>
>YOUR AWAKENING
>
>A time comes in your life when you finally get it ...
>When in the midst of all your fears and insanity you
>stop dead in your tracks and somewhere the voice
>inside your head cries out - ENOUGH! Enough fighting
>and crying or struggling to hold on. And, like a
>child quieting down after a blind tantrum, your sobs
>begin to subside, you shudder once or twice, you blink
>back your tears and through a mantle of wet lashes you
>begin to look at the world through new eyes.
>
>This is your awakening.
>You realize that it's time to stop hoping and waiting
>for something to change or for happiness, safety and
>security to come galloping over the next horizon.
>You come to terms with the fact that he is not Prince
>Charming and you are not Cinderella and that in the
>real world there aren't always fairytale endings (or
>beginnings for that matter) and that any guarantee of
>"happily ever after" must begin with you and in the
>process a sense of serenity is born of acceptance.
>You awaken to the fact that you are not perfect and
>that not everyone will always love, appreciate or
>approve of who or what you are .... and that's OK.
>(They are entitled to their own views and opinions.)
>And you learn the importance of loving and championing
>yourself and in the process a sense of new found
>confidence is born of self-approval.
>You stop complaining and blaming other people for the
>things they did to you (or didn't do for you) and you
>learn that the only thing you can really count on is
>the unexpected. You learn that people don't always
>say what they mean or mean what they say and that not
>everyone will always be there for you and that it's
>not always about you.
>So, you learn to stand on your own and to take care of
>yourself and in the process a sense of safety &
>security is born of self-reliance. You stop judging
>and pointing fingers and you begin to accept people as
>they are and to overlook their shortcomings and human
>frailties and in the process a sense of peace &
>contentment is born of forgiveness. You realize that
>much of the way you view yourself, and the world
>around you, is as a result of all the messages and
>opinions that have been ingrained into your psyche.
>And you begin to sift through all the crap you've been
>fed about how you should behave, how you should look
>and how much you should weigh, what you should wear
>and where you should shop and what you should drive,
>how and where you should live and what you should do
>for a living, who you should sleep with, who you
>should marry and what you should expect of a marriage,
>the importance of having and raising children or what
>you owe your parents.
>You learn to open up to new worlds and different
>points of view. And you begin reassessing and
>redefining who you are and what you really stand for.
>You learn the difference between wanting and needing
>and you begin to discard the doctrines and values
>you've outgrown, or should never have bought into to
>begin with and in the process you learn to go with
>your instincts. You learn that it is truly in giving
>that we receive.
>And that there is power and glory in creating and
>contributing and you stop maneuvering through life
>merely as a "consumer" looking for your next fix.
>You learn that principles such as honesty and
>integrity are not the outdated ideals of a by gone era
>but the mortar that holds together the foundation upon
>which you must build a life.
>You learn that you don't know everything; it's not
>your job to save the world and that you can't teach a
>pig to sing.
>You learn to distinguish between guilt and
>responsibility and the importance of setting
>boundaries and learning to say NO.
>You learn that the only cross to bear is the one you
>choose to carry and that martyrs get burned at the
>stake.
>Then you learn about love. Romantic love and familial
>love. How to love, how much to give in love, when to
>stop giving and when to walk away.
>You learn not to project your needs or your feelings
>onto a relationship. You learn that you will not be
>more beautiful, more intelligent, more lovable or
>important because of the man on your arm or the child
>that bears your name.
>You learn to look at relationships as they really are
>and not as you would have them be. You stop trying to
>control people, situations and outcomes.
>You learn that just as people grow and change so it is
>with love .... and you learn that you don't have the
>right to demand love on your terms ...just to make you
>happy.
>And, you learn that alone does not mean lonely ...
>And you look in the mirror and come to terms with the
>fact that you will never be a size 5 or a perfect 10
>and you stop trying to compete with the image inside
>your head and agonizing over how you "stack up."
>You also stop working so hard at putting your feelings
>aside, smoothing things over and ignoring your needs.
>You learn that feelings of entitlement are perfectly
>OK ... and that it is your right to want things and
>to ask for the things that you want ... and that
>sometimes it is necessary to make demands.
>You come to the realization that you deserve to be
>treated with love, kindness, sensitivity and respect
>and you won't settle for less. And, you allow only
>the one who cherishes you to glorify you with his
>touch .... and in the process you internalize the
>meaning of self-respect.
>And you learn that your body really is your temple.
>And you begin to care for it and treat it with
>respect. You begin eating a balanced diet, drinking
>more water and taking more time to exercise. You
>learn that fatigue diminishes the spirit and can
>create doubt and fear. So you take more time to rest.
>And, just as food fuels the body, laughter fuels our
>soul. So you take more time to laugh and to play.
>You learn, that for the most part, in life you get
>what you believe you deserve ... and that much of
>life truly is a self-fulfilling prophecy. You learn
>that anything worth achieving is worth working for and
>that wishing for something to happen is different from
>working toward making it happen.
>More importantly, you learn that in order to achieve
>success you need direction, discipline and
>perseverance.
>You also learn that no one can do it all alone and
>that it's OK to risk asking for help.
>You learn that the only thing you must truly fear is
>the great robber baron of all time. FEAR itself. You
>learn to step right into and through your fears
>because you know that whatever happens you can handle
>it and to give in to fear is to give away the right to
>live life on your terms.
>
>And you learn to fight for your life and not to
>squander it living under a cloud of impending doom.
>You learn that life isn't always fair, you don't
>always get what you think you deserve and that
>sometimes bad things happen to unsuspecting, good
>people. On these occasions you learn not to
>personalize things. You learn that God isn't
>punishing you or failing to answer your prayers. It's
>just life happening.
>And you learn to deal with evil in its most primal
>state - the ego. You learn that negative feelings
>such as anger, envy and resentment must be understood
>and redirected or they will suffocate the life out of
>you and poison the universe that surrounds you. You
>learn to admit when you are wrong and to build bridges
>instead of walls.
>You learn to be thankful and to take comfort in many
>of the simple things we take for granted, things that
>millions of people upon the earth can only dream
>about; a full refrigerator, clean running water, a
>soft warm bed, a long hot shower.
>Slowly, you begin to take responsibility for yourself
>by yourself and you make yourself a promise to never
>betray yourself and to never ever settle for less than
>your heart's desire. And you hang a wind chime
>outside your window so you can listen to the wind.
>And you make it a point to keep smiling, to keep
>trusting and to stay open to every wonderful
>possibility.
>Finally, with courage in your heart and with God by
>your side you take a stand, you take a deep breath and
>you begin to design the life you want to live as best
>as you can.
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