Be You

Of everything I have ever learned, this is the most valuable piece of advice I have ever been given. Just Be You! I am not a religious person, but I am spiritual. Now, I am not educated as to what labels are used for what things, so if "spiritual" has some kind of connotation, I don't know what it is... But, I believe in God, and I believe that I have a personal relationship with God. As such, I believe that God made me the person that I am. I believe that I am made exactly as I was intended to be made. I believe that God loves me - ALL of ME. The good, the bad and the ugly.

I have been working for 48 years to also love ALL of ME. Not gonna try to claim that I am there yet - I have some fat rolls that I am not fond of. I can be randomly lazy. I tend to strongly dislike having to be "adult." I want to be thoughtful, kind, gracious, respectful, generous, nonjudgmental and a whole bunch of other great things, and sometimes I am. But, it is not always my first instinct, and even when it is, it is not always easy to follow through with. I can be down right bitchy and mean. I can judge you for your bad driving. I can be oblivious to the needs of those closest to me.

I may not be to the place yet that I LOVE all of me, but I do ACCEPT it. I accept who I am. And, I accept who you are. The first step into life being easier, better, happier, more peaceful is accepting who you are. Just be you!