****How Can We Promote Inner Beauty?****

After watching the news this evening there was a lead story on the message young people feel they need to project to fit in. Most of us have been there. In school we were judged by how we dressed and who we dated, and it appears that hasn't changed.

However, what has changed is the type of pressure our youth faces. When we chose not to conform,we faced less invitations to parties and less people around our table at lunch. Today our youth gets taunted and even bullied physically.

***A Little Poetry To Brighten the Day....***

I don't know if many of you know I have been a published poet way longer than a published Author. I was sharing some of my poetry with a dear friend and she said she absolutely loved the following poem. It is also one of my favorites, and since my last post was not as uplifting as I normally post, ( Thank you all for your prayers and support it means the world to me and my family) I thought I would share this and hope it brings you the peace it always brings to me when I read it...

**The Holy Spirit Let's Us Know... If We Listen**

We all know that in many of the Bible stories told, God gave prior knowledge to many of His children about things to come. We also know that our Father left us the Holy Spirit to be our counselor so that He may keep us on the path God intended for each of us.

I know many of us speak numerous times during the course of our day to the Holy Spirit and when we are still we can hear His answers or sense the direction in which we are to go even when, at that particular  moment we may not understand His answer.

***** Did You Take A Moment Today?*****

Since  half our Country is having extreme weather conditions, many people found themselves housebound or headed home early. In having several conversations today, I realized many of them had a similar direction to them. Everyone moaning and complaining, saying how they are over this winter weather already.

It always strikes me as odd, that year after year we always seem to complain about the snow in the winter and the heat in the summer; and yet, we all know it is inevitable. It's the same year after year, and still our response is always one of disbelief.

Stylish Blogger award

I was honored to receive the Stylish bloggers award and there are requirements I must fulfill in order to accept this. There are 4 requirements.

Rules of Acceptance:
1.  Link back to the person who gave you this award
2.  Share 7 things about yourself 
3. Pass this along to 7 other stylish bloggers
4. Contact those bloggers and tell them about their award 

I was humbled to receive this stylish blog award by my fellow blogger Child of God. If you have not had the experience of reading and visiting her blog it's a must if you want a lift and inspiration for the day. http://cprezra823.blogspot.com/ I am suppose to list 7 things about me and list 7 blogs I enjoy, a very difficult task as there are so many, I can only pick 7 but that doesn''t take away from the other 72 blogs I follow as they are all magical and wonderful for their own reasons.

7 Things about me
1. I live in the beautiful Catskill mountains
2. I am a Poet and Book Writer
3. I love to cook and make people smile
4. I am an Aunt to 6 amazing little people
5. I love seasons, they make my heart smile
6. Jesus and the Holy Spirit are my number one in my life
7. I love people, all people and love to share life's journey with others

7 other Stylish bloggers

Dee- One Foot Out of the Box
Scott- Sober nuggets
Paul- Certainty of Drawings
JUST BE REAL
Connie- None of Me All of Him
Jane- Country Bumpkin
Dave-  Cimba 7200's thoughts

God Bless us all and may we continue to love, share and encourage Patricia