No Matter What...

It's been a while since I've posted, so I thought this would be a great way to make my return to the blogging world. I've changed, I'm a different person than I used to be. We all change though, right? We grow, we develop, we become single, again. My soul search has started again, although I feel like I never lost it this time around. I've tried my best to stay true to me and who I am, unfortunately not losing myself was part of the problem. Details are irrelevant at this point, what is relevant is No Matter What, I am who I am.

1. No Matter What...I will always respect and value myself, even if someone else doesn't. I care about me and that is important.
2. No Matter What...My kids always come first, I do what I do for them. I will help them remember what's important, and hopefully teach them to love the right way.
3. No Matter What...I will not abandon friends or family. Most all have been there for me, or me for them, and without them all, I would not be who I am.
4. No Matter What...I will believe: "Nothing last forever, so live it up, drink it down, laugh it off, avoid the bullshit, take chances and never have regrets, because at one point everything you did was exactly what you wanted." Marilyn Monroe

I believe that there are moments in everyone's life that defines who they are. I don't want this moment to define me, because to me it feels like failure. Although failing, falling on my face, and getting right back up to face the next challenge in life is a great definition of and for me. I guess I'll take it. I'll take it and run with it, because this time, I know who I am. I am a mother, I am a friend, I am a daughter, I am a granddaughter, I am a sister, I am a niece, I am an aunt, I am a grandma, and I am ME.

Simple Truths

• In life you’ll realize there is a purpose for everyone you meet.  Some will test you, some will use you, and some will teach you.  But most importantly, some will bring out the best in you.
• Keep people in your life who truly love you, motivate you, encourage you, enhance you, and make you happy.  If you know people who do none of these things, let them go.
• Love is not about sex, going on fancy dates, or showing off.  It’s about being with a person who makes you happy in a way nobody else can.
• Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring – all of which have the potential to turn a life around.  
• The most beautiful thing is to see a person you love smiling.  And even more beautiful is knowing that you are the reason behind it.
• Choose your relationships wisely.  It’s better to be alone than to be in bad company.
• Being alone does not mean you are lonely, and being lonely does not meanyou are alone.
• Fall in love when you’re ready, not when you’re lonely.
• Love means giving someone the chance to hurt you, but trusting them not to.
• You know you’ve found true love when you catch yourself falling in love with the same person over and over again.
• Don’t wait for the right person to come into your life.  Rather, be the right person to come to someone’s life.
• The one who is meant for you encourages you to be your best, but still loves and accepts you at your worst.
• Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.
• Just because one person doesn’t seem to care for you, doesn’t mean you should forget about everyone else who does.
• Someone else doesn’t have to be wrong for you to be right.
• It is okay to be angry.  It is never okay to be cruel.
• Never do something permanently foolish just because you are temporarily upset.
• Silence is often the loudest cry.  Pay attention to those you care about.
• We don’t always need advice.  Sometimes all we need is a hand to hold, an ear to listen, and a heart to understand.

Excerpt courtesy Positive Thoughts.