i am chanel ellis.: i believe.

I am grateful that my friend is sharing her life story. In so many ways, it's like she pulled these thoughts from my mind. This is one of the reasons I admire her so much. Read her story below and you will understand why she is an important part of my life.

i am chanel ellis.: i believe.: "'Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.' -Mark 9:23 (King James Version) have you ever made an attempt to pursue something that has so much potential but when you look at it in its present state, all you see is nothing? perhaps you can see fruition clearly in the future but a pile of ruble in the present?

it's hard to look past your current circumstances to see a bright road ahead but for me, it's even harder to see the prize at the end and then come back to reality only to find my face in my hands.

i'm at an interesting place in my life right now. i'm glad i've come to a point where i can speak positively about my life. (the power of the tongue is so serious.) i've been speaking over my life with such conviction that i've taken myself to a whole 'nother place, the place i've longed for... the place i call peace. i dream more. i've become more creative. i'm excited about life!

but then i look at my current situation and think how am i going to get to the happy place that i keep dreaming about? it's good to be able to say you're going get to your destination. a positive outlook is essential. however, the plan to get there always holds us back.

if we look at our lives and compare where we are right now to where we want be, it can be quite overwhelming. you want to be financially free but you owe everyone on the planet. you want to be physically fit but it's always time to make... and eat the donuts. you want to be married but you're constantly spending your evenings passionately with tivo. it's drastically overwhelming and if we keep comparing point a to point b, we'll never get where we want to be.

thats where i am right now. i have never seen so much potential in my life. i get excited just thinking about it! i've developed so many ideas and goals. those ideas and goals whisk me up and away... but they're just dreams and i'm back to reality, overwhelmed by my current state.

i think speaking goals and ideas outloud is great. but a word is just a word without belief. i know there's been times i said i was going to do something but i didn't really believe it. without believing, getting to that place of destination is gonna be mighty difficult.

when i wanted to work as a radio personality, i wrote "i am a radio personality" on a piece of paper. i kept it in my wallet and said outloud everyday until it happened. after being out of the industry for a while, i decided i wanted to go back but nothing ever happened. the difference between the two instances was that i once believed what i said.

believing puts things in motion. when you believe you're going to do something, you prepare. you plan. you execute. saying something means nothing without belief.

so, in the midst of my circumstance or in the midst of my point a, i not only say that i'm gonna get to point b but i believe that i will. a blueprint has been drafted, direction has been given, and i am now on the road. there will be a day i won't have to dream about it... i'll already be there. "