Loving Yourself so You can Show your Neighbor Love ♥

Be Kind to Yourself, Forgive Yourself and Encourage Yourself..for when you are Kind to Yourself, You can then show Kindness to others.

When You forgive your small imperfections, you are better able to forgive those of others.

When you encourage Yourself, you can then Passionately Encourage others.

#LovingYourselfSoYouCanShowYourNeighborLove♥

God shouldn't JUST be our weekend lover...

Some truths are too uncomfortable to think, let alone admit.  Our on again off again relationship with God tends to be one of those areas, am I the only one?  As I sat thinking and writing, God shared this with me and I definately needed to hear it....

When you are silent and distant from me Monday-Saturday, come Sunday morning you will not be spending time with a treasured friend.  You will sadly be sitting in the midst of a stranger, pining for a spiritual embrace, feeling none and not understanding why.  It won't be the Usher's fault, nor the Sunday School Teacher.  You can't blame the Praise Dancers or the Choir, not even the Pastor!  Your faith walk is a journey of a spiritual nature, not an emotional one.  It requires One on One time with God in order to grow deeper and more fulfilling.  God does not want to be nor should He be, just our weekend lover.  His deepest desire is to have a divinely passionate on-going love affair with each of us because He cares for us!  Discover how wonderfully different life can be when our routine Sunday Services become lovely continuations of precious moments spent in His presence Monday-Saturday.  God is inviting you and me to spend quality time with Him and establish real intimacy (our hearts yearn for it).  Then our coming together on Sunday Mornings will be far more than two strangers trying to force a love affair.

Get and Do more of what you Really Really Want!

It's the most wonderful time of the year, loved ones are near, homes all aglow with festive lights, holiday decor and music are everywhere and the hearts of others are filled with giving and good cheer. You would think with all this warm and fuzzy stuff abounding, crime and sadness would be at an all time low, right?  But even with all that we see, hear and do this time of year, many of us are still not at peace and where there is no peace you will (too often) find people more prone to chaos and carrying pieces (if you get my meaning).

Perhaps, just maybe if in the midst of this magical season, we could get a glimpse of what we are (at our core) really yearning for we could then truly work for and grasp peace.  Most (perhaps not all) of us really really want a few basic things: Joy, to be heard, to be understood, to be really loved for who WE ARE, recognition for our talents, to matter, to be relevant, to be proud of the people that we are on a daily basis and have those who matter to us be proud of us and our accomplishments and to have GOOD CREDIT (lol lol had to throw that in).  We also want to be at peace with our thoughts and our choices, therein lies true bliss like joy.  That being said, we often strive to have and do stuff that fills in the gaps of these things, we spend money without much thought on a variety of people and things, we put on airs, we do all sorts of things that we THINK will make us feel and be Successful.  There is nothing wrong with trying daily to improve on you and be a better you than you were yesterday but life was meant to be more and when we slow down and ask ourselves (and listen to the answer) what am I really really yearning for and in response to your soul's answer begin to Get and Do more of what we really really yearn for we will find ourselves right in the middle of a much more enriched, truly successful and God pleasing life.  

Happy and Joyous Holidays to You all....therefore go forth, each and every one of you, Get and Do more of what you Really Really Want!

Experience Joy

Experience Joy

In the brightly shining sun

          And in winter’s rain      

  There is beauty to be experienced in every season

Wings Were Meant To Fly (Quotes from a Little Birdie Told Me"

Words in their purest form can be uplifting, engaging and healing...my hope and deepest prayer is that within the pages of my latest book, "Wings Were Meant To Fly (Quotes From a Little Birdie Told Me", you will be transported to a place that lovingly reminds you that "Divinely Inspired Dreams Have No Expiration Date"...now available on www.kallistamarie.com and amazon.com for only $2.99!  I invite you to click on the link and download a great read and share with your family, co-workers and friends: http://www.amazon.com/Wings-Meant-Quotes-Little-Birdie-ebook/dp/B00GR0LWVI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1384796862&sr=8-2&keywords=kallista+walker

Nurture the Flowers in Your Garden!

As the sleet was gently transformed into snow on Monday, the eye opening chill turned my cheeks into cold evidence that Fall (at least in my mind) was indeed becoming all but a memory.  I quickly ran errands, striding briskly in and out of stores in order to return home and thoroughly thaw out.  Once the initial shock of the harsh reality that we had officially experienced our first snow of the season wore off, it crossed my mind how similar the changing of nature's seasons and the seasons of our lives can be.  One moment we are swinging on the swings, chasing the icecream truck, getting all dressed up for our 8th grade farewell,

terrified at the mere thought of attending high school on the our first day as a freshman, hanging out with friends at football/basketball games, getting our first job at Forever 21 or maybe Arby's, graduating from college and decorating our very first apartment.  Before we can blink an eye, we are in the full throws of adulthood.  Married, a mortgage, a car or perhaps 2, kids AND a dog.  Our parents, uncles and those who have loved and cared for us, are now in their "Golden Years".  Far too often, these years are riddled with financial and/or health challenges and not the relaxing paradise they should be.  In the last few years, I have witnessed loved ones transitioning from this life into a much more peaceful place.  I've prayed and watched as those I admire and love (once active and some avid athletes) have endured scary heart operations, battles with mind altering illnesses, daily struggles with arthritis, diabetes and Victory over breast cancer!

Just today, I experienced a sweet co-worker's heart breaking as she received news that her daughter's childhood friend was sadly killed in a car accident just the night before at the young age of 18.  As all these thoughts weaved in and out of my mind, I was again reminded of just how fleeting life can be.  All of this is the Universe's, not so subtle, way of whispering and sometimes shouting to us...Live Your Life on and with Purpose!  Pray, eat, laugh, forgive, try again, love, hold hands, kiss passionately, be honest, be real, work, travel, pursue your Divinely Inspired Dreams, 

enjoy music, be present with your children, teach, learn, speak, listen, show up, believe it is possible, Dance and Stop Watering the Weeds in Your Yard..instead Be keenly attentive to and Nurture the Flowers in Your Garden!  

Create Beauty, Plant Hope

This past weekend, I spent time in meditation (much overdue and needed), recovering from watching "Cloud Atlas (yeah...3 words...Don't Watch It) and was reminded of all kinds of interesting and perhaps random thoughts and they are as follows:

My book, read it

My surroundings, be more attentive of it
My Mind, Get to know it
My time, learn to manage it
My Money, Be more savvy with it
My Faith, Feed it
My Dream, Dare to believe in and Make plans to fulfill it

My Divine Purpose, Boldly walk in it
My Passion, Live it
My Smile, Share it

My Beauty, Embrace it
My Life, Be Thankful for it

Life is what you create and consistently believe it to be.  Create beauty, plant hope, strive to increase joy and live with passion and balance.