Just Appetizers

We move through life with goals set, our past, fears, and expectations. There are standards we set for ourself. Relationships are important, even if time to invest in them challenges us.

Some where in our journey no matter how old we are, we have to make this decision to quit. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not one for quitting, nor giving up. There comes a time in all our life where we face this fork in the road, his defining moment when we MUST quit!!

You are probably in agreement with me, ready to quit your job; your marriage; broken relationship etc. it’s your decision to do what’s best for you and I don’t know all the details but it may be the best thing you do.

Facing a world where there are so many standards, expectations, unspoken laws of acceptance can overwhelm you.

So what am I determined to quit you may be asking:) Glad to tell you….it’s been something I thought about for a long time. I quit people pleasing, and people acceptance.

I care about people, love them, celebrate my relationships, and need people. What I don’t need is others making me their graphic design, and giving opinions when it was never requested.

Its important for my health to quit! The moment of wanting to scream and tell everyone around me that I did not need their approval was my wake up call.

The looks of shock, disapproval or annoyance from others of how I dress, wear my hair, share my thoughts or raise my children had to stop! I can not make any one do anything but I could decide to quit!! I quit being overly concerned if you would reject me, or love me. I quit needing someone to affirm me! I quit needing you to say you like this or that!! I quit being a victim to all those comments, stares, and opinions.

Its a new day for me, a day to breathe in my new found freedom and push on into greatness. No one will ever have the power over me again.

Let me set the record straight incase some one is reading this and you totally miss what is happening. I love people, but I can not allow myself to be defined by everyone’s thoughts of me. It’s my priority to be try to myself, and in doing so it reflects how I love myself!!

Tomorrow I will ask if I should wear these earring sprightly this outfit…that’s me being human and needed a simple opinion. What I don’t need is you telling me what looks great on me, as if I am unable to dress myself!!

Well this is it…my letter of resignation. I will be true to myself. Loving me, and celebrating me!!!