One.

As I am falling into the gaze of sleepiness,
I will leave you with one thought.
You only live once. Make sure it counts.
God Bless,
Gigi.

Happiness..

I found this quote on Google:

"When I was five years old, my mom told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down “Happy.” They told me I didn’t understand the assignment and I told them they didn’t understand life".

Maybe it is that easy.
Maybe Happiness is the key to life.
Maybe if we knew how to keep happiness in our lives,
We would be able to see that life isn't that hard.
Or at least that it should not be that hard.
Life is what we make it.

Maybe we should think like that five year-old and add "HAPPY" to our to-do-list.
And just maybe life would be a little bit brighter

Find your own happiness,
♥ Gigi

Relax

Sometimes, one mind wanders and brings to the surface emotions that we as human tend to think that we are not capable of feeling. Sometimes, we found ourselves in a pool of distress, in a sea of desolation. Sometimes, we become lost not because we have no understanding of the world that is around us but because we think so MUCH. We think of the reasons we did this or didn't. The ways we should have, could have or would have done something. All that thinking although it may be good in certain cases, in others it just places us a state of confusion that seems to shadow our every move, thought and action.

So this morning, my advice to you and to me is to sit back, and for once relax.
Life is ALWAYS ongoing. But the thing that I noticed is that sometimes its good to stop rushing, stop wandering, stop forcing upon the chain of events to turn them into the scenario that we want. Sometimes it good to just NOT think. Just sit there and breathe. Something that we all fail to do at moments. We fail to rest. We fail to take a beak from the craziness of this world.

Therefore, readers; if you feel that confusion is sneaking upon you. STOP thinking for the next five minutes and relax. Talk to God if you have to. Breathe, look at the sky. And if the sun is shining, enjoy the brightness of the possibilities that WILL come to your door. If its raining, enjoy the water wiping away (not in a literal sense of course) your worries and clearing your thought process towards the solutions you were looking for.

Yours Truly,
Gigi

I am NOT my Hair

Did I miss something this year?
Is CHOPPING IN this year?
Why is it that some many women are cutting their hair either to
Emulate a Wannabe-Mohawk or just to take it all out?
Personally, I would not do it,
But I applaud those who were brave enough to do it.

Hum...Hair.
It's amazing how we let it control us.
Trips to the hair salon,
Spending lots of money when buying products,
Washing-drying-curling-blow drying-pressing,
Women go to great extend to LOOK and FEEL beautiful.



But I dont think I'll Chop it all off.
Maybe if I was born with nothing,
OR Maybe if I had the guts to do it,
It would be a possibility.....
but hum-hum.

Weezy said it, "Long Hair, Don't Care"
Maybe for now, I'll keep my hair and take care of it ;)

But KUDOS to the ladies out there doing the chopping-cutting-going natural styles.

India Arie - I Am Not My Hair
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Find YOUR hairstyle Ladies,
Dont let the hair DEFINE YOU,
Stay Stylish,
Gigi

Reciprocal???

Love is such a great thing.
But what many of us fail to realize is that,
Love is NOT part of the BK menu.
You DONT have it YOUR way ALL the time.
Some of us are lucky.
And others are not so lucky.
The thing with love is to APPRECIATE it,
When it KNOCKS U DOWN.
Deal? I can see some of you rolling your eyes (O_o) and thinking: "Yea, Right "
It's true that It's not always that Simple,
If you have reciprocal love, Feel Grateful,
If not, Be Patient and
Keep in mind that
IT is better to have love and lost
Than to have NEVER loved at all

Spread the ♥
Gigi

Different is BETTER

It amazes me how sometimes many of us restrict who we truly are: to fit it, to please others, to blend into the fading background that is our world.

I have seen it many times, where we tend to assimilate to the diverse ways of those that surround us and become a little more like them and less like us.

But think about it, if you keep trying to fit in, dont you end being lost in the decor? Forgotten because you are so common?

If everybody is alike, this world would be oh so boring and dreadful. I can see it now. "Visualize, the one person who makes you smile. Maybe its their smile, their goofiness, their personality, their physical (dont lie some of you out care about the physical). Now think about men in general, there are different types of men right? RIGHT (Amen to that). Visualize a spectrum of women:different sizes, different shapes, different personalities. FINALLY, think of everything blending in, the person that makes you smile is SOOOO similar to the girl or guy next door. Everybody would talk the same, act the same, try to wear the same thing. It would be like the movie Men In Black expect maybe we would be closer to clones than anything.

