Vision of our lives...

"We all have some vision of ourselves and our future."


We all feel a desire to leave a legacy. More than any other factor, vision affects the choices we make and the way we spend our time.

So have you ever decided what kind of legacy you want to leave behind you? Have you figured out what will be on your tombstone when you die? I know I have...

We all come into this world with a clean slate and we can make the most of our lives from the very beginning. We don't really ever get a clean slate again, we may get a chance to wipe off a few items as we go along, but that clean slate can become long depending on what we do or don't achieve. But then once we pass on and go to our heavenly father this slate is something that can be wiped clean once again as long as we have hit our knees in prayer many times and asked God for true forgiveness and been baptized in his faith.

So what all do you want on your slate?

As I sit and reflect on life (and I have done so many times), I have had a very rough life from the beginning that my slate was created when I was born. I really wish I could start over with this clean slate and some people say we can when we become a born again christian and that our slate's become clean each time we ask for true forgivness. And yes, God can do that, but as human's we still kick ourselves over and over again. We may forgive but we never forget.

Even when you lay your head down to sleep and you close your eyes, even the glimmers of hope dance around in your eyes and you see yourself in a whole different light. Even when you listen to music and you find yourself dancing to a song that brings back memories. These memories can be good, bad, ugly, sweet, kind, etc. But these are all because of our memories that we never forget.

So your slate has these memories written on it. But even though we ask for true forgivness and God wipes our slates away it doesn't mean we have erased them from our own slates. Because we never forget.

I know there have been so many times I have felt like God gives some people, more like myself, many and many and many more trials and tribulations to prove to him my true love simply because of the punishments for my life's choices. But as a wise friend told me God does not punish. But then why do we have to jump through all of these trials and tribulations like we do.

So I think maybe we should stop and take a look at out slate and follow our hearts and maybe just maybe take a look at our compass and follow our GUT instincts. (which I have not done so many times in my past)... Our gut instincts is our head telling us what we should really do but we let our hearts lead us down a path that isn't necessarily a good choice. So then this choice is added to our slate.

We all need to make our own personal statement as to what we want our lives and vision of our lives to be. It doesn't matter what age you are as to your vision. You and only you can make these choices.
Because following your visions and let your compass lead you, you will truly never be alone.

What is your visions?

Keep Smiling
Carla