MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

EVOLUTION

Those whom I have let know and walk beside me can see how I have changed, the evolution that has occurred, and know that it is not yet over. Those who do not know me can also see in the time that they have known of me that something has changed and can only watch as that change continues to unfold.

I remember the person I was. I know that person. I understand her. I have seen how far she has come, how she has changed and the difference the changes have made. I also know how she is the same, the aspects that have grown stronger, darker, harder and more resilient, even as they are nothing as they were yet are.

I know where the woman I am is now. I know how conflicted is her heart and how close to complete breaking was her soul. I know the chaos that flees through her mind, the darkness that sometimes overshadows the light. I also know that it is a place she cannot stay.

I see where the evolution of my being can take me. I know that nothing is always as it seems and that a huge part of my future lies in the decisions and actions I choose upon in the now. I know that there is more growth to come, but that it can only make me better than who I am today.

Far from where I once was, but still far from where I will ultimately be, I can only make the choice to walk forward with courage and positivity, knowing that I am not alone, my strength drawn from Him, my refuge in Him, and that there is nothing that will come at me I cannot face without fear.

© 2014 Rosie Chee

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

SHADES OF GREY

Life is NOT black and white. It is many shades of grey and all the colours of the spectrum in between. It took me a lifetime for this mindset “shift” to be, but when you learn and understand this, “right and wrong” take on different meanings. “Good and bad” are no longer so simple, because good people do bad things and vice versa. You stop seeing the world through a “filter” and begin to see where there are stains of shadow and colour through even what you used to believe were the clearest cut of things.

Life is a conglomerate of “light and dark”, each coexisting with the other not just because they can, but from NECESSITY. Without one there would be no other, each the “balance” needed on the scales when the other assumes too much control. Just as a coin would have no real distinction or recognition if it had only one side, nonetheless in only having one side, it would be an anomaly, as all things in life are “anomalies” in their uniqueness.

Not just life, but WE too are made up of “shades of grey”. There are brilliant streaks of light through our souls, even as it is dappled with myriad shades of grey in between, until those shades become so dark they disappear into a black that sinks into the deepest darkness. Yet we have the power to CHOOSE what we will “be”, how we live, which end of the spectrum we develop, and whether or not we will allow splashes of colour to pervade the grey.

When colour tempers shades of grey, life takes on a different perspective yet again. It is roused into “life” and can be experienced on a whole new level. Black and white may be “boring”, yet it can bring the “true soul” to light. Shades of grey mean the soul is far more complicated than just what is perceived. And colour interspersed throughout the soul mean that one can never truly ever put a “label” on a soul, for it is a living, breathing entity in constant evolution.

See life and yourself for what it TRULY is. Understand that everything is always shifting and changing. Nothing remains the same for very long and what was “true” one day may not be the next. Realize the “shades” that surround you. Know your soul so well that you know where you are “rooted” and although you may become one of the greatest in your spectrum of light to dark, you never compromise the essence of the core of your being.

© 2014 Rosie Chee

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

EVERYONE HAS A STORY

You have a story. I have a story. EVERYone has a story. A story about life; an event; a period; a moment; a truth; something significant that changed, whether it be in an instant or over time. Everyone has a beginning, middle, and end; some are just starting, whilst others are nearing the finish line.

What you see is NOT reality; it is not what WAS or what CAN be or what WILL be. It simply is what is right NOW, and “right now” can change in an instant. You canNOT look at a person and know what they have been through, where they have come from; you canNOT assume that just because someone LOOKS fit and healthy that they have ALWAYS been fit and healthy, or even that they ARE fit and healthy, because what one LOOKS like is no indicator of what they truly are INSIDE. Sure, looks may help reflect the lifestyle a person leads, even in fitness, but it does not mean that they ARE fit and healthy.

So before you are quick to have an IMPRESSION of someone you know NOTHING about, take the time to GET to know them. Ask them who they are and where they have been, and even more importantly, WHERE they are going and what they are taking from their experience. Where one has been gives you an understanding of where they are at now, and can help motivate not just them, but YOU as well, FORWARD.

You might be surprised to learn that the trainer who looks like a fitness model was once the “fat kid” at school, tormented until they reached a breaking point and turned their life around. Or that the woman who trains like someone possessed lives in constant physical pain every day, pushing through the pain because she knows the end result is worth enduring more pain. Or that the most motivating person you know projects positivity to hide the pain they feel inside, because they know that if they cannot help themselves at least they can inspire others to do great things.

