I ate a Dove Chocolate today. Inside the words said:
"Be the silver lining in another's cloud"
It's cute and it's true.
I want to be the silver lining in your cloud.
Will you be the one in mine?
Will you be the one in mine?
I'm not what some may call a "Chola". I do however wear my eyeliner with precision. I grew up on the East Side. I've seen my fair share members of gangs: Nortenos, Surenos etc. But never once wanted to be in one. This is why I chose part of my name as Chola. I was always close to the fire. Sometimes I got burned and sometimes....sometimes I just watched the flame turn into smoke.
"Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive because your words become your behaviors. Keep your behaviors positive because your behaviors become your habits. Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values. Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny. "
My daily practice now is to continually clean the chambers of my heart - to give and receive love, to stay present to myself and to others, to no longer flee, or worry, or procrastinate. I may act imperfectly, but I try to act bodly from my core values.