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Raising Children Who Succeed

terri — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 06:59:16 +0000

In this book you will learn about

Setting Boundaries
Establishing Routines
Creating a Creative Space
Choosing Role Models
Freedom

And so much more. I’m beginning a series expanding on the material from this book. Be sure to fill in your e-mail address Over there ====> In the form on the sidebar of this page to receive a ***FREE*** copy of the book. It will give you a great foundation to spring forth into raising children who are successful.

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terri — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 06:21:24 +0000

The “I’m Blessed By You” Note

terri — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:02:14 +0000

One of my greatest desires in life is to be a true blessing to my children. They sure are to me! Today, my son John, put his hand on my shoulder as he towered above me and said, “I’m really glad you’re my mom.” (insert tears)

I responded with, “You’re still my favorite.”

To which he then retorted, “You’re still my favorite mom.”

As much as we really do love our kids, we often don’t take the time to tell them in ways that really speak to them. Last night I was reading a book by Barbara Corcoran called, If You Don’t Have Big Breasts, Put Ribbons on Your Pigtails & other lessons I learned from my Mom This quote really stuck in my head,

And that was my mother’s genius. She kept her house going by putting her finger on the special gift she saw in each of her children, and making each and every one of us believe that that gift was uniquely ours. Whether it was true or not, we all believed it.

As I was taking a bath today I was thinking about ways that I could bless my children like that. Ways that I could let them know they are loved and that they each have such a uniqueness about them and that they can really do anything they set their minds to do.

I thought of each of my children and could even see their smiles as I thought of how unique they are. This is when I came up with the idea of writing each of them a thank you note, but more like an “I’m Blessed by You” note. I’m going to sneak in their rooms while they are out of them and put the handwritten note in an obvious place, taped to the computer screen maybe, or perhaps replace the bookmark in their current read, or I’ll simply place it on the pillow of each child. My heart has been filled with such love and gratitude for my amazing children, it’s almost bursting out of me!

A few weeks ago I began a routine as I left the house by saying, to no one in particular, “I love you.” Sometimes the words aren’t spoken for the benefit of the hearer, but the benefit of the person speaking the words.

Now that the kids are getting older they often come and go a lot. Another thing I want to do is make up a cute little “exit note” by the door. It would simply say, “As you go into the world, KNOW that you are loved by us.” I want to laminate it and hang it just above the light switch. Perhaps as they read it on their way out the door, it will fill them with great feelings – knowing they are loved.

What are some little ways that you show your children that you are blessed by them, simply for who they are?

21 Day Challenge

terri — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 06:43:17 +0000

Tomorrow, I’m beginning a new venture with my children. As most of you know, I’m an entrepreneur to the very core of my being. The past few years I’ve struggled with how to support my family and still love what I do. Not any more! We’re in this together!

Families Making Fortunes

This past week, I finally decided to have some conversations with God about this. I set an appointment with God, sang a little to Him, praised Him, talked with him, then listened. I knew he was going to answer in a big way. He is the God of making paths straight – and boy did I need a little path straightening in my life. Every day this week, I did the same routine. I listened. I tried to strain to hear his voice, I even tried to invent in my subconsious what I “thought” he might be saying to me. I decided to wait. The reason I decided to wait was because the verse came to me, “They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall mount up with wings as eagles. They shall run and not grow weary.” So…I waited.

I had been looking forward to Boss Event 2010 with Carrie Wilkerson, but mostly because I like rubbing shoulders with amazing people. I had never been to one of Carrie’s events so I didn’t really know what to expect, except that I just loved Carrie the Barefoot Executive. Now I can say, “been there, done that, and have the t-shirt!” One of the perks of volunteering was that I got one of the awesome golf style shirts with the barefoot logo on it. (Oh dear – I have so digressed)

Immediately upon arriving to help I knew things were going to change for me. I heard God say, “are you ready to listen to me?”

The first few speakers were amazing. I took page after page of notes. But then Paul Evans began to talk about speaking. His message sunk deep into my spirit. For the past five years, I had decided that public speaking was no longer a venue afforded to me. I won’t bore you with all the lies I believed that made me think that. What I will tell you is that when there is something that is such an integral part of who you are and someone begins to resurrect it in your life, you feel freedom. My heart quickened. I was a little concerned that maybe I should get my blood pressure checked. But no, the excitement was simply bubbling inside me.

