Brave! Will you be Brave? What does Brave look like to you?
Are you Brave? What does Brave look like and feel like to you? This week I Encourage you to step out of your comfort zone and be Brave for the Benefit of someone else! Will you be a Voice for the Voiceless? What is something you will do Brave this week ? #BetheException #SpeakUpBeHeard #PineapplePeople #beingbrave #bravery_challenge
Monday Morning Moment asks today What and Who do you believe in? I think this is a perfect question for Easter Monday. What we believe in, and where are beliefs come from are part of what defines are day and our lives. Our Beliefs, Value and Desires all start with belief. This week where will your values show up? What do you believe in, how do you live out those beliefs in the world? How do you respond to people who believe different than you? I met a woman who told me her life goal was to create a group for those of us in the middle. She would call it the Millions in the middle, those that want to unite not divide, those that can offer love even if we have different beliefs. My hope and pray this week is that you will believe in yourself and treat yourself well. Are you care for yourself you are better able to go out in the world and care for others. #BeTheException #PineapplePeople #Believeinsomethingbiggerthanyourself #believeinyourself #MondayMorningMoments
.Today’s focus…Having FUN! When was the last time you laughed? What do you do for fun? Over the last year there has been a ton of serious in our lives and in the world but if you look there is always something to laugh about. I love laughter, it is fun and it is contagious. What will you laugh at this week? Who is the funniest person you know? What is something you do for FUN? #BeTheException #laughteristhebestmedicine #PineapplePeople #Havefunbeingfunny
Will you feed your Fear or your Fun this week? What feeds your fear? What do you need to avoid? What feeds your Fun? What could you use more of this week? Feeding our fear steals our JOY. To many people lead with fear of the unknown, my encouragement to you this week is Please don’t let Fear win! #BeTheException #faithoverfear #PineapplePeople #MondayMorningMoments
Do you call yourself Lucky or unlucky? Do you anticipate the good things in life or wait for the rocks to fall?
Why Not YOU? We will all have challenges but today I say why not YOU to be Lucky, to be Blessed, to have the good things come your way on this special day…Wishing you the luck of the Irish ; )
Do you believe you’re special? Has anyone ever told you that you’re special? Though some people in the world might tell you differently, I’m here to tell you there’s nothing wrong with believing we’re special because we’re all special in our own unique ways.
What concerns me are the people who think they’re above walking through something tough. Many times, adults who haven’t walked through tough or painful challenges in their life will ask, “Why me?” when an obstacle arises. Often, they might say things such as, “I’m a good person who does good things. I give to charity and donate material items. How could this happen to me? I don’t deserve this.”
Each time I hear someone questioning, “Why me?” I imagine an old Ziggy cartoon. In the cartoon, Ziggy asks God, “Why me?” and God replies, “Why not!” All of us, no matter what life journey you’re on, walk through struggles in life that might last a day, a week, a month, or an entire season. It would be wonderful if none of us had to struggle, but that’s not the way it works. We don’t struggle because we “deserve it,” we struggle because it’s all a part of this unpredictable thing called life.
It’s hard for me to hear from people who think they’re above feeling pain or facing tough challenges while saying, “Why me? I’m a good person.” Every time I hear someone say that, I think about all the abused or neglected children who are also good people and don’t deserve to feel that kind of pain. It’s also hard for me to hear from those people who have walked through their lives simply with almost no hardship only to think about those who walk through trial after trial with no end in sight.
My wish is for people to think before they speak as words can deeply hurt others around us and leave them feeling like they deserve the hardships they’ve encountered, which they don’t. None of us deserve to face pain in our lives and at the same time, no one is above having to face that pain either. Although you may be special, keep in mind the person next to you who has been struggling through challenge after challenge for years is special, too. I urge you not to put yourself above those around you and recognize that being a “good person” doesn’t exempt you from hurdles.
This week, I challenge you to reach out to someone in your life who’s walking through something tough to lend a kind word or see how you can support them. If you’re the someone who’s walking through something tough, I encourage you to reach out to someone in your life to let them know how they can support you. None of us can live this crazy thing called life alone, and it’s up to us to decide how we show up for one another in times of need. What does living your exceptional life look like to you?
When you walk through a challenging season or experience do you ask, “Why me?” If so, what answer(s) do you hear in return?
Do you look for the lessons within your struggles? What’s the greatest lesson you’ve learned ?
What’s the most challenging thing you’ve faced? What did it teach you?
What are you building? What Empire, Legacy and Impact will you leave on the world? When you think about what are you leaving behind each day, in your home? In your work? In the world? For me the moving from Excuse of why things might not work out to Beleiving I could be the Exception was life changing and inviting others to do the same is my JOY! This is my Empire that I build people up to move beyond their circumstances, struggles and disappointments to become the Exception. How about you, What will you build? #BeTheException #buildanempire #PineapplePeople #legacybuilding #MotivationalSpeaker #Keynotespeaker #InspirationalSpeaker
