You Owe It To Yourself.

You owe it to yourself to keep pushing forward in the direction of your dreams. You spend so much time imagining what it would be like to feel your dreams come to pass, it would be a shame if you didn't get to actually experience it. Your imagination is the first step to actually seeing your dreams come to life. You have to first manifest it in your heart, and mind. There have been people just like you, fighting through the same circumstances as you, and against all odds they were able to make their dreams come true. If it seems like your dreams are unattainable, start putting yourself in places that will give you hope. Surround yourself with like-minded people. You can do so by interning, taking some classes, or asking around to see if you can find a mentor. Even if it’s doing your own research online, or reading books in the field you are pursuing. It may seem like minute details, but it shows that you are serious about making your dreams come true. You are planting seeds that will eventually take root. But you have to be the one who plants them; no one else can do it for you. You wont start making progress by sitting around wishing for your circumstances to change. Even if it’s just getting out of your house and going to a coffee shop, and listening to other people talk about what they have going on. The smallest thing could inspire you, and it could be your being in the right place at the right time moment. Think of your past accomplishments, and model your approach for your bigger goals in that same way. If that doesn’t work, change your approach. Learn all the rules, then break some. In most cases there is no right or wrong way to do something. What works for someone else might not work for you. Don’t get down and discouraged if you feel like you don’t have the means to go about reaching your goals in a traditional way. As long as you are going about it in a honest and respectable way, you will eventually get to where you need to be. Don’t give up! You will be so happy that you didn’t.

Love, Live, Give, More.

Love Always,

Sheri xoxo

Watch Your Words

The words that you speak about yourself are more powerful than the words anyone else can speak about you. Make sure that the words you are sending out about yourself, and your life, are in the direction that you want your life to go in. You have got to be your own biggest fan! It’s okay to think highly of yourself. Tell yourself that you’re an amazing person, talented, beautiful, and successful. Don’t be against yourself. If you speak negative words about yourself, you are allowing other people to think the same about you. You shouldn’t give people a chance to think less of you than what you are. It’s just as wrong to criticize yourself, as it is to criticize someone else. The more you build your self-confidence, the harder it will be for anyone to break you down. Your self-confidence should be a shield that protects you from outside negativity. You should be speaking faith and victory over your life. Keep the vision of your dreams and goals in front of you everyday. If you speak words of defeat over your life, sooner or later you will start feeling defeated. Next thing you know your dreams and goals will be buried by your own negative thoughts. Sometimes the thought of success is scary. People actually don’t want to be successful, because they think they can’t handle the workload that comes along with success. Like I always say, where there’s a will, there’s a way. You will be prepared along the way. You will be stretched, but that is a part of growing. You might feel uncomfortable, but that only means that you are coming into a season of increase. After all, that’s what you’ve been waiting for, right? Keep your words positive. Keep inspiring other people with your words. There is no gain from speaking negatively over yourself, or others. Even in the toughest of times keep speaking faith over yourself and your life. Tell yourself that you are getting better and better everyday in everyway.

Love, Live, Give, More

Love Always,

Sheri xoxo

This post was inspired by Joel Osteen.

Happy Birthday Love, Live, Give, More.

Happy Birthday Love, Live, Give, More! Thank you to everyone one who has ever read a post, or shared your thoughts by leaving a comment. You all make my soul smile. Love, Live, Give, More is going to continue to grow. It’s not just a blog. It’s what the words represent. Love, Live, Give, More is deeply rooted in my heart. I’m grateful for those of you who have taken the time to really believe in the message that it represents. Thanks for overlooking any typos, run-on sentences, grammar mistakes, etc. over the past year. At the end of the day, it’s all about the message.

Love, Live, Give, More.

Love Always,

Sheri xoxo

Forgiveness.

The power of letting things go is a power stronger than any Superhero can obtain. It takes a lot of understanding, and sometimes we go through things that we can’t understand. Rather than dwelling on it, the best thing to do is accept the things that you cannot change. If you continue to carry hurt and pain, your hurtful past will become a hurtful present. That pattern will continue, and chances are it will grow over time, eventually making you bitter. You can't just bury it deep down inside, you have to truly get rid of it. If you only bury it, it will eventually resurface. Acceptance and forgiveness is key in the process of letting go. As hard as it may be to forgive things that were done to you, you have to do it. You are not going to prove a point by not forgiving someone. When you forgive them it doesn't mean that what they did wasn't wrong, and that you are condoning their hurtful actions. Forgiving them is beneficial to you. You are showing that even though they did you wrong, you can still be a bigger person. You are not going to allow them to corrupt you by holding onto what they did to you. Don't allow walls to be built around you because of unforgiveness. The walls aren't protecting you, they are holding you back. You have to let things go, not trap them in.

