Wednesday, December 7, 2011

How did I get here?

I woke up one day & realized I was a wife, a mother to a teenager, (& 2 grown step children), a keeper of animals, nurse maid, problem solver, cook, maid, tutor, etc...

I am not complaining as I love my life, (however sometimes I do not feel old enough to be ALL these things)! I have had my teenage daughter look at my outfits sometimes & say you look like a mom! Hmm, I always wonder if this is a good or a bad thing so sometimes I change my outfit & than she will tell me I look like a mom trying too hard to NOT look like a mom...I once told her I just don't want to look like an old married mom, to which she replied, "Well, you ARE an old married mom"! Whoever said truth hurts was so right on.



I start to remember all the cliché’s we laughed at when we were younger & realize no matter how much we laughed at them they are TRUE!



For example the one that says you aren’t really settled into who you are & comfortable with it until your 40’s.  I for one believe this.  I didn’t back when I was told this, I thought, “I already know who I am…” I was wrong!  I am quickly approaching 42 & I am finally content.  I think that is truly all we can really hope for in life is to be content.  The rest are just added bonuses.



I look back on all my experiences & realize each one of them has made me who I am & I am really happy with that.  I am finally secure with myself, who I am, what I am & what I have accomplished.



Life is not easy there is no manual, you have to learn as you go & that is the key point…don’t regret what you’ve done or where you have been so long as you have learned & taken a little more knowledge with you from those experiences.  They have all formed the person you are today & if you are happy with that person than be thankful that you learned what you were supposed to from each journey/path you chose.

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