Try to guess what I'm going to do. Guess! C'mon,... just guess. Ok, I'll tell you. Here's what I'm going to do. I am going to share this realization with you. Yes, I am because that's just the KIND of person that I AM. Before, I might just blurt out this amazing realization, but today I am going to preface it with a disclaimer and I'll explain why.
Have you ever been explaining something to someone and they respond to you repeatedly during the conversation with, "I know" or "Yes, I know,... but"? Like when you tell your friend, "Your boyfriend is mistreating you. You deserve better. You have a choice. You can draw a line in the sand" and he or she says, "I know, but if I,... blah blah blah then maybe he'll see how much I love him". This response is the perfect example of someone saying I know, but actions speak louder than words. You SAY 'I know" your actions holler out, "I have no idea what I am doing and why this KEEPS happening". The difference is "knowing" something and "living" something. Knowing is a totally different thing all together than living.
The reason I provided this example is because the amazing realization that I had today is one of those things for me. I have been knowing what I am about to share with you and I've been spouting off about it for a good long time, however I felt a huge shift in my awareness today like the knowledge sunk in deeper and with this shift I vow to myself to LIVE the realization. You're dying to know what it is, aren't you? I know, hee hee
The amazing realization I had today was this, I have been given a gift. That gift is this day. What will I do with this gift? I'll tell you what I'm going to do. I'm going to enjoy it. I am going to enjoy it no matter what the external conditions include. I know we've all heard it before, Today is a gift, that is why we call it the present. BUT in the past I knew it. Yeah yeah, I know! (dismissively)
Today I will LIVE it!!! Today and every day for the rest of my life. My day, my choice, my gift, my happiness. The totally cool thing about this is, if you are reading this right now, you have been given this gift too. Your gift, your day, your choice. What will you do with yours?
I recommend a celebration. Celebrate you! Celebrate your ability to make a choice. Celebrate your decision to celebrate. Dance around and get giddy. If you don't like it, that's ok, IT IS your choice.
Happy Fourth of July everyone!!!
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