You should continue to grow and flourish, and live the life that you know you are meant to live. We were not created to live a life full of depression, anger, resentment or bitterness. We have a purpose set in our heart, and that is what we should focus our energy on. Be excited about the possibilities of your future. Don’t waste time dwelling on the things that you cannot change. Even if it’s not necessarily things that someone else did to you. It could be things about yourself. You may have done things that you’re not proud of. Forgive yourself. Learn from your mistakes and move forward.

Love, Live, Give, More.

Love Always,

Sherixoxo

Greatness and Talent..

“Don’t ever let somebody tell you, you can’t do something. You got a dream, you gotta protect it. People can’t do something themselves they wanna tell you, you can’t do it. You want something, go get it. Period.” –Will Smith

There is greatness and talent inside every person who is put on this Earth. Unfortunately, fear is also inside every person who is put on this Earth. Once you truly believe in yourself, you will see the fears you have start to disappear. You will build confidence every step of the way toward your dreams. It’s important not to add unnecessary restrictions to your own dreams. It’s ok to say that you will be the best at whatever it is you are trying to do. No one strives to be mediocre. Remember that it's your dream; it’s your job to make other people see your dream come to life. Think of it as a product. You have the blueprint of that product in your head. Once you start to develop pieces to your product, it becomes an actual physical thing that other people can see. Most people believe none of what they hear, and half of what they see. So until there is some proof of your dream becoming a reality, expect to have some naysayers. It’s your job to protect your dreams, and never give up on them. Don’t allow other people to discourage you just because they don’t believe in you. Give them something to believe in. Let your God-given greatness and talent shine. J

Love, Live, Give, More.

Love Always,

Sherixoxo

From the LLGM Inbox

I always welcome e-mails with questions and concerns from the LLGM Fam. I wanted to share this topic with everyone, because I think that this is a common feeling that most people have felt before. The question was this:

Hey.

Just needed someone to talk to you and you always know the right thing to say.

I have been feeling down. I feel like everyone around me has achieved so much and that everyone is so successful and happy and I am one big failure.

Is it okay to feel like that sometimes?

Leave your comments. Let's see each other's views on this topic.

Here was my reply to the email:

That is a natural feeling when we see other people around us achieving more than we are. I deal with that feeling by being happy with my purpose in life. It keeps me going every day. What other people are achieving isn't what I want to achieve in life. Therefore, I can be happy and supportive for the people around me who are achieving their goals. Most people are not where they want to be in life, myself included. I still have a lot more to accomplish before I will feel successful. It is important to be supportive and happy for other people who are achieving more than we are. You should never be bitter or sad about it, because you will have your day too. You will overcome the obstacles that you are facing now. You just have to believe in yourself, and remember that life works on God's timing, not our own. Find happiness within your current situation. Don't be so hard on yourself. Spend some time soul searching to figure out what you really want to achieve. Be honest and realistic with yourself. Set short term and long term goals. That way you will feel some accomplishment when you accomplish your reasonable, short term goals. The long term goals will keep you pushing forward. Make a list of goals, and a dream board. Use that as a blueprint for your life. Most importantly think back to the things that you have already accomplished. Things that you were scared of, but you overcame it. If you made it through those things, you can use that same courage to get through the new challenges that you are facing.

Love, Live, Give, More.

Love Always,

Sheri xoxo

Know Your Outcome

One of the messages that is always conveyed through Love, Live, Give, More is to follow your dreams. To go after your dreams and never give up. The first step in doing that is to actually figure out what your dreams are. Many of you already know what you were put on this earth to accomplish. But, some of you may not know. I have known what I “wanted to be when I grow up” since I was 11yrs old. Of course I didn't realized it at the time. Looking back all the signs were there. When I had to write stories in school, I would always write more pages than the teacher assigned. I had a huge imagination when it came to writing. My desire to work behind the scenes in the television business started with my “obsession” with the show Full House. I loved that show so much. I really thought that I was going to be on the show one day. I even cried when it went off the air! When I was 11yrs old I didn’t put much thought into the idea of having a career in writing. When people would ask me what I wanted to be I’d say a veterinarian, or something like that. It's a typical answer that most 11yr old girls would say. I never thought that writing for television could be a realistic dream. I come from your average small town; I wasn’t raised in Los Angeles where that dream would have seemed a little bit closer. The point that I am trying to make is that we are all born with a purpose. We all have talents that we can use to reach our God given purpose.

