Sunday, February 27, 2011

Alone


So many times in my life I’ve heard people say that you first have to learn to be alone to be complete. 
I always said to myself:  Yea, yea, I know that and I can easily be alone.
However, in the last year I have been tested in that, and I am so thankful to be able to say today that I absolutely LOVE to be by myself.
I have learned to accept who I am and who God intended me to be.
I do not have to create the illusion that I am ok anymore, because I can truthfully say and live that I am ok, I am more than ok!
I have learned to love myself in a way I always expected to be loved by others.
I have learned that the true meaning of a soul mate is to have a true love an understanding of myself first.
I have learned in order to be loved by and give love to others, I had to learn to love myself first.

We learn from and early age to “love our neighbors as we love ourselves.” 
But what if we do not really love ourselves?
We are conditioned to look for love at all the wrong places, and the result is heartache and pain.
A year ago my life was plagued with “why’s” and self pity.  I was a victim and felt so sorry for myself.
Today I have victory.  I am living a life of excellence and love to be me. 
I do not envy other people anymore or wish that I could be like them.
Instead, I thank God every day for making me “fearfully and wonderfully”.
Whenever I have a problem, I look inside myself first.
I enjoy me, I enjoy life, I enjoy living.
I am Whole!