Yesterday I wrote about not apologizing for who you are. Today I’m saying that you need to hang out with people who appreciate that person who doesn’t need to apologize for who they are. Now I do want to qualify here. If you are a total a$$ h… this really doesn’t apply to you. Because in truth you are a wonderful human being. You just choose to let your actions show you as not.
I have a wonderful friend that I’ve had since I was in High School. She lives over 3000 kilometres away from me. She probably knows things about me that no one else knows. In fact I know she does. That places me in a pretty vulnerable place. But you know what? It also places me in the position of a deep caring friendship. It means that I could call her anytime and she would help me. She has seen me as a foolish 18-year-old and now as (I hope) wiser 50. She is a wonderful encouragement to me.
But guess what? That has a flip side. She’s not afraid to put the boots to me if need be. In fact the other night while driving on the highway I called her on my cellphone (yes I used bluetooth). We talked at length about an issue that had caused me real deep pain recently. I told her that I had taken time to grief and was really very sad. I then told her that I did a ritual letting go of all the energy attached to this trial and was feeling much better for it. I had allowed the grief and then let it go so that I could continue moving forward. She said that she was glad I’d let it go because if I had not she was hopping on a plane to come kick my ass and shake my head!
MY TRUTH: Isn’t it wonderful in life to have people around us who accept us for who we are? People who are there in thick and thin. People who know that they can risk telling me something because they accept ME. And…..I accept THEM. Blessings to you K. I pay tribute to you and celebrate you.
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