Every thought and idea that we have has a reason behind it. It might not mean much to us at the time, but later down the line it will make sense. When it comes to finding your purpose, it is very important to pay attention to your thoughts. Once you know your purpose, you should know your outcome. It is similar to not settling for less. Set an outcome in your mind that you know you want to achieve.

In the Sylvester Stallone video I posted on Twitter, it said he was offered a large amount of money for a movie he wrote. The movie was titled “Rocky”. Although Sylvester was broke at the time, selling the movie wasn’t about the money. He knew his purpose in life was to be an actor and inspire people. He knew is outcome and wasn’t going to settle for less than being the star of the movie. In his mind he was Rocky. By not settling for less, he gained much more than he ever imagined. He was able to accomplish his dream. He turned down the offer of 350 thousand dollars in exchange for 35 thousand dollars, points in the movie, and the starring role as Rocky. The movie grossed more than 200 million dollars. See what knowing your outcome can achieve!

Prior to writing the movie Rocky, Sylvester wrote another script that he sold for 100 dollars. At the time he thought that was his big break, but in never turned into anything. When you are going after your dreams and things aren’t working, don’t give up. Try a new approach. Your goals don’t have to change, but your approach should. We would all love to think that we are geniuses, and that our first time trying something is going to be the charm. Sometimes we think we know what we have to do to accomplish our goals, but it actually doesn’t work out as planned. Look at it as trial and error. Dust yourself off and try again. Know Your Worth. Know Your Outcome. Don’t settle for less! What if Sylvester Stallone took the 350 thousand dollars? He may never have accomplished his dream. That is a lot of money, but 200 million is a heck of a lot more. He earned it simply by following his purpose, and knowing his outcome. If he can do it, so can you.

Here is the link to Sylvester Stallone's story.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tknowAM50Y

Love, Live, Give, More.

Love Always,

Sheri xoxo

You Gotta Start Somewhere.

I’m pretty sure that everyone who is reading this blog has big dreams. It could be a career that you are actively pursuing, or just dreaming of a week long vacation in the Bahamas. No matter what it is you have to start somewhere. Love, Live, Give, More is a prime example. I never blogged before, and didn’t go to school for writing or communications. I just know that I have a vision and a purpose to inspire. I had faith in the saying “If you build it, they will come”. So, I went for it. I signed up and started blogging. I never thought that in return I would be so inspired by all of you who are reading this right now. The response has been more than I had imagined. I know that you are not just reading what I write. You are all spreading the word in your own way. The comments that you leave me are amazing. It’s uniting people from all over the world. English isn’t even the first language of some of my readers. I never thought that would be the case when I was thinking about starting LLGM. I was basically following my heart and going out on a whim. I’m so happy that I did. Love, Live, Give, More will continue to grow. Thanks to all of you!

I heard the inspirational story of how Joel Osteen’s Father, John Osteen started The Lakewood Church with only 90 people attending. It stayed that way for about 13 years, until it finally started to grow bigger and bigger. By the 17^th year, before John passed away, it reached about 6,000 people. The Osteen’s had to keep moving their church to accommodate the growth of his following. Joel said that his father never gave up. He was thankful for the 13 years that it took him to grow Lakewood into what it is today. Now, The Lakewood Church is a NBA size basketball arena in Houston Texas. John Osteen never gave up on his vision. I feel that way about Love, Live, Give, More. I am starting small, but the vision I have for it is huge. Now, let’s just hope it doesn’t take me 13 years to get there!

Take a look at some of the most successful people. Oprah didn’t go straight into having her own talk show. She got her start as a News Anchor. Tyler Perry didn’t start off at the top of the box office. He started his plays in small theaters. He gave away tickets for free, in order fill the audience. Now Tyler is ranked 6^th highest paid man in Hollywood according to Forbes Magazine. Lady Gaga started performing at bars in NYC. Now Lady Gaga is a worldwide music and fashion phenomenon. As long as you hold on to the vision that you have for your dreams, no one will be able to stop you. Remember what I’ve said in prior postings. No one can see your vision the way you can, so it’s okay if they don’t understand the way you do things.

