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     Many times in our lives we feel broken and alone. I think all we need is someone to make the way easier. We are all inter-connected. We are not alone.
People have asked me what could help in our darkest hour of need. And every time, the words that flow into my mind are:
I am right here for you. If we took the time to just stop and tell each other, I am right here, the light would flow through this world like a breaking wave. Crashing into our souls. We can help. We can put ourselves last. And another first.
Every time.
Every time.
We can empathize. We can change this world we call home. We can make it easier for each other. We can stop trying to get--at another's expense. And we can give with no questions, or hope for credit. The smallest miracles are the kindnesses that aren't heard about.
I try every day to be the cornerstone piece that can hold up a skyscraper. We can all be the keystone for each other.
I am right here.
Our internal stories can be changed. Our lives can be brighter.
Do you feel like you deserve it?
Do you feel like your the only one that is in a dark hole at this moment. Your not. We all have dark and light inside of us and in this world. We all have problems. We all make it to where we need to be in our life journeys.
We all will make it to the end. We all will learn in the way we need to. There is no competition. The time limit we set for ourselves is not real.
Especially if we decide to be the best that we can be at this moment. And strive to be better next time. I choose to strive to be my best me every day. I choose to love fully and be available.
I choose to let go. I choose not to live in the past. I choose to live every moment, and be present. I choose to forgive myself. I choose to forgive all the people in my life that were put here to teach me what I need to learn in this world. My prayer for them is that their story is better for having me in it. I hope we all can learn from the choices we make and make better ones for each other.
I don't believe we are broken or alone. Just learning.
I believe we are powerful and loved. If we all tap into our power and love for one another we will change the world.
We can make the world and everyone in it feel loved.
We all deserve it.
Sometimes I look into the mirror and see who I am supposed to be. I tell myself that is who I am--until I believe it. I do this every morning of a transition to become the next level of me. Until I am that person.
You can too. You truly deserve to be what you think you can be.
The only limits of this world are the limits you place in your own mind.
You are the key.
Ever thoughtful, never ending. 

Moving up #chezelleswag

I carried you in my arms for years. There was once upon a time I was alone. Then you creeped Into my soul. You were a perfect little angel. You still are. You have always been the best part of me. My littlest darling girl. Yesterday was a wonderful day. Today was a little more solemn. You have only been away from me a few weeks in your whole life. I'm so proud and humbled by you little star. This is exciting. I can't wait to watch, see what you choose to become. The person you choose to create. It has been nineteen years. Twenty if you count pregnancy. I am so lucky you chose me for your mother. The next chapter is yours. I love you. #everthoughtful #neverending #daughters #love #newbeginings #movingout 

Amateur #chezelleswag

There is a place I see in my mind. A place I set aside just for me. The world changes with the faults of our own thoughts. I protect my thoughts from the negative plane of this world. I wish the world would be more like the little space in my mind. It could be. Positive thoughts produce positive people. Change comes from enlightenment. I believe the collective souls of this world are ready for the coming changes. The energy feels different. Something is calling. My ears ring with the sound of change. Do you hear it too? My goals are always are based from my heart. Leaving this world someday, I hope it is better. I know it will be. We all have struggles and strife to deal with. But we can choose to handle all things that come our way with love and grace. It always makes things easier. Be sweet, be honest, be loving...I could choose to be complacent. Not question the way things are done. I have never done anything the so-called right way. Somehow it was always the right way for me. Who would it serve if we did not question our place, or our path? We are all servants to this world, in one way or another. It is in the journey that we find our strength, our passion. In the beginning of every dream, I question myself. After all, we are all perfectly imperfect. It is through the struggle and perseverance that we create who we are meant to be. The other day someone told me, "Well, that is good for an amateur." Well, my whole life I have been an "amateur" at everything I have ever tried. Haven't you? The first time is the worst I will ever be. Then the second is better. The third is way better and so on. The longer I believe, investigate, and practice, I become more proficient. Then after a time, I become the expert I knew I could be. Aren't we all "amateur" the first time? It is the Faith in yourself and the Will to never give up that makes the difference between amateur and expert. It turns you into the person you want to become. It strengthens your character. If you are unshakeable in your beliefs, no one can tell you, you are less than. And most of the time, they want you to be less than them because they are scared to follow their dreams, or change their situation. Why not be the support, the servant with love and belief to your fellow man? It is about the work. We are all blessed to have talents, it is the work that makes our dreams real, and our talents grow. The growth of your spirit is never paved with the easiest route. Otherwise, why would we be here? For us to build a better tomorrow, we need to dream and embrace the dreamers. Then brick by brick you can do the impossible. Small goals build big dreams, walls, towers, or the preverbal bridge to a better tomorrow. Don't let someone diminish what you are. Van Gogh was told he was an "amateur". No, he was before his time. Can you remember one name of the naysayers who told him he was not an artist? Off the top of my head, I cannot think of one name. But I see his work in my daily life. To be at the beginning is hard, but always groundbreaking. You and I have the power to become whatever we can dream. You have the power to change into the person you want to be. The possible and impossible begin and end in your own mind. Never listen to someone else's mind. We all can be unstoppable. Build the bridge.
#everthoughtful #neverending #believe #lovethisthingcalledlife #chezelleswag

The Town Among The Clouds

No fears are ever found,
in this town among the clouds.
Where people live on top of trees,
and monsters live way down beneath.

