Be Happy and Smile Today!

      Today's theme is about being happy. All the topics are about learning how to be happy with yourself, putting yourself first, and being happy with everything you do. Life is too short not to be happy with everything your God has given you. If you haven't smiled today, I hope these posts with help you.

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Love Always,

They Call Me Ms. Carter

A New Year!

Hi everyone. I'm so grateful to be blessed to see a New Year! The old events of last year are behind me and now I'm looking forward to the new events of this new year. Every year I, we, make new year's resolutions and seem to never keep them. We get disappointed in ourselves and just stop moving forward. So, I decided in 2007, I would do something that would not only help me reach my goals, but never disappoint myself.

I decided to create a vision board. I was watching an Oprah show, when it was on, one week and I saw this woman had created a vision board. The board was pictures of goals she had for herself and wanted to obtain in her life. It worked! So, I was at a turning point in life. I wanted to my Bachelor's degree to be useful in my life and I just wanted to get health insurance so my health would not continue to deteriorate. I wanted to be in a meaning relationship with someone who would be faithful to me only and be trustworthy. I had these God given talents and wanted to be able to use them the way God intended. So, I created my own vision board.

It took me until 2011 for my vision board to come into fruition because there were somethings and people I needed to get out of my life. I'm a loyal person who holds onto society's view of life and people because I have learned not take anything and/or anyone for granted. But I had to realize not everyone was supposed to go with me on my journey like my mom and uncle Greg told me. Trying to reach society's goals for myself was driving me insane. I had to come to grips that society's goals and my goals were totally different. In order for me to keep sane, I had to choose to obtain my goals for my life! I also had to learn how to be still and wait on God. The waiting part was hard for me because I felt I always seemed to get the short end of the stick. God taught me by waiting, I would get whatever I need and desire from him in due time.

When you make your vision board, you can't show everyone. You can show the people you trust like your mom and/or best friend. Some people are just going be haters. There are some people who just don't want to see anyone succeed as long as they aren't in the high position they feel they should have.Your vision has to be marinated before it comes into fruition, so you have to wait. While you are waiting, you should go and help those in need. You can help by donating clothes, volunteer at a soup kitchen, give a friend a ride to work, be a listener to a friend or family member, adopt a pet, etc. Helping others will not only make you feel good about yourself, but it will also help you get the blessings God has in store for you.

So, instead of making resolutions, make a vision board. This way, you can see how many goals you can accomplish in the year. You will not accomplish all your goals in a year, but you will not disappoint yourself. Get rid of the dead weight of society's view of you and malicious people out so you can move forward positively in your life.Understand, your other goals are on the way and you will be able to have a fulfilling life God has always wanted for you. Make your board today!

God is Always with You!

Since Friday, the nation has been horrified and deeply sadden of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. I, myself, started shaking because I just can't believe a man is so evil as to kill innocent babies because he was angry towards his mother. Then the next day I heard that a crazy man in China went and started slicing up innocent elementary kids on the same day as the Connecticut shooting. These 22 children did survive but they sustained severe wounds to be kept in the hospital.

Many people have questioned, Where was God? If you don't know, you should know God is omnipresent. He is everywhere and he will be with you wherever you go. The reason why people questioned about the location of God is because we, as a nation, have idolized materialistic things and celebrities so much we don't even notice God until something tragic happens.

I want you to know that God didn't cause this and he didn't want this to happen. What people don't understand that God gives us free will to do and be who we are as people. When tragic things happen, it is someone's will and wants being pushed onto others. This is that time. These men were so angry that they took their want for someone to hurt, because they were hurting, too far. God was there because he shielded his children by sending their brave teacher. God was there when he sent the police and the medical attendants. Stop always thinking God has to show us this grand movement, when it is really the small things you should pay attention to about God's love.

We need to open our eyes and see God is with us always. If you don't know God or have a High Power, you should start today. I have just finished reading Discover The Power Within You by Eric Butterworth. I recommend this book to everyone, no matter what religion. This book talks about the divine being within everyone. We already have the confidence and the knowledge about living in abundance, we just have to learn how to tap into it. We no longer have to go and find ourselves. All we need to do is just take a deep look in ourselves and we will find ourselves.

We don't need to kill anyone, let alone babies. If you have an anger issue, go do something constructive, like boxing, to turn the negative energy to positive. Also, you can go to therapy or go to support groups. We all get angry sometimes. It is all about how deal and solve the anger problem, than to act upon it. I hope we learn to treat each other better because God put us here on earth to help one another. God loves you unconditionally, love each other the same.