Guest guest Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 Dear Chantelle, I so agree with Michele. It has been a delight and inspiration to see you grow stronger each day as you direct your life, and as you make positive choices for yourself and contributions to others. --- I thought I might offer these words I just found after reading your post as a suggestion for triumphing over those difficult times that come (for all of us). If you and the counselor were able to identify the source of the difficulty, it would still remain for you to find the path to walk away from it. I'm wondering if it's possible to skip the source part and just walk the path to how you want to feel. . In all humor-I figure I don't have to put my nose in the diaper to know that it stinks-if you get my drift. So, in terms that might jive with what you're going through, you might say-I know it's making me uncomfortable, so I'm taking myself in a different direction. -- There's a great quote I wish I'd had my eye on over the course of my life. It says: " I can choose peace, rather than this. " ---- These are the words that I read following your post: What’s the statement or concept that you believe in so strongly that you will dedicate your existence to it? Is it compassion, empowerment, protection, or love? Is it gentleness, wisdom, lightheartedness, or strength? Is it grace, will, integrity, or optimism? ---- When life starts to pull us down, we don't have to go-we can catch ourselves to a higher truth, a happy, healthy idea, and let that hold us up. --- You have absolute life permission to choose any or all of those words-put them on the wall, in a story, in a poem, in your heart-that this is who you are, always. You are the thinker in your mind. You become what you see. See yourself as these things, because you are these things. Even in a cloudy March, and even in November. ---- The freedom to choose happiness at every moment is our right. It is also our right to walk away from anything that might try to steal our happiness from us. It isn't always easy, by any means, to lay down our bad feelings, memories, circumstances, but when we do, we find that freedom, happiness, comfort, were there behind everything, all along. It was always ours, it didn't leave us. It was and is there waiting for us, if we can just give ourselves permission to turn around from the sadness, hurt, or anger, and embrace it. --- When we take those steps to turn around-to face the sun, not the clouds, we use those words as stepping stones. It is a walk of great power, and I trust the woman that you are, and your ability to do that. You say " Let ME tell YOU, life-who I am. I am compassion. I am gentleness, I am strength, I am love, I am grace, will, integrity. I am strong, and successful. THIS and only this, is who I am. Noone defines me except me. I say who I am. I know who I am. I trust who I am. I love who I am. I choose to gift myself with happiness, love, gentleness, compassion, strength, success. It is my right, and my desire and my choice to give these things, and all good things, and only good things, to myself, always. --- This may not be the right time to be funny, but I feel tons better! lol. Love you, in Ma. <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 , WOW!! Can I have permission to use this, too? I think my niece could use some of your words of wisdom to Chantelle. pam > > > > > Dear Chantelle, > > I so agree with Michele. It has been a delight and inspiration to see you > grow stronger each day > as you direct your life, and as you make positive choices for yourself and > contributions to others. > --- > I thought I might offer these words I just found after reading your post as > a suggestion for triumphing over those difficult times that come (for all of > us). If you and the counselor were able to identify the > source of the difficulty, it would still remain for you to find the path to > walk away from it. > I'm wondering if it's possible to skip the source part and just walk the > path to how you want to > feel. . > In all humor-I figure I don't have to put my nose in the diaper to know that > it stinks-if you get > my drift. > So, in terms that might jive with what you're going through, you might say-I > know it's making > me uncomfortable, so I'm taking myself in a different direction. > -- > There's a great quote I wish I'd had my eye on over the course of my life. > It says: > " I can choose peace, rather than this. " > ---- > These are the words that I read following your post: > > What¹s the statement or concept that you believe in so strongly that you > will dedicate your existence to it? Is it compassion, empowerment, protection, > or love? Is it gentleness, wisdom, lightheartedness, or strength? Is it grace, > will, integrity, or optimism? > ---- > When life starts to pull us down, we don't have to go-we can catch ourselves > to a higher truth, > a happy, healthy idea, and let that hold us up. > --- > You have absolute life permission to choose any or all of those words-put > them on the wall, > in a story, in a poem, in your heart-that this is who you are, always. > You are the thinker in your mind. You become what you see. See yourself as > these things, > because you are these things. Even in a cloudy March, and even in November. > ---- > The freedom to choose happiness at every moment is our right. It is also > our right to walk > away from anything that might try to steal our happiness from us. > It isn't always easy, by any means, to lay down our bad feelings, memories, > circumstances, > but when we do, we find that freedom, happiness, comfort, were there behind > everything, all > along. It was always ours, it didn't leave us. It was and is there waiting > for us, if we can just > give ourselves permission to turn around from the sadness, hurt, or anger, > and embrace it. > --- > When we take those steps to turn around-to face the sun, not the clouds, we > use those words > as stepping stones. > It is a walk of great power, and I trust the woman that you are, and your > ability to do that. > You say " Let ME tell YOU, life-who I am. I am compassion. I am gentleness, > I am strength, I am love, I am grace, will, integrity. I am strong, and > successful. THIS and > only this, is who I am. Noone defines me except me. I say who I am. > I know who I am. I trust who I am. I love who I am. I choose to gift > myself with happiness, > love, gentleness, compassion, strength, success. It is my right, and my > desire and my > choice to give these things, and all good things, and only good things, to > myself, always. > --- > This may not be the right time to be funny, but I feel tons better! lol. > > Love you, > in Ma. > > > <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free > email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at > http://www.aol.com. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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