If you are dreaming that you want to go on a vacation, start saving your money. Map out a plan on how many hours of overtime you might need to work. Research the days that are the cheapest to fly. Look for a hotel within your budget. You will be on the beach in no time. Same thing goes for the bigger dreams that God has placed in your heart. Start with a plan. It is fine if you have to start small, as long as you know that you are not going to stay small. Have faith that all your hard work will pay off, and never give up. Don’t waste another day being overwhelmed by thinking that your dreams are so far away. Start small if you have to. Small is better than nothing at all.

Love, Live, Give, More.

Love Always,

Sheri xoxo

Choose Your Own Friends.

Have you ever not liked someone just because one of your friends doesn’t like that person? We all have a right to choose who we want to be friends with. Not everyone meshes together the same. Your best friend might have a close friend that you look at and wonder how they can even be friends. They may seem so opposite or you may not like something that your best friend’s friend did or said. That is fine, you don’t have to like everyone, as long as you use your own judgment. You should never listen to hearsay when it comes to choosing your friends, because if you did you might end up with no friends. How would you like it if your friends stop being friends with you because of something someone else said about you? You would be like WTF!? If you have or had a problem with someone you should always confront that person. Maybe there was a misunderstanding somewhere through the grapevine. Or maybe you where misinformed or misunderstood about something that they have done. You should always give people a chance to explain themselves before you write them off as not being a friend. You have to use your own judgment because a lot of times there is jealously involved. People have hidden agendas. It could be a controlling issue. Someone might not want you to be friends with a certain person so that way they can have control over your friendship or relationship. Especially if you are dealing with a boyfriend or girlfriend, then it can be all-bad. Your friends are mad because you are with your GF/BF all the time and your GF/BF is mad when you are with your friends. It can cause sort of a tug of war effect. You want to be friends with someone, but you have outside influences in your ear filling you with negative things about that person. You don’t want to be a fool and become friends with someone who is no good, and then people come back and say “See I told ya so, I knew that girl would backstab you”. On the other side you may have things in common with that person and develop a great friendship that you would have missed out on if you listened to the people around you. Make sure that when it comes to choosing your friends that you give everyone a fair chance. Don’t base your opinion of that person off of what other people say about them. Use your own better judgment. You don’t have to become their best friend over night, but you defiantly don’t have to be rude to them just because you heard some gossip about them. Of course some cases are more extreme than others, but for the most part don’t get caught up in other peoples hearsay. Nine times out of ten by the time you hear it people have added names, places, times, and dates to the story anyway. Give people a chance; you might have a great friend closer than you think.

Love, Live,Give,More.

Love Always,

Sheri xoxo

Face Fear and Face Your Dreams

Everyone has something that they fear. It could be bugs, snakes, heights, bees, etc. In most cases, the fears of these things are actually far worse then if we face them. I use to be terrified of bees. I would run like a wimp if I saw one near me. It would basically give me anxiety till it flew away. Eventually, I got stung by one when I least expected it. I was at the beach of all places. I was lying on the boardwalk with my friend, and it stung me on the back of my calf. It didn’t even hurt that bad. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want to get stung again, but the fear of getting stung by a bee was worse than the actually bee sting. When it comes to accomplishing your goals you are going to have to face many fears. The biggest fear you will face is the fear of failure. You have to believe in yourself in order to overcome it. People will try to knock you down. The truth is, most people don’t want to see you succeed. Unfortunately that is the truth. But on the flipside, God will give you everything that you need to reach your destiny. He will bring the right people into your life, and he will also take the wrong people out of your life. It is important to do some soul searching to make sure that what you are going after is actually what you really want out of life. If it is not, you will have a very hard time overcoming your fears. The only thing that will get you through your fear of failure is the fact that you know what you are going after is your destiny, and nothing and no one can stop you. You have to have drive, and it has to come from within. It has to be your dreams, not something influenced by someone else. Know your self-worth. You can’t base your worth off of the people that you are around, or the possessions that you buy. All that stuff is temporary. God has given you a purpose in life. Your duty while you are on this earth is to accomplish that purpose. It’s okay if you feel you have missed opportunities. You will be given many more opportunities to reach your goal. You might not have taken the easiest path to get to there, but that’s okay. It’s like if you get lost on your way to a location. If you take a wrong turn, do you don’t just pull over and sit on the side of the road and give up? No, you take the next road necessary for you to get back on track to where you have to go. Never stop believing in yourself. Use the passion that you have for your dreams to help you overcome any fear you might face. Always remember if someone else can do it, so can you. Get advice from someone who has done it before. Surround yourself with like-minded people. Get involved in your craft. You can never over educate yourself. Stay humbled. Don’t ever think that you are too good to learn and make yourself better. Face your fears, and you will come face to face with your dreams. :)

Love, Live, Give, More.

