“You’re way more than your name! Way more than one label. I challenge you to find ten positive labels for yourself.
You’re a precious diamond, concentrate on all your sparkling facets”
Someone commented this to me a few days ago. She’s pretty funny actually, I’ll see if I can figure it out and leave her blog info here.
I know. Man, I know. I am more than the label. But the truth is, for close to ten years, even though I was doing all the right stuff, that label was eating me from the inside out. It wasn’t big, like, oh my gosh I have to drink right now or I’m going to die. I would have seen that and gotten help right away. It was slow and steady and progressive. If a train is coming at you – you jump out of the way. If a car is coming around the corner, you might get hit because you didn’t see it. I got hit by the car. Little signs were there, but I didn’t see them.
10 positive labels
Well, first, I’m not much the sparkly type – so we won’t concentrate on that.
1. Funny – seriously. I am freaking funny. I tell people all the time. My husband says if I have to tell people, I am probably not really that funny. That’s not true. I’m hilarious.
2. Giving – even in my darkest times – I have always been about everyone else. I love taking care of people – it makes me happy.
3. Loyal – for real. If you are one of mine or a part of my “tribe” you are mine. I will fight for you no matter what. I will sit with you and hold your hand or listen while you talk about nothing.
4. Smart – okay, I’m not the smartest person in the room, ever. But I think being aware that I am not makes me a little smarter already.
5. Consistent – I think this is important. I am consistent in my actions, I am consistent in what I believe. You know what you’re getting because I’m not all over the place. I haven’t always been, so it’s important for me to practice this.
6. Reliable – goes with consistent. I do my best to show up if I say I am. That means so much right now because for so long I wasn’t very reliable.
7. I don’t know, I’m kind of stuck now. What I really am though, for the first time ever, is at peace. Peace came when I stopped fighting so hard to find it. I go back and remember the incidences because I never want to forget how bad it got when I stopped keeping God first. I never want to forget how close I was to losing everything because it helps me appreciate the peace that much more.
So, while I don’t have sparkling facets, I have peace. So, while I might not be leaving fairy dust behind me, I really hope I am leaving peace.
Check out the britchy one
She’s pretty awesome
Peace is good. Being an oasis of Peace in this crazy world is fantabulous. We all need people we can be at peace with.
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“all that glitters is not gold”
But, peace, now that is golden!!!
Enjoying your blog so much! ❤
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I nominated you for the Sunshine Blogger Award!
http://bitchininthekitchen.org/2018/02/23/the-sunshine-blogger-award/
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