Remember my little rant from a few weeks ago?
Yeah, I guess I needed to get a few things off my chest. And, it's the 21st century! If you can't make embarrassingly personal confessions on the Internet, where else can you make them?
Here are a few quotes that have spoken to me the past couple of weeks:
From the personal blog of a fellow "working mom." I stumbled on it and forgot to write down her blog link. Thanks random lady from the blogosphere!
"Embrace life's circumstances, know who you are and know who aren't and be happy with your role, with who you are now. If it's a working mom, stay-at-home mom or not a mom, there are reasons to love it and live it."
True 'dat. "Love it and live it." New motto?
The next two are from Kelle Hampton's blog, "Enjoying the Small Things." I looooove her....she's so dang positive and magical and throws the most.amazing.parties. Now that you mention it, sometimes I kind of hate her...
She wrote a post a couple of weeks ago in response to someone who made a negative comment about her sunshiny attitude in the face of adversity (her youngest daughter was born with Downs Syndrome). Even though she was referring to her own righteous indignation about something much deeper than my little ol' problems, it still helped me validate the the feelings behind my own bloggy tirade.
"I think it's good from time to time to let ourselves 'feel' it--opposition, a little pain, a little fire. It reinstates our passion, puts us in touch with other perspectives, sharpens us. It felt very good to write that post and even better after I published it and moved on." I feel the same way Kelle. Gotta clear out the "junk" in order to shake it off and move on.
And this one that slapped me upside the head and said, "Snap out of it crazy girl! Saddle up that unicorn and ride it to the end of the rainbow!" (Kelle Hampton is kind of obsessed with unicorns.)
"There is reason for everyone to be unhappy. There is reason for everyone to be happy. What's your focus?"
Ouch.
Clearly my most recent focus has not been embracing my whole life with joy and gusto. It's been dreaming about how much I wish it could be different and filled with lots of "if onlys" that certainly aren't doing me any favors.
So, consider this my manifesto. I WILL be happy with my life! I will make the MOST of the life I've been given! Everything DOES happen for a reason! I have absolutely NOTHING to complain about! I will CHOOSE joy and unicorns! SUCK it bad feelings and negativity!*
There you have it. All better now.
:)
*It may seem like I'm oversimplifying here, but sometimes it just takes a little slap upside the head to remind us how we SHOULD be looking at life. And, as my mom used to say, sometimes we just need a little "attitude adjustment."
