Who's Right?

Who's Right?

There will always be numerous versions of events. As much as we may wish we could control all the versions to reflect our own personal feelings/thoughts/perceptions, this is not so. You CANNOT control what others say, do or think.

The best you can do is live your life with honesty, integrity, and kindness - be accountable for all your actions - and apologize when you mess up.

Doing so will help you flow effortlessly into the next phase of your journey.

    Louise Smith

greatness

i often hear, 'when i grow up i want to be an inspiration.' 

i always respond by saying - 'then set the following goals. live with joy. be kind. do good things. be humble. be content. help others. if you do all these things you WILL inspire others, no matter what else is going on in your life.' 

good luck. 

♥ Louise Smith

Self-Respect

Always be aware of the line you can easily cross. 

The line between being a wonderful help for others - and - killing yourself doing it.

If anyone in your world sucks your energy dry, brings you consistently down, drags you into drama and negativity - then you are in a prime position to learn a life lesson of respecting yourself.

It's in your control to decide what energy you want to be surrounded by and filled with. Let go and make space for positivity, health, kindness and joy. 

♥ Louise Smith

Love

To Love

When you think of the love you feel you actually send calm, peaceful, kind, joyful, accepting energy into the world. This energy doesn't travel only from point A to point B - it spreads and touches all in it's path. 

So, yes, love deeply. 

Love people, your job, your habits, your activities. Love animals, and the planet. Love kind gestures.

Love passionately and completely and you WILL make this world a better place. 

♥ Louise Smith

Honesty vs. The Lie

Have you ever noticed that generally speaking, honesty is something we expect from others but excuse in ourselves.

Think about it.

We encourage others to be honest with us. We hurt when they aren't. 

But, and here's the big BUT, in our day-to-day lives we are quick to cover certain things up, leave certain things out, and decide what we need to be truthful about. After all, who really wants to hear that the dress they're wearing does actually make their butt look big, and why would we tell the boss we are late because we had one too many glasses of wine with friends last night.

Here's the irony.

If you decide when and where you should be honest, and when/where a little white lie fits, and when/where an omission or big fat ole lie is best, then you cannot expect anyone else in your world to do things differently.

If you lie. They get to lie. If you choose when/where/why to suit your needs, THEY get to choose when/where/why to suit THEIR needs.

That cycle never ends. Until you end it. If you choose honesty then yes, you can expect honesty all around you. It's amazing how beautiful your life becomes when you fill your space with like-minded souls.

This is a tough lesson to master. Be kind to yourself if it takes a few kicks at the can before you reach the higher level of wisdom. Good luck. ♥ Louise Smith

Here's to Life!

When I was 20 I thought I had my whole life ahead of me. To do what I wish and when I wished. Life seemed never-ending.

I could make mistakes, take wrong roads, live on the wild side, hang out with people even if they didn't resonate with me. After all, I had my whole life to fix those things up if they didn't work out so well. Plus I'm not even sure I knew what 'resonate' meant back then :)

Now that I am 50 I see how short life really is. I arrived here far faster than expected. And now that I am here, at this stage, I see each moment more like a gift.

So,

Here's to choosing not to waste a single minute.
Here's to choosing to surround myself with kindness, honesty, integrity and compassion.

Here's to choosing to be those things myself.

Here's to happiness, here's to life!
♥ Louise Smith

Gratitude

Exactly what I was thinking and feeling last night as I turned onto the highway toward home after a particularly long and challenging week.

The sun was setting. 

The air had turned cool again.

And quite frankly, I was mentally and emotionally exhausted.

But, as my favourite music danced through my vehicle and into my soul, and the sun sparkled and glistened in its final minutes I couldn’t help but feel grateful.

For the big things. Like the time to do what had to be done. For incredibly supportive siblings. For unending love from my husband and family.

I felt grateful for even bigger things. A setting sun to remind me every day is a new day. A cool breeze to remind me I am alive. Music to remind me I am not walking this journey alone.

I spent the rest of the ride counting my blessings. Friends. Family. Health. A warm home, a full fridge, and the forest trails that were waiting to welcome me back.

As the kilometers fell behind I smiled, sang, and acknowledged all the good in my world.

Once again I was balanced, mind, body, and spirit.
♥ Louise Smith