Momma cooked and cleaned
And made sure I was fine,
She gave up so much
All the time.

She stood for me
Like no one else,
She did for me before
She did for herself.

She talked to me
And taught me well,
She gave of herself
So I’d prevail.

She shared those quotes with me
That proved momma knew best,
Then she gave me space to
On my own learn the rest.

She told me to keep confidence
And never ever let
Time to show
A life’s regret and…

To live for each moment
And for God too,
Momma knows best
Is a quote still true

I love you momma
Because of all that you are
Your light and knowledge
That has blessed me this far.

Happy Mother’s Day
For investing in me your time,
I appreciate you momma
And I promise to pass all this mines.

Katrina Gurl

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Have you started something really really good and have lost your way along the way?

Have you sat new ideas and plans on the back burner because it seems too grand?  Or maybe burning the midnight oil to see its completion seems a bit much in your day to day lives.

Okay we’ll we are a solitary day from the month of May, and what have you done or started that you need to just go ahead and finish?  We are 4 months into the year folks…finish to greatness!!! Finish what you’ve started!!!! Don’t let nothing stop you!!!

“Aint No Stopping You Now…Finishing to GREATNESS”

Folks don’t short change yourself by not finishing what ya start!  I dare you to step up, dust ya self off regroup and keep it movin!

Try these 10 tips:

1.    Document your goals and reasons for setting those goals

2.  Create a collage or vision board of your goals…this puts a visual for your project.

3.  Set reachable goals. Nothing unrealistic…be easy with it especially at first. 

4.  Write down the necessary steps to reach your goals.

5.  Create a mission statement to yourself set an actual date for the goals you’ve set.

6.  Don’t give up if you miss your goals mark…life is not perfect. Move on.

7.  Reward yourself for meeting small successes on your way to reaching big goals.   

8. Have a good friend handy that will motivate you when you need it.  Or become an avid listener to Midweek Expressions. We’re friends here, we’re here for ya!

9.  Build a support system of like minded people who are also striving to meet individual goals. Birds of a feather flock together. Gather yourself around great people, career minded people that want to succeed as bad as you.

10.  Read motivational books and write down key points so that they resonate with you to keep motivated.

If you’re interested, I’d like to share a free download with you on how to stay motivated in business.

If you want it, just write me on steamytrails@yahoo.com and I’ll get it to ya ASAP!

 You may not have everything in place to finish what you’ve started but…keep moving!

Rome was not built in a day ~ everything is a process

This has been a Midweek Expressions ~ coercing you to live with NO regrets on this Wednesday April 29^th 2009 ~ This is Slick and until next time…

Have an awesome day, live with no regrets and remember….

Aint No Stopping You Now…Finishing to GREATNESS! ”

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Today’s Topic Is “You Are The Shih Tzu”…

I chose “You Are The Shih Tzu” for today’s topic because I know the economy is bad but you gotta hold your head up no matter what. You have got to keep moving forward!!!

Now I know a Shih Tzu is a dog, but I don’t really curse! Some of my guest may do so and I allow it to a minimum but as for me cursing, not I said the brown cow. LOL!

I know that’s easier said then done but do it anyway! “You Are The Shih Tzu”
I dare you today, go look in the mirror and say with pride: “I Am The Shih Tzu!”

Life is to short to be holding ya head down lookin foolish. My motto is Fake the funk until it happens, Never let um see you sweat and hold you head up even when Shih Tzu looks worse then ever!

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You really need to have ppl around you to promote growth and positivity!!!

Life is too short to be all depressed, face all down and feeling sorry for yourself because of failures or shortcomings.
Quick story to share with you about a lesson I learned early on in life by my aunty. Yep, my aunty Joy is and has always been thee most positive person I have ever known.

One day as I walked home from school, she noticed I had my head down (all in my biz like most aunts are).
I was a very shy girl growing up and I never wanted attention brought to me so I do remember I may have walked with my head down at times. I mean that’s what happens with some shy ppl, they carry a body language that exuded a lack of confidence.

One thing I do remember is my aunt pulling me aside and telling me like this: She said Page!
(that was my nickname) she said girl I don’t want you be around walking with you head down like that. She said, you are a beautiful black girl and I will not stand for it.

She said, confidence was the most important attire that I could ever adorn myself in and to clothe myself with it every morn!

My aunty made me look at myself in the mirror and speak positive words to my face every morning.
She told me to keep doing that until I received it as a part of me. She said Heads up Page! Every chance she got like I was in boot camp of confidence! I listened to her mostly because we had a switch tree in the back yard and I wasn’t getting a spanked for not having self confidence! You can’t even turn that into a funny story.

However, I thank her for that because that is something that I have passed on to my own children. I now tell my kids heads up, chest out and shoulders back! I do this because I want them to always understand that yes there will be times when we don’t feel our best but darn it! We don’t show it in our appearance and body language! You Are The Shih Tzu!

Remember what I said, go look I the nearest the mirror and tell yourself daily: I Am The Shih Tzu!
Now if you curse say it the other way, but if you don’t, try it my way. Either way it works!

“You Are The Shih Tzu”

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This has been a Midweek Expressions ~ coercing you to live with NO regrets on this Wednesday April 15th 2009 ~ This is and until next time…Have an awesome day, live with no regrets, thanks for stopping in and remember…

“You Are The Shih Tzu”!!!!

Oh and this is a real shih tzu btw…LOL!

We are calling today’s topic “FRESH FLOWERS”…
I want my flowers while I can still smell them!!!

We ALL share significant people in our lives, rather that be mom, dad your sister, brother, your kids, or your friends, there’s a good chance that you’ll say “I love you” or “I appreciate you” at some point, Right? You care for them and no matter what; you would do anything for them.

