What I Will Tell Sweet E: Dig Yourself
Our Sweet E is here and there is so much I want to tell him.
Mostly this...
Dig Yourself
Once you get over what folks think about you, and believe me they will always have an opinion, life gets easier.
Once you get to that point, you get to ask yourself what’s important to you, which then allows you to proceed with confidence because it no longer matters what others will whisper or think or hold up for public debate.
The choke-hold of public opinion fails to sway you.
Being happy with who you are, with who you were born to be, whether that meshes with popular societal views or not, is the key to a life well-lived.
Your life is a work in progress.
There will be those who don’t get anything about you, who wish you would go along to get along, who will never understand why it is you do the things you do.
People project their fears when faced with the unhappiness of their life choices; it has nothing to do with you. Remember that.
Dare to follow your distinctive voice; be the you that only you can be.
No one gets it right 100% of the time, but when you know you have stepped into the life that is yours, when you accept who it is you are, who you were born to be with all your failings and strengths, something happens.
It is as if the river aligns with the sea and you are carried away with the flow instead of battling against it.
This process takes practice.
There are days of failure and struggle.
The push-back of doubt is always thisclose.
Fight it. It’s your life and you know best.
I can count on one hand, without using all my fingers, the people that have a grasp on who it is I am.
One of those fingers belongs to a dead man.
For much of my youth, I lamented that so few understood me, got me, but as I stood witness to the goodness of who I was and what I wanted, regardless of others perceptions, a profound shift occurred.
I accepted me, embraced me even, while acknowledging some never would.
We seek understanding and love. We want folks to like us. We want to fit in.
But, the bigger issue isn’t whether anyone likes you/loves you/understands you, it’s whether you are truthful to who you are.
It’s whether you like you.
Dig yourself, my sweet baby boy.
Dig yourself.
Simply perfect. Have brought up my children to dig through this practically from the time they were born. Who am I is very simple to know...the answer is in WHOSE am I. We are made in His image; therefore, to say we are anything less is wrong. Funny how the world (even in blogland) conspires against this simple truth and even when we know it, there are days it is so very tested. Fitting in is nearly impossible if we know who we are. Valiant determination to be ourselves.
Thank you so much for this today, Mrs. T.
Stopping by via Kathryn's, The Dedicated House.
Much love.
Bast comment of the day! Thank you for sharing this with us and for the lovely compliment.
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Hugs, Cathy
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Wonderful post. I took me a long time to learn this. I'm going to share this with my granddaughters. Thanks for the inspiring post.
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Oh so true - wonderful post.
Thanks so much for sharing at The Friday Baby Shower Alice x
Thank you.
This is so important for people to remember. Thanks so much for sharing with Wednesday's Adorned From Above Blog Hop.
Have a great week.
Debi and Charly
Thank you.
Thanks so much for sharing with Wednesday's Adorned From Above Blog Hop.
Have a great week.
Debi and Charly
Love this piece. I spent a lot of years wondering why I wasn't like everyone else. Now I like myself just fine, and wish I had all those years ago. Thanks for linking, see you tomorrow.
I think the majority of people feel as if they don't fit in, but it's not really talked about. Years behind us bring wisdom, and I'm glad to know you're diggin' yourself! Thanks for joining the conversation.
Loved this! Thanks so much for linking up with us today at thet2women.com and hope you'll come back again next Sat! I've pinned this to our board on Pinterest as well!!
God bless, sue
So happy you liked it. Thank you!
Awesome! I've tried to say something like this in some of my "Things my Grandkids Should Know posts, but I have never nailed it like this.
Thank you so much.