(Title courtesy of Dreamgirls)
It was some kind of wonderful to visit the family in Utah. The days were lovely and filled with lots of great people. It truly was a week of reuniting. All the reuniting got me to thinking about how things change. It was wonderful with many friends to pick up precisely where we left off. I like those kinds of people. Other friends, it was very obvious that things had changed. Nothing between us, but things had simply changed.
As I was surrounded by tons of folks from the past, I realized what a treasure it is to CHANGE. I realized that the past eight years since high school have proven to be several years of severe change for me.
- I used to be much more high-strung.
- I was easily upset by the way people acted.
- I felt like it was my job to fix everything for everyone all the time.
- I drank pink lemonade with vanilla like it was going out of style. Vanilla-Nade, as we called it.
- On the stage and before an audience were the greatest places to be.
- I basically got ready in the mornings to make sure that people at school would think I looked good.
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8 years ago. Apparently, another thing that has changed is the size of my waist. Woah. |
But that was then and I'm grateful for the experiences that have molded me into something different. I'm excited for eight more years to see who I can become by then!
- Now, I'm about 100 times more relaxed than before (we have my sweet husband to thank for that.)
- I don't have the energy to get worked up about the way other people act, so the overreacting has dissipated.
- I love loving people. Plenty of people have loved me with mounds of imperfections for years and I've realized what a blessing it is.
- I still love being on the stage, but the tables have turned. I don't love it so that everyone else can love me. I love it because it is fun and it makes me feel good. Even if there was no audience, I'd probably still perform a whole show just because it makes me smile.
- NOW I get ready in the mornings because it makes me feel good about myself. I can be much more confident with combed hair and a little color on the cheeks than my pajama clad self can walking down the aisles of Walmart.
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Looking classy and pregnant as can be with my sweet, sweet cousin Erin just last Sunday. Due only days apart! |
So anyway, change is important, growth is essential, and I feel sorry for those who haven't changed a bit in eight years. Actually, I think it might be important to change a little bit every single day. For example, what can I be better at today than I was yesterday (basically everything...yesterday was not my best)? Who can I treat kinder today than I treated yesterday? Who can I keep in my heart today to think about all day and send positivity their way? How can I be better to my body today than I was yesterday (again...it's not going to be tough)?
So, I wonder what I can change today?
What are you going to change today?
What are you going to change today?
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