Rays of inspiration

There are just some people that fill you with inspiration and hope.

They are magnified by their positivity despite their life trials, things that most of us could never understand. And hopefully never will have to.

Sometimes these little gold specs  of life affect your soul in one meeting. Sometimes they have been in your family and you have never had a chance to get to know them….. really, deeply, get to know them. The most recognizable would be a close family or friend that you have grown to love over time, likely from childhood.

Many times these people have no idea the impact they have on others. When maybe the darkness they’re feeling inside could be taking over, others are being filled with desire to be better just from being in their presence. To build, flourish, to create. They are the reason for others inspiration.

And they have no idea. It’s like a crater in my heart. It  is filled with the lakes of a new enlightenment.

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Each morning, she wakes up. Usually showers. Loves up her pups and continues on with her normal routine of taking them out for a potty break, breakfast, and more doggy kisses.

She opens her car door. Time for work. Feeling the sensation of the cold metal upon her fingertips, she gives it a pull. Sitting in the driver seat, she smiles at the smell of a new car and turns the key. Maybe her favorite song comes on. Maybe she passes someone along the street that waves to her, a greeting for a new day. And maybe she sinks deeper into the darkness the past few years have brought. She never would have pinned herself to be one to develop cancer. The ugly truth of the past too easily can cover up the brightness of a new day. With a turn of the ridged knob, the thought is pushed to the back of her mind, and the sound of her favorite morning radio station fills the interior.

Work brings routine. Something to look forward to, and a purpose for each day. Her sadness lingers deep within each conversation shared with others who could never understand her pain and loss. She shoves the stabbing pain deeper because she knows each new day is a blessing. But why can’t she of had the opportunity of her peers… healthy and with so many choices? Still….. she trudges on, smiling through each hour. Because that is HER CHOICE. She chooses to hug, to kiss, to love. She willingly shares her story of recovery with raw truth, but never seeking pity.

After her shift it’s home she goes. The comfort of her bed and the awaiting wet noses bring the reminder that life is good and it’s hers for the taking and the making. What kind of magic is in store for tomorrow?

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And this is why she inspires. She has no idea the impact. My life is better because of her beauty and truth. To see life through her eyes makes me appreciate the value of her soul and more so, my own. And she has no idea how special and important she is.

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What a treasure to behold. To be able to cross paths with someone so filled with such a priceless gift. To be able to make the world a better place and not even know it :).

xoxo

-L

People are People, too

And you’re thinking….. “Hey girl, what are you talking about? Of course people are people.”  Yes, true, and most of us forget that sometimes.

To follow up on a very lively week,  I saw how people can change over time and how they can forget that fact (refer to opening title). That in all the glory of their personal world, they forget that not everyone is like they are.  No we don’t agree on everything. AND THAT’S OK. That everyone has valid opinions, views, and routines that are different from yours. AND THIS DOES NOT MAKE that person LESS OR WRONG.

I found myself not relating like I used to. I felt defeated when I didn’t say something that was acknowledged or when they judged my actions (even though  my actions were right to me). Neither of us is wrong for feeling the way we do, but it’s important to recognize we’re not the same, accept the others ideals, and move on. DONT CRITICIZE!! It’s belittling.   Sigh…… and yet we all do it in every day life, even down to “yuck what is she wearing?”

If you can stop yourself for a moment and catch that nasty judgmental thought before it processes in your mind, turn it into something positive, and move on, you WILL be a stronger person for it. You will carry with you a deeper compassion for people as people. Try this:

STOP:

• Staring (the object of your gaze may end up feeling worse by your judging look)
• Thinking Negative (tearing apart what you’re seeing. Everyone has a different path, and they’re doing what they choose to do)
• Bad attitudes (Just because someone doesn’t share your ways IS NOT WRONG, and they don’t deserve the attitude or cold shoulder)

LOOK:

• At their beauty (What do they offer that you don’t? Differences make us beautiful)
• Into their eyes (A lot can be seen there… pain, happiness, emptiness, longing, beautiful patterns of color)
• At where they’re coming from (Maybe the way they do something or what they believe in is truly how they get through the day)

LISTEN:

• Just be a good listener (Some people don’t know how to express how they feel and it can come across differently than how they intended)
• And just because you’re listening and ACKNOWLEDGING what the other is saying….doesn’t mean you have to accept it as your own. It’s called being supportive in a positive way.

This post might be short and to the point, but seriously, remember that it’s not your job to judge others. Unless of course, you are a judge. In a court room. Sending meanies to jail.

Peace all around.

~L