Shampoo in the Shower

I woke up anxious this morning. I wasn't sure why as I didn't have a dream or went to bed with anything heavy on my heart. I put on my morning coffee and decided to shampoo my hair. Instead of shampooing my hair in the sink I decided to do it in the shower. As I began to shampoo my hair, I felt the warmth of the water rolling down my scalp, down my face  and onto my neck, off my shoulders and down my back. I noticed how my body began to respond to the warmth of the water. After about 2 minutes, my body was totally relaxed and the anxious feeling I had was gone. I then completed my shower and finished shampooing my hair.

I went in the shower to shampoo my hair, but the shower ended up shampooing me instead. :). I learned to yield to the quieting process.

Today I learned to let the warmth of the water from a relaxing shower  wash away any anxiety that's in my body. I learned to yield to the moment and how to go with the flow when the waters turn.

The Lord says, we should be anxious for nothing... today, I learned to let the water shampoo me in the shower.

Remember to Smile Everyday, Show Up Everyday, and Succeed Everyday
Find Peace Within
Be blessed,
Ms. Lisa

The Love of a Son

I wasn't blessed to have a daughters, and I'm okay with that, because I don't know how to plat hair, but I am blessed to have 2 wonderful sons. They always seem to make me smile and do things that bring tears to my eyes.

My oldest son, never says no.. he takes as many pictures of me as I like. My baby son whom I call my bonus child, is learning the benefits of not saying no to mamma.. He has me wrapped around his finger... my pinkie that is...I love them both very dearly. Yesterday they both showered me with love notes and poems.

This is written from the love of a son.

Happy Birthday Ms. Lisa

Happy Birthday to a mother I dearly love,
Not other mothers could a wife stand above.

Your ability to stay joyful is unique,
you always keep the energy level at its peak.

How do you do the things you do?,
on that subject, I have no clue.

Your willingness to stay fit is great,
this is one of your many respectable traits.

I can rely on you for who you are,
with the spirit of God to get us far.

No matter what the situation,
you make a plan to reach that stations.

You always seem to be on your feet,
and with a talent like yours you can't be beat.

Your talent is to show the way,
even when the path seems gray.

You light the way with your attitude and smile,
with your smile being contagious there is no denial.

I am glad God put you into my life,
and I'm sure dad is happy you're his wife.

The amount of words I want to express are not enough to say,
but on that note, I would like to conclude with saying happy birthday!!!!

Love, Maximillian.

My heart is over flowing with love and gratitude. God makes no mistakes, if He's blessed you to have children, love them, show them the way, show them who you are, be consistent, share your thoughts and they will share theirs.

Remember to Smile Everyday, Show Up Everyday, Succeed Everyday
Find Peace Within
Be blessed,
Ms. Lisa

The Shopping Cart

As I was in meditation this morning, I was reminded by the Holy Spirit that we should carry the Joy of the Lord every where we go. Not, that we have to be in the spirit all the time, but when people see us, they should know that there is something different about us. Then I thought about the afternoon I was at Aldi grocery store and this young lady came up to me while putting up my shopping cart.

Here's what happened:

As I was walking back to my car after putting up my shopping cart and getting my $0.25, LOL, this young lady was walking towards the entrance. I didn't know her, she didn't know me, and I had never seen her at the Aldi grocery store. She stopped and said, with a big smile "YOU LOOK AMAZING!" and I smiled back at her and said, "Why thank you, and have a blessed day!" She smiled back and said, "You do the same." I went on to my car and began to think. What was it she saw on me or in me that made me look amazing? It was a Friday, which on my  job was a dress-down day. I had on a jean skirt, white blouse...nothing that was expensive or fancy. I didn't even have on make-up. So I asked the Holy Spirit, what was it she saw on me. He said, "It was the Joy of the Lord." I just smiled, said thank you Holy Spirit and went on home.

The Joy of the Lord comes through the Holy Spirit. John 15:11 says, Jesus says, "These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full."  Hebrews 1:9 says that God anointed the Lord Jesus with the oil of gladness above his fellows. Gladness in the bible, means to leap or to jump.

I believe the Joy of the Lord leaped out of my spirit, as the young lady was walking towards me. I wasn't doing anything different, just carrying a smile.

So how did I find the Joy of the Lord?

• Spend time with Him daily
• Spend time in His word daily
• Pray in the Holy Spirit daily
• Love on people daily
• Cast ALL my cares on Him daily

I believe God hears and answers my prayers. I pray to Him before I express my concerns to anyone.

Make time for Him, His Joy is there.

You will never know who you'll meet while putting up your shopping cart.

Remember to Smile Everyday, Show Up Everyday, and Succeed Everyday

Find Peace Within

Be blessed,

Ms. Lisa 

Positive Polly

My job has many rewards, some you probably wouldn't think would be considered rewarding. I get the opportunity to speak with irate patients who are upset about their bills. Some want to curse me out and some want to cry and tell me all about their problems. Some want to blame me for everything that went wrong with their procedure and make excuses why they were mistreated by the office staff and or doctor. Some days I get to laugh and crack jokes with patients who are really having a bad day. Some days I get to say God bless you, I'll pray for you and have a blessed day. One thing is consistent, each patient is calling for me to handle an issue for them.

