an icon of all ages.
Tuesdays are generally reserved for iconic inspiration cause the lives of others can teach us what to do and what not to do. But for the final iconic Tuesday of 2008; GT’s gonna go totally cliche and full out cornball and choose Y-O-U. Despite what we are feeling are about the economy, our lives, our past, our effed up families, our insecurities, you can always come back to you. When the smoke clears only you can inspire yourself to action: to do better, be better, choose better, live better, love better, and grow more into yourself everyday. If you don’t get anything out of this blog understand this: that “you are not your past you are your possibilities.” Its one of GT’ favorite quotes because it contains the wisdom of the ages. The past is for teachable moments only. We don’t get the lesson; its rinse and repeat.
This is grown folk blogging. What’s a lesson that you got this year?
Posted by gt on December 30, 2008
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ChocolateOrchid — December 30, 2008 @ 9:30 am
GT, there you go again. You always get directly to the heart of the matter. Loves ya for it!
I have learned to trust my gut. To really listen to the spirit in me. Before I would always dismiss or make excuses for situations/people when inside I was feeling a totally different thing. This year, I’ve learned to trust and listen to my intuition (or whatever you wanna call it) alot more.
Peace and Blessings, Sweetie!
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B — December 30, 2008 @ 10:04 am
I love that past vs. possibilities quote!
I think one lesson learned in 08 for me was to confront my passive-agressive nature. I gave people way too much “benefit of the doubt” when it came to certain things, and I always ended up getting screwed. I’d give people an inch or two, they would take a mile, and leave me in the dust. I’ve also learned that you can find the greatest friends in the most unexpected places.
I’m so ready for 09! I hope everyone stays blessed into the new year
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Simone — December 30, 2008 @ 11:50 am
Good stuff GT! What I’ve learned? Stop making excuses! If you can dream it, you can make it happen. Have a plan, do your homework and you can change your life for the better. Everyday is a new day to try and get your life back on track. If you aren’t worth it, who is?
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Jennifer/SGHI — December 30, 2008 @ 11:54 am
I think I’m going to post that quote on my mirror, so that I see it every morning… There’s so much power packed in that sentence.
One lesson that I got out of 2008 was to NEVER lose myself in my relationship. When my love and I broke up this summer, I was so distraught and lost that I didn’t know what to do with myself. I realized that I was focusing too much on him and us, but not enough on me. We’re back together now, but I’ll never let something like that happen again, where I don’t have my own social life, hobbies, and activities that I’m passionate about. If I had maintained all those, I would’ve never been so disoriented when we split. Even so, it was an excellent learning experience. I’ll never forget it.
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Dawn — December 30, 2008 @ 12:26 pm
I’ve finally learned that it really is about me. It’s about honoring my thoughts, feelings and intuition. I had an incident this summer that really made that crystal clear. Like my mom says, “If you gonna make someone happy, it might as well be you.”
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liberiangirl — December 30, 2008 @ 1:33 pm
I know this sounds elementary but I’ve always had a tough time believing in my knowledge, thoughts and capabilities. In 2008 I learned that I MATTER. Everything I do or say or think or feel is IMPORTANT.
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Alicia — December 30, 2008 @ 2:04 pm
My main lesson what that I’m too much of a punk about taking chances. Trying to rectify that one for the new year. =)
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Mel — January 2, 2009 @ 2:48 am
I am always treated to a dose of reality AND so inspired whenever I come to this blog….I second Chocolate Orchid- you do NOT mince words! In 2008 I learned (and to a certain extent still learning) just that message; I am NOT my past…At 37, I still grapple with incidents in my childhood. YES childhood…I am working on trusting me and believing that I can be all that I want to be and trying to stop waiting for others to affirm that before I will accept it as truth
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TJ — January 2, 2009 @ 2:03 pm
I learned that some people don’t want help even if they are crowing about how bad their situations are. And that insanity truly is doing the same thing expecting different results.
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Ramona — January 5, 2009 @ 11:51 pm
GT
I learned that it is time for me to trust myself.
~Ramona
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