“You have to find a mother inside yourself. We all do. Even if we already have a mother, we still have to find this part of ourselves inside….You don’t have to put your hand on Mary’s heart to get strength and consolation and rescue, and all the other things we need to get through life — you can place it right here on your own heart. Your own heart….All those times your father treated you mean, Our Lady was the voice in you that said, ‘No, I will not bow down to this. I am Lily Melissa Owens, I will not bow down.’ Whether you could hear this voice or not, she was in there saying it….When you’re unsure of yourself, when you start pulling back into doubt and small living, she’s the one inside saying, ‘Get up from there and live like the glorious girl you are.’….She’s the power inside you, you understand?….And whatever it is that keeps widening your heart, that’s Mary, too, not only the power inside you but the love….And when you get down to it, Lily, that’s the only purpose grand enough for a human life….Not just to love, but to persist in love….This Mary I’m talking about sits in your heart all day long, saying, ‘Lily, you are my everlasting home. Don’t you ever be afraid. I am enough. We are enough….”
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I am enough
Posted in Grandma's hands, tagged anything to offer this world, BE, be best self, be divine in 2009, blessings, breathe, deeply humbled, elevate in 2008, elevating throughout this entire year, faith, fear doubt insecurity speed bumps, feeling confused, First Lady Michelle Obama, friendship, Get up from there and live like the glorious girl you a, God, hiding parts of myself, honest, honesty, humility, I am colossal and extraordinary, I am deeply humbled, I am enough, I am human, I am not perfect, I am so grateful, I am so loved, inspiration, lessons, Life, love, no fear, persist in love, reflection, refreshing, Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees, trust, you are my everlasting home, You have to find a mother inside yourself on December 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I am alive
Posted in Celebration of Creation, tagged being alive, breathe, cry, dance, God, I am alive, laugh, read, reflection, sing, smile, talk, watch, write, yell on November 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I sing to soothe my soul and to find the beauty in the music all around me.
I talk to engage with other people and to exchange different energies.
I dance to allow my body to find the beauty in the music all around.
I read to envelop myself in a world that is yet to exist.
I write [...]
Follow my heart…and find God…
Posted in Grandma's hands, tagged doubt, faith, follow heart, God, growth, insecurities, leaning into fear, lessons, love, trust, uncertainty on September 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
God only gives us what we are ready for…although sometimes we don’t understand because we cannot see through the pain. But if we just open our eyes to look for the lesson, we realize that we are not only capable to deal with the situation, we are more than prepared with God’s love holding us [...]
Sooooo random….
Posted in Grandma's hands, tagged alive, contribution, driftwood, God, growth, Life, meaning, motivation, random, reason, stagnant, tunnel, why on August 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It is such a random thought to me, and yet it is so essential to my being.
I truly cannot operate without finding meaning in every single aspect of my life, can I?
The thought struck me today as I thought about how unmotivated I have felt, for the past couple of weeks, towards my job (moreso [...]
‘By grace you have been saved through faith…it is the gift of God”
Posted in Grandma's hands, tagged Esphesians, faith, friendship, God, grace, guidance, imperfection, lessons, love, mercy, pain, pride, spiritual on August 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am saved by God’s grace.
I am here right now because of God’s mercy and because of God’s grace. Mercy is when we are spared from receiving what we should receive and grace is when we are given what we do not deserve. And I am grateful that God has extended both of these to [...]
family means teamwork…
Posted in Grandma's hands, tagged blessings, family, fingers, God, hand, honesty, issues, Life, love, teamwork, together on August 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I was talking to a friend of mine last week and we happened to start talking about the challenges that sometimes face individual family members. And he said something very profound to me that has strengthened my faith in creating, growing, and strengthening bonds within one’s family. He said that “family is teamwork”. And as [...]
Heartstrings…pulling at my heartstrings…
Posted in Grandma's hands, tagged anthony david, burned, calling, fire, gaining, giving, God, heartstrings, inevitable, losing, pulling, pushing, receiving, reflection, soul on August 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So I am in love with Anthony David’s song “Heartstrings“.
You see, sometimes in life, we have people, situations, things that pull on our heartstrings, pull us in a direction that is somewhat scary to us, most definitely unknown, but we know that we have no choice. And not as in we don’t have any other [...]
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