yesterday i played he’s got the whole world in his hands… and more stories to celebrate the environment (scholastic storybook treasures) for my kindergarteners. beautiful picture books brought to life. one of the books on the dvd is called giving thanks by chief jake swamp, and it’s a native american good morning message.

it opens up with “to be a human being is an honor”. normally when i play dvds for my students i am not really paying attention to the dvd (i am doing paperwork or something around the classroom), but when i heard that line it got my attention. it was like, whoa! that’s somethin’ deep. it puts things into perspective.

we spend so much time chasing after frivolous things when just being a human being and experiencing the world around us is the thing. the thing that is an honor.

you can click here to read the text of giving thanks or watch a video presentation from elementary students here.

and since i’ve been on an image making kick here is an image for the quote. it’s pinnable!

have an incredible tuesday. know that God wants to reign supreme in your life.

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the headlines are gruesome, the latest? “49 headless bodies dumped on mexico highway”. whenever i tell people i am going to mexico for the summer they warn me, “where in mexico? you know that they stop all the buses and demand money from the passengers?” they mean well, “don’t go anywhere by yourself.” and just about everyone gives me a reason not to go. a reason to stay home. a reason to stay put.

san miguel de allende is where i will stay and i hear it’s pretty safe. i would never stay in a border town, but i am not going to avoid the whole country. the violence is troubling, and fear is a human condition.

there are tons of reasons not to do a lot of things. did you know that the odds of dying from falling down the stairs in one year is 1 in 164,700?

danger is everywhere. and people will be more than willing to point out all the risk and danger. tell you reasons why you shouldn’t do whatever it is you desire to do. but you can’t let it hold you back. assess the risk, do a cost/benefit analysis, and live your life.

there will always be many reasons not to go, not to do, and not to be.

go.
do.
be.
anyway.

THANK YOU for reading gloriamarie.com. you were born to live&create™. i hope to help you live an incredible life and create awesome things! subscribe via email to receive my latest book a guide to doing incredible things with your life for free. follow on t + fb.