"He who trims himself to suit everyone will soon whittle himself away." Raymond Hull
Okay, so isn’t it a great feeling when you have an epiphany, a sudden, intuitive leap of understanding through a striking occurrence? I was seriously struggling about making a decision on an issue. On one hand, I had pretty much made up my mind to just walk away. On the other hand, I was allowing sentimental feelings to get in the way. Nostalgia can make the past look better than today. In midst of an occurrence, it came to me like an outer body experience that it was time to cut the ties…..completely.
Just as you cannot love anyone else until you love yourself, you cannot be true to anyone else until you are true to yourself. In my last blog I speak about possessing a sense of freedom. I’ve never felt this before because it wasn’t time to. I needed to experience the highs and lows of life in order to appreciate this level of bliss. There are those who cannot handle this awakening and would prefer that I live in shame, fear, low self-esteem and denial. When people are not happy with their life, they cannot share in your happiness or freedom. When a person shows you their true color the first time, believe them! Trust me-it will spare you unnecessary heartache. Building lasting relationships requires genuine honesty about who we are, what we want and why we want it. It requires us to be authentic.
As we come to the close of another Memorial Day, I want to thank the soldiers who fight everyday for our freedom. It is important for us to remember the cost of American freedom. Just as men and women of the armed services put their lives on the line to protect the US and what it stands for, remember the price you’ve paid for your own personal freedom. The soldiers fight so that no one can take away the many rights and freedoms guaranteed by the basic foundational documents of our country. In that same spirit, don’t allow anyone to take away your freedom. You’ve paid way too much for it....enjoy it.
Let Freedom Reign,
Robin
