I was Here

I wanna leave my footprints on the sands of time
Know there was something that
Meant something that I left behind
When I leave this world,
I'll leave no regrets
Leave something to remember,
So they won't forget

I was here...
I lived, I loved
I was here...
I did, I've done, everything that I wanted
And it was more than I thought it would be
I will leave my mark so everyone will know
I was here...

I want to say I lived each day,
Until I die
And know that I meant something in somebody's life
The hearts I have touched,
Will be the proof that I leave
That I made a difference
And this world will see[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/b/beyonce/i_was_here.html ]
I was here...
I lived, I loved
I was here...
I did, I've done, everything that I wanted
And it was more than I thought it would be
I will leave my mark so everyone will know

I was here...
I lived, I loved
I was here...
I did, I've done, everything that I wanted
And it was more than I thought it would be
I will leave my mark so everyone will know
I was here...

I just want them to know
That I gave my all,
Did my best
Brought someone some happiness
Left this world a little better just because...
I was here...

I was here...
I lived, I loved
I was here...
I did, I've done, everything that I wanted
And it was more than I thought it would be
I wanna leave my mark so everyone will know
I was here...

(I lived, I loved)
(I did, I've done)
(I lived, I loved)
(I did, I've done)
I was here...

Beyonce

I just want to say that I am totally feeling Beyonce on this song.  This song makes me feel the feelings that I have not been able to put into words about what I want to accomplish in life.  When I leave this world I want to leave my mark in a positive way that people will remember me by.  Whether it was the friend that always made them smile, the country girl who was full of laughter and positiveness, or constantly working for a good cause in a way that nobody else has.  I want my family to be proud of me and I don't want to look back with any regrets or say that I should have did or said  this or that.  Life is too short to live in regret.  The only thing you can do is live each day to make it better than the last.  Like I said, I made my bucket list and there are a lot of things I want to accomplish.  There are things that I have accomplished, want to accomplish, and things that I probably not even thought of yet.

At times it seems so selfish to just live for yourself and say that nothing else matters.  If you are going to live for someone besides yourself, live for your mom, dad, kids, or for the people that don't know that they need you yet.  Everyone in this world has a purpose.  I truly believe that.  I feel that certain people and certain things/events come into your life for you to learn and use for the greater good.  There is nothing in my life that I would change. The bad or the good (of course).  I wouldn't have been the places I have been or met the people I have met or experienced the things that I have experienced without any of the events or people in my life.  That is a FACT.

I believe my true calling is to help people.  I want to touch the lives of people living with mental illnesses and make them feel like they can talk about it and that it is a disease like any other.  I want to help break the stigma.  There was a reason I lost my dad to Leukemia.  I want to raise money for them to continue their research.  I feel like this is my calling.  I want to direct pageants, I want to make people feel good about themselves and their accomplishments and help them get to the next level, just as pageants have done for me :) 

Who will you inspire?  How will you leave your mark?  What do you feel is your calling?