Since I Met You

I stand up straight and walk with purpose.

I can breathe in the face of adversity instead of losing my temper, harboring resentments, running away, crying or laying down in the fetal position.

Guilt is no longer a motivating factor in my life. If it is mine to bear, I bear it and repair it. If it is yours, I no longer am willing to take it from you or even share. “All you, all yours.”

I love the way my body looks.

I love my hair, even when it is a little out of control.

I love being a woman.

I believe that my dreams can become realities.

I still lose hope, but get it back very quickly.

Nothing is impossible unless I allow it to be impossible.

I can do it alone, but its okay to need some help every once in awhile.

I care about myself enough to eat well and exercise, and do it because I love the way it makes me feel.

Love is as confusing to others as it is to me.

It is okay to take things slow and easy, enjoying every single second of it all.

That there are others honestly do share my beliefs, some that don’t but respect my views. There is no need to defend myself.

I am not too old to go to school and to keep going back to better myself.

Keeping a neat, clean and organized home is not a weakness, sickness or a compulsive behavior. It is admirable trait.

I don’t need medication to be acceptable to the rest of the world and if I do, then to hell with them.
(I don’t believe in a physical heaven or hell, it is only a state of mind and/or being)

I can put myself first many more times than not. It is selfing, not being selfish. Others are being selfish if they require more of you than you are able or willing to give.

It is okay to be human. To cry when I am sad, to laugh when I am happy, and to love when my heart moves me to do so. It doesn’t mean I’m depressed, insane or vulnerable because I cry or laugh or love easily.

Being still and quiet is a blessing, not a torment. Prayer and meditation are only effective if we shut our mouths and stop our thoughts so we can listen to Him.

…my life has been forever changed.

“It is not my job to blow sunshine up your ass.”