I have had several people mention to me that they really
missed my blog that I had been working on over the past year or so. I took it down, feeling that it came from a place that is now part of the past. SO… I am going to start a new one. I have learned in the last few weeks that
cleansing yourself of the past is a good and healthy thing.
I encourage all of you that are on the journey to a new life to take a
look at yourself, your home, your Facebook profile, your emails, ANYTHING that
represents the old you and cleanse yourself of it. It is hard to truly move forward if you are
stuck in the past or have those constant reminders lurking about. I deleted a lot of old Facebook posts,
messages, pictures, things that just don’t represent my life and who I am NOW. It's amazing that you can forget about those things buried deep down at the bottom of your "wall"! I also deleted a lot of “friends”. Social media is a curse in many ways. It’s amazing what people can assume
from looking at your Facebook statuses and pictures and such, especially when they go looking at YEARS ago and tell you about it! Haha! What I want is
for people to look at my page and see a person who is happy, content and at
peace in their life… because that is where I am now. It isn’t where I’ve always been, but I am so
proud and blessed and thankful for the amazing life I am living today. After all… today, tomorrow and the future are
what matters… yesterday is gone forever. The last thing I want is for people to be going all through Facebook or any other social media and seeing my old life through words and pictures. I am on a personal journey to worry less and enjoy life more. Don’t get me wrong… I have been enjoying life
IMMENSELY the past few months (since finding a new direction and a new
beginning) … but as wonderful and blessed as those days have been, I still have
allowed irrational worrying to creep in.
It’s human nature… but something I intend to get control of! Stan tells me often...”it’s not the
destination, it’s the journey.” For a
control freak like me, that’s a tough concept!
What is your path saying to you?
My path is a very beautiful one now… It is landscaped just how I want it
and the hills roll beautifully downward.
I am no longer on a bumpy, curvy, upward climb that is wearing me down
constantly with an unclear ending. I
cannot tell you how thankful I am that I have made it to this point in my
life. I have a lot of friends hurting
right now… some have lost their job, some are dealing with a problem teenager,
some are going through breakups/divorce, some are battling cancer (and winning
– shout out to Melissa Gardner!) and others have lost loved ones recently. My prayer is that all of you can find your
new, cleansed path like I have found mine.
