Reflection Of Who I Am

Reflection of who I am as I stare into my mirror.

Reflecting on the person I am looking at in my mirror.

Reflecting on all I have gone through, good and bad.

Reflecting on the choices I have made over the years.

As I look into the mirror, I step back and ask myself,

“Why are you trying to figure out why you are the person you are today?”

“Have you not accepted the person you are?”

“Have you not yet realized you are the person you are supposed to be?”

I remind myself while looking into my own eyes and say,

“You are the person that you are because of everything you have gone through!”

“You are right where you should be, good or bad, you are right where you should be at this very moment in time!”

“Do not allow others to judge you!”

“Do not allow others to determine your happiness!”

“Embrace the life you live and enjoy every day of it, every hour of it, every minute of it, every second!”

“You are here for a reason!”

“You have a purpose and you need to find out for yourself what it is!”

Funny how I remind my children of this all the time, but fail to follow my own advice.  I step back away from the mirror so I can see Michelle.  I want to see every inch of this woman that wakes up every day searching for her purpose in life.  I take a deep breath, and tell myself to smile. 

I tell myself,

“You have to love yourself before anyone else can!”

“You have to believe in yourself before anyone else can!”

“You have to determine your own self-worth!  NO ONE can or should decide this for you!”

“Once you do this, you will be able to enjoy life and everything it has to offer.  You are able to reap the benefits of being a mother, being a wife, being Michelle!”

“Love yourself and who you are at this very moment because this is when everything falls into place.”

I write these blogs to remind myself that everything happens for a reason and I have to allow myself to make mistakes, make decisions that sometimes are not the best and sometimes are, laugh and cry.  I write for myself.  It is me reflecting on who I am and who I want to be as a person.  I have to remind myself that I have to live each day as if it could be the last.  I must have no regrets because I am who I am and where I should be at this very moment.  I don’t need to like where I am at this very moment, but I need to accept it!  It is okay to reflect on your past experiences, but do not allow it to hinder your growth, allow it to take you to the next level of your own self-determined success.

Reflecting has allowed me to grow and I am so thankful!  I am able to see what is really important to me, what should be important and I will continue to remember this as I close my eyes for the night and again when I open my eyes in the morning.

Reflecting brings me inner peace, self-acceptance and an appreciation of the life I have lived and continue to live each day.  Reflecting allows me to continue on the path of happiness.  The path of happiness is a journey that I will continue to embrace.  Reflecting to give me that positive energy and the fight to continue in a direction that allows me to define my own happiness!