Holy guacamole!!!! It has been seriously FOREVER since I posted here. Yikes. I'd like to thank anybody who is actually reading this after such a long hiatus.
The writing bug bit me last night (or maybe it was a stink bug...I can't be sure) and so here I am after 2 1/2 months of silence. I was challenged recently to look in the mirror and re-evaluate who I am deep down; who I really am at the core. I came to a few conclusions and thought I would share them with you.
I definitely have my share of faults. I interrupt people too much...I am lazy when it comes to doing laundry...I am on Facebook too much (which may be tied into the laundry problem)...I don't always have enough patience with my kids...I procrastinate...I'm afraid of new things or change of any kind...I cry too much.
I know there are more, I know I am far from perfect. That being said, though, I like the person that I am. I am secure in the kind of person I am. I believe I am a good role model for my children, a good support for my husband, a good listener for my friends, a loving daughter to my parents, a great friend for my brothers and sisters.
The other thing I discovered, though, is that I don't need to defend who I am or my character to anybody else. I am good with who I am. The only other I need to be accountable to is God, and He already knows who I am and what is in my heart.
It is so easy to let ourselves become wrapped up in people's perceptions or expectations. It is so easy to worry about judgments that are passed. I guess what we need to remember is that as hard as it is to not care what others think, in the end they have to look into their own mirror...they have to be okay with themselves, what they think of you doesn't really matter as much as what they think of the reflection staring back.
