have gone, I decided to create what my morning would turn out to be. I did my usual morning PRAYER. (which I will use in a separate post), was thankful for everything I have, and went straight to PonderWonders for the Soul Food Monday Ritual Link Up. As we feed our minds and we feed our bodies, it is important to feed our souls, which is why I enjoy this link OH SO VERY MUCH!!!

The link up to my benefit was about taking accountability. Something I seem to have had a hard time doing almost all my LIFE. Sometimes when you undergo lots of hardships you tend to create, or rather "I" created a defense mechanism, where I would be the victim and blame everyone else doing me harm. When in reality, YES they are people that cause us HARM, and even in times when we feel that we have no choice. Or maybe at an age where we really had no proper guidance, and OMG you know poor child.

However, now being almost 30 in the next couple months, I have really learned that it's always been about my choices and what I have decided to actually do with what LIFE has given me or continues to give, cause time continues to GO ON without waiting or offering you any extra minutes. So YES, while I have gone through many obstacles I have decided to make a conscious choice of what I am choosing for myself and for my life no matter what the circumstances. I have changed my perspective, being that I am a mother of 3, wife, sister, daughter, friend, etc... My choices affect the people I have around me, which are usually the people I TRULY LOVE!!!

IN OTHER WORDS I AM TAKING ACCOUNTABILITY!!! I want to acknowledge all my mistakes so that I can embrace the solution and never have to experience it over and over again!!! Whatever it may be!!! I have control of my LIFE by what I choose and when things go wrong take account for them and MOVE ON!!! Monday's Soul Food with PonderWonders, just confirmed it to me this morning "by coincidence" (wink, wink) LOL

So with that said, I will leave you with some inspirational quotes I came across this morning "by coinkidink" (WINK) Hope you enjoy them as much as did!!! I am even thinking of having my husband draw these out on a canvas and putting them up on the walls around my home as constant reminders.  (hmmmmm I smell a project coming into play)

This first one I will apply everyday and all day!!!

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I'm Not Gonna Stop!

Hey there Hey!

Hope everyone is doing alright during what is a rainy day over here in my little nook of the world. How's the weather in your place? 

Well when I initially began this post, it was going to be a simple picture with an inspirational quote. Then I came up with the idea to get a bit more personal and since I mention the phrase: "Bet On It" often in my post, I can let you IN a little more on ME and why I tend to use it a lot! This song represents what I feel about achieving my goals and what I want out of my LIFE. MY EMPIRE <3 I have always been strong willed ever since I can remember. Every time I am challenged, it's like a little switch comes off and I am ready to take it on FULL FORCE! I bump myself pretty hard from time to time, but doesn't STOP me from getting the move back on. BET ON IT!!! 

Everybody is always talking at me, Everybody is trying to get in my head. I wanna listen to my own heart talking, I need to count on myself again...
Did you ever?Lose yourself to get what you want?Did you everGet on a ride, then wanna get off?

Did you ever push away the onesYou should have held close?Did you ever let go?Did you ever not know?

I'm not gonna stop, that's who I amI'll give it all I got, that is my planWill I find what I lost? You know you canBet on it, bet on it, bet on it, bet on it(Bet on me)

I wanna make it right, that is the wayTo turn my life around, today is the dayAm I the type of guy who means what I say?Bet on it, bet on it, bet on it, bet on it

How will I know if there's a path worth taking?Should I question every move I make?With all i’ve lost, my heart is breakingI don't wanna make the same mistake

Did you everDoubt your dream will ever come true?Did you everBlame the world and never blame you?

I will neverTry to live a lie againI don't wanna win this gameIf I can't play it my way

I'm not gonna stop, that's who I am(Who I am)I'll give it all I got, that is my plan(That's my plan)

Will I find what I lost? You know you can(You know you can)Bet on it, bet on it, bet on it, bet on it(Bet on me)

I wanna make it right, that is the wayTo turn my life around, today is the dayAm I the type of guy who means what I say?Bet on it, bet on it, bet on it, bet on it

Hold up, give me room to thinkBring it on downGotta work on my swingGotta do my own thing, hold up

It's no good at all to see yourselfAnd not recognize your faceOut on my own, it's such a scary placeThe answers are all inside of meAll I gotta do is believe

I'm not gonna stopNot gonna stop 'til I get my shotThat's who I am, that is my planWill I end up on top?

You can bet on it, bet on itBet on it, bet on itYou can bet on it, bet on itBet on it, bet on it

I wanna make it right, that is the wayTo turn my life around, today is the dayAm I the type of guy who means what I say?Bet on it, bet on it, bet on it, bet on it(You can bet on me)

And there you have it! This song has helped motivate my every move, since the first day I heard it while watching High School Musical 2 with my eldest daughter Britney, which will be having her birthday this week coming up and I am sooooo excited to celebrate it with her! We are giving her a Hollywood Theme celebration, with a HOT PINK CARPET! But that will have to wait for another post, Stay Tuned....
Enjoy your Saturday!!! xoxo 
PS Don't forget to stop by and link up with SimplyyMayra of PonderWonders for a little snack and enjoy feeding your soul with Soul Food Monday Link ups <3

Bet on It!

"Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes... the ones who see things differently -- they're not fond of rules... You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things... they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do." - Steven Jobs