You can make yourself GREAT!...

I am a big believer in horoscopes, as a way to provide meaning and explanation to many of life's occurrences and circumstances...so one of my horoscopes revolves around the concept of "I have control over how great I will be..."

What this means is I am the one who places restrictions on my life; I am the one who dictates what I can or cannot do; I am the one who decides what I fill my time with...so when people say, I cannot do this, I cannot do that, I ask myself, "why or what caused you to put that restriction on yourself???" Now, I cannot become Japanese, but I can be a Japanese citizen if I choose to be (it will be really hard, but it's possible); I cannot become 7-feet tall nor can I change the way my skin color looks...but I can become an airline pilot, right now, if I choose to by going to school and working hard and making it happen; I can become President of the United States, if I become a local politician and work my way up through the ranks and earn the respect of my constituents and lead this great nation; I can be happy with my current circumstances if I appreciate what I have in my life right now and I work hard to earn the rest of the things I want to have in my life...what's my point???...I decide what I can be or do or feel, IF I CHOOSE TO HAVE THAT RIGHT...many people feel that they have no control over their own lives, and I say to them, the decision to relinquish your right is the same effort and energy as to take it back for yourself and do something with it...

So if you're feeling sad, do something about it and make yourself happy; if you want more money in your life, work harder, work smarter, work longer-bottomline, work to have more money; if you want more love in your life, love yourself first and then others will attract themselves to you to provide more love in your life...it starts with love in your heart before you can have love in your life...it all starts with you deciding to make your life what you want it to be and believe that it is your right to have it!...For myself, I have been making myself sad and mourning the loss of my mother and I am sick of it...not sick of losing my mom, but sick of making myself miserable and focusing on "the loss" when there is so much she has left behind for me to make my life extraordinary...therefore, I CHOOSE to stop mourning my mom and the loss in my life, and will work hard, work smart, work longer to focus on the wonderful riches "I have" because of my mom (passion for cooking, effortless energy to share with those I love, and a burning desire to be the best I can be)...

I will be GREAT; I will remove the obstacles I have placed in my life that keep me from being GREAT; I will place in my life the goals and milestones that will make my life GREAT; I will be the man I know I am and exceed my expectation...

I will be James Cabigon!...