"You alone have the power to have, do or be anything you want"- BuddhaBlog

This is the last day of 2013, this is the last December 31, 2013 that you will ever get in your entire life, what are you doing to make a difference? what are you doing to make this day memorable? what are you doing?

I keep reading posts on twitter and Instagram about how people are annoyed about the "new year new me bullshit" and i'm getting tired of it. Why can't people set goals and have a purpose? I wish people would just worry about themselves. Having a new years resolution and setting goals isn't bullshit; it's beautiful.

So what if each year you know a person who sets a goal and then doesn't do anything about it.. how about instead of criticizing them you help them reach that goal.

A lot of the resolutions I keep reading and hearing about are:

Be a better person
Lose weight
Love myself more
Make money

All I have to say to the people who set resolutions and goals is "good for you". Having a purpose is something to be proud of! If you want to lose weight, push yourself to do it. It takes hard work to accomplish goals. You have to step out of your comfort zone and find that inner motivation and inspiration to do anything you set your mind to.

And it starts by ridding yourself of the negative people that doubt you.
They only bring you down

This is the last day of 2013 and you'll never get it back. For a lot of the world, tomorrow starts as a new beginning, but what about today? Tomorrow isn't promised to anyone.

If I get blessed with another day I wake up and I seize it. I wake up smiling and I know that I have to make the best of it. Forget about the negative people who are only bringing you down because they don't know what their purpose is. Have a goal and do everything you can you achieve it, we're all capable of greatness.

And each day I get blessed with, I'm working on loving myself. My resolution is to love me.

"Negative minds create negative people and it rubs off like the plague, stray away from the plague and spread love"


Happy New Year

You wanna know what hurts the most? Not knowing..

Not knowing if someone is okay
Not knowing if the one you love, loves you back
Not knowing what you got on a test
Not knowing where you stand in someones life
Not knowing what to do..

I used to have life figured out, every single aspect of it. I'm a planner, I love to plan things out and invite people everywhere and detail everything so the day/night all goes well. This is also a flaw of mine because when the plan doesn't go right; which it never does, I panic. I have a tendency to put EVERYONE first and i'll always be that way, that's something I won't ever change, but I need to learn how to add myself in there sometimes so I don't always end up hurt.

And honestly right now I'm hurting.
And I don't know what to do.

I have answers to everything, and when I don't have the answers I find them because I don't ever give up. Right now I may be having a weak moment, but I'll be strong and get through it. But with what's going on in my life right now, I don't just want to get through it, I want to overcome it.

Some people say once the spark goes out there's no getting it back.. I say once the spark goes out you light another match. Life works in mysterious ways and sometimes not knowing is painful, but it can also be thrilling. I just want to live in the now, I want to wake up one day and not plan a damn thing so I can actually enjoy a day without something going wrong. But even if something goes wrong I keep the smile on my face...

Some call that being fake, they say that if you just smile and brush things off that's fake, they say smiling even in front of people you may not like is fake; I say it's life. I'm going to enjoy myself and smile and be nice to others because I want to, not because I have to. This life is so limited and I say that all the time because it's true. Smiling even when you're having a bad day isn't fake, it's you knowing that no one can alter who you truly are..

Make sure you don't start seeing yourself through the eyes of those who don't value you. Know your worth even if they don't. No one can alter your views, opinions and life but yourself. You choose to be who you want to be. The only influence you should grasp is from within you.

I may be hurting, but I'll never stop smiling and neither should you.

If I could just pick up and move anywhere right now I would do it in a second and never look back. A change of scenery would be nice. A good breath of fresh air and a drink with an umbrella straw and I'm set.

"There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth... not going all the way, and not starting"              -Buddha

I believe that some people don't start a goal because society makes it seem unrealistic, I also believe that some people don't go all the way to accomplish that goal because society puts doubts into our minds.

This needs to be put to a stop.

Fear is fatal, we develop fears based on our surroundings. If you are surrounded by people who base their lives on fear then their traits will becomes contagious. We must stray away from this in order to reach our goal. 

I have been writing this blog since August 27, 2013. Clearly that is barely 2 months of writing to people that may or may not be reading these posts and becoming inspired. My goal when I began was to reach out to anyone and everyone who needed motivation and along the way i believe i have found my voice and my own motivation.

