Inspiration With Words

I know why the caged bird sings by Maya Angelou

A free bird leaps on the back
Of the wind and floats downstream
Till the current ends and dips his wing
In the orange suns rays
And dares to claim the sky.

But a BIRD that stalks down his narrow cage
Can seldom see through his bars of rage
His wings are clipped and his feet are tied
So he opens his throat to sing.

The caged bird sings with a fearful trill
Of things unknown but longed for still
And his tune is heard on the distant hill for
The caged bird sings of freedom.

The free bird thinks of another breeze
And the trade winds soft through
The sighing trees
And the fat worms waiting on a dawn-bright
Lawn and he names the sky his own.

But a caged BIRD stands on the grave of dreams
His shadow shouts on a nightmare scream
His wings are clipped and his feet are tied
So he opens his throat to sing.

The caged bird sings with
A fearful trill of things unknown
But longed for still and his
Tune is heard on the distant hill
For the caged bird sings of freedom.

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Someone else's words can bring about change and renewal to one's mind. If you breakdown and analyze the meaning of each line, you may even come across an epiphany about your own life. That's kind of what this poem did for me the first time I read it around 8 years ago. I vowed from then on not to be a caged bird; I wanted to be the free one. Perhaps I owe my free spirited, always on 10 personality to this poem.Who knows what kind of person I would be had I not been so deeply touched and inspired by Maya Angelou's words. It was so major to me that it changed my thought process, as well as my life. I may not ever be as profound and as popular as her, but if I make an impression on the brain of at least one person then I am living my dreams, and I'm not the caged bird who merely sings.

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Fearlessness (The Short Version)

Fear is a powerful thing. It can take control over your life and bring you to a place you don't want to be. Often times people are so afraid of success, they allow their fear to push them instead of allowing their dreams to lead them. Once you graduate high school it kind of hits you that you are in the real world and that anything can happen. Don't think about how many things can go wrong in your life, think about how many things will go right. Being afraid is normal, but sometimes you have to control that type of emotion, otherwise you will act on it. No one wants to be lead by a person who is visibly scared and intimidated. Be fearless, take life by the horns, and conquer the world!

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Happy World Humanitarian Day!

I hope we can all take something away from this day by helping others and find a way to incorporate it into our everyday lives. Giving back to our community shouldn't be just a once in a year thing. Like I said in one of the blog posts from last week, think of how you want to be remembered and leave your footprint for people to think about you after you have left this world. So here's some inspiring stuff to go along with World Humanitarian Day. The song is called "I Was Here" by Beyonce, one of my favorite artists, and it's actually the theme song for WHD. It holds a touching and powerful message of leaving a legacy and wanting to be remembered by what you have done for others. I hope it inspires you to do more as it does to me.

"I want to say I lived each day, until I die And know that I meant something in, somebody's life The hearts I have touched, will be the proof that I leave That I made a difference, and this world will see"

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Shine Your Light!

So when I was in 8th grade I was in a musical called Godspell. It was about Bible stories that took place in a modern day middle school. We song at least a dozen songs that I can't recall, but there is one that I remember and still sing in my head to this day called "Light of The World". The reason why that is because the song teaches a valuable lesson, and it's still, and always will be, relevant to my life. The lyrics, "let your light so shine before men...so that they might know some kindness again", appeal to me and make me aware of myself and what kind of energy I'm putting out to other people. When others see that you are genuinely happy it becomes infectious, just like laughing. They see you are enjoying life, and if your life can be as good as it seems, then their life can be just as good. They will start to focus more on the positive things and less on the things that are wrong. On the other hand, if you are miserable, chances are you're making everyone else around you even more miserable. Even if you try to hide it, you may still give off a bad vibe. Misery loves company, and their are some people in this world who want people to feel just as bad as they do about their lives. However, being happy is a choice. We are the ones that decide if we are going to have either an amazing day or an awful day. Once people see you in control of your happiness then they are less likely going to try to steer you in the opposite direction. So if someone says or does something that makes you feel bad, don't give them power and allow them to take your joy. Some days your joy is all that you have, and if you allow them to take that then you will be left with nothing. So instead of that, just make your positivity stronger than their negativity. It will either rub off on them or stop them from rubbing off on you. Now I work in retail, and I know that everyone can't be in a great mood 100% of the time. Life is not a fairy tale, and things will upset us. However, if we choose not to dwell on negative things and not let uncontrollable circumstances get in the way of our positive mindset, then we are making a conscious decision to be happy. As a result, other people will see your light shine, and they will eventually follow suit.

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Leave Your Mark

When you die how do you want to be remembered? What's the legacy you want to leave behind? Most people die and are forgotten about, while others live on forever because their lives have made a major impact on someone. I bet when Marilyn Monroe died she never thought that she would still be an icon. Even Picasso's artwork didn't even become popular until after his death. They knew they would leave a legacy, and the way they lived their lives made it possible. So how do you want people to remember you after you leave this world? If you don't care then just continue to live the way you're living now. However, if you do want the world to remember you then you have to do something memorable. Break world records if you're an athlete. Start a fortune 500 company if you're an entrepreneur. Just do something so that people recognize your goodness and continue to recognize it after you have long gone from this life. I know it seems impossible to try to leave your mark so that the entire world will see it, but you have to start somewhere if you want to be great. First influence those around you, and take it from their. How will you leave your mark?

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Ponder on This!

This year has gone by so fast! We are more than halfway through 2012, and most of us have broken many of the resolutions that we made when the year first began. The first problem that I have with this is that some people only set goals for the new year, which happens only once every 365 days. The other thing that bothers me is why do a lot of people set, somewhat reasonable, goals for themselves and then give up shortly after? So you start off really excited at the beginning of the year and make all of these plans, and by February or March you've fell off the bandwagon with no plans to return until next January? That doesn't make any sense at all! It doesn't matter if you've set goals and have failed at attempting to reach them, you have got to give yourself a fighting chance by trying it again before the next new year comes around. I know that I haven't kept my new year's promise to myself by going to the gym everyday like I was in the beginning of the year; however, I still have my gym membership and I plan to rehash my resolution to get back into shape. I've realized even though summer is over that it's still not too late to work out and get ready for winter. So back to the gym I go. Now everyone's goal may not be as simple as mine, but that's still not a reason to completely push it aside and give up on yourself. Challenge yourself to resurrect the goals that you had set for yourself at the start of this year, and make sure that you reach them before this year is over. Ponder on that, and then put that thought into action. What do you have to lose?

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