That is a lot.
It has definitely been a journey and a long one.
In the time I've been blogging, I have gone through a lot of stuff.
I've shared the good the bad and the ugly.
I guarantee, if I went back and read some, I would delete them.
It would be interesting though. I would probably cry reading some.
Today is a beautiful day. I have a great mindset for today. I pray it stays there and doesn't get sucked out by the junk that happens through the day.
Bruce and I did some reading in our "Boundaries" book and then did some reading in a book called, "The difference maker". The two books really compliment each other.
One is about creating boundaries in life because so often we don't and it hurts everyone.
Creating boundaries is scary because most people don't like being told no, and we are so bad about trying to make everyone happy. It talks about how damaging it can be to do too much for someone to the point that they don't have their own power, strength, joy, and pride in their life accomplishments.
My grandfather in the picture above was a very successful business man. He was the definition of persistent.
It talks about not dwelling on a problem, but just deal with it and be done.
It told a story of a woman who cried about a magnolia tree that had been shading her family home for so many years and was damaged back when the war had burned the tree and it looked so bad. The man who was visiting looked at her and told her to cut it down and forget about it. The man was General Robert E Lee.
How many times do we sit and look at a problem for so long that it rots. Like my travel trailer. Lol!
Bruce and I have had many challenges as so many other people have had.
We are blessed to have each other to share the challenges with.
Life hasn't been easy or pretty at times.
But in the mess we have had such precious moments.
Lately I've been counting those moments instead of looking at the mess.
I think I have a different perspective now.
I am a mom of 4 beautiful young men. We are all very close, but I don't see them as often as some parents see their kids. Some people think that would be very hard. But I was a young woman who was forced to do what I was told and visit when I was told and I hated it. It didn't allow me to be free to find myself. I was too busy doing what I was told. My boys are amazing. Each one has his own
personality and each one is getting to find himself in his own space without being told what they should be or how they should be. When I see someone who is truly finding who they are and what they love and becoming that person.... I'm always so excited for them. When they add God to the equation they find joy. I love how God has created us so completely different. He gives us lives that mold us to the person we become. We find our passion through those experiences. Good or bad.... we are given lives that mold us to our purpose and create our hearts to be soft, strong, generous, kind, or hard for a while. Hard hearts usually become the most loving when God breaks through.
But there are always some that are lost and we can't change people.
We can only change ourselves and how we deal with people.
I should maybe try to find my kitchen or dining room table today.
They are in the kitchen and dining room...you just can't see them.
Maybe that should be my goal,
or I could work on a doll, crochet, or make some funky upcycled clothes to wear.
Hmmm...…. The choices are endless.
I hope your day is AWESOME!!!!
Hugs
shannon
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