                               But recently I actually reached out to someone I don't even know

It brought tears to my eyes to know that my words got to someone and I inspired them. It only starts with one. 

You can do absolutely anything and everything that you set your mind to I promise! It starts with getting up and making it happen, it starts with having the mindset that you can achieve whatever you want. Society will not tell us how to be and how to think. Society will not tell us who we are. Only you can define yourself. 

"There's no room for doubt, only room for courage. I believe in you" -BuddhaBlog 

Relationships by BuddhaBlog

There is someone out there for everyone, when you finally find that someone, never take them for granted and always spread love everywhere you go

"Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it." -Buddha

I want to take a minute and let you all get to know me because i keep posting yet you all barely know anything about me and I'm here trying to get you all to open up to me.

To start my name is Danielle and i am a student athlete at St. Thomas University majoring in communications. Family is my world and i will do anything for them. Family comes first, second and third in my life and my true friends and boyfriend are also my family. I am in my senior year of college and i will be the first child of my parents to graduate and that really motivates me. I have 5 brothers and i am the second youngest and also the only girl. I live to make others happy, especially my parents. They are the type of couple who still laugh and enjoy themselves; they go against the stereotypical married couple that they show on television and i want to have a relationship just like them. 

I'm a hopeless romantic as you would call it in movies and in songs. The little things matter most to me, I don't need to be someones whole world, i would much rather be someones morning coffee, car keys or wallet. Something that is so insignificant but if lost it'll throw off your entire day. I'd much rather be something someone needs each and every day.

I'm ambitious, driven, inspirational, kind hearted, loving, intelligent, giving and someone who will always be there. I put others first and i always will. I live my life to reach my goals and generate happiness throughout the world. Even if i only make one person smile or change one persons life, i'm satisfied because it only starts with one. 

I am a lover, not a fighter but i will truly fight for what i love. I want to make movie trailers and photograph beautiful moments with my camera. I want to write hallmark cards and create my own kids TV show. I have a plan a-z to do with my life and if one fails i move on to the next because i will always stay driven and push myself to excel at everything in this life. 

I'm growing each and every day to be better than who i was yesterday. 

If you felt inspired today comment with a moment that made you smile and an interesting fact about yourself; don't be shy. 

"Know your worth and stand up for who you are, noone can dim your shine" -BuddhaBlog

"However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do if you do not act upon them?" -Buddha

Today is about action. If you want to do something; go and do it, like Buddha said what good will your words do if you don't take action upon them?

Words are beautiful to me, I'm better at writing than I am at speaking but I also need to learn how to put my words into action. Lately I have been stressing about class and softball, but I'm honestly being lazy so when I begin to get overwhelmed the only thing to blame is myself. But I woke up this morning and read that quote by Buddha and I had a reality check with myself. I can speak all I want about motivation and a better life, but I need to put that into action within myself and my life. I want all of you to get up, smile and do something with your life, but at the same time I have to also.

I like today, I feel empowered and I'm ready to face whatever obstacle is thrown at me. This week is actually a hard busy week for me, I'm in my final year of college and softball is beginning and I have deadlines to meet. Usually I would be a mess, crying to my mom and boyfriend all the time. But honestly writing this blog and reaching out to other people is helping me stay positive and inspired to do great things with my life.

Today is about action, I'm taking the action to better myself and not be so lazy, what about you? What quote inspired you to take action and what are you doing to change your life for the better?

"Action takes believing in whatever you want to accomplish, it takes the mind, body and soul and if you put your all into something, results will occur"
-BuddhaBlog

“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.” -Buddha 

Today I woke up feeling blessed, happy and thankful to be alive. This life is so 
limited and people don't realize that time will eventually run out. One of my 
boyfriends friends died last night, he just didn't wake up from his sleep. 19 
years old and he was taken in the middle of the night without anyone expecting 
it. I met him only one time while I was visiting Tennessee and the fact that 
he's gone and so many people are hurting makes me feel so much for his friends 
and family, noone wants to lose anyone close to them. I'm 21 years old and the 
hardest thing I've had to face was losing my grandmother 2 years ago. Seeing my 
mother cry for weeks hurt me so bad because one day that's going to be me. 
People don't realize that tomorrow is guaranteed to noone and I wish so much 
that I cherished the time with my grandma more. 

