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Everyone is someone’s child

Posted on by Kerri Elizabeth

If we could all see the world through the eyes of a child, we would see the magic in everything!

He walks with little steps, I hear the cars crash into each other.

He walks across the room and bangs the box of blocks against his legs.

His little voice is always talking and telling you what he’s doing.

He lights up my day with his presence.

He’s changed my life in so many ways.

Then his brother came along and added to the days.

Nothing can change this kind of love.

My grandson’s came in my life and I’ll never be the same.

They are love and light and sunshine in my soul.

Their smile and giggle console.

Take a moment in your day to look at a child and say, YOU’RE MY HERO!

Take a moment every day and let a child know there smile matters!

A child comes in all different ages, stages and places, you are someone else’s child, don’t forget YOU!

Have you ever really looked into the eyes of a child when you say,” you are amazing?”

Have you really taken in the smile on a child’s face when you say,” you are incredible and your smile makes my day?”

Don’t forget the little things today; whether you are a grown child or have a young child or grandchild embrace the laughter, the love, the joy and the smiles.

Don’t forget everyone is someone’s child.

Make a difference in someone’s life today!

Sunshine in every word, sunshine in every smile, sunshine in your thoughts, sunshine in the moments we often let slip by, sunshine on every moment, and sunshine on every hope and every dream and sunshine in the eyes of every child,  sunshine on you because you matter to me.

Elephant’s

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 I meant what I said and I said what I meant, an elephant’s  faithful one-hundred percent.

Dr. Suess

Do you ever see an elephant in the room?

Do you feel his presence and let the anxiety bloom?

Do you feed him assumption until he continues to grow?

Sooner or later it has to go.

Take him on with kindness and tenacity.

Don’t let him grow past your capacity.

Be loving and kind and teach it where to go.

Lead it, believe it, and show it where you want to go.

Give it room to breathe, let it feast off a field of greatness.

Let it walk into completeness.

Give it the attention it deserves.

Let the presence of it be observed.

The elephant will continue to grow.

Let it go where it can get the attention and freedom to breathe and know.

Knowing where it can stand is a powerful lesson you have the power to understand.

An elephant starts as a baby just like you.

Teach it and love it and lead it.

You have all it takes to achieve it.

Let the Sunshine on the elephant, reveal its strength and vulnerability.

Both need attention and light to grow.

Sunshine for you on something you know.

Little reminders to light the way.

Have an absolutely beautiful day!

Ask First

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“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”

—Oscar Wilde

I want to know if you smile every day.

I want to know if it’s just a display.

I want to know where you come from.

I want to know what makes you feel undone.

I want to know your bucket list.

I want to know if you’re an idealist.

I want to know what is exciting to you.

I want to know if live it too.

I want to know what you like to eat.

I want to know if you deal with defeat.

I want to know what you think when you see the moon.

I want to know if you assume.

I want to know if you have a goal.

I want to know if you try to control.

I want to know if you can let go.

I want to know if you feel whole.

I want to know what you fear.

I want to know what you draw near.

I want to know that you can be the very best part of me.

Ask the questions that inspire you to know.

What you want to know about someone else you need to know first about yourself.

Have you thought lately about getting to know you?

When was the last time you asked yourself how about you too?

To know you first, you know what you can give.

To love you first allows you to forgive.

To live with you first will allow you to see others worth.

To learn about what you want gives clarity to what you will receive.

To give to yourself, you will gain capacity to give to others.

To receive from yourself, you will learn to receive from another.

To see your greatness will reflect the greatness of others.

It all starts with you.

So when you ask the question to another, remember you first are the other.

Sunshine!

Component

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Discipline is just choosing between what you want now and what you want most.

Wake up and start the day.

Decide the night before how you will plan the way.

Organize the space you’re in.

So that creative thinking can move again.

Honor what you planned.

Stay focused and make a stand.

If you need help don’t hesitate to ask.

It is important to complete the task.

Are you having a debate?

Are you stuck in past mistakes?

Are you looking for a plan to work out?

Are you procrastinating and checked out?

Do you wake up every day excited to have another chance?

You have been gifted that in advance.

Remember your life deserves more than a glance.

Today you can make a choice listen to your inner voice.

Today you can make a decision to put down the things that don’t serve your vision.

You’re worth every moment.

Are you missing that component?

By Design

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You design your behavior and your attitude.

Kerri Elizabeth

Are you defending yourself for someone who hurt you?

Are you carrying their baggage and giving it value?

Have you spent too much time thinking about someone else’s words?

Are you taking it to heart afterwards?

Has someone else’s voice become the one in your head?

Are you thinking about what they said and carrying it with you on your journey ahead?

Don’t spend precious time trying to change someone else’s unkind ways.

