GYC Girl Speaks…Quote & Commentary Week
“The story you
speak into your own life will shed light onto the path you take.”-The Present & Future
(In deep GYC Thought)
In preparation for next month’s webisodes…I decided to write a post that cuts
straight to the chase...even the title
doesn’t waste time!
This week, I wanted to focus and actually connect the Question for
Thought with the Post!!!!!
Say What????? I know…I rarely do that…like
ever…never!
Talking about the
Question for Thought… “What is the quote(s) of
your life?”
relates to the movement, vibe, joy and peace that
you find in a moment of stillness, when or probably after all craziness
breaks loose... or you’re in need of
confirmation/evidence/approval/verification (all of that) for your present situation…these “quotes” or whatever term you would
like to use, bring you back to your reality that says,
“I am worthy, deserving and enough…and NO ONE has
the right to tell me anything different.”
So for this post,
I decided to focus on and create
GYC’s own quotes and “Crazy…all over the place” commentary (on some) for the
sake/reason/purpose of going deeper. The quotes were birthed in and
from real situations, conversations, and observation.
In creating, I began
to think about the “things” I am allowed
(and I use that lightly) to say and
speak into other’s lives and where they allow it to take them…
Even if that’s nowhere or “Girl/Lauren YOU Crazy”!
Then, I thought about the
“things” other’s say to me…and I to myself, and where it takes me…*Hints the quote at the top*
And
the story of the GYC Quotes unfolds…
“I’ve learned
that if I want it, I have to fight for it because persistence can’t be
ignored.”
“So I dream to escape and uncover my new reality…”
“If you don’t want to hear about my struggle, then
I’ll never tell you about my success…you’ll just have to wait until you can
Google it.”
GYC Commentary
We’ve all had those moments whether it was big or little,
simple or extravagant… that someone
wanted to know how we got “such and such,” why were we able to go to
____________(fill-in-the-blank)…or how did you do that??? While some
genuinely want to know the story to encourage
themselves on their own journey…you’ll
find that others don’t care and just want to know the end result…and if it can
possibly benefit them.
Our story is rich, no
matter where we started, and any success we have… came from building/climbing/reaching/believing beyond what was in front
of us… So if you do NOT want to hear or be a part of the journey/process/struggle... but partake of the success...
Well other than that being foolishness...it is irresponsible
and a false representation of our persistent life. “If you want the
cake…you have to know how it’s made baby…or is it sausage!?”
I learned this the
real life experience way, not only in being annoyed by people wanting to know
why and how I have what I have…but learning that it takes knowing the whole
story to build and last.
“WE all have a
platform and what we do with it is our responsibility, pay attention to the
impact because the ‘chit chat’ about another’s only diminishes our own.”
“You might see
me getting up…but you will never see me down.”
GYC Commentary
You’ve heard this quote said and written many ways about “falling down and getting back up” but
there is a moment when it is unknown
as to HOW to get back up…and this quote emphasizes/highlights…throws muscle
milk at it to add to the "can do" attitude of that moment!
It is our declaration (in a GYC rant) that “Yea
I may have failed, messed up, made a complete fool of myself but I’m not going
to lay there like I have no hope... just because I’ve fallen does not mean I
cannot and am not getting up.”
“Understand your vision and make way for its
obstacles.”
“I’ve recognized the difference from my own
experience…that quitting and discontinuing carry their own story.”
GYC Commentary
Quitting is giving up and discontinuing is stopping/putting
an end to something you should not have began or definitely should not continue.
I realized the difference, time and time again as I entertain and attempt
certain things that I SHOULD and SHOULD NOT do…and that is all I’m going to say
about that.
“Love where your journey is taking you or get up and
go in another direction.”
Think on that…
“Passion will
always set you apart from those that have become routine as an art.”
GYC Commentary/Personal
Story
My Senior Thesis class involved building and presenting a
project that we wanted to pursue/make/implement/produce in our real lives after
college... whether this was a week later or a few years from now… Overall, we were building a business and presenting it in a way that was self-explanatory.
That’s right…turn in a business
plan and have a visual that does all the talking…if you needed to talk about your business for other’s to
understand…you’re presentation was not successful…your work needs to speak for
itself and work as a stand alone.
Although many of us never did that
before…it was one of the best lessons in business presentation that I’ve
learned…and one of the main reasons I create with passion because
it speaks louder than words.
“Let
the difference be passion as it will continue to speak after you leave the room…passion
speaks louder than words.”
In all of this and moving forward, I’ve learned that passion
is an innate/”birth given” (if that makes sense) fuel that allows whatever
anyone is talking about to be intriguing and inspiring…no matter what the
actual “thing” is or looks like…it will not and does not go unnoticed.
“I may not
like what you do but I can appreciate the passion that breathes when you talk
about it.”
So
when it is all said…and done…
“My pen and paper allows me to create and escape to
the life I build towards.”
I write what I speak.