Personally, I WOULD hate (and Hate is a STRONG word that I rarely use) to be part of such world. I love the fact that the people in my life are DIFFERENT, they think differently, they have a voice to be heard, a story to tell, a lifetime to live THEIR way and hopefully share with ME :)

So if you are out there and you are trying to be like somebody else. Please do yourself a favor and STOP. God created you a way that fits YOU best.
Many times, people tell me I am a weirdo in my ways of thinking or acting. Well I think that is a great compliment. Wouldn't you rather be a weirdo because you are UNIQUE, armed with YOUR personality and ideas? I thought so, too.

Stay Unique,
Gigi

Wings of Forgiveness

Forgiveness is such a big word, action and commitment.
Sometimes, people hurt us so deep that we feel like we taste the pain.
Sometimes, people break us without knowing it.
They scar us to the point that healing is long and grueling.
But the truth is, in life, it has to get worse before it gets better.
If you were hurt sometimes in life, don't frown upon it.
Embrace what had happened and be glad that you overcame it.
But the biggest thing to do is to forgive whoever did you wrong, and LET IT go.
Keeping grudge only makes life a whole lot unpleasant but it makes you a lot less happier.
So people my food for thought is FORGIVE.

Whenever I think of forgiveness, I listen to "Wings of Forgiveness" by India Arie.
Listen to the song, maybe you guys will also like it.

So readers, stay positive,
Forgive but DONT Forget,
So that you can learn from your mistakes.

As humans we tend to always remember what people have done to us,
But sometimes, letting go is the best way to go.
♥ Gigi

Shark Tales

Yesterday I went to the beach with some friends to enjoy the sunny weather of South Florida.

However, after a good four hours, the whole populace enjoying the ocean had to leave due to the improvised visit of sharks.

Mind you, there were a good five sharks just chilling, going from one coast to another.

And the funny thing was that everybody started screaming like little girls.

You were seeing grown men running for their lives, forgetting they had kids, going back to get their kids and running again and pregnant woman running like they were in the 5k race!

The strange thing is that when you think that you are going to be the meal of some huge sharks, you start thinking "God, please dont let me become a snack. I'll really start going to church every Sunday" or "dang I hope they dont take my legs first, so I can keep running" or "Man, I didn't even get to say goodbye" or "Stupid Sharks, why not go to South Beach instead?"

Either way, the food for thought for today is when going to the beach/ocean, please be careful.

And, make sure that you live your life right so if you end up dying or worse case scenario get eaten by a shark, you have no regrets, no unfinished business with God or loved ones. Pray every morning because you never know what the day has in reserve for you.

All in all, Stay blessed and Enjoy the Summer,

Gigi

Blame It....

What is it with people blaming others for their mistakes or misfortunes?

Past a certain age, we learned to take responsibilities but apparently some of us lose sight of the significance of that word.

Taking responsibilies for your actions means that you are man or woman enough to step up to the plate and take charge of your OWN life. Taking responsibilities means that you are willing to face the consequences to your OWN actions and not blame your neighbor for your clumsiness in life. Taking responsibilities is taking care what you known YOU ought to be doing. And mainly it is NOT expecting others to pick the bits and pieces after you caused an havoc within your own life or their lives.

Personally, I take responsibility for my actions. If I mess up, I am woman enough to say that I was wrong and apoligize. However, it amazes me how others are so quick to blame others when it is their own fault. NO my friend, You did it, You fix it.

It may be hard to do but come on people, this is not LALAland. If you broke the glass, pick up the broom to get the pieces. The sooner we learned that in life, past a certain age, WE are our OWN responsibilities, the better we all will be.

So if you are out there, put the blame on everyone but yourself...take a close look at the mirror and realize that its time to start taking responsibilities

Stay Responsible :)

Gigi

Everything Happens For A Reason

I am a strong believer that everything happens for a reason.
Sometimes in life, we might question the direction we are taking
Or wonder about the choices we end up having to take
Or the people that inadvertanly invade our lives
To become an integral part of our lives.
Several times, I have heard people say they wish
They could go back in time to switch some stuff around to "make it better".
Truth is, it would only make your reality "different"
(Could be worse than what you are facing now)
And you may not be who you are currently.
If we had the power to change our past and modify our present,
There would be no personal growth since you know you could just erase your mistakes.
That is why today my food for thought is,
Embrace what God throws in your life,
Work with it to make YOU better,
Dont regret what you "coulda, shoulda or woulda"
But instead, think ahead how you could make yourself better
And walk your way to a better future.

Stay Blessed,
Gigi