No Excuses, Live FEARLESS!

STOP living in fear and START LIVING!

The past is the past and it needs to stay there. With every passing second, there is a new moment filled with opportunities. We cannot change our past, but we can mold ourselves for a better future. If you continue living in the past, stuck on something you cannot fix, change or CONTROL; you are never going to be able to move forward in a positive way.

"I have never met a strong person with an easy past." ~Unknown

Excuses are useless and grossly missed used and abused. You see, we have turned an excuse into a justification and a reason for our actions. When really an excuse is only appropriate in some situations. A good example: You are in the store looking at something on the shelf. You then back up and bump into someone. You say to the stranger "Oh my goodness, I am so sorry I didn't see you there." Then you go about your business.

This has become acceptable, but really, it's not. Let's analyze this. Had you stopped and looked behind you, you would have seen them first. This act of excuse for behavior is minor. This can be learned from for next time, but the excuse is not necessary. You never tried to look at the person behind you. You were in control of your actions. You made a choice. The appropriate thing to say would be, “I am sorry. I should have been looking where I was going."

A better of example of an appropriate excuse. You are walking down the aisle of the store with a small child, no more than two years old. The child suddenly throws their bottle at a stranger. You look at the stranger and say, "Oh my goodness I am so sorry he/she is only two and doesn't know any better." This is a valid and acceptable excuse. It was completely out of your control and the baby truly has no idea what they are doing.

We have been conditioned to believing that everything we are doing is not our fault and we make excuses for everything. Our vocabulary has changed from I can because., to I can't because... I would have but....

You know that with every action there is a consequence, good or bad. You know the difference between right and wrong.

Stop with the excuses and hiding behind them.

I have news for you, YOU CAN! Once you realize this, you will.

Things can always be worse, it takes a special person to make things better.

You, Yes YOU, have the power to make your future bright. It doesn't matter what has happened to you in the past. You have a choice and the choice is now. You can emerge from the roots you have planted, or you can stay in the shadows of the earth.

I was told at Nineteen years old, that I more than likely will never have children. At the time I thought that meant I would never be a mother. I was devastated. It took ten years, but I have finally figured it out. I could be a victim of circumstance or I could build my future. I am a mother. I am a mother to all of you reading this, at this very moment. My motherly instincts are still here. My love is strong. That is why I am teaching you these lessons.

So, I am not a mother in a conventional way.

Who said that your dreams had to be achieved in a conventional manor?

At Twenty-six I was told I wouldn't work another day of my life. Well I am working. I now run a non-profit organization, I am a writer, a wife and a mother to my fur-babies and all of you. Ask yourself, what is stopping you from achieving your dreams..?

FEAR!

"It's not the future you are afraid of. It's the fear of the past repeating itself that haunts you." ~T.W.W

You are living in fear of the past. Something happened to you and now you are afraid of it repeating. You cannot stay in fear or you will never move forward. The excuses you tell yourself and those around you are a crutch. No one is going to live life for you. They can't! You need to make the choice. Do you want to be worse or do you want to be BETTER?

It doesn't matter where you came from, what your background is. No matter what has happened to you, it is not an acceptable excuse. You have a choice! Accept the decisions you make in life. Forgive your past. It doesn't matter if what happened to you is physical pain or mental pain. You cannot change your past, so you must forgive it. You must forgive your choices and move forward. Step into the light and emerge into your possibilities.

Choose NOW to have a brighter and Better future.

Be FEARLESS!

Forgive what you cannot control

Embrace the possibilities

Awaken your inner strength

Resilience is within you

Love yourself

Emerge with empowerment

Shine bright

START NOW!

#HealNotDeal

~Sarah E. Blair