Don’t spend your life in someone else’s haze.

Are you questioning who you are because of someone else’s scars?

Are you holding on to what they need to do, or letting go so you can do what is meant for you?

Have you become someone else’s pain?

Have there actions and words become your campaign?

Will you let go and live who you’re meant to be?

Will you stand up, stomp your feet, and demand to live your right to be free?

Will you stop waiting for someone else’s apology and take the time to change your own terminology?

Will you leave the baggage not meant for you?

Will you live your life and design it too?

If a baggage of mean is left for you mark return to sender it has no value due.

Don’t wait for someone else to fix your place.

You’re in charge of how you design your space.

Be Your Someone

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It’s difficult to leave someone, it’s difficult to wait for someone, it’s difficult to forget someone but the strength comes in believing you are someone.

Kerri Elizabeth

A new destination

A new conversation

A new view

New people

A new moment

A new thought

A new day

A new way

Opportunity

Possibility

Live with open eyes; recognize the colors in different skies.

Live with grace every day and say, “I’m sorry” to yourself for getting in your way.

Be the friend you’re looking for.

Be the leader you want and more.

Be the Hero you dream will come.

Don’t wait for someone else to get it done.

Play an instrument you want to play.

Don’t let age or time be a defining factor in your way.

Be open to the possibilities you seek.

Don’t let your life be only a sneak peak.

Be the opportunity for your life to be, even what you can’t yet see.

It’s the things we think we can’t do that we put effort into doing instead of sitting and not improving.

Move with curiosity, live without animosity, create velocity!

The sunshine is never dim, perception comes from within!

It’s Yours!

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You never know how strong you are until strong is the only choice you have.

Never take for granted the strength old and new.

What a gift that’s been given for you to pursue.

Strength is in every decision that you make.

It builds and it breaks and it heals our mistakes.

Never let anyone tell you it’s not true.

Strength is to be built on and it can’t be taken from you.

So if you think you lost it, think again.

You own it,stand up it’s yours to win.

We are always building strength in every decision that we make.

The right to stand firm is there to take.

Strength should be shared.

Strength can be declared.

When strength comes in numbers there is nothing compared.

Strength is not built on tearing someone down.

Strength is built from where you’re found.

Encourage and lift up one another, that’s where strength is truly uncovered.

No Doubt

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Where there is love there is no doubt.

It was a Friday night, I called him and he didn’t answer. I didn’t feel right this time.

I knew something wasn’t right.

I made it through the night and woke up early and called again. He didn’t answer right away, a text came through. It said,” I’m fine now, don’t worry”.

What do you mean don’t worry, I thought.

Finally an answer to my call and he said,”don’t worry mom I had 7 blood transfusions, I only had 10% of the blood I was supposed to have to be alive.”

“I’ll be fine though, don’t worry about coming to the hospital, I’ll be out before you get here.” He replied.

You know I was on my way while I said, “sure ok, I won’t worry, no problem.”

Gasping for air, I drove as fast as I could to the hospital.

There he was my heart and soul with a big smile and laughing ear to ear as if nothing was wrong.

That day set the pace for our next year in a half.

Children’s hospital was our home.

I walked away from the life I had, in that moment the only life that mattered was my sons.

His acute lymphoblastic leukemia diagnosis with a chromosome duplication called AMP21 was nothing less than life changing.

Diagnosis: 95% cancer.

Here we go my warrior child, time to rock and roll.

I won’t leave your side, I will never hide.

I will hear you and be with you; I will love you and protect you.

I will learn everything I need to and you’ll know who to lean to.

I’ll cry with you, laugh with you, I’ll sit by you, I’ll never ever leave you.

I’ll whoop you at every board game and I’ll make you work out.

I’ll write out daily goals, I’ll never have a doubt.

I’ll run a marathon daily if that’s what it’s all about.

I’ll run to the store for anything you want and more.

There are no other options but to get you through these doors.

We stayed up all night every single night.

We watched every series and movie, that’s right.

We decided together what he needed for the fight.

Our armor was on, our hearts said go, our mind was in action, we partnered up for this show.

I took notes from the doctors, I fought with the staff, my son will ONLY have time for the best that you have.

We never thought for a minute that there were any options but to win it.

My children took action from each of their places in the war for their brother, no time was wasted.

Every moment took love and patience from each other.

The journey was long and we needed one another.

We had family and friends; I could go on for days for the team that was in place to take on this race.

Invest in your life, reach out and give if you haven’t already learn to forgive.

Life throws us curves and we often aren’t ready, but the army of love will keep you steady.

Love with all your might, let your life ignite.

Be a flame not a flicker.

Live your passion.

Love with action.

Let the sunshine on every interaction.