4 September 2013
Playa del Rey, Los Angeles, California.
It is true that it ain't easy even when you have it ALL to get through a single day in paradise. Just take a gander in the direction of the latest celebrity disaster and YOU will see photographic proof of marriage(s) in flames, substance abuse, and other FALIURES!
Yes, it is true that I used a strong word. Faliure is a word, WE adults don't like, butt at the end of everyday, you either did a good job or--- guess what---YOU did not. NOW FACE IT!
Until YOU stop trying to play the blame game for your quality of life YOU will live in HELL. IF your world does not work, the only way to change it is to LOOK within yourself at your choices and deal with the facts of your reality as authored by YOU. Yes, YOU.
I know. I know. YOU, haven't chosen to GET CANCER, GET FIRED, DOWNSIZED, or maybe even divorced. It just happened. Right. Wrong.
YOU are at the center of the mess you make, just as whatever works in your life is yours to take credit for, to celebrate, to promote, to ENJOY! I invest a lot of time and energy in celebrating my successes, sharing my joys. My focus is on success and, guess what, I keep getting richer and richer in every sense of the word.
What do I mean by rich? Well, I mean the same things most people think of and yet those things are not the most important. Rich, in my book, is my ability to FACE THE DAY, any day.
More and more, I handle myself with aplomb and poise. Even when I blow my top I maintain a moducrum of decorum which has kept well within the bounds of social/moral propiety. More and more, I apply THE SEVEN BOOK RULE and thus, I have the tools to deal with challenges in a savvy, strong, and thoughtful manner/method. YES!
Yes, my marriage ROCKS and yes I'm proud of it. Yes, I did graduate from Columbia University on a full scholarship designed for people that could prove the aptitude to succeed at the Ivy League college yet, without traditional credentials for getting admitted. HAH!
A runaway from my middle class immagrant parent's home at age 17, I got a GED on the FLY. I was a bright, avidly reading kid so the test was super easy. I never even thought about going to college until the day an asshole trust fund jerk I was dating said, "I can't marry someone who hasn't gone to college." Being that my dream-of-dreams was to be a mother, traditional homemaker, and partner-wife, well… I got motivated and applied to more than 10 different colleges (my father was an attorney in Dominican Republic, a smart man, he taught me how to fill out forms and write clearly, thus I got into all the schools I applied to and Columbia, my dream school, offered me the best financial aid package). Thus, I jumped on it.
Thus, I JUMP on LIFE. Thus, I approach everyday as an opportunity to UP my came and don't get me wrong, this doesn't mean that I don't face challenges. It means exactly the opposite, I embrace challenges ass opportunities to have FUN, be funny, laugh, LOVE, learn, and ENJOY!
I highly recommend that you find the pleasure in facing challenges, in facing the day with dignity, in getting it together, and in moving forward in your life; toward spiritual and emotional fulfillment.
Amen,
Frau K.