Spread your love everywhere you go...

This quote has always been 

near and dear to my heart.  

The longer I am on my journey in life 

the more I am beginning to understand 

what Mother Teresa meant 

when she said those words.   

We all need to do our part. 

 Most importantly, 

we need to do our part with love.

There was a time when I stopped blogging 

because I was constantly comparing 

my blog posts

 to the posts of other bloggers. 

 I felt like my writing wasn't good enough. 

My stories weren't interesting enough.  

And while I absolutely love taking pictures

I have no idea what I'm doing

and my pictures reflected that. 

I was so busy comparing myself to others

 I was forgetting to do my part.

A friend of mine shared 

some encouraging words with me. 

 She said...

 Nobody else can tell your story

like you can.

  Nobody else can share your heart 

in the same way you can. 

Nobody has experienced the 

exact things you have experienced.  

Nobody else has the opportunity 

to touch the same lives you touch.

 In other words~

if I'm not letting my light shine

and sharing my love, 

it's possible that nobody will fill that void.

 And while my light may not shine as far 

or be as bright as other lights,

 nobody can shine my light but me.

Nobody can shine your light but you.

You are where you are for a reason. 

Shine your light.

Spread your love.

Do your part.