When you do battle with what your destiny is and then finally surrender, there is an amazing feeling of release and relief. That is where I am tonight.

Through all the speakers at the event, God whispered which way I should go.

Tomorrow I will be holding a family meeting with the children. They are a giant part of my dream. All that I am, all that I believe in, and my talents and passions are culminating in the 21 Day Challenge. I’m going to charge the kids that we will raise $5000.00 in just 21 days! The kids (and I) will create businesses that will profit us $5000.00. And you will get to participate with us in our big dream!

I’m going to document us, every step of the way, from the unveiling of the dream all the way to showing the processes, challenges, decisions, road blocks, and the SUCCESS!

You will learn as we learn. You will cheer as my kids see their dreams become reality. Your kids will get inspired as they watch my kids who are 12, 14, 16, 17, 19, and 23 create businesses that will be making money before the end of the month.

More details about how you can follow our adventure will be coming tomorrow.

H2O and You

terri — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:42:20 +0000

One thing I’ve heard over and over by people participating in the New You by the New Year is that they “know” they should be drinking more water, but it’s just so hard to do.

I’m rowing in that same boat. I do really well for awhile and even begin to crave water, then, something happens, and the habit I had been developing is gone and pretty soon I realize I haven’t had one real glass of water for days. Seriously – days! Is there anyone out there doing the same thing?

For me, it’s because I tend to reach for the pop (or soda) quickly. I grew up on Pepsi. I don’t remember ever even liking water. So for me, it almost makes me cringe to think about drinking water. I never wanted to pay for it when I could get it out of the tap for free. But then I realized that if I am not drinking it because I don’t like the taste of my tap water, then I’m really paying for it in the long run with more health issues. When I started buying bottled water, it began to make a big difference in my water consumption.

Now, I don’t claim to be a health person at all! — we’ll just settle that right up front. I just like to learn about things. The other day my mom was complaining that all of her food tasted like salt. So I googled it, and sure enough one of the ways to get rid of a salty taste in your mouth is to drink more water. Well, my mom is like me – we reach for that sugary carbonated water far too often. I told her if she increased her water consumption, it just may get rid of the salt taste —plus it would help to get rid of all those toxins in her body. I know, I have them too. Lots and lots of toxins built up. Yuck! I’m happy to report that my mom found “what worked for her” to increase her water consumption. She filled one of those big hospital jugs with ice and water. For her, she can drink the water if it’s ice cold and available. She called me a couple of days later to report she had been drinking a bunch of water and the salt taste was gone! I reminded her to keep it up.

We’re all a little different and what works for one person may not work for another. I put a request on Facebook for tips for drinking more water. The following are some of the tips people gave. I would like to share that one person, a nurse, shared a link with me that claimed the idea of drinking a lot of water was a myth. I’m going to include the link here Myth of 8 glasses of water. Whether you believe what you’ve heard or not is really up to you. Here is another article I found from the Mayo Clinic http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/water/NU00283 on the benefits of water.

Some of the tips that were suggested:

Always keep water within easy reach. If you’re shooting for a certain amount, put that amount aside so you know when you’ve finished your water for the day.

Heather said, “add a bit of crystal lite or kool aid— makes it more fun!
eat soup- that’s mostly water! Make yourself drink a whole glass before eating anything! Snacktime? great, have your water first, then you can have a snack.”

Dana offered this bit of advice, ”
“add a squirt of lemon. Really good in balancing your Ph levels & gives water a little flavor.”

Sherry added, “Same here have water will drink .. so keep a bottle in your hand it’s so good for you .. not too much Dana is right you can water log yourself. I drink all day long little at time I get in about 2-3 bottles a day.”

Advice from Cheryl who also posted the link to the myth of 8 glasses of water,
“moderation my dears; of course water is a better choice than pop, diet sweeteners have their own dangers, as does excess caffeine.”

Here is Rachel’s tip “I don’t like messing w/ ice cubes but I prefer my water cold, so I keep two jugs of water in my fridge ALL the time. When I empty one, I just refill it w/ tap water and move it to the back of the fridge. That way I’m never w/out cold water and since it’s just tap I don’t feel guilty dumping a glass that has warmed up and refilling it w/ fresh cold water. I also always have bottled waters chilled in my fridge for when I’m on the go.”

