I always wanted a normal life. One that has responsibilities, fun, and space to breathe. When someone says its normal I was the one to say in my mind I want normal.
Today I confess there is no such thing as normal. What is boils down to is living the life you are called to life.
My life is normal! Unfortunately many would say these phrases that made me question myself;”that’s not normal to do this and that”; “wow you are doing what? that is not normal.”
Normal is defined differently in each community, family, and culture.
Stop and look at your life. Compare what you do to others around you and you may discover that you are living a different life than others.
My family is a family of nine! What a family of three or four could do without complication would be challenging for our family. When my children were younger getting seven individuals to be ready and get into a vehicle on a time schedule would be challenging. There were not many days of being impromptu seeing that the work that had to go into making it happen just made me say “NO” we are not doing this!
What comes easy for others may be difficult for you. It’s important that you check your surroundings, your mindset, your structure, responsibilities and even finance to make sure you stay within your norm of life.
After long evaluation I have settled with failing at being normal in the definition of what others define it as.
The borders of my life are strong and secure.
Each moment now is more peaceful..even the ones with chaos. All the events that pile up one after the other in my life are normal.
We are all able to maneuver and manage what is designated as our normal. Whenever we step out of what we are equipped to handle we find ourself struggling beyond measure.
Please do not misunderstand me. We have many things that are common in life, but each individual reflects a different normal. You may be walking in great success beyond my comprehension but that makes it your normal.
You will find me the loudest cheerleader for going after the big things, those things that stretch and bring out the champion in you. But I am also the voice who will whisper the questions is this for me or am I trying to be more than called to be.
It is my desire to influence others from the life I live; one that I once thought was too much, sometimes overwhelming and abnormal.
Where are you today in life? Are you like me living a great life that appears to others as crazy but to you it is simply “normal.”
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