There comes a time in your life when you finally get it: When in the midst of all your fears and insanity somewhere the voice inside your head cries out enough!
You realize it's time to stop hoping and waiting for something to change or for happiness, safety and security to come galloping over the next horizon. You are not perfect and not everyone will always love, appreciate or approve of who or what you are - and that's OK.
You stop bitching and blaming other people for the things they did to you (or didn't do for you). You learn that people don't always say what they mean or mean what they say and that not everyone will always be there for you and that it's not always about you. You stop judging and pointing fingers and you begin to accept people as they are.
You learn that there is power in creating and contributing and you stop maneuvering through life merely as a "consumer" looking for your next fix.
You learn to distinguish between guilt and responsibility and the importance of setting boundaries and learning to say NO. You learn that the only cross to bear is the one you choose to carry and that martyrs get burned at the stake.
You stop working so hard at putting your feelings aside, smoothing things over and ignoring your needs. You learn that feelings of entitlement are perfectly OK, and that it is your right to want things and to ask for the things that you want and that sometimes it is necessary to make demands.
You learn that no one can do it all alone and that it's OK to risk asking for help.
You learn that negative feelings such as anger, envy and resentment must be understood and redirected or they will suffocate the life out of you.
You begin to take responsibility for yourself and you make yourself a promise to never betray yourself and to never ever to settle for less than your heart's desire. You take a deep breath and you begin to design the life you want to live as best as you can.
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