Love Always,

Sheri xoxo

*Meeting In The Ladies Room* Part 1

Let's discus the mystery behind what men really want in a woman. Well first of all what they really want isn’t a mystery. Every woman has a magical upside down triangle in between their legs that is at the epicenter of every man’s mind. (A guy friend of mine called it that and i thought it was hilarious) When a guy meets a girl the first thing they do is size you up. They see if they can “afford you”. I’m not talking about with money. They try to figure out if you are worth the time and effort it will take them to get to your triangle. Some guys will put in the work and some guys may not be interested in you enough to actually wait long enough for you to decide you are ready to give it up. What every woman has to realize is that we have ALL the power. Once you allow a man into your triangle, you gave up your power. It is almost impossible to get that power back once you have sex with a guy. That is when you will see a decline in interest that the guy has toward you, because he feels like he conquered his challenge and will be on to the next challenge. Now, in some cases if you wait long enough and the guy really likes you and he is at the point in his life where he wants to be in a relationship, then you have a chance of it developing in to something more than just a sexual thing. But the key to that is making him wait long enough. So many girls think the opposite. They think that in order to get a guys attention they should sleep with them. That is absolutely not the way it works. You'll have his attention while he's having sex with you, but any attention after that will be few and far between, if any at all. First of all every guy wants a challenge. Second, if you give it up too soon he will think you do that with every guy and will not take you seriously. He will still sleep with you, but if you want it to be more than just sex with that guy, forget it. And please don’t use the line “I don’t usually do this” because he will surely tell his friends. It’s kinda a joke when girls say that. They are gonna think if you say that to them your saying it to other guys. And if you “don’t usually do this” Don’t Do It!! You should never feel pressured into having sex. If you are messing around with a guy and things are going further and further and you don’t feel comfortable with it, don’t go any further. You don't have to feel like well we have done everything else so now I have to sleep with him. NO, wrong! Hey, if he thinks you’re a tease so be it. I’d rather be a tease and be able to walk outta the room and not feel used or uncomfortable because I did something I didn’t really want to do. So go on and be a tease if you have to be. Never ever have sex with a guy because you feel obligated to. You don’t owe it to him. He needs to Earn It! What makes things tricky when it comes to men is that they say they don’t want it if it’s that easy… well they sure do still sleep with the girl even if it’s easy. But they will not take her seriously after the fact, because they already got what they wanted. I’m not talking about waiting a week or two. I’m talking about making him wait months. The girls who don’t make guys wait mess things up for the girls that do. It allows a man to wander. He could really like you, but ol’ Jenny from around the block comes along and give it up on the first day. Now of course he will take it but he wont take her seriously. So through many conversations with my guy friends this is what I have concluded. In translation I don’t want it if it’s that easy really means that they will take it if it’s easy and sleep with you, but they wont take you seriously as far as anything beyond sex. So ladies, please Know Your Worth. What you do sexually now in your life may come back to haunt you one day. Nonetheless the emotions that come along with it. Women have the power, so use it wisely.

Love, Live, Give, More.

Love Always,

Sheri Xoxo

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What Is Meeting In The Ladies Room?

Something new I decided to add to Love, Live, Give, More. is "Meeting In The Ladies Room". I feel like women, especially young woman are still cloudy when it comes to the age old difference between men and women when it comes to sex. Through life experiences and my talks with my guy friends and my girls, i feel like i have learned a lot. Let's share our knowledge with each other. So when you see the blog title *Meeting In The Ladies Room* you know what it's about. It's meant to be fun. It's not your mom preaching to you about what not to do. It's just some girl talk. :) Enjoy!

I will still be doing regular blogs too.

Love, Live, Give, More.

