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Ya know, I appreciate blogging because it has a much more "personal" feel for me. It's my own. I can take my time with each post. We all know there are numerous "social networking" outlets and opportunities today...Which, absolutely, has great advantages that, like most, I do enjoy. But sometimes having the access to share what you're doing, thinking, liking, wishing, whether it be with 160 characters or a picture or a comment, minute by minute, can become too much for me to keep up with or to keep genuine with.

 Here, I can write as much or as little as I want, process things I've been pondering for weeks, and feel no obligations as to when I will return to say more. I guess it sounds almost like a journal for me. In a sense, it is. But then I do enjoy those moments where the person I least expect tells me they read and enjoy the blog or the encouragement or stories from it. It's just different than counting "likes" on a post. It's a little bit more on the "hush"so I think there is less pressure for me to feel like I've gotta "give the people what they want." Ha. It's kinda silly.  Here its just me. If no one reads it, I still have my outlet. All's well. :)

So anyway...With that off my mind... I want to start something new today. I want to start practicing something I've decided to work on. That is- positivity.

I try to stay away form theming my blog, because, again, it's just "today," and every day is different. But for the next 49 I want to use my blog as an outlet for POSITIVE THINKING, PRAISING, REJOICING, ADMIRING, UPLIFTING, AND ENJOYING. I want to let loose the positive thoughts and actions and watch how this changes my life and that around me.

I had a dream this week. It wasn't my favorite dream :/... It was quite intense but the dream illustrated something for me. Better yet, God, spoke to me, through the dream. He didn't exactly speak to me in conversational speaking, rather, He began to push my heart and mind toward a direction and open my eyes to something the next morning. This something is quite vital in my walk today and everyday. It's my attitude. It's my thinking. It's my words. It's the "meditations of my heart."

One of my most favorite passages in the Bible:

⁴ Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! ⁵ Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. ⁶ Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. ⁷ And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

⁸ Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. ⁹ Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.

God's been instilling in me this urgency to rid myself of negativity. It's not of Him. It's not edifying or strengthening or good. So if it is none of these... Then what is negativity? And what is the root of negativity? Doesn't all fruit in our lives have a root? I'm uprooting negativity. And I am covering this garden with seeds of praise. With positive experiences, outlooks, words, thoughts, meditations and doings. And I'm ready to see change.

Happy New Year.
Let's go and be free of the roots that hold us back from growing up.
Strength to you today!

Grace