2012...Spaceship Flow...Ready for take-off...

2011 was definitely a rollercoaster ride...I remember starting the year off saying that this was going to be my year and so many things were going to be in the up and up...mostly because my favorite number is 11, so I just knew things were going to go my way.
One thing I will definitely say about 2011 is that it opened my eyes up to a lot of reality of the matters and I was forced to remove my rose colored glasses on certain situations, which I never thought was possible to do...I know one thing is for sure, if I never had Faith before I have it now, because after being forced to my knees multiple times in prayer and having the strength to get back up and keep moving...I know that He watches over me!
People that I thought were friends and people that I thought I could one day call my friends true colors were revealed...I felt like I had a target on my back and everyone was trying to Mission Impossible their way in to crack my code of self-destruction...
But I rose up and looked all of my enemies in the face...even when I felt like I was sleeping with the enemy...I smiled and turned the other cheek and walked away...(Never been one to do that so definitely out of my element ;-))
There is a bigger journey for me...this is not my fight...so for the year 2012 I am making a forward progression and not looking back...there is nothing back there for me any longer...and I will walk by Faith with my eyes closed and my arms outstretched...as I prepare for take-off...no rearviews on this mission...
Spaceship Flow 2012!!!

My Word Is My Bond...Or Is It...

I used to be a firm believer in a person's word is their bond. Like if I say that I will have your back regardless then that is what I mean. Not saying that if you do something wrong then I won't tell you that behind closed doors, because I will, but to everyone else they will only see and know our strong bond. This to me is Loyalty. Many will have their own definition, but I believe it all comes from the same root.
People are so quick to ask for and want someone to be loyal to them, whether in a friendship, marriage, or a business partnership, but at what cost are they willing to return the favor? 
If I sign a contract to be a part of your company, then that is considered a pledge of loyalty, right? Meaning that whatever goes on behind those walls of a business setting...should stay behind them and regardless of what I may or may not agree with...things should remain there, right? 
Because the words that I placed on that piece of paper that forms my name is bond...or is it?
Do we overlook or take for granted the power and meaning of words...do we try to make a "loop hole" out of something we placed our name on, such as a binding document?
My answer is Yes! Reason being...if everyone stood behind "My word is bond"...then we wouldn't have as many court tv shows broadcasting right now...where their main arguments are someone owns them money and haven't paid them back as planned...Or someone signed an agreement for something and services weren't rendered...or divorce filings...and late or absent child support payments...this list can go on.
So you tell me...Is Your Word Your Bond?