However, showing LOVE is a little different from saying it.

Remember, an action speaks louder than words, especially when they’re performed in the name of love. It shows people we truly care, without saying a word.

Learn ways to show love and appreciation those around you…DAILY!

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Now back to the topic: “Fresh Flowers” I don’t know about you all, but I want mines while I can still smell um!

I mean, all flowers are respectful and beautiful at funerals but flowers cannot truly be appreciated when loved ones are no longer with us. Right? So, we must appreciate and show love NOW!!!

This may be your next question…So how do we do that? Some people have the notion of thinking…people around me should just automatically know I love them. Wrong! Actions speaking louder then words is still a true quote.

Try these 7 things…

1. Love yourself: First things first, ya gotta love yourself before you even see the need to show love to others.

2. Smile: A smile can change the reaction of a passerby and promote kindness and friendship to other around us. A smile can also change to course of someone’s entire day. Try it, it really works!

3. Have Compassion: Show others you care by helping a friend in need. That can be shown by words of kindness or an actual sacrifice to be there for them.

4. Be Encouraging: Uplift someone’s spirits, give a compliment or two, build someone up to live their dreams.

5. Give a hug: A hug is thee most universal act of showing love, make it a practice.

6. Share your truest self with others: I call it the mask free zone. Many times we don’t show the truest form of our personalities to people. We put on airs, fake and maybe a little hypocritical. Letting people in on your true self shows love in the most highest of humility. Phony ain’t true love.

7. Trusting: In this day and age, let’s face it, with the way the world is, it can seem like a place where people are more wrong then right. Showing love to ourselves and others is giving people a chance before judging them. A friend, a very wise young man once quoted “I’m your friend tell the end until you disqualify you own self as such”. What he meant is that, if a person has not shown signs of NOT being a friend or a good person, time will show their true colors. Until that day comes and hopefully NEVER…give people a chance.

Showing love is not a hard thing to do, remember the little things are what really matters. When someone knows that you’ve thought of them or acknowledged them may make a world of difference in the way there day turns out. Most ppl just want to be appreciated for who they are! Give Fresh flowers to the ones you love while they are here to appreciate the gesture. Fresh Flowers is simple a metaphor for giving of yourself.

This has been a Midweek Expressions ~ Coercing you to live with NO regrets on this Wednesday April 8th 2009 ~ This is your girl Slick and until next time…

* Have an awesome day, live with no regrets and thank you so much for sharing time with me.

Listen Here: Fresh_Flowers_Segment

Spring time is a time of renewing and bringing forth the beauty that may have dwindled during the winter months. There comes a time in our own lives where we need to Renew, Refresh and RE~LIVE!!! With a little confidence, encouragement and pushing from a friend…we all can make beauty very evident in our day to day lives. Please take a quick listen to Steamy Trails first 15 minute BTR segment of “Midweek Expressions ~ Living With No Regrets Wednesdays”.

Always be yourself, never try to hide who you are.. 

The only shame is to have shame. Always stand up for what you believe in. 

Never regret the past…it’s a waste of time. There’s a reason for everything; 

every mistake, every moment of weakness, every terrible thing that has happened to you; grow from it. The only way you can ever get the respect

of others is when you show them that you respect yourself. 

And most importantly, do your thing and never apologize for being you.

Listen to show by clicking the link below

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Steamy_Trails/2009/03/25/Midweek-Expression-Living-With-No-Regrets-Wednesdays

Thanks Sprited Divas & Lisa for the connention of that GREAT quote!!!

Have a blessed rest of the week!

~ SLick

As mother’s we almost always forget about ourselves. We seem to have no time to even think of pursue our own likes, hobbies, let alone COLLEGE!  We become so absorbed with family that we at times we put our own dreams on the back burner.  For me, after starting a family and and getting married at a very young age, needless to say a “LOT”of my personal dreams became a far look in a tunnel with no possible light. The routine of mom, wife and taxi driver pushed “SELF” in a distance miles away.

True, as I do, we ALL love our families.  However, what happens to the dreams and things we want to remove from the back burner to push forth to a future you’ve once dreamed?  In caming across a book in 2006 written by Zachery Tims named “IT’S NEVER TO LATE”.  It takes you on a step by step chronolization his life. The man went through horrible things. He went through things that should only be in movies that you’d never want your kids to see. Yet, this man has changed his life for the good and has become the example of greatness.

After reading his book, I then thought to myself, “I will live my dreams, I will go back to school, I will complete my goals and I will be all that I desire”!  I mean, why not!  Also, in 2006, The S-H-E-M-A Gurls was created.  We figured it had to be more people that felt the same way. We wanted to hear stories of how others triumphed from success to success.

What is YOUR “IT’S NEVER TOO LATE” story of triumph?  Share with us how you have lived dreams even through hurdles life brings!!!

If you still have breath, there’s still time!!!!

Big Hugs

~ Katrina

Friday October 25, 2008, the mother and brother of Jennifer Hudson were found shot dead Friday at a South Side home, and police were seeking a missing child who is the nephew of the singer and Oscar-winning actress. “We can confirm that there is an ongoing investigation concerning the deaths of Jennifer Hudson’s mother, Darnell Donerson, and her brother, Jason Hudson,” Hudson’s personal publicist, Lisa Kasteler, said in a statement. “No further comment will be made and the family has asked that their privacy be respected at this difficult time”.

Authorities would not confirm the identity of Julian King’s parents, but family friends said he is Julia Hudson’s son. There was no immediate word on the identity of the boy’s father. Jennifer Hudson’s personal publicist, Lisa Kasteler, said the family wanted privacy. She did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment Saturday.

Our condolences and prayers go out to Jennifer Hudson and her entire family. We all pray for the child to be reported as a safe return.