I spoke with one patient today for close to 30 minutes, she was very upset about how her claim was coded, etc. I believe she just wanted to be right, but there was no way for her to be right. She told me what she wanted me to do and I told her what I was going to do. She wanted me to agree with her and make the bill go away. THAT I COULDN'T DO. So, she finally agreed to do it my way. After that call I received one from a co-worker from one of the offices.

She called me as she saw I had called her earlier about another unhappy patient. She proceeded to talk about her day and how what we do have its days and can be very stressful. I agreed with her then, help her changed the way she looked at what we do. I let her know that I come to work to help those difficult patients, I look forward to making them smile after cursing me out about something I didn't do. I let her know that we were the voice for the company and it's important that we make the company look good by speaking well of it and our services.

I let her know we worked for a great company with great benefits. Paid holidays, paid inclement weather days, full healthcare benefits paid for by the company, flexibility with our time, no pressures from the boss, bonuses every holiday and great co-workers. She said, well aren't you the Positive Polly. I said yes, I guess I am. She said, well now I know who to call when I need a daily dose of positivity. She even said she was going to tell our CEO that my new name was Positive Polly. I'm cool with that as long as it's not the name on my paycheck.  :)

Today I learned that its important to turn situations around when they appear to be negative. I live everyday by my mantra Smile Everyday, Show Up Everyday, and Succeed Everyday. I showed up today as "Positive Polly." Who will you show up as? You never know who needs uplifting....


Remember to Smile Everyday, Show Up Everyday, and Succeed Everyday
Find Peace Within
Be blessed,
Ms. Lisa

The Footprint of a Smile

As I am in the final editing stage of my first book, Smile Everyday, Show Up Everyday, Succeed Everyday,  I thought I would share a few excerpts from what I believe will be a book that will put help you understand the importance of showing up for yourself everyday.

Preface -  "Whenever I’ve felt down or felt like I couldn't make it, I would put a smile on my face. I would make a conscious effort to smile, even when I thought there was no reason to smile. One morning as I entered the office, the staff said they knew it was me because they could hear my smile. I was amazed because I had yet to show my face or say good morning. That comment was an indication that my smile was not only for me but for those I came across."

         Smiling everyday helped me to realize that things would not always be the way they were and that God was with me. I looked at my smile as the footprint of Jesus Christ carrying me through my walk in life."

Whose footprint does your smile carry?



Remember to Smile Everyday, Show Up Everyday, and Succeed Everyday
Find Peace Within
Be blessed,
Ms. Lisa

Amen!

And it is so.....

AMEN!

Be blessed,

Remember to Smile Everyday, Showup Everyday, and Succeed Everyday

Find Peace Within

Ms. Lisa

If it hurts, it's still there

How many of you have heard people say they have a problem with you? I'm sure if you are reading this blog, you've heard people make that statement. Now, the question is, do they have a problem with me, or is the problem  really, they really haven't dealt with their own problems to make you be an issue with them. Michael Jackson has a song called, "Man in the Mirror". I don't know the lyrics to the song, but I do know the title. Most of the time when someone has a problem with you, first it's their problem, not your problem. If you get upset about something someone did or said to you, remember, it's your problem, not the person you're upset with problem.

Now, if you're going around offending people on purpose then that is a problem. The bible teaches us to go to our brother and sister in meekness if we feel your brother has an alt against you. If they don't receive you, you get another witness, and if they refuse it, then you go before the church. Most of us aren't going to the church to solve problems, but we must search ourselves to find out why there is a problem in the first place.

So how do you deal with what's still hurting you? First:

DO YOU WANT TO STOP HURTING? Then

1. Admit that you still have a problem in that particular area.

• If you don't like being called out in your wrong, then confess that you still have a problem with     being held accountable.
• You have to deal with the fact, what was said or done to you made you upset.

2. Identify the root of the problem.

• Where did this originate from? Why does this still hurt me? Are there some unresolved issues I have not closed the door to? Deal with the problem don't shut down and or blame someone else for the problem you have.

3. Become aware of how you respond to certain situations.

• It's very important to be self-aware. I heard this quote one time, "the outcome of a conversation depends on the response."
• When you respond in a way that makes you upset, ask yourself this question, Why did I respond that way? and seriously deal with it.

4. Make EVERY effort to change

• When you find yourself behaving the same way when certain situations come up in your life or certain questions are asked, stop and make a decision to do something different.

You may feel like you're okay and or you like being the way you are, anger and all. But that is not how God wants you to live. He says in His word, if you keep your mind stayed on me, He will keep you in perfect peace. So, when you are getting upset and or responding in a way that is causing anxiety within, and or causing you to respond to something that isn't becoming of your character, Where is your mind, and what is your mind on.

Before I respond to a situation, I always ask myself a question, "How do I want this to turn out?"

Find peace within by making a different decision this time. 

Be blessed,

Remember to Smile Everyday, Show Up Everyday, Succeed Everyday

Find Peace Within

Ms. Lisa