Morning Motivation for 5.11.11

Morning Motivation for 5.11.11

Posted by Erin Brown on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 in 2011, Bible, faith, morning motivation,

‘Life may bring you down, but God will never let you fall.’

Life certainly has a way of bringing us to a breaking point or causing us to stumble at the worst possible time.  That is when we need to rely on our faith, not on man, to keep us from falling.  As the Bible says in 2 Corinthians 5:7 - “We walk by faith, not by sight.”  When you do that, you will be able to handle anything that life throws at you.

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Morning Motivation for 5.4.11

Morning Motivation for 5.4.11

Posted by Erin Brown on Wednesday, May 04, 2011 in 2011, dreams, faith, fear, strength,

‘You block your dreams when you allow your fear to grow bigger than your faith.’

I am a dreamer.  Not only do I dream, but I dream big and in color!  The one thing that can take all of the beautiful, vivid colors away from a big dream is fear.  Fear, I believe, is necessary in life to keep us grounded and to keep things in perspective, however, it should never paralyze us to the point that we stop going after what we want.  The way I beat fear is to face it, beat it, move on and repeat.  

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Morning Motivation for 4.18.11

Morning Motivation for 4.18.11

Posted by Erin Brown on Monday, April 18, 2011 in 2011, blog, faith, forgiveness, morning motivation, motivation, truth,

‘Life's best lessons are learned at the worst times.’

The Universe sure does have a way of putting things into perspective and keeping us humble.  There are times when I feel like things couldn’t get any worse, but at that very moment is when I can see the lesson in it all.  For each negative situation that we encounter there is a positive lesson.  Learn from it and do not allow history to repeat itself.  These lessons are the blueprint for life going forward.  

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The Serenity Prayer...

The Serenity Prayer...

Posted by Erin Brown on Monday, December 06, 2010 in faith, happiness, inspiration, introspect, responibility, serenity prayer, truth,

Each and every day I pray that I am able to get through the day and that I'm also able to make it through the night.  I pray for my child, my family, friends, those that are sick, and I give a special shout out to my enemies.  Lately, my prayers have evolved.  I've been praying for peace.

My life is hectic.  Like many, I work full time and I'm a full time mother.  My 5 year old son has a crazier schedule than I do with piano lessons, drum lessons, and sports.  I won't ever complain about that.  He deserves to be exposed to everything that I can afford.  I just find at the end of the day I'm physically and emotionally drained.  

During Thanksgiving, my family was visiting and my grandmother mentioned The Serenity Prayer.  It has inspired me and it's definitely helping.  I've only seen the first part of it before, but after reading the rest, I realize that I have some work to do.  I need to change the way I deal with situations and to lean more on my faith.  Hopefully it can inspire others the way it has inspired me.  

"God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen."  

--Reinhold Niebuhr

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And this, too, shall pass

And this, too, shall pass

Posted by Erin Brown on Friday, February 27, 2009 in faith, lay off,

I woke up today and I couldn’t move, I couldn’t cry, and I couldn’t feel.  On February 17^th, 2009, good people were told that they were to be the victims of the recession.  I was one of those people.

We were told that we needed to work until the end of the month.  On that day, I was sad, but I had to think through what was happening.  I could have felt bad and let things get me down, but the reality of the situation is that this recession is creating a lot of opportunities for many people.  I now have the opportunity to explore other options and to expand my horizons.  I’ve allowed myself to accept the idea of renting my house and moving to another city so that I can experience something new. I actually convinced myself that this was the best thing that has ever happened to me.  Today was a different story.

The moment I woke up I was numb.  I couldn’t move, I couldn’t cry, and I couldn’t feel...until I got to work.  Everything hit me like a ton of bricks!  I didn’t think that it would be emotional, but it was. As I was packing the rest of my belongings, my eyes began to water and my nose was stuffy.  I couldn’t look anyone in the eyes.  I cried.

After I left the building I felt much better.  I’ve allowed myself to have a moment of clarity and I’ve regained my focus.  I am now free to do whatever it is that God has in store for me.  I’m allowing myself to trust in my faith.  I am going to create opportunities for myself to get ahead and to prove that my position at that company did not define who I am as a person.  It was simply a stepping-stone along my path to where I am supposed to be.  I had to realize that there is life after a lay-off.  I just have to work to make this life worthwhile.

Today, I’ve completed the last chapter in a book that was written for the old Erin.  I’ve also opened a new book that is filled with blank pages for me to fill with the ups, downs and great adventures in this new journey that I’ve been forced to take.  I can’t wait to see where the journey takes me.

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