*SIGH*
Now *DEEP BREATH*
There are so many things that are beyond our control, so many people that we wish we could change, so many circumstances we wish were better, so many experiences we wish we didn't have to go through.But in the end... all we can really control, change, & make better is...ourself.
And those uncontrollable things, crazy people, crappy circumstances, & painful experiences... well... in the end, they make us stronger, wiser, better.
I'm keeping my eye on the prize regardless.
Life is what you make it.
It can be beautiful if you bring beauty to it.
It can be ugly if you bring ugliness to it.
It can be sweet if you bring sweetness to it.
It can be wicked if you bring wickedness to it.
Sure, it can be affected by those around you, or circumstances you may find yourself in. That is most definitely true.
But your life is only affected b/c YOU are affected.
Take back your power.
Take back control of your own life - your own world.
No one can touch that. No one can take that from you.
UNLESS you allow them to!
So regardless of the ignorance, immaturity, pettiness, foolishness, ugliness & wickedness I am faced with every single day in one way, shape or form.... I choose to only be a witness to it & no longer be a willing participant.
I choose beauty.
I choose sweetness.
I choose joy.
I choose peace.
I choose loveliness.
How can I not? My daughter is the epitome of all of these & I have the God-given right & pleasure of raising her & spending every day for the rest of my life loving her.
How can my life be anything less than beautiful, sweet & lovely when I get to love her everyday?
So...this my friends is my journey...
I have FINALLY gained the courage to begin this journey. It is a journey to create my world & fill it w/beauty, sweetness, joy, peace, & loveliness. It is a journey to become the woman that God created me to be. It is a journey to becoming independent & STRONG again. It is a journey to find my own place of zen regardless of what whirlwind may be going on around me.
It is a journey to grab myself & my life by the collar & say, "Get a hold of yourself Man!"
It is a journey to create, shape, & mold my world into exactly what I want it to be!
It is a journey.... to say the least.
I am confident that there will be dark times & moments when I feel beat up, weak, tired & run-down, but I promise, to live those moments & let them pass.
I will no longer embrace them.
There is so much history that goes along w/what has brought me to this place & I will try to fill you all in as we go along, but I doubt I'll ever be able to get it all in.
In the meantime, enjoy my journey & if it helps just one person get through a dark moment, then it was well worth it.
And truth be told, I have no plan. I have zero blueprints for how I'm going to get this done, or what the next step is from here, but... hey! At least it will be exciting! ;)
All I know is that I've got to make some changes, & I've got to make them NOW!
Feel free to check up on me, hold me accountable if I haven't blogged & ask me questions. I will try my very best to keep this blog as real, candid, raw, & honest as possible.
Soooooo...
Raise your glasses & toast w/me! To a new beginning & one hell of a journey!
CHEERS!
Until tomorrow... ;)
Now *DEEP BREATH*
There are so many things that are beyond our control, so many people that we wish we could change, so many circumstances we wish were better, so many experiences we wish we didn't have to go through.But in the end... all we can really control, change, & make better is...ourself.
And those uncontrollable things, crazy people, crappy circumstances, & painful experiences... well... in the end, they make us stronger, wiser, better.
I'm keeping my eye on the prize regardless.
Life is what you make it.
It can be beautiful if you bring beauty to it.
It can be ugly if you bring ugliness to it.
It can be sweet if you bring sweetness to it.
It can be wicked if you bring wickedness to it.
Sure, it can be affected by those around you, or circumstances you may find yourself in. That is most definitely true.
But your life is only affected b/c YOU are affected.
Take back your power.
Take back control of your own life - your own world.
No one can touch that. No one can take that from you.
UNLESS you allow them to!
So regardless of the ignorance, immaturity, pettiness, foolishness, ugliness & wickedness I am faced with every single day in one way, shape or form.... I choose to only be a witness to it & no longer be a willing participant.
I choose beauty.
I choose sweetness.
I choose joy.
I choose peace.
I choose loveliness.
How can I not? My daughter is the epitome of all of these & I have the God-given right & pleasure of raising her & spending every day for the rest of my life loving her.
How can my life be anything less than beautiful, sweet & lovely when I get to love her everyday?
So...this my friends is my journey...
I have FINALLY gained the courage to begin this journey. It is a journey to create my world & fill it w/beauty, sweetness, joy, peace, & loveliness. It is a journey to become the woman that God created me to be. It is a journey to becoming independent & STRONG again. It is a journey to find my own place of zen regardless of what whirlwind may be going on around me.
It is a journey to grab myself & my life by the collar & say, "Get a hold of yourself Man!"
It is a journey to create, shape, & mold my world into exactly what I want it to be!
It is a journey.... to say the least.
I am confident that there will be dark times & moments when I feel beat up, weak, tired & run-down, but I promise, to live those moments & let them pass.
I will no longer embrace them.
There is so much history that goes along w/what has brought me to this place & I will try to fill you all in as we go along, but I doubt I'll ever be able to get it all in.
In the meantime, enjoy my journey & if it helps just one person get through a dark moment, then it was well worth it.
And truth be told, I have no plan. I have zero blueprints for how I'm going to get this done, or what the next step is from here, but... hey! At least it will be exciting! ;)
All I know is that I've got to make some changes, & I've got to make them NOW!
Feel free to check up on me, hold me accountable if I haven't blogged & ask me questions. I will try my very best to keep this blog as real, candid, raw, & honest as possible.
Soooooo...
Raise your glasses & toast w/me! To a new beginning & one hell of a journey!
CHEERS!
Until tomorrow... ;)
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