22 August, 2012

Marinate and Serve

It’s time to stop hoping and waiting for something to change, or for happiness, safety and security to magically appear over the next horizon. In the real world there aren’t always fairy tale endings, and any guarantee of “happily ever after” must begin with me…and in the process a sense of serenity is born of acceptance. 

It is fact that I am not perfect and that not everyone will always love, appreciate or approve of who or what I am … and that’s OK. They are entitled to their own views and opinions.  It is important to love and champion myself to stop complaining and blaming other people for the things they did to me – or didn’t do for me – the only thing I can really count on is the unexpected. 

Stop judging and pointing fingers and begin to accept people as they are and to overlook their shortcomings and human frailties…and in the process a sense of peace and contentment is born of forgiveness.  Learn to open up to new worlds and different points of view to begin reassessing and redefining who I am and what I stand for.