Janet then added “I read somewhere to put 8 coins in your pocket and take one out everytime you drink a glass of water so that you can remember to drink 8 glasses – that helps me. Another thing that helps me is what my kids call my Fancy Glass it is a pink glass that is pretty and I only use for water. One glass of water after I drink Dr. Pepper or Iced Tea has helped me too…”

Caryn added more caution to not drinking too much water “8 glasses of water is not necessarily good for every person. What the daily recommended amount of water that each person should drink is different from person to person. What has since been suggested is that each person drink when their body tells them that they are thirsty because too much water can actually lead to water intoxication and hyponatremia – which can kill you. http://chemistry.about.com/cs/5/f/blwaterintox.htm”

For me, I’ve decided when I’m reaching for the pop, to first reach for the bottle of water. If it’s thirst, then the water will satisfy. If I want a little pop, I find that I don’t drink nearly as much, which really helps in the weight area. I prefer my water at room temperature, so I keep a case of water in my bedroom where I work. It also keeps the kids away from my stash. I don’t know how I managed it but most of my kids drink a good healthy amount of water. Most of them like it out of the fridge compartment that has gone through the filter.

I’m real big on the reward system. When I set a goal, I like to give myself some kind of reward, even if the reward is someone simply telling me, “Good job!” That’s where accountability comes in. Maybe you could get with a friend and encourage each other in your lifestyle changes.

Tell us what you have done to have healthy water drinking habits. You never know – your success, may encourage someone else to be successful.

Things I’ve noticed in myself when I’m drinking plenty of water.
#1 I don’t feel so sluggish. A bottle of water really perks me up. — have an afternoon headache? Sometimes all you need is a drink (of water!).
#2 I’ve always had great skin, but when I’m drinking more water, it seems to glow. Of course I could just be imagining it…but I think not.
#3 Better uh hmmm…elimination. Hey, that’s what it’s for! Gets rid of the toxins in the body.
#4 Weight loss — When I quit drinking pop and replaced it with water, I lost weight. Of course I did! I replaced 700 Calories with ZERO calories. Even if you drink diet pop with little or no calories, what benefit do you really get from it? Add up the amount of calories in your pop…no wonder there is that extra middle bulge. I know, I used to be able to eat fries, drink pop, eat burgers, etc and I was skinny as a rail. Well….not any more. Time to be a pusher – a water pusher.
#5 I really think I sleep better…but I might be imagining that.

What benefits have you noticed?

Help! I Can’t Quit Overeating!

terri — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:42:24 +0000

Help! I Can’t Quit Overeating!
By Julie Morris, RN © 2009

My blood pressure gauge frantically tapped out the message I didn’t want to hear. While thoughtfully removing the stethoscope from his ears, my doctor said what I already knew: “You have got to lose weight!”

After years of dieting, starving and bingeing, I was fatter than ever. The harder I tried not to overeat, the more I found myself eating. Here I was, RN Supervisor of a large medical-surgical floor in the local hospital, telling people what to do to get healthy, and I couldn’t lose the weight that could kill me. Even though I was only in my 30’s, my doctor told me that I could have a stroke if I didn’t lose weight. I had dieted a thousand times before, but this time nothing seemed to work.

I woke up every morning and pleaded with God to help me to eat right that day. By lunchtime, with all the stress at work, I found myself saying, “I just need a little something to get through the day.” Those words seem to magically give me permission to gobble up everything in sight.

Since I had already “gone off my diet,” as soon as I got home, I would yank off my uniform and run to the refrigerator muttering, “I’ve already blown it today, so I may as well eat.” Every night I fell asleep promising to do better and praying that God would forgive me for eating in such an unhealthy way.

When I stopped long enough to think about what I was doing, confusion overwhelmed me. Why was I eating like this when I knew there was nothing more I wanted than to get rid of these extra pounds?

No one knew the answer then, but research has discovered why many of us continue to overeat, even when we try not to. The secret? Neurotransmitters–feel-good brain chemicals. These natural substances that our bodies make increase when we eat. Some of us have a dramatic rise in neurotransmitters when we overeat. They are the same chemicals released when an alcoholic drinks or an addict takes drugs.

I had become addicted to these chemicals because they gave me a feeling of well-being. I’m not sure whether I learned this addictive behavior or was born with a predisposition to it. Either way, it made my life miserable and I was determined to stop overeating so I could lose weight and be healthier. I continued to pray for help and finally I found it.

