I earned the name Sheila B. my freshman year in college. One of my close friends, (let's call her, Mother Hen) told me I was the only person she knew that was both boogie and ghetto (still trying to figure what exactly gave her that impression) therefore dubbed me Sheila Boughetto. The name stuck with me throughout my undergraduate career and every now and then it comes out of hiding.
Sheila B. is a Scorpio and a Tiger (Scorpio for American astrology and tiger for Chinese zodiac).
I like to think I'm a misanthrope at times, but deep down I have an unwavering love for human kind. I believe people are innately good and their environment slowly but surely will suck it out of them if they allow it. I work on keeping every ounce goodness I possess and refuse to allow the actions of others to deter me from my journey to perfection. Some may call me naive because of some of the principles I live by but I believe I have just the right amount of reality to keep me grounded.
My Principles:
Treat others as you would like to be treated...
Treat others as they want to be treated...
Every life is precious...
If helping another doesn't physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually put you at risk it is an obligation not a choice whether or not you should help.
Life is all about the choices you made, you make, and will make... but bad things do happen to good people (pardon the cliche) at no fault of their own. It is your job to:
prevent these bad things from diminishing the goodness in you
turn them into a learning experience that embellishes not debase the person that you are
and believe (just as you believe the sun will rise in the morning) that you are capable of things beyond your imagination with a little help from the Man above.
Till next time,
Beaucoup de Baisers :)
Aww Shiela, we are two of a kind. Plenty will believe you are naieve for having such a positive outlook on life and the power you have over your own life and to impact others. LIfe really does try to drag you down and drain you of the positive outlook for the furture... but like you said you have to have faith that things will get better and God is above all things happening in your life so you have to look to him for your inspiration to move forward.
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