Recently I came across a beautiful essay a client shared with me several years ago. I read it with my support groups this week and it seemed to resonate with everyone. A few people suggested that I share it via my blogs. It is rather lengthy for a blog so I’ve broken it up into 4 sections. I will post a new section on Monday and Thursday mornings until I have posted it in its entirety. Enjoy!

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 insider 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 through a mantle of wet lashes you begin to look at the world through new eyes.

This is your AWAKENING.

You realize that its 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 he is not Prince Charming and you are not Cinderella

and that in the real world there aren’t always fairytale 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 and 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 bitching and blaming other people for the things the 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.

Check back Monday for Part II.

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That pretty much says it all! Reading it was a great way for me to remind myself why I'm doing this (although it sits in my mind, always). Great essay.

glad that it is resonating with you! it really is very powerful.. check back monday for part 2....

Wow that person unknown has described my own realisations!!