Clean Your House

Greetings Bloggers!!

The New Year will present itself with the some of the same stuff as last year: challenges, heartbreak, happiness, growth, gains, losses, new friendships, and termination of expired friendships. Even though some things will never change, we can. I claimed 2008 as OUR year for what? PROSPERITY, GROWTH, AND SELF-EMPOWERMENT! Don’t forget this is our mantra for the year.

In order for us gain all that is ours and more we must first clean house. If you have a junky house and a full closet there isn’t any room left to accept the new things, right? RIGHT!! Here is what we have to do:

1. Sweep away your pride- One of the hardest things to do is to forgive those that have wronged us. Why should we? For starters if you are over the age of 16 and you are holding a grudge, you look like a complete DUMB*SS!! Odds are the grudge is over something trivial anyway.

2. Dust the haters off- Everyone is not your friend. As a matter of fact, some of the friends you have at this moment aren’t even your friends!! Don’t be fooled. Stay focused on your goals and ambitions, and keep some things to yourself. It’s great to have friends but who wants to take the time to investigate who’s genuine and who isn’t? Find the one person that you can trust and leave the rest as acquaintances. Gone are the middle-school days where it was the norm to have a posse of friends and 4 or 5 best friends (BFFs). Confiding in multiple people only causes confusion, increases gossip, envy, and guess who will be at the center of it all?? YOU! Be cordial and stay neutral.

3. Mop up hatred- If you were holding grudges in 2007, let it burn! You are holding the grudge and the person that you are holding the grudge against has moved on to bigger and better things. Not to mention holding grudges is a sure way to block your blessings. God forgives us every minute of everyday. God is in all of us. With that said, how is it that you can say you love God but can’t forgive someone? Please. If you are holding a grudge, let it go. Once you let it go sincerely, you will be amazed at the blessings you receive.

4. Wash out envy- Don’t be jealous of someone else’s material possessions or status. It’s not he that wins the race; the glory is given to he that endures!! That was deep! “DO YOU!” If you are constantly comparing yourself to someone, get away from them.

5. Vacuum self pity- “Why me?” or “Why not me?” Get over it and get on with it! I find that self pity is like a fungus. Once it enters your soul it grows and gets larger and more harmful. Most of us that pity ourselves do so because we are too lazy to claim what is ours and go after it. Think about it. If you were on track and actively working towards your goals, pity would have no place to reside!

6. Polish away fear- I cannot tell you how many business ideas I have had over the years that have never materialized because I was afraid. I was afraid that no one would take me seriously, afraid of failure, probably afraid of success as well. Fear will kill your spirit faster than you will be able to recognize. The first step in getting over your fear is recognizing it. Stop creating mental barriers to your own success. We are often our own worse enemies when WE should be our best friends. I have come to realize that fear is a way of saying, “No thank you.” That’s hogwash my friends. You can’t prosper if fear is in the way. Start polishing!

7. Take the trash to the curve- Once we have collected all the trash (pride, haters, envy, haters, self pity, fear) it’s time to take it to the curve and let the garbage man pick it up. Who might this garbage man be? I’ll give you a clue. Some people call him God, others have their own name but he remains the same. Question: When you take out your trash on Sunday night for the garbage man, do you ever go back through it before it’s picked up? If you do, don’t admit it! Of course you don’t. Trash is trash and I’m sure that none of you dig through trash. Once the trash is on the curve, LEAVE IT THERE!!

CLEAN YOUR HOUSE my friends it’s HARVEST time!!

Your favorite gal pal,
KC