It was over 25 years ago when I finally lost my unhealthy extra pounds. The most exciting thing is that I lost my food cravings too. I seldom even want to overeat anymore. Amazingly enough, I usually prefer “normal amounts” of low-fat foods. Another amazing thing is that problems that used to drive me to the refrigerator, like lack of discipline, worries and resentments, are getting better now that I’m dealing constructively with them instead of turning to food to help me cope with them.

I started making progress in my battle against overeating when I became willing do some life-changing things that took only a few minutes a day. I’ll tell you about some of them.

I began spending a few minutes writing in a prayer journal every morning. It’s amazing how writing helps me to pray. I am able to focus on my words and I don’t get distracted like I used to. Besides, it’s really great to read through things I’ve written months before and see how God has worked things out.
I joined with a group of people who wanted to lose weight. We met together every week. They encouraged me to do things like eat in a healthy way instead of going on another one of my weird diets.
I learned to focus on “just for today.” I stopped worrying about how I was going to eat tomorrow or how I did yesterday, but to do the very best I could with God’s help today. I learned how to make small, achievable one-day goals and to reward myself every week if I achieved them—but not with food, of course!
I chose a partner from the group who was losing weight and called her almost every day to tell her how I was eating. I also told her if I was facing a problem. It helped me to talk about my problems so that, between the two of us, we could think of ways to deal with them so I wouldn’t end up eating over them. And if I was struggling with food cravings, I almost always called her instead of giving into them.
I started studying the Bible for a few minutes every day for help with my eating. I had no idea that the Bible had so much to say about overeating and how to stay away from it.
After awhile I began experiencing a type of miracle. I preferred foods that were lower in fat and higher in nutritional value–things like lean meats, fresh fruits and vegetables. I began to see the promise in this Psalm become reality in my life. What I ate satisfied me and I felt younger and healthier within just a few months.

I am awe-struck, not only by the fact that God helped me lose weight, but also by the way He has used my weakness with food to help me and others. Because of my lack of will power, I have learned to rely on God’s power at work in me. I have learned how to claim promises in the Bible, act on them one day at a time and see exciting changes in my life as a result. I have watched God take my biggest weakness and use it for good as I surrendered it to Him. And I have learned that with any problem, not just with overeating, God can take our misery and turn it into miracles… if we let Him.

Bio: After a life-long struggle with overeating, Julie Morris lost her weight in 1982 while discovering how to rely on God’s power instead of her sagging will power. A former intensive care RN, she is the author of 12 books, a dynamic motivational speaker and founder of two Christian weight-loss programs: Step Forward (www.stepforwarddiet.com) and a lighter and easier version of Step Forward, Guided By Him (www.guidedbyhim.com). Guided By Him is a 12-week Bible study, co-authored by her daughter Sarah Morris Cherry, LPC. Mrs. Cherry adds a fun and youthful slant as well as experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor. For questions about how to start your own weight-loss/Bible study group, e-mail julie@guidedbyhim.com.

Julie Morris–Author and Speaker julie@guidedbyhim.com

-Guided By Him…to a Thinner, Not So Stressed-Out You! www.guidedbyhim.com
-Step Forward Series www.stepforwarddiet.com
-From Worry to Worship www.worrytoworship.com
-From Worthless to Worthy www.worthlesstoworthy.com

Parenting How To: Shopping With Kids

terri — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:23:30 +0000

Got a Full Plate? Sometimes You Still Need to Have Dessert

terri — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:38:38 +0000

There are many of us who are so busy we just can’t imagine that we would be able to squeeze one more thing onto our plate.

I even fnd myself speaking words like:

”I can’t take anymore.”
“Grrr…I’m already too busy!”
“There is no more room on my plate for one more thing.

The problem with all of the statements is that it limits your ability to move forward. We like to get comfortable, and then stay there, happy and satisfied. We don’t want things coming in and giving us more stuff to do. I wonder sometimes if we could create the perfect life feast for ourselves, what would it look like? I know each of us is different, some might want to gorge on one item, another might like a lot of variety. I’m of the variety type. I like things changing and moving. I guess I feel like I have momentum if that’s happening. But I do always feel like my plate is already full. Can I possibly squeeze one more item onto the plate?

