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blessed by it, hence my decision to share it with you all.
Shalom!
Babatunde
THE AWAKENING
Author Unknown
A time comes in your life when you finally get it...when,
in the midst of all your fears and insanity, you stop dead in your tracks and
somewhere the voice inside your head cries out - ENOUGH!
Enough fighting and crying or struggling to hold on.
And, like a child quieting down after a blind tantrum, your sobs begin to
subside, you shudder once or twice, you blink back your tears and begin to look
at the world through new eyes.
This is your awakening.
You realize it's time to stop hoping and waiting for
something to change...or for happiness, safety and security to come galloping
over the next horizon.
You come to terms with the fact that neither of you is
Prince Charming or Cinderella and that in the real world there aren't always
fairy tale endings (or beginnings for that matter) and that any guarantee of
"happily ever after" must begin with you...and in the process a sense
of serenity is born of acceptance.
You awaken to the fact that you are not perfect and
that not everyone will always love, appreciate or approve of who or what you
are ... and that's OK. They are entitled to their own views and opinions.
And you learn the importance of loving and championing
yourself...and in the process a sense of new found confidence is born of
self-approval.
You stop complaining and blaming other people for the
things they did to you (or didn't do for you) and you learn that the only thing
you can really count on is the unexpected.
You learn that people don't always say what they mean
or mean what they say and that not everyone will always be there for you and
that it's not always about you.
So, you learn to stand on your own and to take care of
yourself...and in the process a sense of safety and security is born of
self-reliance.
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