What would you do if you KNEW these things? Would it change your PERSPECTIVE? Would it improve your AWARENESS? Would it make a DIFFERENCE?

EVERYONE has a story and you never know unless you ASK or they SHARE. You never know the impact YOUR story could have on another’s life, the difference knowing what you have been through and struggle with could have on someone you do not even know. So do not be afraid to let others know where you have been and what you have overcome to be where you are today.

It’s about COMMUNITY, making a DIFFERENCE, being there to HELP others create a BETTER life. SHARE TO INSPIRE!

© Rosie Chee

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

EVERYONE HAS A STORY

You have a story. I have a story. EVERYone has a story. A story about life; an event; a period; a moment; a truth; something significant that changed, whether it be in an instant or over time. Everyone has a beginning, middle, and end; some are just starting, whilst others are nearing the finish line.

What you see is NOT reality; it is not what WAS or what CAN be or what WILL be. It simply is what is right NOW, and “right now” can change in an instant. You canNOT look at a person and know what they have been through, where they have come from; you canNOT assume that just because someone LOOKS fit and healthy that they have ALWAYS been fit and healthy, or even that they ARE fit and healthy, because what one LOOKS like is no indicator of what they truly are INSIDE. Sure, looks may help reflect the lifestyle a person leads, even in fitness, but it does not mean that they ARE fit and healthy.

So before you are quick to have an IMPRESSION of someone you know NOTHING about, take the time to GET to know them. Ask them who they are and where they have been, and even more importantly, WHERE they are going and what they are taking from their experience. Where one has been gives you an understanding of where they are at now, and can help motivate not just them, but YOU as well, FORWARD.

You might be surprised to learn that the trainer who looks like a fitness model was once the “fat kid” at school, tormented until they reached a breaking point and turned their life around. Or that the woman who trains like someone possessed lives in constant physical pain every day, pushing through the pain because she knows the end result is worth enduring more pain. Or that the most motivating person you know projects positivity to hide the pain they feel inside, because they know that if they cannot help themselves at least they can inspire others to do great things.

What would you do if you KNEW these things? Would it change your PERSPECTIVE? Would it improve your AWARENESS? Would it make a DIFFERENCE?

EVERYONE has a story and you never know unless you ASK or they SHARE. You never know the impact YOUR story could have on another’s life, the difference knowing what you have been through and struggle with could have on someone you do not even know. So do not be afraid to let others know where you have been and what you have overcome to be where you are today.

It’s about COMMUNITY, making a DIFFERENCE, being there to HELP others create a BETTER life. SHARE TO INSPIRE!

© Rosie Chee

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

THE TRUTH

Your head and your heart often speak two different languages, in discord with what you should or shouldn’t do, what you want to do and what you feel you ought to do, and sometimes incomplete confusion over which path to follow. Your head can reason out the possibilities and logically give you a “yes” or “no” with explanation.

Yet reason and logic are not always the best things to follow, for they can be conflicted with your instinct and your soul, the whispers deep down within you that echo up to your heart and move it in another direction altogether. Those whispers in your soul can sometimes tell you more than your head ever can. It might not make “sense” to your head, but not everything has to for it to be “right”.

Sometimes the most illogical thing is the MOST logical option, sensing on faith and everything that cannot be explained. You won’t know if you don’t LISTEN to those soul whispers, the prompts of emotion in your heart, try to understand why you feel the way you do. Sometimes the feelings make no sense, even as they feel the most natural thing in the world to follow.

Yes, it is wise to listen to your head and the reason it can present, because “impulsiveness” is not always the best thing. But…there are times when your head is so completely WRONG that if you listen to it and ignore your heart, you can miss out on the most wonderful things in life meant for you and live to regret the “what if?” of not knowing. So, when you want to know the TRUTH, still your soul and search deep within you, seeking His voice as well as your heart for the answer, and no matter how it “looks”, follow your heart if what rests upon it remains consistent and only gets LOUDER. Follow and the path will open up before you; one step at a time, you will know what to do.

© 2014 Rosie Chee

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

THE PATH WALKED

Everyone has their OWN path in life. No one walks the SAME one, even if they walk WITH others for part of the journey, and you never know what another has been THROUGH if you did not walk that way with them. Therefore you have NO right to judge or criticize what another is doing, for you know NOT what trials and tribulations, what heartache and loss, what changes they have faced. All you can do is ACCEPT that they are where they are right NOW and that you are a part of their journey NOW, and thus do what you can to UNDERSTAND where that individual is at and what they need NOW.

