"Everything that happens to
you is your teacher. The secret
is to learn to sit at the feet of
your own life and be taught
by it." Ancient Pagan Roots
I had a wow moment when I
read this bit of wisdom early
morn . . .
Under the umbrella of amazing,
I have had a crazy, incredible,
awesome, scary, thrilling, blest
life . . . and it ain't over yet!
Obviously, we all learn from
our experiences, but I had never
given any thought to the idea
that I might be actually learning
from myself.
Probably the greatest lesson I've
had is that of acceptance. Being
an eccentric like my father before
me, self-acceptance didn't come
easy, nor did it come early on.
I've come to see though, that in
accepting myself, I can easily
accept others as they are. That
must be the real gift.
Speaking of gifts, I love giving.
Methinks there is naught in this
world quite as wondrous as an
unexpected gift. Alas, seems I
make others feel uncomfortable.
So yes, I can see that I do learn
from myself . . . Now, if I could
only learn to stop being so damn
defensive . . . This must be coming
from that old perfectionist in me.
Whoever said that growing up is
easy, didn't know what they were
talking about! Damn!
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