Perception

Listening to: Alan Jackson
Mood: Knowing, Understanding, a Little Bit Wiser for Today.

I'm 33 years old now and I've still have a lifetime ahead of me. The saying "the older I get, the less I know," is making sense these days. I've made just as many mistakes as any other, and have been as stubborn as a horse about them. I'm no different than you.

I sit here this evening listening to my favorite country singer, Mr. Alan Jackson and drinking one of my favorite beer's from Hopworks Urban Brewery; give it up for Rise-up Red! I don't know if it's the music or the beer but I find that I can write again. It's probably been about a year now, and I've got a lot to say.

I started writing about perception, but couldn't find the words or rhymes to get her done. This is what I could get out, and negative comments need not apply.

Life lessons and perception within the last 33 years. Still young, but old enough to know better...

Life lessons from a 33 year old gal.

Listening. Listen not to reply but to understand. So many years I've wasted preparing for a conversation. Why? Just listen. You never have to agree, but listening will change everything.

Support.
A person can love you and not be available for you. Support doesn't always come from those you need it from most, but it doesn't mean they won't step up sometime in your life.

I realize that it's unfair to put so much pressure on one person for support. Yes, I may have wanted it from a particular person. Support comes in many different forms and if you turn it down because you want it from a particular person or thing...then your really turning down support in general. Support is support. You're not holding true to yourself if you put requirements on those gifts sent to you. The best support came from the people and things I would have never expected to receive support from. Think about who you believe to be your worst enemy. It's possible. 


Best Trait.
Your best trait at life can simply be you being you. Not hiding, altering, changing your thoughts, just you being you. Have a bitch face? Hey, it's yours. Own that shit. Your mother, father and you created that face. Just because you have a bitch face doesn't mean that you're a bitch. It's just your face. It's a simple as that. No need to explain.  

This is the hardest lesson of all. At the end of the day the only person to impress is yourself. How did you feel about the work you did today? Did you stand up for what was right? Was it the right time to stand up for what was right? Did you hold back because you knew it wasn't time to shout out what needed to be said? Did you let your soulmate walk away because the timing wasn't right? Perhaps another lifetime to catch up with em'.

What I've learned is that no matter what you do, how you act, what you accomplish, the only person you can impress is yourself. It's great when people are impressed, but the greatest accomplishment of all is being surrounded by people. People who accept you for who you are, what you're about, and what you're capable of. They love you're bitch face. They love it because it's you. Your support system, your friends, your soulmates.

Company you keep.
Don't surround yourself with people who bring you down. Don't get it confused with you bringing yourself down, but actually people who don't rise up with you. You don't have time for that shit! Let those motherfuckers go. They are sucking the life right out of you, and they'll never get ahead the way you will. The minute you pick yourself up and rejuvenate, you will pass them up a millions times over. Get right with yourself and realize who those people are. It doesn't have to be drama. When you start making the changes, they'll slowly slip out of your life.

And so it is...you, yourself, and acceptance.