Then, something happens unexpectedly. I balk, get stressed, and say words that I shouldn’t say. One thing I realized recently though is that a lot of things that add to my plate, also add great value to my life. I may not see them initially like that.

Sometimes I think I get too involved in what I “think” I want and miss when the dessert is served. I’m trying to look at opportunities now as the dessert in my life that is consumed by a full plate. I don’t always want the dessert. It is okay to say no to dessert. But one thing I want to do is try not to see the opportunity in light of if it will hurt, but will it add some kind of value to my life.

My most recent dessert came in the form of a little baby. My oldest daughter who lives at home gave birth to a beautiful little girl about two months ago. Just a few days after the birth, my daughter ended up having to go back to the hospital for a couple of days. Everything on my plate was put on hold so I could spend a couple of days enjoying and savoring dessert.

I just want to encourage you today that even when you haven’t left room for dessert, sometimes it ends up being the best part of your life.

Positive Goals for a Positive Transformation

terri — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:22:17 +0000

Setting Positive Goals for a Positive Transformation

By Terri Camp

As you begin to ponder and write out your goals, I want to encourage you to make your goals “Positive” rather than “Negative” goals. What’s the difference? Isn’t a goal a goal? No. Your success on meeting your goals will be hugely influenced by the attitude of the goal.

Most of us make goals that take away something from us, but we don’t replace it with something that is good for us. A lot of goals will say something like, “quit eating chocolate.” That’s a negative goal. A positive goal would be, “In place of my daily chocolate, I will have 3 apple slices.”

Your goal steps should be worded in a way that doesn’t make you feel a loss, but makes you feel like you are gaining. Simply reading over your goals will give a positive lift to you rather than a feeling that you are sacrificing.

I recommend really thinking about the changes you want to make in your life. I usually think about four areas of change. You may have different ones than I do.

The categories of change are: Spiritual, Personal, Professional, and Educational. Rather than using the word “change” I’m going to use the word, “transformation” because that’s what you’re doing; you’re transforming your life. Where you are now is fine, there isn’t anything wrong with you. Don’t look at goal setting as if there is something wrong that needs to be fixed, but rather that you are transforming your life, into a better version of you. Don’t “change” who you are; transform into what you want to be.

Using the four categories, make a list of the ways you would like to transform within each category.

As you create your goals, I also want you to think of the ways you are going to achieve those goals. I call those “Goal Steps.” A Goal Step is a small step which you repeat until you reach your final goal.

Here are some tips when creating goals.

#1 Be Realistic! You may want to have a Super Model body, but if you were born with a pear shopped body, it ain’t gonna happen. Be realistic!

#2 You can only set the goals for yourself. Don’t focus on getting other people to change. We can’t make anyone else change. Repeat after me, I can’t make anyone else change! If you really struggle with this, make it one of your goals. Write it on pieces of paper and affix it to everything! The only life I can transform is my own! When you find yourself wanting someone else to change, make it a positive and ask yourself how you can bless that person today.

#3 You have to be able to measure the results. Don’t be ambiguous with your goals or goal steps. You can say, Goal #1 Lose Weight. That’s not really measurable like that. You have to be specific. Here is an example of a goal and goal step. Goal: Lose 20 pounds by New Year’s Eve

#4 Set Goal Steps to achieve your goals a one step at a time. Goal Step #1 Lose 3 pounds per week by replacing the chocolate candy bar I eat every day with some chilled apple slices. Goal Step #2 Add Flax Seeds to my cereal in the morning Goal Step #3 Set a timer and eat a healthy snack or meal every three hours. As you progress and develop habits you can add new goal steps and replace the ones you have mastered.

#5 Don’t try to change everything in your life at one time. You’ll become overwhelmed and give up. We’re not striving for perfection, just transformation. You have plenty of time to adjust yourself — slowly.

#6 Internal Goals are important. We often focus on personal appearance, but it’s real important to dig deep and work on the attitude. What are you portraying to those around you? Goals that adjust those issues are often more important than the things other people can see.

#7 Have a written plan. It’s not enough to have an idea of transformations you want to make. You must have a written plan that you can refer to on a regular basis. Don’t jot them down on a napkin while sitting at a coffee shop sipping a latte, only to toss it in the trash later. The more you write them, the more ingrained in your life they will become. I’ve even gone so far as to create a scrolling screen saver with my goals running across the screen. There are probably products out there that do this for you if that’s one way to have it in front of you regularly.

