You are the Sky

One of my favorite quotes is: “You are the Sky. Everything else is just the weather.”

I have spent some time in my life completely surrounded by chaos. There was nothing secure, nothing calm, nothing simple. It was a time when I had to develop some self-preservation skills because - I was it. I was all I could rely on. And it made me realize that I was weak and needed some work.

Life is not meant to be chaotic. It is meant to be secure, calm and simple. And we all need to find that place, find those people. What and who you surround yourself with is important! But, I have that place and those people, and life can still be hard. Life throws things at you, and it can rock you back on your heels. What I had to realize, and really take in, was that I am always me. I am the constant. I am me regardless of the circumstances, regardless of who is with me or against me. I am me when tragedy strikes. I am me when I am having the best day of my life. I am the constant Sky. Everything else is as temporary and changing as the weather.

Every tough situation, every toxic person is temporary. It’s me that needs to be the secure, the calm, the simple. I need to develop this inside myself. I need to gain control of my reactions and actions, in my circumstances and with other people. I need to take the responsibility of either overcoming/adapting to/changing the tough situation OR getting out of it. I need to claim my power to choose how much and in what way I interact with toxic people OR cut them out entirely. I owe it to myself to do what is right for me! I owe it to myself to guard and protect my secure, calm, simple way of life!