Dianne's Journey: I'll Show Them!!! Hasta La Vista Baby!!

Dianne's Journey: I'll Show Them!!! Hasta La Vista Baby!!: "When you start with the attitude of 'I'll show them' in most instances YOU are doomed for failure. We all get frustrated with one another ..."

I'll Show Them!!! Hasta La Vista Baby!!

When you start with the attitude of "I'll show them" in most instances YOU are doomed for failure.

We all get frustrated with one another from time to time. Don't associate with those people. Be who God wants you to be.

By always biting when others "bait" you, you are actually serving them and their purposes ultimately proving you are a push over and easy to manipulate. I know its hard not to be bothered by the small attitudes/actions of others but don't turn around and act just like them.

I can't believe how much you have going for you and what wonderful things lay ahead for you.

Hasta La Vista baby to them and their immature actions and words. Hasta La Vista Baby to the blindness of some and inconsiderate actions of others.

Yes, even I have participated in immature behavior, thinking that I was in your corner by doing so....I needed to just model a humble attitude and show you how to just let it roll off your back.

Its funny - I can handle others doing or saying things to me - but talk about my kids and the devil in me comes out. I am sorry for not always acting appropriately as the model you look to.

YES, for sure others have done you wrong - as most recently as Today!! I have brought it to the attention of the appropriate person. Now, if that person choses to do nothing - then she should be ashamed...but my job was done. I don't need to continue with it. I know that is what God would want me to do.

I still have thoughts that need to be put under Gods control also - You probably would ask me - well, nothing wrong with thinking as long as you aren't doing....WRONG. The thoughts are where your actions arise from.

So when I want to go to someone and rip their pretty lil locks from their head - that is sin on my part. This has always been hard for me to understand. I think because I just became a Christian this past August and some of my behaviors were ingrained in me and I know that God forgives...I just let myself keep acting in past ways, thinking God would forgive me. He does forgive me BUT God also wants a change in my past behavior to be in step with HIM.

It makes me think of the phrase, "Killing them with kindness" - I do think that is true. My habit of being nasty is slowly being transformed with being kind and loving in all instances. Yes I still am Ms. Nasty/Nice but with Gods help and my persistence to do what God wants me to do... I will be pleasing in Gods eyes and in mine!!

I already know what your response to this will be - "I will not let anyone walk all over me." It is not about letting everyone walk all over you but about letting God work in and through you. What you may see as weak, I now see as strong and bold and courageous. Its harder to turn the other cheek. You will be amazed at the reaction that you will get from others.

I hope that you will just let things go...Please live life in the NOW and not in the past. I love you and would defend you to the ends of the earth...maybe that was sometimes wrong of me. Treat others as you yourself wish to be treated and respected. You have a great future ahead of you - make the most of it. Leave those things behind that get you all caught up and frustrated - Its not worth it.

The project that you have seen me doing at home - "Pay It Forward" has really helped me in giving to others without expecting anything else in return. I encourage you to do something like this. Put someone else first for just a little bit. Do for another and show them some unwarranted love and kindness. You will bring joy and happiness to your soul and most certainly to yours.

I am ALWAYS here for you and ALWAYS will be. I will not abandon you. When others throw dirt in your face, I will be there with a warm wet washcloth to clean you up. I will cry with you when you are hurt. I will rejoice with you in your many accomplishments. I will listen carefully to what you have to say. I will give you advice when you want it and even sometimes when you don't. I am your biggest cheerleader. I also am your critic but do so with tact.

Remember, when I am not there in person - God is always there. He is waiting for you with open arms - he is your comforter, counselor and guide. God does not make mistakes like I do and have.

Lastly, but maybe most importantly ... seek forgiveness. Maybe you don't feel like you have done anything wrong and you are justified in all your actions. If someone is mad at you - seek them out and ask for forgiveness. People that are even in your past that seem to be having an affect on your future....go to them, text them, call them, IM them, send smoke signals...whatever to contact them and ask their forgiveness for your part in what went wrong in the relationship.

When you hold resentment toward another, you are BOUND to that person or condition by an emotional link that is stronger than steel. Forgiveness is the ONLY way to dissolve that link and get free.

"The WEAK can NEVER forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the STRONG."  ~Mahatma Gandhi

"We achieve inner health only through forgiveness - the forgiveness not only of others but also of ourselves." ~Joshua Loth Liebman 
Forgive yourself, and you will find an inner peace and strength that is unbelievably powerful. Get a journal and write some of your thoughts and feelings about yourself and others. It may help you learn who you need to seek forgiveness from and what you need to forgive yourself for. Don't let a root of bitterness take hold in your life - it will wrap itself around your heart and soul and choke the beauty out of who you are really meant to be.

I LOVE YOU. I BELIEVE IN YOU. I AM ALWAYS HERE FOR YOU NO MATTER WHAT THE DISTANCE IN MILES IS THAT MAY COME IN BETWEEN US.

Tucson Tragedy - Coming together as Americans 1-12-11

But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. Is. 40:31 - Janet Napolitano - read from the Bible from the book of Isaiah...when words escape us, we as a people, as Americans turn to our Lord Jesus Christ.

Then Eric Holder followed with a reading from the New Testament. This tragedy in Tucson has left us speechless. I am so glad that President Obama came to Tucson to help all of us in Arizona go through the healing process. My sympathy goes o...ut to each of the family and friends of the individuals that were senselessly gunned down last Saturday - U.S. District Judge John Roll, Dorthy Morris, Dorwin Stoddard, Christina Greene, Phyllis Scheck, and Gabe Zimmerman. The one that affects me the most is the death of 9 year old Christina Greene, born on 9-11-01, lost her life last Saturday...a day when 2 of my children - Brandi and Chaz - were going to Tucson to go snowboarding at Mt Lemmon. Christina won't have that chance to load up with her friends and go snowboarding, she is dancing her last dance on the clouds in heaven.
I can't make order at all out of any of this chaos ... I am warmed and touched by the speeches given tonight.
My prayers are with Gabby Giffords and her family. My prayers are also with the others that remain in the hospital and are continuiing their physical healing.My prayers are with the Drs and staff that work with these individuals - guide their hands, give them the wisdom, Lord that only YOU can give.
My prayers are also with with the parents of Jared Loughner...they must be so very torn up. I have tried to imagine how I would feel if it were my son and I am sure I don't even come close to what they are feeling right now. It was their son NOT them ... lets embrace them and uplift prayers on their behalf also.
I go out on a limb here but also feel that Jared Loughner needs our prayers also. Let me be clear - NOT our SYMPATHY but prayers. What a tortured individual he must be. Pray that justice is swift. I also pray for the guards and officers that are in charge of keeping him as an inmate. I pray that no one will attempt to take justice in their own hands even tho that is a feeling each of us have that we would like to "take care of" Jared Loughner and dish out our own punishment towards him.
As President Obama said, "Lets as a country live up to our childrens expectations!!!" I say, "Lets go one step further and live up to God's expectations."
 I love Arizona and I love America!!