Love Always,

Sheri xoxo

Your Feelings Deserve To Be Respected

Sometimes there are people in our life that we just don’t understand. We try to communicate with them, and it seems like you are both on the same page, but it’s not long before you’re not seeing eye-to-eye again. Aside from family, these are the people that you might not need in your life. It’s not healthy if you spend the majority of your conversations arguing with that person. It is very hard to have a good relationship with someone if you can’t even get to the point of enjoying each other’s company because all you do is argue. The two of you are not always going to agree. It’s normal to see things from two different perspectives. But your relationship is doomed when you can’t see where each other is coming from or don’t admit some fault. You have to respect their feelings. It’s a problem when you try to be open with that person and tell them that something that they have done (or may not have done for that matter) is bothering you, and they dismiss it as if you are being unreasonable. If a person truly cares about you they will take your feelings into consideration and be receptive to the fact that they hurt you. If they make an effort to change in that area, then that is showing that they care for you. If they don’t care about you they usually make excuses for what they did, and turn it into an argument. If this continues to happen you are more likely to not be vocal about the things that bother you, because you are fearful of starting an argument. You might say it’s not even worth mentioning. Then you end up settling for less than what you deserve. Sometimes you have to step outside of the situation. Is this person causing you more harm than good? Are they holding you back from focusing on your goals because you’re so focused on them? You really can’t change a person over night. You can influence them, but change has to come from within. They might look back one day and see that you taught them something. They will finally see from your perspective when the things they did to you are done to them by someone else. That is when they will truly learn to respect other people’s emotions. Whether it’s family, a friend, a boyfriend or girlfriend; your feelings deserve to be respected. Give others the same respect. If someone expresses to you that you hurt them, don’t get defensive. Hear them out. Maybe it’s a miscommunication. Relationships are ruined over miscommunications all the time. Try to put yourself in other people’s shoes. See where they are coming from. It’s ok to be wrong and admit fault. People will respect you more if you can admit your wrongdoings, so don’t be too prideful.

Love, Live, Give, More.

Love Always,

Sheri xoxo

Don't Make Excuses For Yourself.

A lot of times we are the ones holding ourselves back from reaching our full potential. We make excuses for ourselves, and find reasons why we can’t do something. I watched a show called Born Different. It talked about 48yr old conjoined twin sisters named Lori and George Schappell. They are conjoined at the head. Lori is able bodied, but George has spina bifida, which stunted her growth. These women are truly amazing. They have done more things and gone more places than I have. Although they are conjoined they still live seemingly separate lives. Lori is a singer and plays guitar, while George will hold the microphone for her. To support her sister George pays for her ticket just like any other fan would. George designed the stool that she uses as her way of getting around with Lori. After watching these women it really opened my eyes. Although I think I do a pretty good job of believing I can accomplish anything I put my mind to; these women really made me want to wipe the word can’t out of my vocabulary. They prove that no matter what your flaws or weaknesses are, you really can find a way to make things work. Lori is an award-winning bowler A bowler! Seriously, I suck at bowling and she has another person attached to her and she wins awards for bowling. These women could have taken the “poor me” route and had caregivers take care of them their whole life, but they chose to live their life to its full potential. There are many able bodied people out there that make more excuses for themselves than Lori and George do. It really makes you look foolish for even complaining about your circumstances. Remember Thomas The Train cartoon and books? He would always say “I think I can, I think I can.” That is a great message for young kids. As adults we should look at any new situation the same way. Instead of I think I can, you should say I know I can! You can accomplish anything you put your mind to. There is always a way to make things work or improve your situation. Loving yourself and believing in yourself is so important. Also not letting other peoples opinions of you hold you back. Like in my blog “It’s All Just An Opinion” I talk about how we allow what other people think about us to hold us back. If Lori and George brushed off all the naysayers and have the confidence to go after their dreams, you should too! Nothing should ever hold you back, especially yourself. Be your own biggest cheerleader. Make people believe in you. Prove it to yourself that you can accomplish your dreams.

Here is the link to Lori and George's Wikipedia page.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lori_and_George_Schappell

Love, Live, Give, More.

Love Always,

Sheri Xoxo

Bad Habits

Do you have some bad habits that you are trying to break? A lot of time we develop bad habits from the people around us. If a friend is eating junk food, u might be tempted to eat some too. If a parent is negative, you might develop negative thoughts. If u have people around you who smoke cigarettes, you might start smoking with them. You may not have been the one to start the bad habit on your own, but you’re the only one responsible for stopping your own bad habits. You can point a finger at the reasons why u have these habits, but the only person you can look to in order to changes these bad habits is yourself. Really put your mind to it. Most the time it only takes putting mind over matter. Make a list of the bad habits that you know you have. Work on fixing them everyday. Be honest with yourself and admit your flaws. Once you do that you will open the doors for self-improvement. Don’t be so hard on yourself. Bad habits are never set in stone. With some self-control you can change them. :)

Love, Live, Give, More.

