Half Baked Spring Chicken

[PEI]

I know this sounds all warm fuzzy Truegritter philosophy stuff...

I just don't know any other way to say it Pun. Maybe SA, PEI, Cat, and Brooklyn can help me say it better. I can only speak from my experience.

Sounds good to me Grit ...

Go to the mirror. Look in it. I am serious Pun. Do it.

What do you see?

Actually do this s'punkin ... I mean really do it. Stand in front of a mirror and look deep into yourself. Who are you ... not as a mom, a grandmother, a wife, a sister, a daughter, a friend .... as a woman ... as a person. Who is s'punkin? What does she want for herself, for her life?

Sometimes, I actually turn the lights down ... make my house quiet ... and just sit. I get quiet with myself, let my thoughts and fears and dreams all come to the surface when there is no one else around and I'm not tempted to hide behind a role or a mask or a wall. It can be scary, enlightning, maddening, refreshing, sad, joyous ... depends on the day ...

Are you going to let anyone tell you what you believe? What you choose in your life?

I'm guessing if someone came right out and tried to tell you what to do you'd give them a piece of your mind. Don't let this be any different ... you are letting someone else's actions or your thoughts about their actions have too much power ...

You are not a victim Pun. You are survivor.

Hell yeah! But with being a survivor comes responsibility ... to yourself.

Peace
PEI