Everyone is going to need DIFFERENT things, and just because some people might have gone through the same or similar experiences does NOT mean that they both require the same things. Everyone deals with life in their OWN way, so seek to UNDERSTAND that individual, striving to be what they need NOW.

In the same way, others should realize and understand that YOU have your OWN life experiences, on your OWN journey, and unless you SHARE your story THEY do not know where you are in your walk either. If you share, do not be offended if others offer ASSISTANCE, especially if they have ALREADY gone where you are going or have been, because sometimes they can help you, just as YOU are able to help OTHERS on theirs.

SEEK to UNDERSTAND to be UNDERSTOOD. Easier said than done, because man is quick to judge and criticize, seeing only an impression and impressions are so very often so very FAR from the TRUTH. LEARN the TRUTH so that you can be RELEVANT in others’ lives. You need to be RELEVANT to make a DIFFERENCE, and to be relevant you need to KNOW and UNDERSTAND.

In the same token, don’t be afraid to share if you are struggling, because companionship can help make a difficult time more BEARABLE, knowing that you’re NOT alone.

Be UNDERSTANDING. Seek TRUTH. ACCEPT truth. Be HUMBLE. Be HUMAN.

© Rosie Chee

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

RELEASE

Sometimes we need to have discussions with others because they may ask questions we do not consider, view aspects we do not realize as “important”, seeing us and the world through “fresh” eyes and a change in perspective. I had a conversation a few days ago that caused reflection; a question asked that made me sit back and think because I had never considered it before. Why is it that we can “not” do certain things when they seem so simple? What is “preventing” us from doing it? What is “blocking” the “flow” of action and ease of interaction with not just others [at times] but also with ourselves?

What IS it that is holding you BACK [no matter the area of your life]? You might need to search deep to find the answers; it might be uncomfortable and difficult and there could be inner turmoil as you struggle with your demons in the darkness and depths that have to be ventured into, but when you find those answers life will become much EASIER. You need to be OPEN to what you find, understanding that the answers may not be what you thought; perhaps an issue you never even realized was an issue or something long thought resolved. Whatever it is, you need to “see” and KNOW it with your ESSENCE.

To do that you have to uncover whatever it is that is holding you back, do more than “discover” it, because that is just the first step of the process; you need to not just “see” it but UNDERSTAND it and truly KNOW in and with everything that you are, because only when you do that can you ultimately RELEASE it. When you release and “let go” of it you can then “speak” far MORE than words. When you speak “knowledge” from your CORE and not just from your mind, you are one step CLOSER to being able to walk and live the life you want [and need].

You OWE it to yourself to take that step; to stop and reflect and ask yourself the “hard” questions you might not have wanted to ask or not known until now to ask; to search BELOW the surface of what “appears” to be to what truly IS; to understand and get to know yourself on a level you might have never known before. When you are in true alignment with your soul you need not doubt, but simply act, because everything else becomes simpler; life becomes simpler, because you know what you need to do and have NO hesitation or unconscious inhibitions in doing it.

© 2014 Rosie Chee

2012 | Day 335: SOUL LONGINGS

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

SOUL LONGINGS

Your soul longs to SHARE the world with someone, whether you are conscious of it or not. It longs to experience the wonders and delights of being ALIVE with a soul that desires similar – if not the same – to its own. It longs to walk up the mountain of life with their twin soul, a COMPANION, knowing it is not alone in the vastness of the universe. It longs for someone – or something – that will ACTIVATE the passion inside it and bring OUT the sparkle, make its light shine BRIGHTER, increasing the depth and breadth of it, filling it to OVERFLOWING so that it can share that passion and light with others.

Your soul longs to SHARE adventures with someone. It longs to laugh and love as it lives WITH a soul that makes it smile – sometimes for simply no reason other than it is there – and remember how GOOD life is. It longs to bring JOY to the life of their twin soul, HAPPINESS so complete that both souls might wonder how they had been alive all the time without the other. It longs for someone – the right one – that they can help GROW, a MUTUAL respect and understanding, sharing the same dream and vision, moving TOGETHER towards a future that holds more than they could possibly imagine.

