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"What Surrounds You?" Submit Your Work to WIN!

We’ve all heard the saying, “You are what you eat.” Well, I’d like to propose something slightly different. How about, “You are what you surround yourself with.”

I thought about what I was going to write today, and I decided that I couldn’t explain what I was feeling inside without illustrating my thoughts. So I pulled out my notepad and started to sketch out my, “What surrounds me?” spider chart in an attempt to find out why I surround myself with certain things.

As my spider chart grew, the connections became so easy. I started to notice that everything I surrounded myself with, I saw as a bigger, greater being; whether it was my best friends, music, my family, even my dog!…there was some connection that I was determined to discover.

Drawing my spider chart was such a quick and positive way to put a great big smile on my face. I saw that I was surrounded by things that I admire and respect; surrounding me were things that I wanted to have a relationship with. I jotted down the names of friends who are always honest and genuinely caring, to say the least (a trait that I continuously strive to emulate). I also added my dog to the list of, “bigger and greater things,” because she’s always happy and loving; I really admire that she never judges; especially on the days that I wake up on the wrong side of the bed! And so on, and so on…my list got bigger, and the connections I was making became closer.

The last connection I made on my chart is the reason for today’s post. I found that I ultimately surround myself with things that inspire me. I can’t emphasize it enough: I am so grateful for my surroundings: my friends, inspirational music, art, my community, my family, and all of my supporters…yep, that’s you guys! So to all of you, I owe a huge, “THANK YOU!”… I hope that I can keep providing you with the inspiration we all need!

So here’s my attempt at my “What surrounds me?” spider chart:

I want to know what YOUR spider chart looks like!

Please submit your “What surrounds me?” spider charts to MLEstyle@gmail.com and I will post the winners next Thursday, September 3rd!

Don’t be shy! I love hearing from all of you!

xoxo,

MLE

This entry was posted on Thursday, August 27th, 2009 at 8:38 am and is filed under Inspiration, Lifestyle, Motivation, Relationships, Self Help, Spider Chart. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.