This is me

Happy Friday,

Yippee!!! We’ve made it to the weekend. What plans do you all have? Shoot me a text or drop me a comment, I love hearing from you all.

Tonight I get to have dinner with one of my sons and his wife, so that will be fun. It’s always a good time when we go to dinner. Tomorrow my boys will come over and move all my contents that were boxed up to storage. The restoration company handling my flood damage is requiring all contents in my kitchen and nook area be moved. UGH!!! I will tell you one thing I’ve recently learned, I have WAY too much kitchen stuff. Time to scale back.

Tomorrow I have the Missing Person’s concert with two of my friends. Time to take a trip down memory lane and enjoy some 80’s music. That should be tons of fun. Even if the concert isn’t all that great, we’ll still have an amazing time.

John, Grant and Tate are headed to their family cabin for a few days. I think the containment being up and all the chaos, John needs the break. Besides, he and the boys will have a much better time in the mountains then here with the noise of blowers. I’ll go and stay with my niece who lives not far. This way if someone from the restoration company needs something, I can shoot home super quick.

The last few days I’ve been listening to a book by Maggie Smith, “Dear Writer”. Let me say, I’m loving all the suggestions she’s giving for writing. She was saying that writing is an art. It’s unique to each person who pens their thoughts, ideas and fantasies. This is what I took from what she said anyway. Not her exact words.

I love how she puts into words things like, ‘not everyone is going to like you. Not everyone will like what you write and that’s okay.’

Listening to this book is beginning to give me a new outlook on me, myself and I. “I’m just me: I’m not perfect, I’m me. I’ve made bad decisions and wrong choices, but I’m me. I’ve said the wrong things, I’ve said the right things, because I’m me. I don’t like everything I’ve done, but I did it because I’m me. I’ve loved the wrong people and trusted the wrong people, and I’m still me. If I had a chance to start again, I wouldn’t change a thing. Why? Because I’m me. There are a lot of good things about me, you just need to look past the imperfections to see what’s right. If you can’t do that, then it’s your loss. I’m the best I can be. I am me!”-TruthFollwers.com.

I’ve spent the last 8 years trying to become the best me I can be. I think I fail more then I succeed, and that’s okay. I’ll keep growing and learning from every fail in my life. I’m used to stumbling and falling because of my balance issues, but I don’t let those fumbles stop me from getting back up and taking another step forward. I’ve decided to give this same mindset a whirl when it comes to the fails I have in life and choices I make.

I love this quote: “I survived because the fire inside me burned brighter than the fire around me.”- Joshua Graham..

This is me. I am more then half way through my life. Being a mom has been my greatest accomplishment. Writing is my passion. Finishing my book is scary. Getting published will be scarier. I’m not afraid to die. I’m afraid to leave John and the kids behind. I love the idea of dancing in the rain, but I’m terrified to dance. I don’t know how. I love sunrises and sunsets. I am drawn to water. I love the wind and cool breezes. I cherish my family and friends. I’m a jealous person sometimes. I don’t always feel worthy. I want to be first, but know that’s impossible. I hate me when I’m struggling. I find joy in helping others. I want to make a difference in this life. My heart breaks when someone I love is hurting. I don’t always feel worthy, and I’m working on that. I lack total and complete confidence in myself. My heart tells me I can succeed with my YouTube channel, but my mind talks me out of it. I have wrinkles. I have white and pink hair. I can’t lose weight if my life depended on it. I’m my biggest critic and hope to become my biggest supporter. I’m me. Flawed and imperfect and working on letting go and letting God.

“Confidence is not ‘they will like me’. Confidence is I’ll be fine if they don’t’. -@lifehack.

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Well guys, it’s time to get back to getting things done. Thank you for stopping by and for always cheering me on and supporting my writing endeavors. I’m happy to be a part of this amazing community and I’m counting my double happy blessing of belonging to an amazing family with incredible friends.

Until next time, don’t forget, Love Life++ Hugs.