Choosing My Truth

January 24, 2015
Choosing My Truth
I am no longer a sufferer of circumstance. No more will I be blown by this wind or another. I am choosing my direction, my path, my goal, my reality, My Truth.

I have been looking in the wrong mirror for too long. My identity has been found reflected by outside influences and the image is warped.

Our society has created an accepted normal. We live in a very visual world, constantly bombarded by the latest, the greatest, the most beautiful, the most talented, the best athletes, the smartest and so on. This is what we reward and measure success and failure by. This will no longer be my mirror. This will no longer be my measuring stick. I will no longer believe the lie. I am choosing my truth.

What is my truth?

The truth is that I have been wondrously created by God. My body has served me well through more than a few decades. My heart beats a beautiful, steady and life affirming rhythm day and night. My lungs inhale and exhale, filling me with life. My senses help me navigate and appreciate my surroundings. My legs can still move me from here to there. My hands and fingers can touch, share, work, love and care. My mind is a fountain of creativity, imagination and problem solving. I am downright awesome!

Even greater, I am overflowing with love. I love my God, my family, my friends, my pets, my life and myself. My love has no limits or bounds and I choose to let it flow freely.

I have learned that love is so much more than an emotion. Love is a verb. It is something that you do. And even if you may not always feel it 100 percent, if you just go ahead and do it, your heart will catch up. I promise. Love triggers itself exponentially. Love is cool like that.

Today I choose to love myself! I choose to see myself as beautiful and worthy. I choose to take care of myself. I choose to eat nourishing food and participate in healthy activity. I choose to smile. I choose to believe that I am a positive influence and an important part of the lives of those I love. I choose to believe that my future is full of hope and promise. This is my awesome truth.