Keep Going...

On the road to greatness, on the road to your new beginning, on the road to success, you will come across and face many obstacles.   But let adversity be your guide.  Let it mold you.  Do not resist the changes that are ahead because if you do not go through with this magnetic flow, this change that is festering within in, you can not welcome the new.  Your new chapter will not begin until you are ready to accept and let go.

It is ok to rest and re-evaluate and change what is not working.  But don't you dare stop long enough to forget who you are.   You can revise your plan, change your goals or even make a few mistakes, but do not let that discourage you.  The world needs you.  There is no one else like you, so keep going.  There is no one who can do it quite like you, so keep going.   The pain of being a rose with thorns does not stop those buds from blooming into a beautiful red rose.  The transition must take place in order for you to welcome the next stage of your life. 

Everything has to be undone to create balance. Everything is temporary. What you do with your time will determine how far you will go. How are you spending your time?

When in doubt, keep going.

When they underestimate you, keep going. 

When you are misunderstood and misrepresented, keep going.

When you feel all hope is lost, take a break, but keep going.

When it seems like the truth will never come, stand still, it always does, you just keep going.

To the mothers that make a way out of no way, you are seen, and your love is felt, so keep going.

To the Kings that stand up and defend your families, Keep Going!

Theres several things that happen when you focus on yourself and keep going. You either get to where you want to be or you are led on a path that leads you to where you need to be. 

I remember a time when it seemed like everything was going wrong.  I couldn't seem to figure it all out.  I had to stop and realize that it is not my job to figure it all out.  It is not my job to always have it all together.  I don't always have to have all the right answers.  I decided to relax into my being, focus on what I desire, believe in what I deserve, and watch it unfold.  I will be the first to say that it is not an easy task to give up the elusive nature of "control".   You must be willing to surrender.   You must be able to look inside yourself and take a moment to really see who you really are.  Who are you?  What is your purpose?  You may even find that you have no purpose at all.  

Adversity, obstacles, and downfalls are all the things that help you to develop inner strength.  You do not learn your greatest lessons by always knowing what to do.  You learn by not knowing and being willing to take a chance to find out.  You are the conductor, the creator, the influencer, the magician, so make it happen.

Peace Within

Lavidus

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Art of Peace-3 Ways to Protect It

1.  Don't Expect Much   I used to believe that if you are good to people those same people will be good to you.  That is not always true.  Your good toward people may come back to you, but it may not come from the people that you have been good to. In the bank of good deeds, it is the deed that matters. It becomes imperative to see people through the lens that they show you and not give them any more credit or discredit them for who they are.   All the good I've done and all the love I've shown tends to come back through other people and in different forms.  It may not necessarily be from the people you expect, so keep your options of receiving open.

2. Kill them With Kindness  Never stoop to the level of your adversaries.  Let them believe that they have won, so that they can get comfortable.  Let them recruit the monkeys, spend the money and look foolish in the process.   One of my favorite quotes is, " I play dumb for smart reasons."  When you know the truth, when you know your truth,  there is no need to bring it to liars, because you already know what a liar will do.  There is no need for you to try to make peace when they have started the war.  Never become disrespectful or lose your cool among those who live in a state of pandemonium, unable to control their mental state. Instead, remove your energy, send them some love, and treat them like a long-lost friend that you say you will call, but never do.

3. Have Strong Boundaries I had to learn to not just let anyone have access to me.  People love being in my presence, and sometimes those same people will drain you dry and wonder why you're looking like a prune.  It is very important that along with protecting your peace, you protect your energy. You determine when who, and how much time you spend with someone. Your only obligation is you. If you find yourself giving to the point of exhaustion and there is nothing being returned, then you need to create some boundaries with your time. If you are always making an effort or always the one that can be depended on, but you can't depend on anyone,  then you need to pull yourself all the way back.  Look at it this way; saying no to them is saying yes to you, and saying yes to them is saying no to your peace.  

Peace Within💓

Lavidus

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Excerpt VI "SugarBelle" Intro to Damien

Damien

Click the Relationship Talk podcast link to listen to an excerpt from the book "SugarBelle". I am currently writing the ending and these characters have taken me on a trip and back again.  If you want to read about the beginning of SugarBelle's and Damien's toxic love affair, Click the link to the right and order SHAME- Love, Lies, and Lust.

Thank you for sharing this journey with me, one day these stories will be on the big screen, or on a stage, and go beyond what I can ever imagine.😊

Peace & Love

Lavidus 

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Forever

I can turn the tide and 

Change the game

I can make you fly, baby

Just say my name

I am the sun and always the moon

I am the rain in a drought, and I shout whenever I am in the mood

I exist in all these starry skies

Look Up, baby, look beyond my eyes

She was, She is, and will forever be

Your first thought implanted

For you a future memory

I can heal your soul and make every day a dream

One touch, one kiss will be all you need

Love so strong that you will have no choice

But to feel what I am sending

At the sound of my voice

Hold on! Wait!

I am all yours now

There's no turning back, once you enter my town

I will dwell in the cranium of your unfulfilled desires

Thank you, my love, for giving me the power

Til' the dawn is day

And the day is dawn

My love for you will forever live on

         

Time has no measure where we will abide

Hand & hand back on our throne is where we will reside

Now seal the deal with a passionate kiss

Hurry up my love, before I marry a Chris

Lavidus