Love Always,

Sheri Xoxo

What Do You Want?

We all go after the things that we want in life. It’s defiantly not a bad thing. It can be the driving force to our dreams. Although, sometimes the things that we want actually prevent us from getting the things that we need. You can pick apart this topic with a fine tooth comb and it could go either way. I have realized that sometimes people are too focused on what they want materially, that it causes the things they need to slip further away. Especially if the things you want put a strain on you financially. If we just stuck to the things that we need it would be easier to afford necessities. Other than material things, people also spend time chasing someone that they want. We put a lot of energy into building relationships with our significant other. That is great when it’s an equal relationship. If it’s not equal and one person is doing all the work then it’s easy to see that you are wasting your energy on pursuing someone that you want in your life, but may not necessarily need in your life. While putting all your energy into someone who doesn’t reciprocate you are actually putting yourself on the back burner. This happens all the time. Everyone has had feelings for someone who might not have felt the same way about them. It’s normal, it’s gonna happen. You have to realize that while your pursuing someone, the energy that u are wasting on the person that you want may cause you to slip away from the healthy relationships that you need. It could be your family or friends that you are putting on the back burner, while u go after the person that you want. In an unfaithful relationship people cheat on the person that they love because they meet someone that they want. They don’t need that new person in their life; they just want them in that moment. Really take time to separate the things that you want in life and weigh them to the things that you need. Don’t spend outside your means on the material things that you want and end up coming up short on the essential things that you need. If you have feelings for someone, really think about the person that you are pursuing. Do you really need that person in your life? Don’t jeopardize the relationship you have with the people that you need in your life for someone whom you are just infatuated with. If you are in a relationship really think about the person that you are with. If you love them don’t jeopardize it and cheat with someone that you only want because you are attracted to, knowing that there isn’t any substance there. We live in a world with so much temptation. It’s easy for our wants and needs to get lost in the mix of things. I can think of times when things that I wanted caused me to miss out on things that I actually really needed. I’ve learned to really be decisive and focus more on the things that I need in life. There are less distractions that way. Try it. J

Love, Live,Give,More.

Love Always,

Sheri xoxo

Self Approval

There is nothing that will hold you back in life more than waiting on other people’s approval. You may never even see the day. The only approval you need is Self-approval. We all have flaws and have done things that we feel guilty for doing. Don’t harp on those things. Focus on making sure that whatever you did wrong never happens again. Use the situation to mold yourself into a better person. People make mistakes and not everyone may forgive you for what you have done. Unfortunately, that is just the consequences of your actions. Forgiving yourself and asking God for forgiveness is what’s most important. Some people aren’t always going to “approve” how you look. Everyone has something that they are self-conscious of. It could be their weight, height, nose, ears, toes, hands, hair, acne, Etc. Some people dwell on it more than others. Sometimes we become self-conscious because of what other people say about us. You might not have ever thought anything was “wrong” until someone pointed it out to you. I use to always have bigger feet than my friends in middle school. They would always make jokes about them. I started to get self-conscious about my feet, so I would never wear sandals. Now I look back like "was i really self-conscious about my feet"? Something on my body that I obviously can’t change and have no control over how they look. Now I love my feet. People tell me all the time that I have really nice feet. In the summer I’d rather wear sandals than any other shoe. So sometimes you have to look at the reason why you are self-conscious. Is it really because it’s something you don’t like about yourself or is because someone influenced you into not liking something about yourself. No matter what your outside appearance is always know that you have a talent that no one else in this world has. There is something big or small that you can do better than anyone else can. That is something that no one can take away from you. Always know that you can do anything that you put your mind to. You don’t need anyone else’s approval. Take all the necessary steps that you possibly can to achieve your goals. Do it right the first time. Cutting corners will only set you back in the long run. Educate yourself. Sometimes the best teacher is yourself by learning through trial and error. I believe all you have to do is choose what you want to be in life. Follow your heart, and take the first step. Have the faith and confidence that you can achieve all your goals. As you achieve one goal you will create new goals and you will eventually reach the success that you want.

Love,Live,Give,More. <3

Love Always,

Sherixoxo