Confidence!

When you base your confidence on who are you, instead of what you accomplish, you have created something that no one or no circumstance can ever take from you. To succeed, you have to do something and be very bad at it for a while. You have to look bad before you look good. If you wait until you feel confident to do something new or go after a dream, you'll wait forever. The longer you wait to go after your dreams, the less confidence you will have, and the fear that you'llnever get what you want will become more intense. When you limit your dreams, you limit your life. The truth is, when we dream small, we are ripping ourselves off. True confidence doesn't come from your not having any fear. It comes from trusting yourself to act in spite of your fear. Remember, the most important key to developing behavioral confidence is to keep taking action. The more you trust yourself to go forward , the more confidence you'll feel.


Look for everyday miracles and evidence that you are loved. Every day, you are surrounded by signs that remind you of how blessed you are to be alive. Every day, you will receive evidence that you are loved. The sun will rise to light your way and give you warmth. The earth will bring forth food to nourish you. Just when you are feeling sad, a bird will sing. Just when you are feeling totally alone, a child will smile at you. Just when you are feeling that you cannot figure out what to do with a problem, the answer will come; you'll bump into the right person, or read the right book, or suddenly, have the right revelation. Look for evidence that you are being guided and watched over. Look for evidence that you are loved.


Jonathan's wonderful 4th Birthday was on August 12, 2010. Jonathan and Mommy spent the entire day together starting off with, yes a 4 yr check up appt, a fun breakfast at Bob Evans, Hershey Park, lunch at Red Robin, quick stop at the Hershey outlets then a late nap. Baseball cupcakes for school and dinosaur cake for home! My little boy is growing into such a fun man!


We had a great time with some new friends at a pool party today. One thing Jonathan and Adam have alot of confidence doing is jumping into a pool of water! They had a blast.


Finally, thank you so much Alexis for my adorable Family Blog makeover! Love it!