“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.” -Buddha 

I wrote that in the beginning and I wrote it again because it's true, if you 
want peace you must create it from within because on the outside there's 
negativity, hate, terror, massacres, mistrust, and many more things that disrupt 
your peace. Take control of your life, you need to LIVE. Tell someone you love 
them today and mean it. I know I did <3 

If a quote inspired you through a hard time, comment and tell me your story

"Realize that time will eventually run out, take control of your life and make 
the time count" -BuddhaBlog

"We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, 
joy follows like a shadow that never leaves" -Buddha 

 Start you're day by looking in the mirror and telling yourself that you will be 
successful, tell yourself that you're beautiful, strong, smart and most of all, 
believe it. It sounds silly right, talking to yourself through a mirror but you 
have to be willing to get uncomfortable to make a change in your life. Once you 
start believing what you say to yourself that's when it'll truly come out.

I used to look in the mirror somedays and call myself ugly, I didn't like how 
lazy I was and I was disgusted at who I was becoming. But that changed, that's 
the old me and I'll never regret who I was because you learn from everything you 
do in this life, good or bad. Buddha said it correctly "we are shaped by our 
thoughts..." If you want to be successful in this life it takes action but it 
also takes a mental toughness that no one realizes. You must be strong 
physically, emotionally and mentally. You're mind is a tool that can make or 
break you, you must keep it positive and strong and you'll become unstoppable. 
Happy thoughts generate a happy life.

My coach used to make us listen to a man named Jon Gordon speak online before 
practices and games. He's a motivational speaker and a writer and his words 
inspire me to be the best I can be while helping others be the best they can be. 
I woke up this morning and I read a quote by him saying "the only person who can 
limit your possibilities, is you". It doesn't get more real than that quote. 
This world is full of possibilities waiting for you to go get them. It isn't 
about waiting for good things to come into your life, it's about creating the 
great things. Jon Gordon inspires me, and I hope I can inspire all of you as 
well. This life is limitless, you just have to be willing to wake up, look in 
the mirror, tell yourself that anything is possible then go out there and make 
it possible. Never give up. 
 

On Tuesday when i released my first post Stevie Rodriguez commented and said a quote

that inspired him was by Henry Ward Beecher and he said "Men's best successes comes 

after their disappointments". 

Start reading quotes each morning and continue to follow me and we can inspire 
each other. Comment with a quote you started you're day with that made a 
difference and a story about how it motivated you and I'll feature you in a 
post

"Tomorrow doesn't happen for everyone, if you're lucky enough to open your eyes 
and see the sunlight for another day, get up, get motivated and never stop 
working hard for what you want in this life" 
-buddhablog

"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on
the present moment"- Buddha

Have you ever just woken up on the wrong side of the bed? How about everyday of
you're life. You go to sleep unmotivated, you wake up uninspired. You feel like
time just keeps passing you by and you're not making the most of it. How about
together we change that, together we start waking up knowing that there is no
wrong side of the bed. It starts with today and it starts from within.

There were a few times in my life where I felt like I wasn't making a
difference. And one day I woke up and realized that I wanted to be the
difference. Motivation can come from anything. Quotes are what really help me, I
start each day by reading a new quote that's going to put a smile on my face and
help get my day started right. Today I woke up and read this quote by Orison
Swett Marden and he said "don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize
common occasions and make them great." Those words are so real and true because
we should never wait for something special to happen, we need to make the most
of the things that do occur in our lives and go out there and make them
incredible. I used to let people control my happiness, we can't let that happen
because then we become a puppet in the hands of others who only want to bring us
down. If you want to be happy, do the things that bring a smile to your face and
it'll become contagious to the ones around you. 

I want to help, my goal in this life is to change lives because I realized
recently how this life works. You aren't guaranteed a tomorrow, so why not enjoy
today. I want to inspire you to inspire others while bringing out the you that
you've always wanted to be. Whether you need inspiration to write, sing, build
or teach as well as the motivation as an athlete to reach your goals and better
yourself. It doesn't matter who you are or where you came from, the only thing
that matters is where you're willing to go.

Start reading quotes each morning and continue to follow me and we can inspire
each other. Comment with a quote you started you're day with that made a
difference and a story about how it motivated you and I'll feature you in a
post.

"Never limit yourself, always strive for greatness and believe that you can make
a difference"
-buddhablog