Friday, July 31, 2009

Get Up and walk!

Hey All!

I would like to speak to those who are down, who feel backed in a corner, who have tried and tried or those who have been kicked down so much, they have no desire to move any further.

At this point you are probably feeling the one and only-Depression.

Let me just cut to the chase, Depression is a trick of the enemy to keep you from moving forward. His job with depression is to keep you stagnant, to make you feel like you will fail, to make you feel not good enough. Look out ya'll! this is a trick!!! The enemy knows that if you keep moving, you will eventually make it through your trial and into your blessing!
Look at it like this:
Depression is like a running toward a finish line. Imagine the athlete heading toward his goal, he is at a steady pace with the goal in eye view, but then out of no where, he falls.......... but he just lays there.The finish line is just a few feet away but he just lays there. What can he accomplish by just lying there? Can he still win? No. Why? Because he is just lying there! Has he lost the race? Noone knows yet but he will if he doesn't GET UP! Is he a failure because he fell? No. He becomes a failure if he doesnt get up!
Dont fall out of the race because you fall, dust yourself off, nurse your wounds and get back in there! You can do it!
What does the song say? "We fall down but we get up!"

Isaiah 60:1 says"Arise, shine; for thy light is come and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee."

Until next time!!!!!!

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Be True to Yourself!

Hello All!

I would just like to share a word of encouragement to those struggling with life and decisions.

I have found that in life many people alter their plans, their look, the way they live their life,etc because of their concern with what others tend to think. I have been guilty of this.
I am here to say that this ya'll is a horrible mistake that many of you will look back on and deeply regret. Maybe you want to change your hair, embark on new opportunities, change your career, start a new business...... it could be anything, but your friends will think you are crazy or your church members expect you to be a certain way. You CANNOT base your life's purposes on others. You MUST be true to yourself no matter what!

Over the past few weeks if you have been keeping up with the news, you probably have noticed that there have been a lot of deaths and misfortune. As far as I know, God has blessed us each with our own life and our own purpose. What we do with it is our choice. Whatever God has placed in your heart that gives you joy and makes you feel complete is what you need to oray about and then pursue. Even if it isnt a huge thing, like a hairstyle, Go for it! I get so tired of people that turn their nose up at people who show their creatvity. They figure that just because they dont look the way they want them to look there is a problem. The point is, Live your life to your fullest potential!Mine is different from yours and that is ok. Be you and be true to you!

Until next time!!!

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Product picks

Hey Everybody!



I have run across some great stuff that I want to share with ya'll! Ya'll shhould know by now that I am not going to recommend anything I haven't personally tried myself. So here goes! Let me know what you think!!





Hair Products:



-Root Stimulator Olive Oil Oil Sheen



This stuff is so much more than a regular oil sheen! Not recommended for thin or fine hair types!



-Isoplus Hair Gel (Gold Gel with dark blue top)



Absolutely will not flake!!!!!! Lays down the coursest of hair textures and is wonderful for wrapping!



-Kiss Color Semi-Permanent Hair Color



The absolute strongest rinse out there! The colors are vibrant and true and they last!!!



Make-Up



Anything Iman!!!! Her stuff is wonderful and inepensive!!!!!



Bath and Body



Soul Purpose Sugar Shea and Salt Scrubs



I love all of these but my personal faves are Brazillian Jackfruit, Brown Sugar Scrub and the Ghanian Brown Sugar and Honey!

These scrubs make your skin so soft and smooth its ridiculous! And you smell good enough to eat, especially when you slather on the body balm afterwwards!!!!



For tired feet and Home Pedicures?



Try the Happy Feet Products by Soul Purpose! My favorite!!!!!



In these tough economic times we still need to look and feel beautiful. Sometimes spending money on spa pedicures is not in the budget! Happy Feet Products take all the guesswork out of taking the best care of your feet! It smells and feels wonderful and you will feel so pampered and fabulous its unreal!

Let me know ladies! and dont forget, if you'd like to order products from Soul Purpose you may email me @ www.sylviashrv@aol.com or go to the site www.sylviawinston.soulpurpose.net

Until next time!!!

Monday, July 13, 2009

Hello All!

Forgive me for my breif absence. As we know, the summer months are times of getaways and vacations. But I am always anxious to get back to what I love, you all!!!

Another reason I have taken alittle while to write is because I have been waiting for the right thing to talk about. I make a point to bring important and uplifting things to the table. In a time where things are so dismal and negative, we need all the positivity and encouragement we can get! Which brings me to what I want to discuss today:


For the past month, I have noticed a lot of deaths. Both in the celebrity world and personally. Thank God noone family wise but deaths nontheless. These happenings really got me to thinking about the journey of life.

While thinking, it came to me that God is very merciful and gracious to us. How many people can you think of that we may call "screw ups" that came through health problems or near death experiences only to go back into the same thing. I know a particular man whose had a stroke and quite a few car wrecks. He has the most wonderful , church -going, loyal wife you could ever meet, yet he treats her horribly. He did so before all of his incidents and still does even now.
I know another man whom cheats and beats his way through life. He is highly dishonest and has absolutlely no conscience, meanwhile he is a pastor of a church.He has been in more life- threatening car wrecks than anyone I have ever known. My husband's best friend was shot around 3:00 a.m. this morning through the chest. He is now in the hospital fighting for his life...............


Ya'll, I am saying this because there is something I don't understand. Do we not realize that God has us here for a reason? None of us are perfect or so spectacular that God has to have us here. We should make the most out of our time here. We should make every effort to live this life that God so graciously blessed us with to the fullest. If God has brought you through a tramatic experience, look back over your life. What have you been doing wrong? What haven't you done that you have always wanted to do? Whom have you mistreated? Is your marriage on the rocks? Do you have a bad habit that needs to be broken? What is wrong with your life? Once you have answered these questions, Repent and then CHANGE IT!!! God has saw fit to keep us here, see another day. People, we don't have to stay the same, we don't have to be stuck. There is no excuse! You can change!! We can do all things!!!!!!!!

By the way, this is for everyone! No matter what type of life you have led, or where you are in life right now, you can change! You can have what you want! No one is so bad or so horrible that God will not bless you if you ask Him. There IS a reason you are still here!!

Until next time!!

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Happy Independence Day!

I would just like to take this time to wish all of you a happy and peaceful 4th of July. Take this day as a celebration of America's Independence but also in celebration of your independence. Decide today that what ever has been holding you back from accomplishing something important to you will no longer be there. This is the second half of 2009, make it count! Make today the first day of the rest of your life!

Until next time!!!

P.S. Dont forget to visit my Soul Purpose site!
www.sylviawinston.soulpurpose.net