How very dull it was to ponder,
what lay beneath way down under.
Hidden among the dirt and rocks,
to take a peak would be a shock.

No one was allowed to spy
what creatures and wonders hid near by.
Underneath the tree top town,
a mystery so far down.

I always wondered but never attempted,
to see the lower world as I had dreamt it.
Until a Boy in bright blue clothing,
Spoke to me with a sense of knowing.

Lets take a walk, he claimed,
a walk of faith, with dreams untamed,

to feel the wind against my face,

to fierce adventures and hidden disgrace.
We will feel the rush,
and enjoy the chase.

So I followed him down the unknown path,
and saw no monsters with mighty wrath.
No nightmares, or beasts with terrible fleas,
Just a quite world underneath the trees

By Taylor Kimbrough

#chezelleswag

It has been a while.
I saw you today.
On the side of the road.
Was it you?
There was a moment I remembered us.

Was it real?
Do I care?
I feel like my heart has healed then I see you.
Was it real?
Was it you?

Sometimes I catch myself thinking of you.
I wonder if your thinking of me at the same time too.
It could have ended better.
We could have been better people.
But it didn't.
And we weren't.

Was it real?
Do i care?
I feel like my heart has healed then I see you.
Do you care?
Was it real?

We can't go back.
I know it's true.
But I miss what we were.
I remember all the times you made me laugh.
I remember all the times I made you cry.

Maybe it wasn't you standing there.
Maybe it was just a dream.
Did I want to see your face.
Did my heart make my eyes see you.
I wanted it to be you.
I wanted you to see me.

Was it real?
Was it you?
Do you know I used to care?
My heart has healed then I see you.
Do I care?
We can't go back.

The Perfect Crime

He had done it. He had gotten away with the perfect crime. He knew his ins and outs. Performed brilliantly with swift timing and a gentle touch. His execution was unmatched by any before him. Of course it took months upon months of planning, and persistence but he had walked away with exactly what he came for. And the best part? The victim had know idea of how, when or where it happened. All she knew was that the item of great value that had been locked away for years behind closely guarded walls was now missing and she wouldn't dare to take it back. The thief had taken her heart and she knew that it no longer belonged to her. She had never originally planned to let him have it but something inside of her changed. For just a split second she let her guard down and that is when the thief struck. 

By: Taylor Kimbrough

Today is a good day:) #chezelleswag

So I woke up today thinking I would just go to work as per the norm. Not unlike any other day, I put on my face, threw together an outfit, and styled my hair into a messy updo. To my surprise, my husband lovingly offered to bring me to the Salon. Instantly my day was getting better and better. I love it when he wants to drive me pretty much anywhere. I am one of those people that could have a chauffeur every day. Although I do love to drive a manual sporty car once and a while, my favorite is still when my husband plays the chauffeur and we casually cruise to the salon that we built together. Speaking of the salon, ever since the new year had started my husband and I have been itching for a new project to keep us busy. Today, change is floating in the air and we decided it was time to upgrade my broom closet of an office! As most people know, we both love to remodel just about anything! So today's agenda is a new office for me at the Salon. I couldn't be more excited to tell you the truth. It will be a very nice change considering I've never really had a true office to begin with. Unless a small makeshift laundry room counts as an office. Funny enough, it was my husband's idea for me to have a real office after 8 years of being in business. I guess I never gave a second thought about my office. The size never bothered me and I grew accustomed to shoving my things in my own little corner. But now that I am finally thinking about the new possibilities of my office, the more I am realizing how nice it will be to have a comfortable space to do the Salon books along with other forms of business. As a business owner and full time mother, I've always put my needs last. As it should be.You always share and go out of your way to make people happy and secure. It's all about balance. I know a lot of businesses feel like its about the bottom line and that, in the end, proves to be their fatal flaw. Honestly, I cant imagine my life if I thought like that every day. Of course I do budget, forecast, and obviously have to pay attention to the bottom line. But with that aside, I firmly believe we are all here to make each other's lives a little better in some odd way. I am one of those people that truly believes the world would be better off if we all tried to pay it forward every single day. It's all about the energy you put out there and how you react. It is the individual that makes his or her own heaven or hell. Little miracles every day is what we should be looking for. My husband having the time to be with me and helping me with little projects. That is a miracle. A miracle doesn't have to be a huge life altering occurrence. It can be something tiny, but something tiny is by no means insignificant. The clouds don't have to part. They could, but they don't have too. Sometimes small miracles are the best kind. The ripples in the proverbial pond. You can help someone and it doesn't have to cost a thing. It could be a smile, a hug, or even just a nod. Those small miracles can make all the difference in somebody else's world. You don't have to make a pact to pay it forward. You just have to think more positive. Smile more, hug more, laugh more. Thought and touch are the keys to this world. We can change this world from a negative plane to a positive one. We all just need to be thoughtful and present. We need to believe more, and be skeptical less.
Ever thoughtful, never ending:)