Our Journey to Balance

Every word that is uttered out of your mouth is heard by someone, even if it’s only your own soul.

What we think we become. Check your thoughts and intentions with care because you just never know who is listening and taking your words as gospel.

Character is contagious. The way we behave, act and speak around our family members, partners, friends and children do rub off.

It’s a subtle and slow process, but very effective.

You will be amazed at how many people your words and actions reach.

Words are powerful so check your thoughts and intentions before you speak.

Maritza Alvarez

Walking Into Self:

Following the Elusive Path of Reflection and Awareness

Some people spend their lives blaming others, playing the victim, and listening to people who change their beliefs on a whim.

This is a waste of time and precious energy. Be accountable; take responsibility for yourself, your mind and your actions.

See how wonderful life can be just as YOU.

Maritza Alvarez

Walking Into Self:

Following the Elusive Path of Reflection and Awareness

It’s in our human nature to want approval from others, but it can be exhausting to compromise yourself in order to influence or manipulate other people’s perceptions. No matter how much you try, it simply isn’t possible to control what other people think.

People will judge, question, or dislike you. No one can please the whole world all at once while honoring their own needs and truths. At the very least, we can find comfort in the fact that we are being true to ourselves.

Today if you feel the need to people-please, ask yourself, what’s more important: knowing you’ve done your best to make everyone like you, or knowing you’re strong enough to stay true to who you are?

Maritza Alvarez

Walking Into Self:

Following the Elusive Path of Reflection and Awareness

What is success?

If you ask 100 people you will probably get 100 different answers; a bigger house, better car, more money, being thinner, taller, married, etc.

None of that matters if it doesn’t resonate with you. What is relevant however, is that you focus of what is important to you and do something about it.

Make up your mind about what you want and go for it…

Maritza Alvarez

Walking Into Self:

Following the Elusive Path of Reflection and Awareness

Individuals who take responsibility attract other responsible human beings into their lives.

By taking responsibility, we give ourselves a place in the world; we measure how we perceive ourselves, each other, and the world at large.

Maritza Alvarez

Walking Into Self:

Following the Elusive Path of Reflection and Awareness

It is absolutely critical that you write your own story. Do the best you can; honestly; earnestly; with conviction, too. There are no other rules really; well no other rules that matter anyway.

Maritza Alvarez

Walking Into Self:

Following the Elusive Path of Reflection and Awareness

This happens to all of us sometimes. We live in our heads, feeling sorry for ourselves and what we do not have. Why not rejoice instead, by making the most of that which we do have. Yes we all have limitations. They are part of us but rather than being crippled by them, embrace them as part of who you are and move forward by focusing on what you can do. Focus on that! Stop agonizing over the past, your failures, your mistakes and every bad decision you ever made. Look at where you are right now. Rather, embrace who you are right now and look forward. You are building a better you everyday.

Maritza Alvarez

Walking Into Self:

Following the Elusive Path of Reflection and Awareness

Don’t expect problems to go away by themselves. However, opportunities do escape us at times. As we procrastinate, waiting and wishing our problems would disappear, just the opposite happens. Our situation gets far worse. By contrast, opportunity may present itself but once. The regret will stay with you while opportunity leaves to go knock on another door. Reflections, Journey to Balance

You are not here to impress anyone. You are here to improve yourself. You are not here to grab all you can, but to give all you are. You are not your regrets. You are not your worries, or your feelings of uncertainty in times of despair. You are here to live with all the fullness and richness …. You are what you can imagine. Peace & Blessings, Journey to Balance …

The way beyond life’s negativity is not to fight it , fear it, or even deny it’s existence. Instead why not confront it with your sense of peace, of gratitude and joy. Let yourself be a constant conduit of life’s immense goodness. Then put that goodness in your heart to good use. Share your joy. Let your peace expand outwards from your heart. Make your life as rich as it was meant to be.

Reflections, Journey to Balance