#8 Be Accountable to someone Tell someone that you are setting these goals, then update them on your progress. This is one reason I’ve set up the community at http://www.tadahmoms.com so you can write out your goals, then share your progress.

#9 Celebrate your successes along the way Don’t wait for the big goal to be met, celebrate the steps that you’re taking. If one of your goals is to take a college course, celebrate every time you take a test – especially if you feel that you did your best. My dad used to tell me,
”You don’t have to be perfect, but I do expect you to do your best.” I tell that to my kids too. … and sometimes I have to remind myself.

#10 Replace – Don’t just remove If your goals are all about quitting something, then you will feel like you’re being deprived of life. You know you will feel like that even though you know you shouldn’t. For some reason when we have too many don’ts in our lives, we feel negative. Turn those negatives into positives by replacing the stuff you want to quit. If you’re a smoker, replace the cigarettes with money. Every time you didn’t smoke, deposit into some kind of bank the amount of money that a pack of cigarettes would have cost you. Before long, you have enough money for something grand! If you can’t think of a way to replace something, ask your friends, they may be able to give you ideas.

#11 Visualize yourself having met your goal For each goal, think about what it will be like for you to have met that goal. How will you look? How will you feel? How will others respond to you? How much money will you have? How will it feel to know that you have accomplished this? You may want to create a visualization board of what that would be like. Or maybe you’ll want to write it in your journal. Revisit this often – it will keep you going.

#12 Erase the word TRY from your vocabulary. Yoda said it well in Star Wars, now you have to live it well here. That little three-letter word gives you an option to fail. If you are planning to fail, why are you setting goals? You are setting goals for success. Think about how many times you say, “I’ll try.” Just think about it, the realization could change your life!

#13 You are only in control of the effort. The outcome will take care of itself. Let’s say you are wanting a new job. You cannot control if you get hired. However, you can control how many resumes you send out, how you look in the interview, and how prepared you are for the position. Make your goals about effort and less about the outcome.

#14 Plan for Success! Live as if you have met the goal. Plan a success party at the end of your time frame. Invite friends over for a “Super Goal Party” Better yet, participate with other Ta-Dah Moms for our “Super Goal Party” on Twitter. (more details will be coming as you follow through the “New You by the New Year” Program)

What is one positive goal for a positive transformation that you would like to make today?

Who Am I?

terri — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:14:37 +0000

Again today I was signing up for a website which required information about me. I suppose I should have something readily available to use for such biographies, but I usually find myself feeling a little pressure at trying to define who I am — in 250 characters or less.
I once saw a t-shirt that said, “Just a Mom” on the front. And on the back there were about 40 words that describe a mom. But the words were really tasks and not descriptions.
As I was writing my latest bio for http://www.asamom.org there were so many thoughts that swirled around in my mind. When I wrote, “Single mom of 8″ I suddenly felt like I needed to explain. Why am I single? I want people to know that I didn’t just go out sleeping with a bunch of guys and ended up with 8 kids due to promiscuity. Then that brought to my mind why I became a divorced woman. More thoughts answering the question, “who am I” began to swirl around my head.
How do we possibly define who we are? Usually we define it by what we do. No one walks up to you at a cocktail party and says, “Who are you – you know…deep down inside?” No, they say, “What do you do?”
However, what we really want people to know is who we are. We don’t want to be defined by what we do.
Who you are has been shaped by your past, but it is not a definition of you. Many of us define ourselves by our past.
It’s time to define yourself by who you are today!
Take some time to think about who you really are. Think about it this way. If I had one or two sentences that would really define who I am – what would I say? Oh yea…another requirement, the words must be words that you would say without apology. One of the things I’ve found is that often we feel we must apologize for who we really are. I’m so perplexed by that. Is it because if we open ourselves up to share that which lies in the very depths of our being, that we are vulnerable? It’s time to rise up – and be who we are.

I’m doing this exercise right along with you.

Here are some of my unapologetic statements:

I am the daughter of the Most High King. I am passionate about many things. I believe in living life in a way that brings Glory to God and Life to his people. – Bottom line – this is what I really want people to know about me.

What are your unapologetic statements that define who you really are – deep down into the depths of your being?