“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.” ~ Henry Ford
You are here at this place and time for a reason.
You belong here right now.
Every day you become a little bit more of whom you are going to become.
Don’t reconcile to be one of the others; be the person you were born to be.
Know that you were made in the image of love.
Remember you hold the power to be anything you want.
Feel good about the person you are; you are one of a kind.
Take your dreams into reality; don’t settle for less than you deserve.
Let your inner wisdom be your compass and commitment and faith be your pavers.
Be accountable to yourself today because it will make a difference tomorrow.
Recognize the yearnings of your heart; listen as they whisper to you.
Awaken to the music of your soul; stand up and dance.
Love what makes you uniquely you.
Make the choice to be happy every day.
Live with an attitude of gratitude.
Care not what others think; free yourself.
Trust to live as the beautiful soul you are.
Don’t fear life’s lessons; live life from the inside out.
Have the courage to be where you are and go where you need to go.
Be aware of your blessings each step of the journey.
Allow yourself to feel the joy along the way.
Know you are capable.
If you can dream it, you can believe it.
If you can believe it, you can breathe it.
If you can breathe it, you can achieve it.
When you achieve it, you will live it.
“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.” ~ Ambrose Redmoon
Living in the Gap
January 26, 2012 – Useless thoughts
The ceiling fan turns round and round, kind of like endless thoughts spinning through my head. The blades pursue the shadows it has cast upon the ceiling to no avail, much like I chase those thoughts that seem to run nowhere quickly…yet always just out of reach.



The first 4 lines especially describe how I have learned to look at it now being 62 years old.
By: Carl D'Agostino on January 26, 2012
at 1:15 am
We see thing quite differently than we did when we were younger, thankfully, huh?!
By: suzicate on January 26, 2012
at 12:54 pm
Brillant and inspiring! Reminds me of one of my favourite quotes – if you can dream it, you can do it (W. Disney). Thanks for the reminder!
By: Victoria-writes on January 26, 2012
at 5:22 am
That’s an excellent quote; and I didn’t even know it was a Disney one!
By: suzicate on January 26, 2012
at 12:54 pm
Love these! Soooo inspirational and uplifting. I need these on a plaque, or better yet, you and Dirtman should team up making photographs with these sayings on them. We have some similar in our office. Seriously, really great stuff…
By: Angelia Sims on January 26, 2012
at 8:13 am
Thank you…and funny you should say that-Dirt Man and I are planning to team up o my poetry blog, going to be some major changes in a month or so. We plan to use his photographs with something, either a poem or inspirational lines beneath it…and we will be changing the name of it as well, just not sure exactly how yet.
By: suzicate on January 26, 2012
at 12:56 pm
So inspirational Suzi!! Love it. Hope you are well!
By: biz319 on January 26, 2012
at 8:46 am
Thanks, Biz! So good to see you. All’s good here, hope so for you as well.
By: suzicate on January 26, 2012
at 12:57 pm
Love the last four lines reminds of something else I heard (and this is a bad paraphrase) Your thoughts become actions, your actions become habits, your habits become your character. Or something like that anyway!
By: pegbur7 on January 26, 2012
at 10:11 am
Those last four lines were actually an encouraging comment on someone’s blog and she told me it was something she really needed to hear and printed it out as a daily reminder…so I went back and copied my own words and tucked them away to encourage myself…I know selfish, huh? And yes, I do know exactly the thing you’re speaking of.
By: suzicate on January 26, 2012
at 12:48 pm
Like others have shared in their comments, this post made me feel so uplifted and inspired, Suzi!
This (like MANY of your posts) I need to print out and read every single day.
“Love what makes you uniquely you.
Make the choice to be happy every day.
Live with an attitude of gratitude.
Care not what others think; free yourself.
Trust to live as the beautiful soul you are.”
Amen!
Thank you, my friend. Thank you.
Have a FAB day………X
By: Ron on January 26, 2012
at 10:36 am
We live and learn! Hope your day is fantastic as well!
By: suzicate on January 26, 2012
at 12:58 pm
This is so beautiful, Suzicate! I especially love your line, ‘Have the courage to be where you are and go where you need to go.’ So many things each of us could do, were we brave enough!
By: Debbie on January 26, 2012
at 1:05 pm
if we could all just find the courage to be what, who, and where we’re supposed to be…we’ll get there eventually!
By: suzicate on January 28, 2012
at 6:34 pm
This was outrageously beautiful from beginning to end! Thank you!
By: Linda Medrano on January 26, 2012
at 4:53 pm
Thanks you so much, Linda.
By: suzicate on January 28, 2012
at 6:35 pm
Lovely words of wisdom.
I think this is another one I need to print and put up!
By: terrepruitt on January 26, 2012
at 9:31 pm
Awe, how sweet!
By: suzicate on January 28, 2012
at 6:35 pm
Eyes on the prize, dear Henry.
A great boost comes with your wise words, SuziCate.
By: souldipper on January 26, 2012
at 9:58 pm
Thanks, Amy.
By: suzicate on January 28, 2012
at 6:36 pm
Good thoughts, Suzi!
By: nrhatch on January 26, 2012
at 10:12 pm
…now just to live them…putting action to words!
By: suzicate on January 28, 2012
at 6:36 pm
Inspriational words, SuziCate. I like the Henry Ford quote! and the picture, too!
By: jannatwrites on January 27, 2012
at 12:42 am
I like that quote as well. I took the photo a couple of years ago…that’s Youngest on top of the mountain!
By: suzicate on January 28, 2012
at 6:37 pm
I love the line, “Don’t reconcile to be one of the others; be the person you were born to be.” Very good reminders Suzicate.
By: Rudri Bhatt Patel @ Being Rudri on February 6, 2012
at 11:50 am
We all need to strive to be ourselves.
By: suzicate on February 6, 2012
at 5:52 pm