Confidence

Confidence is that which lies within us
In order to find success, it is a must.
It is obvious that through success it is found,
But true confidence is built when you've been broken down.
Champions are not born out of fate,
It's belief in yourself that makes you great.
No one can teach you how to find the passion.
Only you yourself have the ability to make it happen.
The mind is such a powerful thing.
Don't underestimate the truth it can bring.
Anyone who believes they can......Will.
Those are the people whose dreams get fulfilled.


Confidence is so important to being a successful athlete. What is confidence really and how do you find it or get it is something I struggled with at one point. Every athlete has to look inside themselves to find that confidence. It is not something that can be taught. You may not be blessed with amazing talent, but if you have confidence you can accomplish more than someone who does. Belief in yourself is such a powerful thing!

Just Be You

They say careful you'll get hurt
But in this life thats all that I have learned
You fight your battles to win a few wars
Just enough to keep off the floor
You close your eyes to hide your tears
saying goodbye is your biggest fear

Cuz you want to hold on and be strong
Why does the right thing always feel so wrong
Open your heart and you will find the truth
Sometimes the answers don't always need proof
Just Be You.

They say who you are is not enough
But those are the people who know nothing about love
You walk in the shadows cuz the darkness keeps you safe
But in the light you will see his grace
You let the world choose your path
cuz you can't see that God's is the best one you have

He wants you to hold on and be strong
Sometimes the right thing doesnt have to be wrong
Open you heart and you will find the truth
Sometimes the answers don't always need proof
Just Be You

November 1 Thoughts

I used to think people could change people. But change does not just happen....it is only the will inside us that can drive us to change. Stop trying to wait for someone to save you....save yourself.

November 8 Thoughts

The future may be scary and the path unknown....But in each step you take I promise you will have grown.

10-19-10 Thoughts

As you get older you start to realize the truths of the world. You no longer are the little kid running around playing...with no cares and worries. You are the little kid living in the real world trying so hard to be a big kid. I think you lose sight of what fun is when you start to let the weight of the world push you down. We lose sight of our happiness when we take on all the responsibilities. Do you ever wake up and feel like it is a chore...like it is a struggle? Do you ever feel empty inside even when everything around you is a blessing...and Even when you have everything you need?

If you had the perfect job ...would you still be unhappy if you had to come home to an empty house everynight. If you had the one you loved would you still be unhappy if you had to work a miserable 9 to 5 job. Everyones view of the world is different and everyone's definition of happiness is different. People who have nothing would be happy with anything. But many people who have it all still are unfulfilled. Maybe if we just stopped to look at our lives and saw all we have in it....we would smile.

Why Do We Stay?

Why do people stay? Stay in relationships that are unhealthy...Stay at jobs that make us unhappy...Stay in our depression...Stay stuck in a life that we dont really love. The truth is that we fear the unknown. We know there is better out there but we are scared to take the journey to find it. We are content when we should be risky. We settle for safe when we should strive for spontaneous. We hold on when all we really want to do is let go. We try to change people instead of helping ourselves grow. We dream but never really take the leap. We complain but never fix. We settle rather than work harder. People need people, they need something to hold on to. So, Why Do People Stay? Because leaving means being alone. It means being lost. But I think so many of us are lost in our lives now. Having someone in the room with you doesnt keep you from being alone. Why are you staying? Especially when your heart is already gone...?

3-31-10 Life Is Unfair

So many times I have heard the words..."Life Is Not Fair". I myself have used that line quite a few times. But nothing can ever be fair. It is just a part of life. Something that is fair to you becomes unfair to someone else. Losing a close game seems so unfair but to the opposition the opposite holds true. Why do we focus so much on complaining about life being unfair? Instead we should be focusing on our lives and taking control of it. There are no excuses and there is no one to blame. Not even God. Why do we focus so much on blaming God when maybe we should be blaming ourselves? It may seem unfair that you didnt get the job postion you wanted or that your car broke down.....But is it fair that you can walk and he can't. Is it fair that you have a family and she does not? You may think its unfair that you can't seem to find the love of your life.....But is it fair that you are healthy and someone else is diseased. You may say its unfair that you can not bear children....But is it fair that hundreds of kids have no parents and yet you were lucky enough to get two. I may say it is not fair that girls can't make millions of dollars in pro sports like guys can. But it is fair that I got to wake up this morning and someone else didnt. It is fair that I was born in America while so many others were born into War. It is fair that I have shelter over my head and many children sleep in the streets. Is it fair that I have heard the word of God and yet millions don't know who Jesus Christ is. I have heard the words "Life Is Not Fair" So many times. But is it really unfair or do you only see with one view point. Maybe in the end Life is not so unfair after all. Maybe all of the unfair moments in your life are just God's way of saying....I know what is best for you. Look at your life and instead of complaining about the things that seem unfair. Maybe we should be thankful for the blessings we have....ones that so many would say are unfair.