Monday, April 18, 2011

Positively Positive

I want to always be surrounded by positive energy. Positivity fills my soul and lifts my feet off of the earth. It sends me sky high and fills me with nothing but love, peace, and tranquility.
I don't understand people that relish in negativity. Is their negativity driven by insecurity? Is it driven by fear? Why would anyone want to bask in the darkness of negative energy?
I know that life isn't easy, but if you focus your attention on the things in life that fill you up, living in the positive is a very real possibility. There will be people that want to take that from you and knock you down by telling you mean and hurtful things to make you feel small. But you must rely on your inner self to shut them down and fill yourself with even more love, compassion, and warmth.
Give yourself a hug and tell yourself how special you are. YOU ARE LOVED DEEPLY!

Friday, April 1, 2011

Comfortable At Last!

For so many years I have attempted to behave in a manner that seemed appropriate to fit in with whatever crowd I was surrounded by. It always seemed like I was saying, dressing, and acting the way the people wanted me to speak, look, and behave to make THEM feel comfortable.
Then, magically, something happened. I decided to just live my own damn life - no holds barred, no questions asked. Wear what I want. Say what I want. Do what I want. Overnight I was comfortable in my own skin - something I had never really felt before. I felt empowered by myself - this new ability to tune out what the world expected from me and just rely on what my heart told me to do.
My heart tells me to be kind to everyone around me, person and animal alike. My heart tells me its OK to wear costumes, dance in public, sing out loud, twirl in a circle for no good reason (if you haven't twirled, you really should give it a try - it will certainly bring a smile to you face), and love myself. It feels incredible to know that I will always be loved by me. I am an incredible woman, with plenty of fabulous flaws that are entirely relatable. I am just the woman I have always wanted to be - free to express myself and open to all the possibilities this wonderful life brings my way.
It's feels good to be comfortable in my own skin - with all my strange ways and thoughts and ideals, that's what makes me so terribly special.