happiness

Age is just a number

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A long time ago, in a town, somewhere in the south…a girl was born. She had all the potential of any kid. But little did she know 41 years later that she would end up being married for 20 years and have a 15 (almost 16) and 14 year old. She did not know all the things that would happen or what she would achieve. She had no clue what life was going to bring her. All she knew at that moment was that she was warm and safe in her mom’s arms.

Years passed and she grew up to be a rambunctious tom boy, an ornery teenager, and a curious and ambitious adult. She met a man that would change everything she knew up to that point.  She would fall in love and give him two beautiful amazing children. She gave him her heart and never looked back.

Again the years continued to pass and she got older but never felt old. She never thought of being old even as her number went up because no one ever looked at herself as being old. She was always asked where do you get that energy, how do you do it….? She just smiled and said I just do.

But now as I sit here…thinking about everything…I realize age really is a number. It is not how we should define ourselves. We should define ourselves by our abilities not by how old we are. If we are able to do whatever we want, see, be…then we should. Today is my birthday and yes I am 41 years old but I do not let it define me….I define it.

It’s hard

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Why does it seem when everything is going amazing there is always someone to pull you down? I try to keep my head up but it gets to a point where even if you are the  most positive person and you try to stay that way, you just ask if it is worth it to be that way. Because it’s so easy to be like everyone else. It’s like you just want to stop trying. You just want to give in, give up and just stop being what makes you, you.

Then I read this post by one of my fellow bloggers Brandon Knoll. And he is so right!

When anyone tries to make you feel less, try to make you feel like you cannot do anything, or even tries to destroy what you are proud of remember they are the ones that are wrong. They choose the easy route to make you feel insignificant, undesirable, unworthy, unhappy, unaccomplished. They do it to make themselves feel superior to you because you are happy with you. You are wanted. You are beautiful. You are amazing. Don’t let anyone ever crush you, take you apart, or destroy you. Stay positive and happy. They cannot take that away from you unless you allow them to. Be what you are you…no one can take that away from you.

Thanks Brandon for that amazing post. You reminded me of what is important.