Reflection on Feeling Good About Where we Are
Birds sing after a storm. Why shouldn't we?
--Rose Kennedy
Some of us have been through an awful lot. We have endured pain and hopelessness. Now we have some choices to make. We can allow our pasts to make us feel bad about ourselves or we can sing after the storm. We can feel proud that we are not giving up, we are not willing to be destroyed.
The past won't change, and the bad things won't magically go away. But we can learn to move forward.
We can put the past where it belongs, close enough so we'll never forget, and far enough away so we don't give it all of our attention. The sun doesn't just make rainbows for other people; they're for us too.
Today let me tell myself that it's okay to feel good about myself.
--Rose Kennedy
Some of us have been through an awful lot. We have endured pain and hopelessness. Now we have some choices to make. We can allow our pasts to make us feel bad about ourselves or we can sing after the storm. We can feel proud that we are not giving up, we are not willing to be destroyed.
The past won't change, and the bad things won't magically go away. But we can learn to move forward.
We can put the past where it belongs, close enough so we'll never forget, and far enough away so we don't give it all of our attention. The sun doesn't just make rainbows for other people; they're for us too.
Today let me tell myself that it's okay to feel good about myself.
My Mantra is that I do not determine my success by the number hanging in my closet, nor will I let the scale determine that success either. . . It is through trial and error I will continue to grow and succeed. . . Laureen
"Success is a journey, not a destination." Ben Sweetland
Annette 
I am happy that it is the VERY best one and I, myself, certainly agree that it is right on the money!
Hugs, L
Hugs, L
My Mantra is that I do not determine my success by the number hanging in my closet, nor will I let the scale determine that success either. . . It is through trial and error I will continue to grow and succeed. . . Laureen
"Success is a journey, not a destination." Ben Sweetland
two thoughts-
my oldest granddaughter never sang as a young child- that disturbed me when i became aware of it.
i remember making a journal entry when i was considering/getting ready to move michael out - that i had started to sing.....
when one becomes conscious of teh fact that there isn't singing it's an awakening that the spirit needs a lift!!!
i cannot express how wonderful these posts are- and i understand you were not on comp for a few days- these-and you!!! - were missed!
my oldest granddaughter never sang as a young child- that disturbed me when i became aware of it.
i remember making a journal entry when i was considering/getting ready to move michael out - that i had started to sing.....
when one becomes conscious of teh fact that there isn't singing it's an awakening that the spirit needs a lift!!!
i cannot express how wonderful these posts are- and i understand you were not on comp for a few days- these-and you!!! - were missed!
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
- E. B. White
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