Your soul LONGS to share itself with another. A soul that ACCEPTS it where it is at now, non-judgemental about its past, hopeful about its future, and WITH it in the present, realizing just what it has been through, understanding where it wants to be, and how it is a BLESSING now. When your soul discovers that other soul, it understands in its depth that everything is RECIPROCAL and strives to bring out the BETTER part of its twin, giving what it can with love and desire, accepting with a smile the gestures of comfort and care, knowing that God always gives gifts with a purpose, and that it is where it is right now because it is MEANT to be.

© 2012 Rosie Chee

2012 | Day 309: THE WHISPERS IN YOUR SOUL

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

THE WHISPERS IN YOUR SOUL

When you stop and allow the silence to surround you, that’s when you can hear it: The whispers in your soul that barely get a chance to be heard in the cacophony of the busy movement of the life you lead, sometimes because you do not want to know what those whispers are saying, scared to acknowledge that your heart DOES want what it has always denied to the world. But now you WANT rest; you want to stop, seeking silence, the arms of the one who causes your soul to relax and feel at PEACE, weary from constant movement and just wanting to be able to let down your guard without it provoking attack.

You often sleep in black, your dreams darkness, falling through the emptiness, endless loudness from never being able to turn your mind off. Sometimes now though, when you close your eyes, you can sink into the black, seeking the calm silence where your mind finds peace and not confusion, where thought does not have to be a millions strands all-over-the-place, and you find yourself WANTING that silence, seeking rest for your soul, to LISTEN to those whispers giving HOPE to your heart.

The whispers speak life into your soul, soft hope that had all but nearly gone from existence, renewing the determination of the strength deep down, desiring to follow the path your heart is leading you down, towards the other whispers you can hear. You’ve been a source of comfort and strength for everyone else as long as you can remember; now it is time to allow yourself to seek that peace and be strong for YOURSELF, so that you can experience the most complete joy that life has to offer, that can only be enjoyed if you EMBRACE it, instead of seeing it as just an illusion you think is beautiful and for everyone but you, accepting that it IS true for you too; if you allow it.

© 2012 Rosie Chee

2012 | Day 299: BENEATH THE SURFACE

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

BENEATH THE SURFACE

That face. Those words. These actions. There is an entirely DIFFERENT world going on behind these eyes looking out at the rest of this world. A world most will never see or know of, because they concern themselves with only what APPEARS to be and never bother to look BENEATH the surface to what IS.

Never let what you SEE dictate what you KNOW. There is a soul behind those eyes that you can now see glimmer through that stayed hidden for so long. There is a heart mashed in there somewhere deep down that wants to have no fear but hesitates sometimes, because it remembers what hurt is like as if it were not a memory, even though it knows the people in the now are NOT those of the past. There is constant pain of body, pushed through DAILY, sometimes an accomplishment all itself, just being able to move and appear “normal” and “ok”.

Everyone has something you will likely NEVER know of, so before you assume or judge, ASK. You might be surprised by what you discover. You might be surprised by the person you find. Life is a miracle and we are ALL miracles in it. VALUE it and always seek the seed of a soul, not the bud that appears to close itself to the world.

© 2012 Rosie Chee

2012 | Day 273: MAKE A DIFFERENCE

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

MAKE A DIFFERENCE

YOU have the POWER to make a DIFFERENCE in LIVES – your own and those of others. Use that power WISELY – it can make OR break a soul. Make a POSITIVE difference – leave your mark IMPRINTED on their soul so deep that they will NEVER forget who you are and what you have done. You might never KNOW about the difference you have made – you are not living for accolades of what you have done and knowing that you TRIED can help your OWN soul.

You CAN make a DIFFERENCE – determine that you WILL make that difference. Determine that the difference you make will leave a SMILE in the hearts of those your soul touches. Every soul you touch has its own story – aim to leave it BETTER than it was and in a condition that they can pass the love ONTO others.

Never UNDERestimate the POWER of LOVE – what you show another may be all the love they might ever have known and you do not want to destroy the little HOPE some souls barely have. Any hope in the heart of another you want to ENLARGE – ENRICH the lives of all those you meet by discovering their UNasked needs and seek to FULFIL them.

YOU can AND will make a DIFFERENCE – do NOT leave this life UNtouched! Loud or quiet – leave your MARK in and on this world! BE the difference that others SEE – you might be the ONLY one they KNOW!

© 2012 Rosie Chee