Hey guys! "Faith, hope and love; and the greatest of these is love!" I have no idea where I am going to begin this blog (even as I type) or where it may end. But....I do know this; love can be tough, love can be fun, love can be confusing, but there is no greater feeling the love you show to someone when it brings a smile to their face. I was getting my nails done the other day when a young girl walked in. In the middle of a conversation, just small talk b/c she was sitting next to me, she started crying. She asked is I was Michelle McCool and I said yes. She wasn't crying b/c it was me, she was crying b/c she said I treated her nicely for no apparent reason. It's these moments that make you think, "why would we do anything but love and respect?"

Which brings me to the point of loving yourself. If we don't love ourselves, it makes it harder for others to love us and to share our love. I was listening to an audiobook while driving home from the airport the other day (The Purpose Driven life) and it talked about how God made each and everyone of us unique. We were all made exactly how he wanted us and we should be happy with just that. I'm not saying it's easy by any means, because it's not. I'll be the first one to tell you that sometimes,  I SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF! I try not to, but at times I fail. A lot of times (most all of the time) I can just laugh it off. But sometimes, I think to myself "why?" Why are these people so mean? Why do these people just want to be so disrespectful? Why can't these people just be happy and love?

It's funny how you can be in the middle of trying your hardest to entertain our fans every Friday night, and you will hear that one voice say something so mean, so disrespectful? (There could be a gazillion people screaming, but it's that one voice that comes through so loud) Most of the times it's funny b/c there's no way you could ever please those type of people....you're too fat, too skinny, too talentless (If that's a word), too tall, too short, too serious, too goofy, too nice, too mean........it's never good enough for those that hate!

That's my point....you have to have faith in yourself. You have to give your heart and soul into whatever you do...no matter how little or how big. As long as you love yourself, your inner beauty will ALWAYS shine through!

On a BLUE note....for those of you who watched SD tonight, you may have noticed that Maryse has made it a point to have an issue with me.  Believe me, she is one of those people I wrote about earlier. What you see and what you hear on Friday nights is her 24/7. As she said, though it was really hard to understand her half the time,  she truly believes she is better than everyone else. She may be pretty on the outside, BUT she sure as heck is ugly on the inside! There's a fine line between cocky and confident and she crossed that a long time ago! :)She's made it an issue with me now and to that I say.....Game on!!!!! Things are getting heated and I don't plan on McCooling her down real soon! I hope you guys have been enjoying things on SD....things are about to get cranked up!

I hope all of you are doing great! I'm off ot bubble bath and bed now. Early morning (4:30) to make my way to the airport. Faith to fight the good fight, heart to believe and soul to search within!

WE are ALL champions! Remember, your smile could bring sunshine to the lives of others! Love you all, MM