Wisdom Wednesday

finding my footing..

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the last couple weeks have been full of ups & downs.... its hard to have a moment when you think that everything is back to normal.  But i guess that is the journey of life...and helps us to be who we are & show us really how strong we are. And fortunately i'm lucky enough to have plenty of fabulous people who always have my back & are there to help pick me up whenever i start to fall. But i always need to remember that i need to find some time for me..


May has been crazy so far... every weekend has been jammed packed with things to do... which isnt necessarily a bad thing... but i can't wait until memorial day weekend to have no plans & just relax & possibly go & explore the city i already love just a little bit more.

So far we've gone to the farmer's market opening in the city, celebrated B's 30th bday & Mother's day with  our families....and coming up we have B's mom's graduation , a college friend's wedding, my 10yr High School Reunion (EEK!), and  my lil niecey bebe's 5th bday!!!...i can't believe she's going to be 5!!!

life is not a race....

 i have a rather fabulous friend whom i went to college with & really don't keep in contact with very much anymore. Not that anything happened or we don't want to....but unfortunately life happens & sometimes i'm not very good at keeping in touch. Although i'm very thankful for her & her friendship...because i know.... that no matter how many days or months or years go by....that she will always be someone i call a friend....and a very dear one at that. She has seen me through some tough times & some happy times.... she is brillant & creative & most importantly one of the most beautiful people i have ever met both on the inside & out.

She wrote this on a blog on myspace forever & a day ago & little does she know its something that i read & re-read over & over again whenever i need a lil pick me up...

"Don't undermine your worth

By comparing yourself with others.

It is because we are different

That makes each of us special.

Don't set goals by what other people

deem important,

Only you know what is best for you.

Don't take for granted the things

Closest to your heart,

Cling to them as you would your life,

For without them life is meaningless.

Don't let your life slip through your fingers

By living in the past or for the future.

By living your life one day at a time,

You live all the days of your life.

Don't give up when you still have

something to give.

Nothing is really over

Until the moment you stop trying.

Don't be afraid to admit that you are

less than perfect.

It is this fragile thread

That binds us to each other.

Don't be afraid to encounter risks.

It is by taking chances

That we learn how to be brave.

Don't shut love out of your life

By saying it's impossible to find.

The quickest way to receive love

is to give love,

The fastest way to lose love

Is to hold it too tightly,

And the best way to keep love

Is to give it wings.

Don't dismiss your dreams.

To be without dreams is to be without hope.

To be without hope is to be without purpose.

Don't run through life so fast

That you forget not only where you have been,

But also where you are going.
Life is not a race

But a journey to be savored
Each step of the way..."