Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Are You Driven For The Ultimate Pursuits of Happiness?





Peace & Blessings People:
This blog entry I thought I would post differently this time around….. I found some notes I jotted down these thoughts and truth be told I can’t remember if there my own or something I heard and had to jot down to refer back to but the point is they reappeared on my desk at work.. I took it simply as a sign from the most high.. Therefore after receiving a few text messages from my dear friend and brother Spiryt and having a convo with my sis, Dawn, the SEQ I thought I would script this blog and with some fresh thoughts on the brain… SO here are the thoughts:
Ø There is much success in the progress of your pursuits
Ø Reward is the journey of success

Then I got to thinking about words that will constantly remind of what my goals are and what I want and what it takes to put dreams and plans into actual action… I usually try to post a photo with my blogs that somehow illustrate the gist of the blog topic… And as I began to search for the photo for this blog I saw two that jumped out at me.,. Not so much the photo initially, but the title of the portrait.. One was “Determination” the other was “Perseverance” and you know these are essentials that must be present in order for accomplishments to take place…. You know just as I think… you know the song’s lyrics of “Nobody told me that the road would be easy, BUT, I don’t believe he brought me this far to leave me”.. I think the song title is “I Don’t Feel N Ways Tired”…Then, I’m reminded of that song Encourage Yourself by Donald Lawrence… We all encounter ups and downs on this path called life and sometimes we can be assured that we have someone to be by our side, a phone call away, a rise away or a plane away, THEN, there’s sometimes when you simply need to and gotta rely on your OWN faith and that’s when you simply gotta know how to Encourage Yourself……

Dictionary.com defines the two words as such:
Ø Determination - the act of coming to a decision or of fixing or settling a purpose; the quality of being resolute; firmness of purpose;
Ø Perseverance - steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., esp. in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement; continuance in a state of grace to the end, leading to eternal salvation.

So it depends solely on you how you interpret the two terms and more importantly how you apply them but to inhabit them and be able to identify them is awesome and in these days quite imperative….

So my people, be encouraged, encourage someone, be blessed, bless someone, love yourself and tell someone that they are loved….
1Luv, Monique “1MopoeticSoul” D.